Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-05-27

otldtl COHltSS II. Il Thought L -ldu Zone
rather clever thing i'll providing Mrs. Lin
ley WITH friend in need while was AVA
from her,
Il think so, too" said Randall.
~ rang, completely wrong. [ had made
Il mistake had been too clever, and | cot
my reward accordingly. You kl:,,Y row /
advised Mrs. Linley?"
Yes. You persuaded her, with the great
est difficulty, to apply for divorce
Very well. | had made all the nece> sarv
arrangements for the trial. when | received
letter from Germany. My charming client
had changed her mind, and declined 20 a;,3.y
for the divorce. There was my reward Tor
having been too cleyer"'
Il don't understand YOU"
My dear fellow, YOU are dull tonight. ]
had been SO successful in protecting Mrs.
Linley and the child, and nv excellent
courier had found snch a charming Mace of
retreat Tor them in one of the suburbs of
hanover, that she saw no reason now for
taking the shocking course that | had recon-
mended to her-s0 repugnant to all her most
cherished convictions; so sinful and SO
shame" It's dom OF evil that GOOD mi~ht
come. Experience nad convinced her i1Iilt
thanks to me) there was no fear of Kitty
being discovered and taken from her. She
therefore begged me to write to my agent in
Edinburgh, and tell him that her application
TO the court was Withdrawn. All. YOU under
stand my position at last. The headStrong
woman was running risk which renewed
all my anxieties. BY every days post [ ex-
pected to hear that she had paid the penalty
OF her folly, and that your brother had sue
ppnTpd IN Of i
Wait a little before you laugh at me. But
for the courier, the thing would have really
happened q week since'
Randall looked astOnShed. Months mist
nave passed." he objected. Surely. after
that lapse Of time, Mrs. Linley must have
been safe from discovery"
Take your own positive view of It! /
only know that the thing happened. And
why not? The luck had begun by beng on
our side-Why shouldn't the other side have
its turn neXt?"
DO you really believe in Iuckg'
'Devoutly. A lawyer must believe in
something. He knows the law too we'll to
put any faith in that; and his clients present
to him Gf he is man Of any feeling) a hid
eous view of human nature The poor devil
believes in lucl1-rather than believe in moth
helped the person employed by the husband
TO discover the wife and child. Anyhow,
Mrs. Liniey and Kitty were seen in the
streets of Hanover; seen, recognized, and
followed. The courier happened to be with
them-luck again. For thirty years and
more he had been travelling in every part Of
Europe; there was not a landlord Of the
smallest pretensions anywhere who didn't
know him and like him. L pretended not to
see that anybody was following u.s. he said
writing from Hanover TO relieve my anx-
iety); and took the ladies to a hotel. The
hotel possessed two merits from our point of
had way out at the back, through
the stables, and it was kept by landlord
who was an excellent good friend Of mine
l arranged with him what he was to say
when inquiries were made; and | kept my
poor ladies prisoners in their lodging for
three days. The end Of it is that Mr.. Lin
ley's policeman has gone away to watch the
channel steam service, while we return quiet
Iy by way of Bremen and Hull There is
the courier's account of it. [ have only to
add that poor Mrs. Linley has been fairly
frightened into submission. She changes
her mind again, and pledges herself once
more to apply for the divorce. If we are
only lucky enough to get our case heard
without any very serious delay | am not
afraid Of my client slipping through my fir
gers for the second time. When will the
courts of session be open to us? You have
lived in Scotland, Randall"
"But [ haven't lived in the courts of law.
l wish could give you the information you
want"
III. Sarrazin looked at his watch. For
all [ know to the contrary" he said, 1--WE
may be wasting precious time while we are
talking here. Will you excuse me if | go
away to my club?'
Are you going in search Of infOrmatiOn?'
Eyes. We have some inyeterate old whist
players who are always to be found in the
card-room. One of them formerly practiced,
believe, in the Scotch courts. It has inst
occurred to me that the chance is worth try
ing
'WilI you let me know il you succeed"'
Randall asked
The lawyer took his hand at parting. ''You
seem to be almost as anxious about it as /
am" he said.
ITO tell you the truth, [ am little alarm
ed when | think of Catherine. If there is
another long delay, how do we know what
may happen before the law has confirmed
one OF the servants here to wait at your club.
Will you give him line telling me when
the trial is likely to take place."
with the greatest pleasure. Goodnight"
Left alone, Randall sat by the tiresde for
awhile, thinking of the future. The pros
pect, as he saw it, disheartened him. AS
means Of employing his mind on q more
agreeable sUhjHct for reflection he opened
his travelling desk, and took out two On. three
letters They had been addressed to him
while he was in America by Capt. Benny
deck
The captain had committed an error of
which most of us have been guilty in Our
time. He had been too exclusive devoted
to work that interested him to remember
what was due to the care Of his health. The
doctors warnings had been neglected; his
Oyerstrained nerves had given way, and the
man whose strong constitution had resisted
cold and starvation in the arctic wastes had
broken down under stress Of brain work in
London.
This was the news which the first OF the
letters contained.
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