Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-07-11


nov or bearer. Before tearing it, however,
frcm the cornterfoil, he asked the young
man casually If he was any relation to a
Mr., Hubert Pultney, Mr.. Granville Blake's
cousin.
This was rather facer, but the young
fellow was fairly equal to the occasion, and
replied at once: s'WeIl, am the mani!
1sNo. Pm I'D if you arep put In
q voice from the adjoining room, and the
real Pultney walked in with the Duke and
confronted his alter ego. The situation was
dramatic. and for the space of few seconds
not one of the quartet spoke or moved.
Hubert Pultney, the proper, was the hrst
to break silence. Addressing his imperson-
alter he said: eff Pm not mistaken, you're
Geohery Naylor, my old sehOOl-fellow. I'm
sorry to find you playing this kind OF game.
If choose to proceed against you, 1t Will 60
rather hard with you. Whether do so
or not depends in great measure on your
self and whether you think proper to
make a clean breast of the part you've
been induced to play in this shady trans
action. Now come be candid, and may
be lenient. You got this letter from Gran
vile Blake, did you not?"
There was no way out Of it, so Godfrey
Naylor had to confess with shame, that ne
had been induced to assume the role ne
had PLAYED BY Granville Blake, and that
he had little interest in the matter. He
protested that he had tried to get out OF 1t,
but that he had been overpersuaded by
Blake to do as he had done, and that the
consideration he was to receive, II 1t came
of trumps was goo. He was very poor
and had yielded to the temptation, which
he now bitterly regretted. In shOtt, ne
threw himself upon the mercy of his court,
and placed his services entirely at their dis
posai only duplicating not to be further
exposed; =, ,oi5
Hubert. Kindly wait in the other room
for few minutes" Naylor walked in and
the door closed.
Mr.. Patch opened the renewed confer
ence by explaining his situation. You
see, gentlemen" he commenced, Il do not
consider myself bound to pay this stake to
any one. The first rule of betting provides
that you cannot win where you cannot
lose It is clear I couldn't have won,
therefore hold cannot lose. As mat
ter of fact I am only commission agent;
sometimes lay little myself-it all de-
ponds. In this case laid part OF the bet
myself, but the greater part was laid by
nv principal in the ring, to whom l alone
am responsible. Now suppose pay you,
Mr.. Pultney, couple of hundred, and II
you like, you can give it to the this young
Naylor; it may give him Q fresh start
though he doesn't deserve II.
The duke and Hubert agreed to this sug-
gestiOn, and NaylOr was called into the
room. Hubert told him that he should not
be a sufferer if he would give his solemn
accurance to do precisely as hewas hidden,
and that if he would go abroad he should
have the e2OO to start with, and perhaps
little more to boot. His gratitude on
hearing this decision was quite overwhelm-
ing and he readily gavethe assurance to do
all they wished.
"When have You arranged to see Blake?"
asked the duke.
cat twelve to-day at the Criterion" an
| swered Nayl0r.
''Well, it's quarter to twelve now, ="
remarked his grace, looking at his watch,
$50 there's no time to lose. Take this
check In your pocket. 1t is for E2O, OOO
Go to the Criterion, give it to Blake, say
| it's all right, and don't let him imagine
YOU had any difficulty whatever. Then
saw YOU have an engagement and get away
as soon as you can, and keep away from
| him the rest of your days. We shall watch
the proceedings at a respectful distance"
Leaving Mr.. Patch the three sailed forth
TO enact the last scene of this remarkable
drama. Naylor went on ahead, the duke
and Pultney following. Needless to say,
Mr.. Blake was already at the place oil
meeting, and the delight with which he re-
ceived the magic slip was unbOunded. lie
AT once ordered bottle of champagne, and
he and his dupe sat down quietly together
and imbibed it. All this was carefully OBJ
served by the duke and Pultney from q
quiet corner, where their presence was not
likely TO be observed by Blake.
Half an hour later Mr.. Blake presented
the check at the Burlington Bank Of Eng
land, and in reply to clerk interrOgatOry
he expressed his wish to have it in notes.
The clerk then withdrew for a few min
utes, but on his return he informed him
that the check was stopped.
''Stoppedw calculated the wretched
man. stopped! are you sure there's nc
mistaken"
"Quite sure, sir" replied the urbane
clerk as cody rs if the matter were merely
question of bad sixpence. Mr.. Patch,
who drew it has just been here to stop il
himself"
That evening when Mr.. Blake returned
to his lodgings detected and disconsolate,
he found letter awaiting him. 1t was
short and ran as follows:
! GRANVILLE BLAKE: thank you for your ad
vice on the Derby Let ME protfer you little III
| return II you should ever require any more let
| tiers of introduction shall be most happy 10 ties
! tify to lyOur character and integrity. This viii
| save YOU apprOpriating letters of that denOmina
ton which are my property.
! HUBERT PULTEEY.
Geoffery Naylor kept his word and left
England the next day and Mr.. Blake never
knew how his little game was blown, y
further than what he gained from his
cousins letter.-LOndOn Truth.