Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-05

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leyi?a inquired Claude.
"BenIeyi OF Burlington street, ~
nIied MIR Ponsonby Walker, wlthah'
Ether sagacious wink. "A money
Iander Int honest as they go ie
viii make Won pny for the aceominn-
/ dation, but what will thatmaVter -
50 ~ Cloude. nothing loath, paid q
yisit ~ Mr.. Benleyi, who received
him very ciyilly, having evidently
rend allnbout him in thenewspapers'
From this worthy the young man
obtained, on somewhat starving
terms, q sum oil money which ehap,
ied him to take up his shares ana
leGt something over. Being thus 10
fnnds Claude Damien did not scru-
Ma 10 launch out little by taking
I'M extensive set Of chambers ana
furnishing them lnXuriously. lie
found no difficulty in obtaining cred
II from tradespeople, and having
once set the hall arolling, he soon
rnised very considerable crop OF
debts. and began 10 live in manner
worthy ofhisenyiable circumstances.
Al the instance OF his future father
in.law, who represented that he
oughtno TO neglect his own inter
ests. Claude Damien attended one or
two meetings OF the directors OF the
Grand Eldorado Diamond Mining
Company, though the proceedings,
and indeed the company. ITSELF rather
bored him. 1t was gratifying, how
ever, to the young man tolearn Thar
his connection with the company had
had a very good effect, an'l that lts
shares we're being eagerlyapphed for,
especially as he understood that ~
some mysterious way the success 81
tho company was mn excel
lent thing for Miriams father.
Claude was little puzzled
at this. because Mr. Pom,
sonby Walkers name did not appear
ON the prospectus OF the company,
( nor among the list uf shareholders,
But the young man asked no ques.
tons. being completely absorbed
with the raptures oil love making and
| the delights ofluxurious living, and,
rs Mr.. ponsonby Walker soon ceased
to trouble him any more about the
company, Claude was perfectly con.
, tent not to refer To il.
II was, perhaps. fortunate Tor tho
3. young mans pence ~ mind that be-
, shirked the directors meetings. and
never reud the financial columns
! Of the newspapers, Tor be- thus ~
| manned in happy ignorance ~ ugly
rumurs which began 20 b. circulated
r about the new venture Tie iii, in,
! deed hear something Ofnn unfAyOr
J. able report which had come t. hand
: concerning thecompauy's mines. and
i which had caused u panic and Il
n great cutlery among the -hnrrhaid
] ers. Still, this gave him but llttl,
z uReuslnCss,
Early ono morning however, u few
: dnyA after these rumurs first came IL
n his ears, Cluuds Damien found hl,
) sittingrOom occupied by gauut
:. looking, elderly gentleman, who wal
: seated IN his best easy chair. tran
z gully smoking cigar md reading
y the newspaper. Claude stared IL
n nmazemcnt mt the stranger, who's,
J. shrivelled frntures seemed uddI,
Y familiar, though h. was not Consciun,
, OF ever having seen him before, Nh
l. unceremOnious visitor stared at hin
. in return with an amazed, halEcuu
IS temptuous expression. which excite,
the young mans wruthful iudignn
i ton.
q who are you, sir? and what mr.,
n you doing here?" demanded Claud,
J. angrily.
L I'm n corpse, . said the old gentle
D. man with sardonic grin.
D "A what" exclaimed Claude. start
D. ing.
10 u used to be your mother = broth
10 or William, and consequently Won
IS uncle, young man. said the strnng
s. or with n decided American tyapg
but 1t seems. on this side. I'm oni,
z q testator When heard tho new
x over yOnder, there seemed TO mo I,
" tie something kinder wrong about n
ls so ! We come over To make injuries
in GOOD heavens" gasped Claud,
Ir turning pale. "If-if what Won an
10 y true. ] have been dupcd But NJ,
n Silns Blotting, Of Princess Town
r. There Is no such person." into,
in posed the old gentleman calmly
1T : What does it mem. thsn?" eric
u. Claude wildly. ~ have had lettcr
II rom him. He told me TINT nv n,
y, Gle William Barnes, OF Princess Towr
is was dead" ~
= There IS no such person az Willinr
y barness, OF Princess Town, either
y guess said the old gentleman Mil
50 another grin. I'm located a
- Ihlcngo, and left Princess Town
= Gozen years ago. Have yon nm
E doubt that I'm alive stiIl?"
- Slnnde looked earnestly Mt the ioe
= before him, but in truth his scr,,tin
was unnecessary. Already tho go
x xletlon had been borne upon n,
y tnat ne was speaking to his mother,
n brother, for the family likeness wo
IN unmistakable. ''' wa
,,,f seems TO me, nephew, that you,v
ID unmarried , on a pretty big swindla