Wichita daily eagle., 1886-04-17

coherent nor expressive of much gratitude.
When his visitors were gono 10 buried hia
face in his feverish lands
agnes. you were minei Mine!' be NUT.
tered fierce.y.
| Frank krche- sat alone m the inner
eanctum o. his fathers Office The chief
4urley solicitor was az present away in ths
north Of England on an important con
fdential miss;oa. His son was both legally
| and mentally qualified to control business
during the parental absence Frank was
reading ami re-reading, with clouded brow
end look cf ugly determination in his eyes,
C Letter from his father just received The
| paragraph which occasioned his annoyance
oad psrplexity ran a. follows:
Low that the crash has come, a. always
| propkesied it would, there il an end of all
nonsense concerning Murrell's daughter AMI
you ! hope you understand this, I'm q
man OF my word, and IN consent to no
folly. I've told her this by the same pos.
Sut II she is girl Of sense she'll hardly
need the telling that it Is her boundea duty
70 recognize facts as such, and at once to
give you un Thers is, indeed, no alter
native"
.. :ather think that Is a mistake,D the
yOua rlan growled Resign CarT1s.
Never! Thsre shan be an alternative I
will make one, at whatever cost"
Then came ring at the bell, and after q
minutes parley in the ante room, there was
admitted into the apartment figure FRANK
recognized witt very nearly . gesture Of i'm
patience
Wants TO thank me for picking him up
yesterday afternoon Bother, But it'll
Son be over" be soliloqui1sd
It was as he suspected The wizene1 little
stranger, whose attire, scarcely refreshed
ty tn arduous brushing Of the inn boots"
loo1e more dingy and threadbare than ever
in the ,aorning Light, began to apologize for
the trouble he had given, and to express, in
stif, uncourtly phrase, bis senss Of obliga-
ton.
have been able to render" Frank said con-
cisely, in accents Of polite dismissal
Then. sir, Ae may pass to the second pur-
pose Of my call.
Il beg you- pardon
I'm minded to bo your client a. well -
your debtor-thougn with you lawyers the
Al - "oit 6CiiCidily AuCluuS9 tuS Anttcx,
sal the visitor with slrdonic chuckle
In spite both Of his gloom and Of his mys-
tification, Frank smiled He was plainly in
the presence Of character" and he had q
fondness for studying out of-the-way types
Of humanity.
You are satiricai at our expense But I am
at your command he answered, and he toos
from pile Of papers a small notebook Il
must ask you for your name, please"
John Green"
face caused the suspicion that this was an
alias, bat the youn, solicitor entered it
without audible comment
Well, Mr. Groen.'
There's e large steam hour-mil at Ray
beck, nigh here, to be sold, / understandP
Frank Archer's bewilderment deepsned
OF what conceivable importance could this
iu-onened fact be to this stranger!
YES; the advertisement ID In the news
papers"
1t is from them I obtained my informa-
ton. The present proprietor, Thomas Muir
rell, is a bankrupt
1t was a harsh word, which, for reasons
of his own, grated On the lawyers ear. He
frowned, end slightly inclined his heal
"You ere agent for the sals Of this prop
ertyt"
Ny father is
Il propose to buy it What are the fig
ures:'
The incredulity upo1 Franks face was too
patent to he disguised
GU think me mad or an imposter, and
can't exactly blame you the visitor con-
tinued, with humorous twinkle in bis gray
eyes i don't look precisely the man who
could go about tho country buying up mills,
but I've cure for your doubts handy, as it
happens
From m inner vest pocket, cunningly
hidden tehind folds o. lining, he distracted
greasy leatcer casa Unfolding this hs
displayed TO Franks gaze sheaf Of ban.;
NOES
Examine them lie chucklei; they're
genuine. every one They're all hundreds,
and I've more where they came from You
mustn't always ju3ge by appearances, young
man Now, what is the price Murrelrs
creditors expect u get from ths milli For
sale by auction or private contract the nj
vertisemsnt said"
The term, for the latter, inclusive OF
every thing, are 5000 guiness, Mr. Green,
The client rejected a moment
Say s6,Gou, and III close
Done and the igi OF triumph over a
clever bargain saons upon Franks count
enance.
You'll have tne contract note ready this
EVENING" I'll make the vendor secure ON
my side"
There shall be no unnecessary delay, Mr.:
Green
There's a mystery here mur1nu-ei
Frank, as he resui ned to his seat from ac-
companyi1g his visitor to the door
And tnen-such is the Iocency of love-
his thoughts went back to Carrie Murrell.
and the ordeal OF remuneration or contumely
and suffering with which be was con-
fronted.
The negotiations for the definite transfer
of the mill property had been suspended un-
til the return Of the senior solicitor, and
meanwhile the guest o: the Royal George
furnished topic for many conjsctures and
Eiuch perpisxed remark to the bucolic mind.
His advent froEi nobody knew where, his
real position, his plans, were all unsolved
enigmas
BY the middle Of the folio wing weok-the
Christnas wee,.-Mr. Archer the elder had
returned, AMI Frank lost no time in intro
ducing TO his presence the protege who had
so unexpectedly developed into the client
Mr. Green-my father he said
Tie two men bowed ami shook hands
MIR Archer, I'd lie to have a word with
you alone, II this young gentleman will |
pardon my rudeness,' said the soi-disant
> Ohm Green
Maryeling not little, Frank withdrew
The strangers opening question was at |
least an equal surprise to Franks parent
Your son is engaged to Miss Murrell, and |
it is said that you object to the match Is
this t-ue'r
The elderly lawyers face grew slowly |
purple. half with confusion, half with rage |
y can It see, Mr.. Green, that my family
Affairs he began
Con 'crn ma That's As the event NAV |
determine The other answered, with q |
jarring blithenes. Il believe I've stated |
facts; and the ground OF your objection is
the recent failure OF Miss Murrell's father.
and the girls oOnselusnt poverty Now,
Mr.. Arcler, I've . story to tell, and I'll be
brief about it, as you lawyers like Five
and-twenty years ago lived at Murley-at
Raybeck mill-with my father and my
brother That brother stole from me nv
'weethear:, and hated him IS perhaps only
brother can hats brother. ! went abroad.
grew Iich, came home to England, saw tbs
nil advertised for sale owing 70 nv
orother's bankruptcy, came here intending
20 buy it, turn Thomas out, and live there
nyseH-1 was still scheming revenge On
nv way here i was saved by your son from
, terrible danger. find be .oves-ahemt-
ny niece. / like your son, and-his