The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-05-16

CHAPTER XII
| oRoRoE PRoPuEcIEa
i Ida, for obvious ras&nS said nothing 70
her father Of her Interview with EdWafSi
CosSey, and thus 1t came to pass that on the
morning following the lawn teams party.
there was very serious consultation b.
tween the faithful George and his Master q
appeared to Ida, who was lying AWaks IL her
room, to commence some whore about day
break, and IL certainly continued, with short
intervals for refreshnIent. till'iI o'clcck In
the forenoon. First tho squire explained
the whole question to George at great Length,
and with . most extraordinary multiplicity
Of detail, for be began with bis arst loan
from the house Of COSBY & Son, which be-
had contracted Q great many yearS before
All this while George sat with . very long
face, and tried 70 look a. though be were fol
lowing the thread Of tho argument which
was not possible, for his master had long agp
lost Il himself, and was mixing up thO Ioan
Of 1868 with the loan Of 1874, and the mousy
raised on the severance Of the entail With
both In Q way which would have driven any
body except George, who was used to this
sort Of thing, perfectly mad However, be
sat Il through and when ct last the aecount
was aniShsd, remarked that thing ''Iartihly
did look queer"
Thoreupon the squire called him q stupid
owl, and having BY means Of some teIt cues
| tons discovered that be knew very little OF
the details which had just been explained 70
him at such portsntouS length, be, q Splte
Of the protest Of the Wretched Georga, who
urged that they didn't seem to b eittine
no forrador somehow" began and won't
though every word Of II again.
This brought than 70 breakfast time, and
after breakfast Georges accounts were thor
oughly gone into, with the result that confu
SION was soon WorSo COMPOUNDED, for sitheI
George could not keep accounts or the
squire could not follow them. Ida, sitting
In the drawing room, could continually heal
her fathers ejaculatory outbursts after THU
kinds
why, you stupid donkey, you've added II
| up all wrong; it's $50, not $50" followed BY
. mo, no, squire, you be . looking on thP
wrong aide-them there are the debit" and
90 on till both parties were fairly played out.
and the only thing TINT remained clear was
that the balance was considerably on the
wrong side.
THIS was the state Of affairs, when the door
bell rang and Edward cOsSey, looking par
I ticulaTlY handsome and rathsr ovarpo1er
ing, wa shown into the room.
The squire shook hands With him thu
time, though eoldly enough, and OeorQs
touched his forelocE and said, "Sarvant,
sir" in the approved fashion Thereon bis
mister told him that be might retire, though
be was 70 30 sure not TO 90 out Of hearing, e
be should want him again presently.
''Very WE'LL sir,p answered GoorFa, ''r1l
Just step up to tho poplaIS. told . man to
be round there today, as ! want 70 ~ Il !
can come to an understanding with him
about this years fell in the big wood"
There" said the squire with an expression
Of infinite disgust, "there, that's iuSt Lie
your way, your 6oFril, cadginE. Say; ~
idea Of telling Z man 10 Be- round about the
PoplarS' soma tlmo o. othar today, because
you wanted % spaak % him about q fon
Why didn't you NritO him q Isttsr Inc an or
binary ChTistian md mako al ofeF. Instead
Of lodging him round farm tor half a day
like Wild 1ndiAni Besides, the FoplaS &
half mile Oh II its ynnti.6
"Lord, sir" said GeoFge. a. be rStirod
that amt the way that folks In thosO parts
Ike 70 do business, that ainG Latter
writing iS all very well for Londonsra and
other furriners, but lt don't do here Be
sides, siF, | shall hear you we'll enough IN
there sarvent, Gir"-this TO Edward Colsy
and be was gone.
Edward burst out laughing. and The nouirr
looked after his retainer with comical air
"No wonder that the place has got In such
. men With such fellow a. that 3 mnnaR,
It." hO Gaid uloud 'ThO idea Of hunting .
man round The Poplar Farm IIke-IikS an
Indian squaW. HSS regular cadger, thaEt
what be Il, and that's all he's O. for. How
ever, it'S bis way Of doing buSinesl and
sha'nt alter him Well. Mr. COSBY" be went