Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-21

"Come. Dick" she said, don't be rim
dictir.."
"FriendS" he replied ''Oh. yes; l know
You told me there was nothing between
you and anybody. and next day | am told
all about Hugh Gail that truthfulnes, !
suppose
at Was the truth, Dick 1t really was y
Il don't believe it Sapphira"
We'll Dick if you take it like that, I've
got mol hing to say"
Il don't care what happens now. II any
thing happens it's your fault-you and all of
you
What will happen, DickF
Anything may happen, | suppose. How
am l to know what will happenC
We'll Dick" the girl replied, 81 can't
stav to guess riddles. VIII you shake handsf
No Sapphira!"
Nor h retired without another word
The off boy thought Of Spring heel Jack
and what he would do under such provocs-
on But it was useless He was not man
enough by several inches
Half an hour afterward there was another
step on the stairs Dick FASTENED to assume
the air of a Junior partner, and the office
boy once more closed the drawer and grasped
the handle of the copying pr ess
This time it was DR. HvaCinth CrOnan
He was still in the overwhelming wave Of
the first days enjoyment of his new honors.
Yet one might have thought that here wa =
something wanting. as if the full flavor OF
hi title had not baen quite brought Quit
requires time for the complete enjoyment Of
everything. even a title His Lrow was
knitted, as they used TO say in the old
metaphorical times when people would knit
brow as well as a stocking. and curl an
upper lip as easily a ringlet, and hurl
scornful words as readily and effectively
a. big stones They could also uDhand each
other He looked, to put the thing plainly,
disturbed
''Is your father in his Officer he asked,
cutting short Dick Murridge's proposed con-
Sratulations Il will step in"
Il expected you this morning" said Mr..
Murridge Il expected you would look in,
You came TO talk over the new position.
Well. l am not much accustomed'-he
laughed a dry laugh-''to advise noble
lords"
You need not trouble about the title
came especially To ask you about a certain
document which | signed here two or three
years ago"
Quite so. II Is in my safe here For the
cons .deration of two hundred pounds
money down-you resign the whole Of your
reversionary interests, whatever they might
be-
Il remember the transaction perfectly.
You offered me two hundred pounds
for my reveIsionary rights | wanted
the money pretty badly. l always do.
The reversionary rights You explained
TO me at the time that there were
two lives between me and the succession i
thought had no more chance Of the title
than had of the crown Of Eng and Tell
me exactly what it was sold There are
other rights besides reyersionary rights, l
supposef
What you sold was your chance of sue
ceeding to the property Of which the late
Lord ClOnsila was only life tenant"
What made you offer me the money!
Because l knew that yours was q sub
stantial chance"
But there were two lives, men no older
than myself, between Lord Clonsilla and
myself"
''One of them, when you signed that paper,
knew 70 be suffering from a hopeless disor-
der He died. in fact, few weeks after
wards The other had been married for fif-
teen wears " 4lllbub bopcl NHdl
he would have none Well. my hopes were
well founded: not onlV are there no children
the man himself is dead And you are the
new viscount, and what estate there IS has
come to me II isn't much, after all
You knew this and you did not tell mer
Il did You thought you knew all about
it, and you did not even take the trouble TO
inquire before you signed Don't talk about
la. int tho itx-f fhara IL
such thing Clever people invented the word
in order TO keep other people foolish. II was
sharp practice-nothing more. was aston
ishei at the time that man of your ca
pacity shouldn't have made some inquiries
before you sold your rights Why didn't
your
= suppose because l trusted you"
Did you suppose, then that was benev-
olently giving YOU two hundred poundst'
NO: supposed We were making a fair
bet Nv chance Of the small estate-what is
itl a thousand a year was worth, thought
what you offered"
Never think in business-never trust
never believe any man"
IF there is no honor, there is l suppose,
some kind of fair play between men who
deqli Do you call your play fair
Yes, l do You might have got the
same informa Ion as got. Bu, never mind
:air play. The es, ate is mine and | shall
send word to the tenants that they are TO
pay their rent to me Do you dispute my
ciaimf'
Il would If | could: but fear cannot"
Think of it. Take legal advice about it
As for the land, II Is only few hundred
acres, and none of the tenants have paid the
rent for wears They'll have to nav or 90
now. if the e's law left in Ireland. You
haven't lost anything. You couldn't have
made them pay"
Iuu ought 10 nave TolI ME
''NOnsen>e doctor" Mr.. Murrldge inter
rupted him sharply. That is not the way
in which manage my business get hOfd
of a secret and use it for my own a1van-
tage. never suspected you were cousin TO
Lord Clonsills till you gave me a receipted
bill for medical attendance with your full