The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-02-06

neighbOrhOod, leaving his widow and
son we'll provided for, and the former
soon after married cdr" Hassard, a
chemists strange old fellow, with a
pale face and glittering black eyes, who
used to wear black velvet skull cap
all day in his shop, or medical hall";
but | knew, and few of his neighbors
knew, that he used to 90 cut about
midnight dressed in a fine, old-fash-
toned style, and most people suspected
that he spent hours and hours before
morning in well known gambling
house.
When tell you that Mrs. Saumarez
did not long survive her union with the
doctor and that the latter shortly
after sold his business and effects and
departed to some unknown place, l
have rccounted all | knew up to the
time of visiting young Saumarez that
Sunday morning.
When he said: you've hit it," |
concluded, of course, to lose no more
time regarding how he came to recog-
nize me.
"You have been assaulted three times
in less than three MONTHS" l re-
marked. "Have you any enemiesP"
II do not know of any,"
"Are you wealthy"
"No, am not he returned, smil-
ingly. "My father left me an annuity
of one hundred pounds a year, and /
have never, since his death, spent, as
an average, two pounds a week. When
my poor mother followed the old man
1 got nearly one hundred pounds in
hard cash, and that has scarcely been
touched"
l was surprised at his statement, and
said so, for he dressed remarkably
well and generally smoked good cigars.
"Well, the fact is, Mr.. Poynter," he
said, 81 play good game of billiards,
and back myself for little bit now and
then"
"Have you ever offended or exposed
a betting MANI"
Never" he replied.
"And you have made no enemies al
the years you have been over hereP"
"Well, don't know" he faltered.
"If am to be of any assistance tt
you, you must try and recollect,"
went on. Whatever you tell me viii
be sacred"
"Well," he said at last" "Ive oftel
thought, before these assaults even
that one day would have to confide il
you. I never lost sight of you, Mr.
Poynter, from the day that you toll
my father that l did noble thing whel
| said / was ready to take an oath t.
screen that poor, starving woman.
felt lonely when my mother died, an,
when you got promoted over that baro
nets burglary affair, and moved owe
to this side of the water, followed
and got lodgings on the opposite sid
of the road from you"
am q plain man, and was not quit
able to clutch the meaning of this
However, l let him 90 on.
"Never mind" he proceeded; "
won't beat about the bush any longer
About twelve months ago I made tn
acquaintance of young Mr. st. job
Marsden, the lawyer, at billiard room
We got very intimate, and sometime
we made appointments to go up G
down the river for half day, and {
last l used to call at the offices of tn
firm, and, without ceremony, wal
into my friends room. One day mt
his father there, and was introduce
and honored by an invitation to dinnC
at their house. l met his sister Emily
and, as the invitations increased unit
they became one standing invitatio
for all or any hours in reason, l gre
to be very fond of the young lady"
Naturally"
[ II never concealed my poverty, an
, indeed said nothing of the extras in Il
, way of money made; but nobody il
terfered between us until there can
: the quarrel and dissolution of partne
{ ship between Emily's father and uncl
and later one night, the dear girl sa
, to me:
"'You must never come here agai
I Find some excuse, never mind wha
: l can not tell you all, because / kno
nothing clearly. 1t is hard tor me
Y speak against my own brother al
father, but l will be no party to the
: plans; so you must aid me to spC
them by forgetting that you ever SCI
G me-.
E az never can do that. I said, ear
estly.
, "'You must-at least until the fl
r meaning of all l know is realized, s.
A said, Has my brother ever spoken
1 you of your relationsP'
"'Never,' / answered, las far as
, can recollect.'
' "'Well, she said, hurriedly, as sol
one was heard approaching the part
: the spacious garden to which she h
drawn me, some relative of yours h
S died lately, or is expected to die, W
l is very wealthy. Do you not see
J, marrying me the wealth would col
into our familyP You are supposed
my brother to be easily led, and 7
l father believes him. l know the
It both well, am sorry to say, and wi
II never, under any circumstances, furth
o their honorable" ends. They thi
t, of themselves, and care forneither y
n nor me. You must leave me, and