New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24

and be marrjed Immediate, and he's never done
one nor tother II could get old OF bis year
I'd medicine himl He's gone stfalg1. s Ous ~ w
trouble at the hotel for takin orr the ofnee
key in brown soap -,
Well / remarked, perhaps he'll turn out q
successful scoundrei In railway shares, or deben-
tnre bonds, or deferred stock, or something OF
that kind, and come back to the OLD country
with money, and. then you'n be able 70 90 as
him in the Queens Bench Division for breach OF
promise. All I ask is, you give me the nrlef,
| should be grand on an occasion OF that kind
( oh, we did that oft before he left" gruni-
bled Franks Father was q magistrate"
And then heard steps and a rustic in my
passage which knew signalled DorindIs arrival
Now Mr. Franks L said, rising we shall
soon have finished your business, nope ana DC
nole to let you co. with many apologies Tor Keep
ing you so long. Here is Mrs Won Mannn, eA-
Then opened the door, TO find Dorindo out
side, accompanied by the old gentleman on whose
arm she left the theatre the afternoon before
She introduced me at once, rather nervousy, say
ing rapidly in German, Z" He insisted on coming !;
he said a third person was always BEST ne
Is very tiresome, but he means to De klha .
Please don't be offended with him" ana then
passed quickly into the room, as though anxious
TO find herself face TO face with Franks. Inc
old gentlemen and / bowed solemnly TO each
other set him down as infringement retireo,
with q touch of the Young Mems Christian
Association in him-one Of those bland and vague
old men you find presiding over slides OF Palestine,
perfectly enraptured with themselves ana .ne
entertainment they are providing. Oh the
kind old imbecilei" I said to myself, he has
come TO protect Dorinda. He knows how many
unprincped people there are in the world, ana M
BE has read Of rascals in novels, and dare Soy
has got Fleetst. policeman concealed IN the
wood closet under the stairs" Directly he found
personality on u.s. This will never do" re-
hected; I'VE shall have Franks frightened and
stubborn, Il we let him run on" SO | lured him m
tea, and, plainly showing him be had nothing
whatever to do with the proceedings, opened the
ball
MIR Arthur Marlsigh's sister, and this gentle
man is her friend who has been good enough
~ have known Mrs. Won Maunn--" the old
Forgive me,5 / interrupted, "Mr. Franks
here has train to catch for Cambridge and we
have no time to lose"
In another moment he would have been on his
legs and introduced the subject or the lecture
in few appropriate words :: as it was, he threw
open his frock-coat, looked injured and was
silent. Dorinda sat on the sofa, and kept her
eyes fixed On aass TsSndsd Me %snt
course, to have everything perfectly clear before
you are finally paid. As far as understand, you
appear to have behaved extremely well In never
pressing this debt unpleasantly, and we are nat,-
rally anxious not to cause you any further delay"
Franks bowed with the air of man who has
long been doubted but who knows himself TO be
a good fellow. paused for one moment to con-
deI didn't want TO fa tSo 700 mTSn anu Se
old gentleman would have sald something, DuJ
Dorinds hushed him.
Just let me have all the facts clear Il said aid
seventy pounds Of you p
"Yes sir, he did"
And that money has never been repaid r"
THAT may, perhaps, seem rather q strange qqes-
tion Franks" said. " but you must remember
how completely we are in your hands You must
acknowledge there is nothing whatever 20 prevent
this money from having been Immediately repaid,
without our knowing anything whatever about it;
for of course, in transaction OF that KIND there
would be no means of tracing IL"
Pranlrs would have sworn by the most sacred OF
his oaths by the affairs Of Samothrace, IL would
have let him, but thought it hndest, after al,
not TO permit him 70 heap more perjury upon AMI ms
heavy anger rise in me. and siokening OF the
man and Of his vampirish villany, that urged me
90 have done with him at once; and send him out
into the night
= end get you TO sign q receipt"
Franks unbuttoned his coat, and the old gentle
man rose.
II must protest. he began, as Mrs, Won
MAann's friend, and indeed the friend
But hope that l, too" rejoined, may be
so considered What is it, ss Mrs. Won Maunn's
friend, you have 70 object TO- that may be sup
The nayment OF so large q sum without due
and proper inquiry said the old gentleman, and
Btrsightway launched on q long and dangerous
rambie. tending toward the discovered check
book Of which Dorinda appeared TO have told him
something, which would in another moment nave
sprung our mine, though with the eheot OF rather
blowing us up than Franks when, with q RAPID
glance nc him, calculation Of his age, tastes,
chances of memory, shot az him one OF the cant
thieves phrases from the old Adelphi Jack Shep-
pard," one that BlueSkin uses IN moments OF dan
ger 10 warn his accomplish French, dare say,
would have done as we'll, but French, perhaps, he
would have answered, and frightened Franks; at
any rate the notion dashed on me- and before
had time 70 think the words were spoken, and,
what Is better understood The old genth man
stopped short stammered, and then looked amused
and pleased. His eye lit up, and could see In Il
reflections Of Strand supRers ana cier cesrS anu anu
sitting in the old Adelphi pitt with AIS cheek
against the spikes and, believe, with little en-
couragement would have given u.s. NIX, my dolly
pals fake awaylS The rest WIS amphclty ltSeli.
Franks sat at the table squared his elbows, wrote
out a receipt lowered over him, dleaans, ana
drew meantime from my breast pocket the check
audience In pantomime The old gentleman's
ewes filed with the water OF laughter ana ne
turned away to the window. Dorinda looked pae
and frightened. To the old gentleman " was eign
amusement TO see o scamp Caesar lerKed out OF a
trumphal car. but to her 1t was pain 20 thnK tnat
any one could be so bad, could so trlhc with The
memory Of her lost brother.
GOOD. Mr. FRANKS" said |, taking the receipt,
about these ?" and pushed the evidence OF his
guilt under his eyes Explain, for, upon my
soul we don't understand them at all j.
could see Mr. Franks's left check, and it was
really an interesting study to watch how the
healthful ridges of color dickered faiter red ard
finally quite went out. Then he got up and began
10 eIrse. and to swear his complete innocence but
| shook him by the collar to silence
You wretch" cried; have you never heard
of scoundrels struck blind At such timeP Go,
before you get kicked down the sighty-seven stairs
| that lead 20 Kings Bench Walk
Something more was adding as to the punish
| mani for his past imposture, when Franks,
without waiting to ding us the Curse ye
| AMI" of bafled villsny shunied TO the door
male and muttering, clattered downstairs
| ike boy getting out of a. theatre
on fire, and the. next mOmen: we , saw his ROUND
The old gentleman was in ecStasies, and Dorinds
q can't be grateful enough to you,' he said
for stopping my stupid old mouth. And you
sajd Il unite In the Kelley manner, that's the as
tonishins tilingI Why, it isn't possible you svel