Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-16

you will have enjoyed many pleasures, seen
many strange countries, and you will come
back with such fund of experience that
you will know how to meet the temptations
| which have brought things to this pass,
even if this kind of thing be q temptation
| to you then, which beg leave to question.
Gut the whole connection, squire, and,
believe me, you will never renew it.
There was wisdom in the trusty steward 3
counsel, and Newman knew it, little
though he relished the prospect thus opened
out. Well would it have been for him If he
had taken this sagacious advice. A bitter
sorrow would have been saved to his fair
young wife, and the dark fate menacing
him would never have been his. Unfortu-
nately, he closed the conference hastily
soon after, and rode over to see Bretterly, to
whom he unbared the whole dismal position.
The idea Of raising a loan on the security Of
the rents for the next seven years was eager
ly seized upon by Bretterly and turned into
a new temptation.
There il not the slightest reason" Bret
terly said, "why you should expatriate your
self for seven years, or for seven months.
Mortgage your life interest in the estate
right out. That will give you money to
handle, and once in the possession of funds
you will feel more at your ease; and you
OF something considerable on the next
events.''
Bretterley's sinister counsels were taken.
Ballard was not consulted, neither were
the family solicitors. Newman felt nat
ural reluctance to bring knowledge Of this
transaction before the old and trusted advis-
ers of his family. He gratefully accepted
Bretterly's offers of assistance in this mat
ter. little imagining that Bretterly was
joyfully assisting him to utter ruin. Bret
terly's solicitors acted for him. The mort
gage on the rents of the Greystoke estates
during the lifetime of Newman Constam,
and policy with the Universal covered the
mortgagee's risk.
Mr.. Constants Mephistopheles was now
more persistently at his elbow than ever.
1t wanted but one turn more of the screw
and the victim would be pinned to the wall
beyond remedy. Blindly following his
mentor, Newnham took the last step, and
when the next Derby came of the sum he
had borrowed was swept into the same net;
and, worse still, he had plunged" so badly
that he knew when settling day came he
would be without funds to meet his "debts
of honor" and that the Jockey Club would
have something unpleasant to say.
He returned to town with his own set, in
O 'ouA-Ah-HaAu, uIifSu Wy DICttcTlN, uiucu
at his club for the last time, bearing his
misfortunes lightly, and chatting with gay
insouciance which sat gracefully on the
shoulders of a man laboring under so tre-
mendous a weight of misfortune. Never
had his mood been more joyous, his jokes
more brilliant, or his laugh more cheerful.
He took hand at whist after dinner, and
was winner for some small sums. Then
he rose from the table remarking that he
would be back in five minutes.
. A moment later, the hall porter saw him
quit the club, leaving his light dust coat
and stylish umbrella behind.
From that time he was not seen in the
flesh by any OF his intimates.
A policeman met him few yards from
the Elysium walking swiftly in the direc-
tion of Trafalgar square.
The constable, who knew him we'll, made
a salute, and in reply to this saluIation Mr..
Constam made brief comment ON the
beauty Of the evening, and wished the
officer goodnight"
And so that retreating figure, walking
swiftly in the direction of Trafalgar square,
in the golden haze of the summer night,
was the last that was seen of Mr.. Constam.
He had disappeared, leaving no sign behind
him, as efectually as if tine earth had sud-
denly opened and swallowed him up.
(To be concluded nert Saturday,