Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-01-02
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inc claCoratc!y uM.ruthtIl rccour
which Alr. Mott gave his daughter Of ,le
Ferriercs' sGddcn departure was r,orc for.
tuHate than his usual eauiyccations. While
it disappointed and slightly mortified her.
it did not seem to her inconsistent with
what She already knew Of him. 'Said his
Goc;or had ordered him to Cult town I'm.
der nm hour, owing to IL comm attacl, OF
h;'y fever, and lie had friend from fur.
rim parts waitin him at the Sprinc,.
Rosey," explained Nott, hesltating be-
tween his desire to avoid his daughters
eyes ana lis wish to Observe here counte.
nance.
was he worse?-I moan did he loo,,
t-~-., father" inquired Hosoy thought.
fully.
Il reckon not cxac,;ly bad. Kinder
looked cz If lie inout be worse soon Of l.,
didn't hump hissclf"
Did you sec him?-in his roorns,, osl.cd
Rosey anxiously. Upon the answer &c
TINS simple question depended the future
confidential relations OF father md
daughter. IL her father had himself do.
tected the means by which his lodrcf OK.
isted she felt TIN: her own oblirat;ons n
secrecy had been removed. Dut Mr.
Motifs answer disposed OF this win hone
IL was response after his usual fashion
to the question he imagined she ortfuIIv
wished TO ask, 1. G. if he had discover,
theIr rendezvous OF the r-,---'cus ni0bt
tbs 1t WIS pnst q his peculiar deI,cocr
TO i.snorc. Yet mis- reply showed TINT bc
had been unconscious of tho one miserable
secret that &c might have read c.eily.
WAS thprn m lnnr
mo Slone-discussin' trade. I reckon hos
got good thing cater that curlod horse.
hair, for sec he's got in IN inyo;cc q.
cushions. I've stored them Ill in tie for.
Inru huikhead until he sends for cm, CT
Mr. Renahaw hcz taken the loft.n
Lat although Mr.. Rcnshuw had taken
the !'.t, lie did not seem IN haste 70 occunv
IL. lilo spent part of the mornin. in nm
easily pacing his room, in occasional sal
lies into the street from which lao nur.
poscle5sly returned, and once or twice In
distant and furtive contamination q,
Rosey ut work in the galley. This last
observation was not unnoticed bv thc
astutc Mott, who at once conceived tim. he
was nourishing n secret and hopeless; paa-
sion for Roscy, began TO consider wbetbor
| 1t was not his duty TO warn the vo,pc
raan Of her preoccupicd Affection. But
MI kenshaw's final Disappearance OBLIGED
him TO withhold mis- confidence tin r,o,-,
Ing.
IAi6 tine Mr.. Ecns,iaw left the sb;;.
with the evident determination of 500
setued purpose. He walked rapidly until
nc reached the counting house OF MIR.
SlciSht, when hc was vt once shown into Il
! private Office. In q few moments MIR
SleiSht brusque but pGsJionloss rann.
| Joined him.
"Well," said Slcight, closing the door
/ carefully. what ncvgY"
! None" sGil Iscnshaw biuntly. tTook
here, Slcight, " lie aided, turning to hir,
suddenly. Let nc out of this game
don't like IT,"
Docs that mean you've found roth.
ms" asked slcight, sarcasucaIy.
1t means that / haven't Looked for
anything and that don't intend 10 with.
out the full knowledge OF that ID fool
who owns The ship"
You've changed your mind since Won
wrote tina, letter." said slcirht coolIv.
producing from drawer tho note nl~cndy
known TO the reader Rcnsiaw raecban.
ically extended his hand to take II Mr.
Slcight dropped the letter back into tho
drawer, which he quietly locked. Tho on.
pnrently simple net dyed Mr.. Rensbau,s
check with color, bat Il vanished nuictI,.
ahd with u my token Of his previous crn.
| Darrassmcnt lie looked az Sleipbt with
+ tAo CONVINCED air Of rcsulutc man who
/ had 40 last taken disagrccahlo stcp. but
was willing 70 stand by the consequences.
h&Fo changed my mind. hc said
/ cooily. II found out chat 70 was ono ttioq
/ 70 go down there MS a skilled pr0spcctor
mi2lt go 20 examine mine that was to
/ ocvalued oceordlnsto Li8 report Of tileir.
dications, but that Sc was entirely another
thing u go and play the SOY in n nor
. deNii house iu order 90 buy sometime Inc
didn't know he was selling. and wouIdn't
sell IL lac did"
And something that the man be bought
OF didn't think Of selling; something he
himself never paid for, and never expcot-
ed TO buy snccrcd Slcight
'But something that we cxpcct 10 b,,v
from our knowledge Of all this. and &c is
that which makes all the difference"
"But you knew all this before"
u never saw 10 in this lizht bcforci
mover thought Of IL until t was living
there fnce 60 face with the old fool I WINS
intending to overrcach. mover was sure
OF II until Thu morning, when he actually
turned out on 81 lis dodgers that ! nlfebt
have the very room / required to play Oh
our little game IN comfortably. when no
did that ] made UP my mind 10 drop the
whole thing, and I'm here 70 do IT,"
And let somebody else take the re-.
sponsibility-with the percentagc-un
you've also felt II your duty 10 warn Mott
TOO" said Slcight with a sneeq.
lyon only dare say that to me, sleight. "
said Renshaw quietly, "bocauso you have
in that drawer an equal evidence Of my
folly and my confidence; but n Won ore