Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-01-09
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boldly. 1.-The old mans tlGughtcr-a poor
girl-whom this act would rob rs well as
her father
Sleight looked Mt his companion atten-
lively. ''lou might have said so at first
and let upon this campmectin' exhorta-
ton. Well then-admitting you've got
the cid man and the young .;sirl on the
same string, and that you've played it
pretty low down in tho short time you've
been there-I suppose, Dick Rcnshaw,
I've got to sec your bluT. We'll, how
much is Il! What's the flare you and
she have settled ony''
For an instant ,ir. Slcight ,vns in phys
zeal danger. But before he had llnishcd
speaking Rc.shnw's quick Sense OF the
ludicrous had so f;,r overcome his first iii
disnation MS to enable hin even to admire
the perfect moral insersibility Of his corn
p;,nion. IA lie rose aud walked towcr,ls
the door, he half wondered that Inc had
ever treated the affair seriously. With a
smile he replied:
Ear from blufIlng, slcIght, am
throwing my cards on the table. Con-
slider that I've passed out Let some
other man take my hand. Rake down
the pot IL you Ike, old man; leave for
to-AisrNAlt- -Atibs.
When the door had closed behind him
Mr.. Slcight summoned his clerk
us that petition for grading Pontiac
street rcadyt'
i've seen the largest property holders
sir; they're only waiting for you TO sign
first" Mr.. Sleight paused and then AZ
fixed his signature to the paper his clerk
laid Before him. Sect the other names
and send it up Mt once"
IF Air. Mott doesn't sign It, sirs"
mo matter. lie will Ike assessed all
the same" Mr. Sleight took up his hat.
The Lascar seaman that was here tho
other day hns been wanting to see you, sir.
saii you were busy"
Mr.. Sleight put down his hat, send
him up"
Nevertheless lIr. Sleirht sa, down and
ut once distracted himself so completely
as to bc apparently in utter oblivion of
the man who entered. lie was 1.-the and
Indian looking; bearing in dress and man
ncr the careless SLOUGH without The casv
frankness OF n sailor.
''Wcllr' said Slcight withou, looi,.
Ing up.
II was only wantin' 20 know CT you Ind
any news for mo, boss"
News" echoed Slc.ght as II abscntlv:
news Of WHAT"
THAT little matter Of the Pontiac we
talked about, boss" returned the La;cur
with AZ uneasy servility in the whites of
hi teeth cad eyes.
'Oh," sa.G Sc CHATS played out.
rs o regular fraud. It's an old fore
castle yarn, my man, that you can't reel
of in the cabin.
The sailors face dnrlSencd.
Tine man who was looking into II hos
thrown the whole thing up. tell you
ITS played outl' repeated SlciCht, with
.out raising his head
Its true, boss-cvery word, said the
Lascar, with IN appealing insinuatioa
that seemed to struggle hard with sewage
earnestn; IS. "You can swear ne. bose:
Wouldn't lie 10 q gentleman like yon.
Your man hasn't half looked, or clsc-it
must be there, orr
That's just it," said Slcight slowly;
"who'5 to know that your friends haven't
been there alrcady-thGt seems to have
been your style"
"But no one knew Il but me. until I
told you, 1 swear To God. amt lying.
boss, and amt drunk. Say-don't give
1t up, boss. That man OF yours liLcLv
don't believe it, because he don't know
anything about 1t. do could find it. ~
a silence followed. SIR sleight re-
manned completely absorbed in his papers
Tor some moments. Then CHANGING at the
Lagcar, he took his pen, wrote u hurried
note, folded it, addressed it, aud, holding
II between his fingers, leaned back in hi.,
chair.
''If you choose to take this note TO nv
man, he may give 10 another show. Mind,
Cont say thUt lie viii. He's coiuu 10
Sacramento tonight, but You could 20
down there and ilnd him before lie starts.
lies got room there, / believe. While
you're waiting for him, you might keen
your eyes open TO satisfy yourself"
"Ay, ay, sir" said the aailor, eagerly
endeavoring TO catch the eye OF his eni.
ployer. But Mr.. Slcight lookoI straight
before him, and he turnel to 20.
tile SacranlentO boat goes ut 8, said
Mr. Slcight quietly
This time their glance met. md tbe
Lascar's eye G,istcned with subtle intclIi-
gcnce. Tie next moment he wns ,.oue
and III. .lcight again became absorbed H.,
his papers
Meanwhile re. haw vas E.nlfDl Lis
way back 60 the Pontiac with that usht
hearted optimism that had characterized
his parting with slcight. II was thi.
quality q his nature, fostcrcI pcrhap. III,
the easy civilization in which be- moved
that had originally avn him into re-
lntions With the man &c had Just quilted
quality that Lad bpcn troubled and
darkencd b. those relations. vet when
thcy were broken, NJ once returned. IL
consequently did not occur 60 him that. no
had only scifislly compromised with tie
diiicuity; IL seemed 10 him crouch that
he had withdrawn from c1rpact 10
thought dishonorablc; lac was not called
upon 70 bctray his partner in that com
pact merely 90 benefit others lio had
been willing 90 incur suspicion and loss
70 reiusiatc himself In bis sclf respect.
more be could not DO without iu-iify.
ing that suspicion The view taken
b Sleight was, after OH, that which most
cuisines men would tal.e-.wiich even tho
unbusinessliko Mott would tnFc-wbich
The cir. herself might lc tempted fo listen
~. Clcarly he could d. nothing but obau.
don tie Pontiac nud her owner 10 t1,e
late Dc could not in honor avert And
even that fate was problcmatical II did
not follow That thc treasure was sffl CON
TIHfNE. ID #a. IL