St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-08

Iightened cynicism by proving the short
sightedness OF Providence" he an
swered lightly.
He linked his arm in mine and turned
toward the castle. but drawing back, l
turned in an opposite direction and left
him. Believe or unbelieve, did not
care to associate with such man.
never saw the girl but once after
that time.
Since the bailff's death had refused
to accept Of any attendant. and, despite
Percy's oft repeated warning that my
life was in danger, frequently went
out on long shooting expeditions. On
these occasions l found many Opportu-
mites of speaking with the tenants that
had not before presented themselves:
and some startling facts had come to my
knowledge, quite by accident, which
opened my eyes to more Of Percy's ras-
cality.
found that he had daringly doubled,
and in some instances trebled the rents
over the whole estate, while his books
showed no increase. 1t was clear, in
short, that since his stewardship had
commenced he Systematically swindled
both tenants and my uncle. and been
most INSCRIPTIONS, despOtic and grind
ing master OF the tenants. Immediate
ly went to Shangara station and tele-
graphed my uncle of my discoveries.
The following afternoon he would
reach the station, and most anxiOusly
waited his coming; but. whether
Percy's purse had same effect on the
operator, or how he discovered it when
my uncle arrived Percy had gone, tax
ing ''Sweet Violets" with him.
My establishment was complete when
Vp,yy In fnr n1 hot I,n anil
not take any steps to prosecute him for
his swindling.
''Damme sir, Percy was model agent.
Why he doubled and trebled the rent
on those rascally tenants as easy as l
would turn a leaf in my Derby book. He
is the proper kind of man to deal
with the rascally Irish, besides,
it would open their eyes to
the true state of affairs if he were pros
ecuted, demOraliZe three quarters of the
estates in the island, and leave the
agents, not little of authority, and you
must drive these fellows" and my UNI
Gle left me, still lauding the man who
had defrauded him and his tenants. by
''damme, but he was model agent"
A few days following he returned to
London, leaving me in charge of the
estate until another agent arrived. In
oOOuo tWO WINS CAiC pun OIu IdtICA VI
"ViOlets," no longer sweet and pure,
was laid in the parish graveyard, dying,
as the people said, of a broken heart,
and the poor old, lOwly and humble
house which had sheltered him and his
beautiful child, went rapidly to decay
OF Percy heard often; in Paris, Flor.
ence-Brussels leading dissOlute life
for couple of years after the events
narrated.
Six months after Percy's departure,
my uncle, growing feeble and lonesome,
requested my return to London, when I
again mixed in the throng OF pleasure
seekers and reckless money spenders.
The rents had been maintained on
the Shangara estate, as they had been
fixed by Percy, no attempt having been
made by my uncle or his agent to re-
duce them. and the tenants never knew
Percy's own and unauthorized act.
Three years after my return to London
my uncle died, leaving me sole heir
to his property, including Shangara.
By this time my debts had piled noun
tains high; l was in the hands of the
Jews; expensive habits had grown
upon me, and though I well knew
of the injustice done the Shan
CARA tenants, and had a disposition
to correct their wrongs. l found l
could not without sacrificing some lux
ury, and so they remain to this day. [
said saw ''Sweet Violets'' once. Ibid.
Last autumn, when the White Chapel
Outrages were the theme of much talk,
visited that sin-infested locality, and
there among the f1otsam and jetsam
of the many fair vessels wrecked on
life's tempestouS voyage, [ saw
her-wretched, disheveled, bloated, not
one trace of her beauty left, save in her
eyes, and one would scarcely recognize
them in the blOodshot orbs of the
drunken streetwoman. My prophecy.
if it can be so called, had been fulfilled,
and memory of what 1 have here
written came instantly to me.
have not heard of Percy recently,
but am charitable enough to hope that
his life will be long and miserable
enough to partially atone for the wrong
done innocent Myles Daily and beauti
full. pure ''Sweet Violets."
GThe End1