Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-03-19

"Friendsr he replied. ooh, yes; knowl
You told me there was nothing between
you and anybody, and next day am told
all about Hugh. Call that truthfulness,
supposeg'
cit was the truth, Dick 1t really was :"
Il don't believe it. Sapphirap
swell, Dick, if you take it like that, I've
got nothing to say"
81 don't care what happens now. If any
thing happens it's your fault-you and all of
you"
what will happen Dick"
Anything may happen, suppose. How
am to know what will happens"
'Well, Dick,' the girl replied, 81 can't
Stay to guess riddles Will you shake handss'
mo Sappnira!"
Norsh retired without another word.
The office boy thought of Spring heel Jack,
and what he would do under such provoca-
ton. 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 junior partner, and the office
boy once more closed the drawer and r Asped
the handle of the copying press
This time it was DR.. Hyacinth Cronan
He was still in the overwhelming wave of
the first days enjoyment of his new honors.
Yet one might have thought that there was
something wanting, as if the full flavor of
his title had not been quite brought Quit
requires time for the complete enjoyment Of
everything, even title. His brow 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 as ringlet, and hurl
scornful words as readily and as effectively
as big stones. They could also unhand each
other, He looked, to put the thing plainly,
disturbed
SIS your father in his Officer he asked,
cutting short Dick Murridge's proposed con-
gratulations II will step in"
Il expected you this morning" said Mr..
Murridge. 81 expected you would look in.
You came to talk over the new position.
Well, l am not much accustomedn-he
laughed a dry laugh-"to advise noble
lords"
'.You need not trouble about the title I
came especially to ask you about a certain
document which 1 signed here two or three
years ago."
"Quite so. 1t is in my safe here For the
consideration of two hundred pounds
money down-you resign the whole of your
reversionary interests, whatever they might
ben
81 remember the transaction perfectly.
You offered me two hundred pounds
for my reversionary rights I wanted
the money pretty badly. 1 always do.
The reversionary rights. You explained
to me at the time that there were
two lives between and the succession. I
thought had no more chance of the title
than had of the crown of England Tell
me exactly what it was l Sold There are
other rights besides reversionary rights, I
supposed"
"What you sold was your chance of sue
ceeding to the property of which the late
Lord Clonsilla was only life tenant"
what made you offer me the money!"
because knew that yours was sub
stantial chance"
ssBut there were two lives, men no older
than myself, between Lord Clonsilla and
myself.
Zone of them, when you signed that paper,
I knew to be suffering from hopeless disor-
der. He died, in fact, few weeks after
wards. The other had been married for fif-
teen wears without children. honed that
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