The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-07

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on So Continent .or a time. ID De pretty
wei forgotten II the cou-s oft-o or three
yeacs, and my name IS no: IN particularly
goo. oder lust uOv-hasarc been for Years
past. Never mind ctai-vhen a nan has
four or five thousand . wear. peopte are Tot
zoo particular about his aorecedeuts. nav
take a place a little way out OF LoldOn-pe
2 SOFT OF county ma-uate for a bic-snG
work M way into 4 decent club. Let them
saw what they Ike behind M back they'd
De bound 10 De civil To NV face. and that's
al that Any one need care. Half the pes~s
IN England would go crazy II they orly knew
what tneirservaa were aging about ssO-
Fools, we're al more or less ta-red with
the sane brush thinking vermin as We are.
i this new theory OF e-oIucioa, Or whatever
its called be true. No, II | once get foot
irro q GOOD club. chev could not get IL out
AGAIN. i | car only AFFORD set respectfully.
Let them WHISPER What they IKE behind ny
osck- al rhat have 20 deal with IS what IS
saic or done before ny face. AMI tie hounds
would De silent. for they can prove nothing.
II the b--.es have 10 lick NE what DO | care
4 they would Ike TO bite. Heavens. what
. contemplate thing - human nature" sne
great Napoleon Used 20 say when ne was a
young man starving in PARIS. Contemplate
= not The word. Observation-Disclosures
unworthy OF even corceClpt-poo- vreccheC
puppets. You band together. and club your
wretcheC s~elisnness into 2 yo1 cal re-
spectabiIity. Respect, Why you viii have
more -eal respect for ne. who'll force ny
Tay. and walk alone yoQ- thar you
have Cor the siee<est creature OF your PACK
Yes. Lions walk alone. Isckals herd
together. a. Pitt Used 20 say. and one can
4 H. -. - -, -
Wei a. il D-blic life. i need De. Yes. I
have only TO wait Low I'll NJ. Oswald
suashes up the little that's left Of MS con-
s-icUcion. Not many months a. the further
est Strange that the las: 10. " should
! cone altogether in this wav: l might have
hear three or four years getting il together.
Per laps longer Tno can tel. We make
more pad debts than people think. and. Ike
the snail crawling I'd me post. might cow
and then. have slipped do-n a. Night twice
a. Ia as ! lad crawled during the a.
.Su, re-e. the whole rails Is done. The
last ten thousand made. a. The SAYING IS by
4 stroke 90 ' per. And ye-it's curious now
ta-e lad suspicion from the first mo-
r.elt ! Set eyes upon this brat cnat he'd be
a: once nv making and Ey -.in. Tush,
SUCH nonsense: me him. IS perfectly ,ecal.
and the money is perfectly safe Even II I
lost i. Il De very far from ruined. but il IS
quite safe 80, Mr.. Oswald. you shall have
you- thousand pounds, more especially as
you ara pretty certain - XII yourself with
l. SciE have : strange liking for the lai.
He has good Qualities with a. MS folly.
But on tuuoUg. what have / 10 DO WITH
these feelings l. ! rad any one 10 eave
III money -o-a chili % nv own 20 inherit.
IT. wealth. might wish 70 leave II little
cleaner than i - Yes. is hard 70 think
that the riches for which ! have toiled viii
g 20 paop-e who cCrse u- Dame-if / don't
Leave them % the nation. or turn them
mo cash AMI aiaE i mo the SCI before /
die. Come in
The LAs- TWO words ware il answer TO a
knock - me door.
M. Oswald sir said a boy who acted
a. a soc o. CLERK % NJ. Heath.
Snow MIN il" said The latter as ne re-
s--eG his seat a. the table.
! TAI handsome. but very delicate Young
nan entered the room
VEL. young sir. what can I 10 for your
said Heath n a -r-E voice. which was in
tended 70 D. pleasant ant assuring.
Oce OF NJ. Eeath's peculia-ities was that
he seemed 10 tak a delight n making MS
clients state their business As often a. Dos
sio.e. however WEI he uic-r De acquainted
with IL
You can Offer ne acta;- /, you want 20
De civil. and a glass Of brandy i you're il
clined 10 De friendly" repliet Oswald. in .
langIiGlv familiar manner. which Just boz
Ge-ed On being co~ucsnptuous.
20. please De seated. nv dear sir. IL you
insist CT ceremony" sad Heath. pushing
rae bottle and d glass toward his visitor as
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a cAair and a little brandy, what else can l
DO for you!"
We'll. cou:ount il, you Know what I
Wha-- the Use of asking such . question:
WIS he impatient re!oinier.
Yes. have had your letter. but I don't
ike ne business. I tel yo1 frankly. Id0n't
Ike - sea ! vour- ran r--n.n- himself "a
yoUa-a ding
-. curse i al, l have not come here 20
b- lacruret.~ Interrupted Oswald. ~anzrily.
WI YOU 60 the thing or not! Tbs i
THURSDAY I must lave the money By
SATURDAY. night"
Il would have - give notice 70 the c-1s-
tees - MS f-e>a charge and there IS barely
ZINE 20 get the thing through would
rather vOu took the matter somewhere
csc. replied HEATH obviously
But = impossible, and | must zee. ny
engagements on Mouiav." was the answer.
TIE result Of some further conversation
was that NJ. Heath. Win a great show OF
reluctance. suffered himself 20 De persuaded
o have every thing ready % MAKE this
further and t1aI advance on SATURDAY.
You WI have twenty pounds n gold,
eight -en-3o-nd notes. and the remaining
Zine hundred pounds short aid Oswald
a. he was leaving -ha roou-
Yes, I hope you VIII take care of l." re-
piled Heath
Il shall VIII twenty thousand over the
G1iueas. Good evening" was the answer.
and Mr. Oswald took his departure
On SATURDAY Oswald duly received the
et.O0I after be had Executed . deed by
which ne assigned The policy Of assurance
and tis life interest II the eI5.e. couSols
TO NJ Heacl- According u the VIII Of the
late NJ. Oswald. the $1,000 was, II Robert
Oswald died without issue. 70 pc paid 70 q
distant relative VINO lived il America
Ms. Oswald. Eav add. derived her il
come from certain investments IN Amer
can railway stocks She Wa supposed 20
De very Wei OF. bet Il was a curious thing
that. though she went a good deal into
society. nobody seemed 20 KNOW much