Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-13

Ruu Uutn the DlTUnudy came.
On this day, by the wills of their respect.
i've parents, both cousins, the one, Tom
being four and twenty, and the other,
Cicely, twenty one, arrived at their major
ity, and should inherit their fortunes-if,
that is to say, Messrs. Izak Tbn Menelek,
Rupert =. Zeigler aud Surabjee Kamset-
jee should be good enough to meet the ex.
pectations OF their young friend and disci-
pie, and restore the money now in their
keeping.
The firstto come down stairs that morn
ing was Tom. Paul followed next. The
former preserved his usual cheerfulness,
despite the auxieties of the situation.
II wish sou many happy returns of the
day" said put ut is your birthday, is
IL not ?"
Thank You. Yes, it is my birthday
AS nothing else has been thought of, or
talked about, for the last three weeks,
am quite sure that tbs my birthday And
ii shows how wrapt you have been in
meditation not to know that it is very
important birthday for me. How would
it be if the Philosophers, your friends, were
able to abolish a mans birthday ?"
Paul smiled but mechanically.
Eyes" Tom continued 1T is my birth
day, and Cicely's as well. Aud with your
help, my Philosopher, and a miracle OF
two, which have no doubt will be accom-
plished by the Sages, your. Friends, hope
to be put in the way of enjoying two or
three birthdays more. Otherwise, IN
| deed"
Otherwise - There was CLEAN OF
menace in Toms eyes. Otherwise,
Tom ~
Otherwise means" Tom answered
lightly, that if these miracles do not
come along in due course the Ancient
Wisdom will have to wake up in an as Ton
ishing way. But what's the matter, Paul?
| You look uncommon fabby"
Black Care, Anxiety, Trouble sat visibly
upon Paul's brow. Tom secretly connect
ed the thing with the three cheques, but
he was wrong. Those cheques had never
caused Paul the least anxiety.
Nothing is the matter except head
ache"
"a week or two ago Won cured Sbyl's
maid of toothache. Pnysician cure thy
self"
81 can't, Tom This is y headache which
cannot he exercised"
"Im sorry-especially because I've got
to say something dev,ii-n uup,easant"
"What Is that? SAY II. YDu will not
make my head ache any worae."
Cd you remem DER, 2 .ut how | told
you at the beginning tue very first night
thai you came, in my Workshop the night
you rang the bells, mat WAS going to
watch NoH p
Did you say so'" Paul replied careless
iy. "Prrhtp' You dDd. Yes, | remem Der
now. You DIT Gay something TO that effect
We were to be on Z Oh terms, but you
were going 10 keep 'onr eyes ou me re
member. Wei, Ium, your eyes have been
on me, have they, III tlr lime ~
"All the time.
"Aud what have you discovered :"
81 have been wa culug all the time"
Tom repeated. gravely
Have your" Pau looked mp curiou5ly.
"Commuucate your discoveries "
"rhey are somewhat important. For
instance, there was tue lttle business
win Mr. JONES Berry. Do yOu remem Der
Mr. j mes Berry ~
"rhe man who Ltvinia Medlock asked
me to advise : Yes, what of him? i gave
him ADVICE. | remember that he asked me
whether he MS to retain certain shares in
certain company, or sell them out. | ad-
vised him to sell them OUT Did he do so ~
what company WAS 1t ?"
HE did not tell me the name of the
company. 1t would have been no use to
me il he had told me. | remember Lavinia
Medlock told me that il certain things
happened the old gentleman would have
to 20 TO the workbouse. Why not go to
the workhonse' They get food and
warmth in the wOrkhOuse, and can medi-
Ldle. DuG tulS Olu ReuIleulOn somehow
did not wish to go there and advised
him to avoid that necessity"
Did you see that old gentleman ?"
mo. Did he say that he saw me'"
did you not learn from Lavinia the
name of that company ?"
"Lavinis told me she did not know it,"
Tom was silenced. In fact, both Mr.
Berry, whom he had seen, and Lavinia
whom he had questioned, declared that
Herr Paulus knew no more than was con
xyau cd in a stain Shon ~
quirer-name unknOwn-sell out certain
shsres---'company unknown--or KEEP
them ?"
"Well," he said, feeling baffed, sit is
pdd that the company should be Brudenel
and Company, and that Mr.. Brudenel's
shares should have been sold out at the
same time. say, Paul, that is an odd CO
incidence"
perhaps. / did not make the world and
do not rulei it. Why worry me with odd
condolences Tell Mr.. Brudenel about
hem If you like"
His words showed irritation. And de
not know what Tom would have replied
because at this moment Sbyl came in
Last appeared Mr.. Cyrus Brudenel him
self he was terribly anxious; his face
was pale and his fingers kept catching a
his watch chain. He was what younl
men call jumsy. Tom" he cried with
miserable attempt at heartiness, Il wisl
joy-j. .j....j. .joy--of your inheritanc,
when you get it, Clcely, my dear" h,
kissed the blind girl with tenderness, "yol
are now Your own mstress-at least-I-
-I-can only say my dear, that | hay
done my best for you, aud that hope al
will turn out well. You have given me s,
much happiness, Cicely, by living with us
but we hope you will stay on with us You
are of age both of you. You have now
that isl hope that You are coming int
your fortunes. Many strange things hav
happened in this house-none so strang
rs the temporary trust, only temporal
vanishing OF your fortunes. But W
have Faith-we have complete Faith"
His jerky manner scarcely conveyed a
Impression of complete Faith. Everybod
ooked at Paul On former occaso
when everybody looked at Paul, he cal
led himself with perfect disregard G
he general curiosity and was absorbed /
lis breakfast. On this occasion, perhap
because they had not yet sat down to tina
peal, he showed himself conscious {