Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1889-03-09
CHAPTER XIV.

Two days after his rscsipt Of the second
letter from the Tiger, Mr.. Quest announced
to his wife that he was going to London on
business connected with the bank, and ex-
pected to be away for q couple Of nighta.
She laughed straight ont REALLY, VII.
linn" she said. lyon are a most consummate
actor. | wonder that you think 1t worth
while to keep up tile farce with me. Well, !
hope that Edith is not going to be very q.
pensivs this time, because Ne don't seem to
BE- too rich Just now, and you sex, there Is no
more Of my money tor her to have.n
Mr.. Quest WINGED visibly beneath this
bitter satire, which bis wife uttered with a
smile Of infantile innocsnce playing upon her
TAGS. but he made no reply. She knew too
much. Only In his heart he wondered what
fate she would mete out to him II ever she
thought made him trsmble. It seemed to
him TINT the owner Of that baby face could
b terribly mercilcs In her vengeance, and
that those soft white hands would closs round
tho throat Of a MAJ she hated, and utterly
destroy him. Now, If mover before, be
realized that between him and this woman
there must be enmity and a struggle to the
death; end yet, strangely enough, he still
loved heri
Mr.. Quest reached l1ondou. about . O'Clock,
and bis first act was 10 drive 10 Cossey s.
Sons. where he was informed that old Mr..
Casey. was much better. and having heard
that he was coming to town had sent to
say that he particularly wished to see him.
especially about tho Houham castle estates
Accordingly Nj. Quest drove on to the old
gentleman's mans:on In Qrosvenor street,
where he asked Tor &r. Edward COSBY. The
footuan said that Dir. Edward was upstairs,
and showed him tuto q study while be weut
TO tell him Of the arrival Of his visitor. Mr..
Guest glanced round tho luxuriantly
furnished room, which be saw was occupied
BY Edward himsali. for some letters directed
In bis handwriting lay upon the desk, and a
lyel,vetsen lounging coat that Mr.. Guest rscog-
nixed as Belonging to him was hanging over
the back Of a char. Mr.. Quests eye, wander
ing ovsr this coat, was presently caught BY
the corner Of a torn flap Of an envelope which
projected from n Of the pockets. It was Of
epecultar BLUSH tlnse, In fact Of 4 hue which
was much affected by his wife. Listening
for q moment 10 hear 1t anybody was com.
ing, be stepped to the coat and extracted the
letter. It was In bis wife's handwriting, 20
be took the liberty ct hastily transferring it
70 hts own pocket. In another minute Ed
ward Coesey entered, and the two men shook
hands,
'sHow do you do, Quests' said Edward.
u think that the old man IL going to pull
through this bout. He Is helpless, but keen
as a knife, aud has all tho important matters
from tho bank referred to him. believe
that ho will last a year yet, but he will
scarcely allow mo out Of his sight He
breaches away about business tho whole day
long, and says that be wants to communicate
the fruits Of bis experience to me before It 10
too late. Hs wishes to see you; 50 1t you will,
you had better come up"
Accordingly they went up stairs to a large
and luxurious bedroom on tho 6rst door,
where tho stricken mar lay upon a patent
couch.
When Mr.. Guest and Edward Coasey en-.
tered, q lady-old Mr.. Cosssy's eldest daugh.
ter-put down . paper out Of which she bad
been reading the money article aloud, and,
rising, informed her father that Mr.. Quest
had come
's&r. Questg' said the old man, in a thin
voice. "Ah. yas; want to see Mr.. Quest
very much. 60 away now, Anna; you can
come back by and by. Business before
pleasure. Most instructive, though, that sud.
den fall in American railways But I thought
IL would come, aud ! got Cossey 8 Son clear
OF them," and he shifted with satisfaction
aud looked as though he would have rubbed
his hands II he had not been physically In.
capacitatsd from 10 doing.
Mr.. Quest came forward to where the In.
valid lay. He was q gaunt old man With
white hair and a pallid face, which looked
almost CHASTITY in contrast to his black velvet
skull cap So far as Mr.. Guest could see, be
appeared to DO almost totally paralyzed, with
tho exception Of his head, neck aud left arm,
which be could still now a little. His black
eye, however, were full Of lite and intelli.
genco, aud roa1ned about the room without
ceasing.
SHOW do you do, Mr.. QuestTs. he said,
Sorry that ] can't shake hands with you;
but you see ! have bean stricken down, though
my brain Is clear enough-clcarer than eve,
it wos, think. And / amt going to die yc1
don't think that I am, because ] aln't.
may live " years more-the doctor say,
that ! anl sure to live one at least. a lot Of
money can be made in o year If you keeI
your eyes open. Ouce I made a hundred ant
twenty thousand for Cossey & Son In on,
year; and | may do it again before | die.
may make u lot Of money. ah, q lot o
money" and his voice vent or into a kind o
thin scream that WINS not pleasant to listen to
II am sure | hope you will. sir" said Mr.
Quest, politely.
"Thank you; take that for good luck, 70,
know. Well, well, Mr.. Quest, things haven
done go bad down In Your part Of the world
not at all bad, considering the times.
thought that VIC should have to sell that oil
De Ia Aolle up. but ! hear that he Il going {.