Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-01-23

nincancc. Nevertheless. hs cyss wan
dcrci To the hatch on witch ne w<sfrassi
"D.a yon fnl anything dlsiur,. z
there sad Ecnslaw. ftiic,rlnr TIE d.
rcction of his Cyc .'AFus tiint hatch fa-i
cnc,l a. IL is nowi''
at waa. " sail So:i. calmly. ''Dnt -
wouldn't mind fctch'n' r.c n hummer and
some % them iiig nails irofn TO locker.
would yer, while HANG round here just
50 ez ~ make sure Cgains, another at
tack
Rcnshrw complied With LIS request
but ~ Mott proceeded IN rrnvcly nail
down the faste8inss II the hatch. 10
turned impa;icn;ly away to complete lis
examination 81 the ship. The dours II
the other lofts and their fas,cn.nrs APP
pcared secure AMI undisturlcd. lct 10
was unbeatable That a fclonious entrance
had been made, hut Icy Wilma, or for what
purpose. stnl remained uncertain. Evcn
now Rcrshasv found /, difficult TO accept
Motifs theory that dc Fcrricr.. was tho
oggrcssor anil EOsoy the object. nor could
he Justify his own suspicion that the f.ls-
ear had obtained a furrcpiitous entrance
uadcr Slcight's directions. with feeling
that IL isosey had been present lrc would
have confessed all. and demanded from
her IN equal confidence. he hcgan 10 hate
bis feeble, purposclcss and Inefficient nlli-
ancc with hcr father, vino believed hut
dare not tax his daughter with completely
in this outrage. What could b. done with
II nan. whose only idea of action at such a
moment was TO mil up an undi,turbcd
e., IL.
preoccupied with these thoughts that when
Mott rcjoined him In the cabin &c scarcely
needed his presence, and was entirely ob-
livious of the furtive looks which the oil
miui rom time TO time cast upon his face.
al reckon sc wuu'dn't mind," broke in
Mott, suddenly, ''cf asked favor az ye,
Mr.. Renshaw. Mcbbcc yc'ii allow it's
askin' too much in ;hc matter of expense;
mcbbcc ven allow It's askin' too much in
the matter o. time. Bat kalkilatc TO pay
all the expense, ard II you'd let rnc know
what yer vally yer time at, l reckon /
could stand that. What I'll &c aslSin' Is
this. Nonldye mind tallia' letter from
me to Rosey, and brinsin' back al
answer:r
Rcnshaw stared specchessly at this ab-
before. al don't think understand
You" lie stam,nc-ed.
''P'r'aps not" returned Mott, with
great gravity. ''IjUt that's not 90 much
TO you cz your time rnd expenses"
~ meant l shoull be glad to so IL can
be OF any service 10 yci," sal i;c:. l,ly;,
lnstily. u
"You kin kctch the { o'clock bout this
morning. ana you'll reach San Rafael
ut To-
But I Thought Miss noscy went to
Petaluma, interrupted Icnshuw quickly
Mott regarded him with an expression
OF patroniz.ng superiority. "That's what
we ladied out TO the public ,n'rally, and
to Fcrrers aud his gang in rarticSlcr. We
s'iid PetalUmcy, hut Il you 20 TO Madrono
Cottage, San Rafael, you'il find Rosey
thar"
III Mr.. Rcnshaw required anything more
to convince him of the necessity Of coming
to some understanding with Roscy at once
it would have been this last evidence Of
her fathers utterly dark and supremcly
inscrutable designs. lie asscntcd quickly,
and Mott handed him note
''IcH be rarticklcr to give this inter
her own hands, and wal; for an answer"
said Mott Gravely
Resisting the proposition to enter then
and there into an elaborate calcuiniion of
the value of his time mud the expenses of
of the trip, Rcnshaw found himself at z
O'clock on the san Eafael hoat bricf rs
was the journey il gave him tiHlc t. re-
hcct upon his coming interview with
hos"y lie l.a'l resolved 10 begin by CON
tossing ALL The attempt Of last night had
released him fFOa any sense of duty to
S!ci,;ht. Bcsides, lie did not doubt that
MOTIFS letter contained some reference to
this AFFAIR only known to No;t's dark aud
tortnoas intelligence.
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