Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-12

Ill ms Jolly. But on, humbug what
have 10 do with these feelings? IL
had any one TO leave my money to--a
child OF my own to inherit my wealth
] might wish to leave it n little cleaner
than il is. Yes, it's hard to think that
the riches for which l have toiled will
go 10 people who curse my name-if |
don't leave them to the nation, or turn
them into cash and fling it into the sea
before die. Come IN
The last two words were in answer to
knock at the door
"Mr. Oswald, sir" said boy who
acted as a sort OF clerk TO Mr.. Heath.
"Show him iu," SAID the latter as he
resumed his seat at the table.
A tall, handsome, but very delicate
young man entered the room.
Well. young sir, what can do FOR
your" said Heath in gIulf voice, which
was intended to he pleasant and assu-
ring.
Ono of Mr.. Heath's peculiarities was
that he seemed TO take a delight in
making his clients state their business
as often ss possible, however well he
A1AAbbN w at htttuttA Htblt "
"You can offer me. a chair il you want
to be- civil, and glass of brandy if
you're inclined TO DO friendly" replied
Oswald in languidly familiar manner,
which just bordered on beng contemptu-
Gus.
son. please be seated, my dear sir, il
you insist on ceremony" said Heath,
pushing the bottle and glass toward his
visitor as he spoke. land now, besides
Offering you a chair and little brandy,
what else can do for you ? "
"Well, confound it you know what |
have come about. You have had my
letter. What's the use of asking such II
question ?" was the impatient reioinder.
"YeA ] have bad your letter. but /
don't like the business. | tell you
frankly. don't like to see a young man
running himself as you are doing"
"Oh. curse 1t all ! ] have not come
here 10 be lec,ured," interrupted Oswald
angrily "Will you DO the thing or
not? This is Thursday. ] must have
the money by Saturday night"
~ would have 10 give notice TO the
trustees Of this fresh charge, and there
is barely time to get the tnlng through.
Iwould rather you took the matter some
where else, replied Heath obviously.
"But that is impossible and ! must
meet my engagements on Monday" wss
tue answer.
The result OF some further converse
ton was that Mr.. Heath, with Il great
show OF reluctance, suffered himself TO
be persuaded 10 have everything ready
10 make this further and final advance
on Saturday.
You will have twenty pounds in
gold, eight ten-pound notes, and the re-
manning nine hundred pounds short, "
said Oswald as he was leaving the room.
Eyes, | hope you will take care Of 1t, "
replied Heath.
Il shall win twenty thousand over the
Guineas. Good evening was the an
swer, and Dir. Oswald took his depar-
ture.
On Saturday Oswald duly received the
81 600 after he had executed q deed, by
which he assigned the policy of assn
rance and his life interest IN the Glj, 900
consols to Mr. Heath. According to the
will Of the late Dir. Oswald, the G1j, 900
was, il Robert Oswald died without issue
to be paid 10 o distant relative who lived
IN America.
Mrs. Oswald, I NAV add, derived her in
come from certain investments in Amerl-
can railway stocks. She was supposed
10 be very well OIL but it was curious
thing that though she went a good deal
into society nobody seemed to know
much about either her or her late hus-
band. They had come from America
about five years before and taken house
in Porchesier Terrace, Bayswater.
The late Mr.. Oswald brought very
satisfactory references from Chicago,
kept very good balance at his bank,
and entertained, rs did Mrs Oswald, in
a very hosDitable manner. This, how
ever was really all that was known about
them. As TO their son, Robert, he had
unluckily taken TO betting, and got into
the clutches Of Mr.. Heath, with what re-
suit, 80 lar, We have seen above.
Ii is not necessary to say more than
that Robert Oswald lost his money and
brought himself to his desth-bed during
the next two months. AZ Mr. Heath
knew, he was in consumption when be
sold his annuity, and the effect OF his
losses aud constant dissipation precipi-
tated the collapse OF his system.
" When sorrowS come, they come not
single spies, but III battahOns.' On
the morning sitter the race for the
two thousand guineas," when ko-
bert was left utterly penniless and
in debt to q number OF bookmakers,
Mrs. Oswald received letter from her
stock-broker, saying that he would like
to SEQ Der at her earliest cOnve-
nience Accordingly she went at once to
the city, where she learned that the two
American always in which nearly all
her money was invested had ceased 70
pay dividends. That in short, the
shares were almost unstable, as 1t was
highly probable that the concerns would
be sold under foreclosure of mortgages.
Mrs. Oswald did all she could under the
circumstances She gave up her house
in Dorchester Terrace and took lodgings
in st. Paul's road, Camden Town, where
she devoted herself TO the task Of nursing
her son, who WAS now fast sinking III
consumption.
PART II.
In the second week of tho following
June MIR. Heath, who had q small house
in Noting Hill, was sitting in his parlor
at little after 8 o'clock III the evening,
when the servant came III 10 say that