The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

bility.. Respect? Why, you or will have
more real respect for me, who'll force
my way, and walk alone among you,
then you have for the sleekest erea.
ture of your back; Yes; Lions walk
alone; jatkais held t6getftf:, As Pitt
used to sa5,> and one can play the
Pitt bf the Napoleon in private, as
well as in public life, if need oss. Yes;
! have only, to, wait now till Mr.. Os-
valid smashes UP the little that's left
Of his constitution. nut many
months at the furthest. Strange that
the last 10000 should come alto
gether, in this way; might have been
three or four years getting it togeth-
er. Perhaps longer. Who eau tell?
We make more bad debts than peo-
pie think, and, like the snail crawl
ing up the post, ! might. now and
then; have slipped down at hight
twice as far as / had crawled during
.aBut here the whole thing is done.
The last ten thousand made, as the
saying is, by a stroke OF my pen.
And yet, it's curious how l have had
u stispitiGh h6m the first moment l
set eyes upoh this brat that he'd be
at once my making and my ruin.
Tushl such Nonsense; the thing is
perfectly legal, and the money is
perfectly safe. Even if l lost it, I'd
be- very far from ruined; but it is quite
safe. So, Mr.. Oswald, you shall have
your thousand pounds, more especi-
ally as you arg pretty certain to kill
yourself with it: Still have d stfange
liking for the lad; He has good
qualities with all his folly; But oh,
humbug! what have 1 to do with
these feelings? If 1 had any one to
leave my money to-a child ofmy own
to inherit my Wealth. might wish
to leaVe it q little cleaner than it is.
Yes, it's hard to think that the riches
for which l have toiled will go to
people who curse my name-1f | don't
leave them to the nation, or turn
them into cash and fling it into the
sea before die. Come inl"
The last two words were in answer
to a knock at the door.
"Mr. Oswald, Sir" said a boy who
acted dis d sort 0fa clerk to Mr.. Heath.
"Show him in" said the latter as
be resumed his seat at the table.
A tall, handsome, but very delicate
young man entered the room.
"Well, Y6iing Sir, what can I do
for y5u?" said Heath iii d gruff voice,
which was intended to be pleasing
and assuring.
One of Mr.. Heath's peculiarities
was that he seemed to take a delight
in making his clients state their busi-
ness as often as possible, however
well he might be acquainted with it.
tYou can offer me chair if you
want to be civil, and a glass of BRAN
dy if you're inclined to be friendly"
replied Oswald in languid familiar
fnanner which just berdered on be-
ing cohtemptuous:
"Oh, please be seated, my dear Sir,
if you insist on ceremony" said
Heath, pushing q bottle and a glass
toward his visitor as he spoke.
"And how, beside Offering you
chair and little brandy, what else
can do for your
"Well, confound It'll you know what
/ have come about. You have had
my letter. What's the use of asking
such question:" was the impatient
rejoinder.
Eyes. l have had your letter, but
] don't like the business. / tell you
frankly, don't like to see q young
man running himself as you are do
ing"
"Oh, curse it ALL have not come
here to be lectured," interrupted Os-
valid ,angrily. "Will you do the thing
or not? This is Thursday. l must
have the money by Saturday night"
ri would have to give notice to the
Trustees of this fresh charge, and
there is barely time to get the thing
through. / would rather you took
the matter somewhere else, replied
Heath, obviously.
"But that is impossible, and Unjust
meet my engagements on Monday"
was the answer.
The result of some further CONVEX
sation was that Mr.. Heath, with
great show of reluctance, suffered
himself to be persuaded to have every
thing ready to make this further and
final advance an Saturday.
"You will have twenty pounds in
gold, eight ten-pound notes, and the
remaining nine hundred pounds
Short" said Oswald as he was leav-
ing the room.
Eyes, / hope you will take care of
it, replied Heath.
81 shall win twenty thousand over
the Guineas. Good evening"" was
the answer, and Mr.. Oswald took
his departure.
On Saturday Oswald duly received
the 81 900 after he had executed q
deed, by which he assigned the pol
lev of assurance and his life interest
in the &15, 900 consols to Mr.. Heath.
According to the will of the late Mr..
Oswald, the SIS, 900 was, if Robert
Oswald died without issue, to bepaid
to distant relative who lived in
America.
Mrs. Oswald, I may add, derived
her income from certain investments
in American railway stocks. She was
supposed to be very well off, but it
was a curious thing that, though she
went good deal into society, no.
body seemed to know much about
either her or her late husband. They
had come from America about five
years before and taken house in
Dorchester Terrace, Bayswater.
The late Mr.. Oswald brought very
satisfactory references from Chicago,
kept very good balance at his bank,
and entertained, as did Mrs. Oswald,
in very hospitable manner. This,
however, 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 result, so far,
we have seen above.
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