Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-06
insure her getting from it her share to the


insure her getting from it her share to the
last farthing.
Introduced by Mr.. smithles, Mr.. Beaple Yeo
had found access to her house, and had gained
her ear. He was 3 plausible man, with that
self-confdence which imposes, and with whis-
kers elaborately yrolled-themselves tokens and
guarantees of respectability He pretended to
be highly connected and to have intimate re-
lations with the nobility. When he propoundeu
his scheme and showed how money was to be
made, when, moreover. he assured her that py
taking part in the speculation Of Iodinopons
she would be associated with the best Of aris-
tocracy, then she entered eagerly, voraciously,
into the scheme. She not only took up as
many shares as she was able, but also insisted
on the Captain becoming directs. II have"
Mr.. Beaple Yeo had told her, "a score OF spe-
cial correspondents retained, ready, when
give the signal, to write up Iodinopolis In an
the leading papers in town and throughout the
north of England. have arranged for Illus
trationS in the pictorial periodicals, and 1or
highly colored and artistic representations 10
be hung in the railway waiting rooms. Success
must crown our undertaking"
When Philip heard the whole story he was
surprised that SO promising swindle should
have collapsed 50 suddenly. He expressed TINS
opinion to his aunt.
"Well," said Mrs. Sidebottom, "you see the
managers could get hold of no land. II they
could have done that everything would have
gone well. They intended to build great mar
Dor and import their own timber, to open their
own quarries for building-stone, and burn their
own lime and have their own tile yards, SO that
they would have cut off all the profits OF tim
Der merchants, quarry owners, lime burners,
tile makers, and gathered them into the pocket
of the company"
"And they have secured no landf"
an OF an acre Mr.. Beaple Yeo did his best,
but when he found he could get no land, then
he ran away with the money that had been
paid up for shares"
"And what steps have been taken to arrest
himr'
Il don't know. have left that with Smith
les"
'And how many persons have been de-
fraudedf'
II don't know. Perhaps Smithies does"
This is what will do for you," said Philip.
''Your loss is serious one, and no time must
be let slip withoutan attempt to stop the rascal
with his loot 1 will go at once to York, see
Smithies, who. suspect, has had his finger in
the pie and taken some of the plums to him
self, and then on to Bndlington and see what
can be done there. The police must be put on
the alert.
SIN the meanwhile. if you and Salome have
no objection, will remain here" said Mrs.
Sidebottom. II am terribly cut up, and rem
dered i'll. Ny heart, you know, is subject to
palpitations. When you return shall see you
directly, and learn the result"
Every well," said Philip. ''stay here. The
spare room is vacant. and at your service"
Then he went of, packed his portmanteau,
and left the house. He was vexed with his
aunt for her folly, but he could not deny her his
assistance.
Mrs Sidebottom shook her head when her
nephew mentioned the spare bedroom, but said
nothing about it till he had left the house.
Then she expressed her views to Salome. mo,
thank you," she said; mo. indeed-indeed not.
l could not be induced to sleep in that cham
ber. No, not hot bottle and fire combined
could drive the chill out of ii. Remember
what associations have connected with it. 1t
was in that apartment that poor jeremiah was
laid after he had been recovered from the bot
tom of the canal. 1 could not sleep there. l
could not sleep there, no not If it were to in
sure me the recovery of all have sunk on To-
dinopolis and its decimals. I am a woman of
finely-strung nature, with perhaps perfervid
Imagination. Get me ready Philips old room;
was in that once before, and it is very cozy-
inside the study. No one occupies it nowf"
mo, no one"
81 shall be comfortable there. But-as for
that other bed-remembering what do"
she shivered.
Salome admitted that her objection was JUS
tiiable, if not reasonable, and gave orders that
the room should be eprepared according to the
uiehas of Mrs Sidehottom
"a previously dull time shall have here"
said this lady, when alone in the room. 81