Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-07-16
CHAPTER XLIII.


The weather had been unusually warm.
OF all oppressive summers hot summer in
London is the hardest to endure The little
exercise that = ,Hry could take was, as
Randall knew, deferred until the evening.
On asking for her he was surprised to hear
that she had gone out.
us she walking" he asked, ''on such a
day as thiS?'
No; She was too much overcome by the
heat To BE- able to walk. The landlady's boy
had been sent to fetch cab, and he had
heard Miss Wcstrrlicld tell the driver to go
to Lincoln ) lun-FirldS
The address a: once reminded Randall of
MIR. SarraIin. ON the chance of making n
discovery. he went 10 the LAWYERS Office 1t
had Strucl, him aS being just possible that
Sydney might have called there Tor the SEC
ond time; and. on unktnG inquiry. hr found
that his Sum~c WAS correct Miss WrStpr-
field had called. amt had gone away again
more thau au hour since.
Having mentioned this circumstance. good
MI SlTazin rather abruptly changed the
suhiuc;
lie began to tail, OF the weather and like
everybody Else, hc complained of the heat
Receiving no GA ourIgemcut so tar, he ST.
lcctrd politics Is his next topic. Randall was
unapproachably indifferent 10 the state of
parties and the urgent necessity for reform.
Still bent rs 1t seemed, on preventing his
visitor from taking leading part in the con-
vcrSatiou, Mr.. Sarrazn tried the exercise of
hospitality next lie opened his cigar-case
and entered eagerly into the merits of his
cigars; he proposed cool drink and de
sCrihed the right method of making it, rs dis
tinguiShed from the wrong Randall WAS not
Thirsty and was not Inclined TO smoke
Would the pertinaciouS lawyer give way at
last? In appearance. ut least, lie submitted
To defeat ~ on want something of me, my
friend" he said, with patient smile. What
is it,
a want to know why Miss Westerfcld
called on YOU"
Randall battered himself that he had made
4 prevarlcating reply simply impossible.
Nothing of the sort Mr.. Sarrazin slipped
through his fingers once more. The unwrit-
ten laws of "a, autry attended him refuge
now.
THE most jnviolablc respect" he solemn
ly declared, is due TO lady'S confidence
ard, what is mon. 10 Young ladyS conf
deuce-and, what is more vet 10 a pretty
young lady's confidence. The sex, my dear
fellow! Must ! recall your attention 10 what
is due to the SeX?'
This little outbreak of the foreign side of
his friends character was no novelty to Ran
dial. He remained as indifferent to the in
violate claims Of the sex rs if he had been an
old man of 90
Did Miss WeStCrlield say anything about
me- was his next question.
Slippery Mr.. SarIazjn slid into another
retuge-he entered a protest.
Here is a change of persons and places -
he exclaimed. Am 4 witness i'm court
of iustice-and are you the lawyer who ex-
amtneS me? My memory is defective, my
! learned friend. Non mi rjcordo | know
nothing about it,
Randall changed his tone. I'VE have
amused ourselves long enough" he said. Il
have serious reasons. SaTuzin. for wishing
10 know what passed between Miss WcSter-
field and you-and trust my old friend to
relieve my anxiety
The lawyer was accustomed to say to HIM
self that he never did things by halves. His
answer to Randall offered proof of his ac-
curate estimate of his own character
Your old friend will deserve your conf
dence in him." he answered You want to
know why Miss WeStertield called here.
Her object in view was to twist me round
Eer fnger-and | beg 10 inform YOU that she
has completely succeeded. My dear Randall