Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20
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NOw LET COME WHAT MAY!
Mounted IN the feet steed of Landlord
Baudray, Fairfax few like the wind.
He sped by farmhouse and village with
out stopping. Jeanette breathed hard and
her sides and flank were covered with
foam; but she seemed to be good for miles
yet to ont A magnificent creature she
was, with immense reserve power.
On on he dashed, his brain preternatural-
" clear and active. his muscles stretched to
their utmost tension, his blood coursing
| fercely through his veins. He had q return
| Journey to make; but he could, no doubt,
| procure d fresh horse at st. Malo.
In less than one hour and a half after
leaving the village he refined up at an
hostler's in that city.
Flinging the lines into the hands of the
gaping stableman, he left the painting Jean
nette in the latter's care. To the proprietor
he put the question:
'Have you a fast, fresh horse:'
'Not for any such riding as that, sir,s'
was the gruff response.
Let me look at your best horse,n contin-
| ued the unabashed Fairfax.
The other wonderine,y led him to a stall
where stood a fine maze, almost the counter
part of Jeanette.
what is her valuet' sharply demanded
the American.
Taken Ut unawares, the man named q
large sum.
Fairfax subtracted its third from it, put
his hand in his pocket, took out the money
and holding the silver before the owners
face, said, declsIvely:
.Ili give you that, and only that, for her."
Surprised and tempted by the sight of so
much money, the %incautious man assented.
In an instant Fairfax had thrust the coin
in his hand, snatched up a saddle and
bride, hanging near by; put them on the
mare, and was off, like a shot, shouting
back to the hostler to keep Jeanette until
called for.
fastening to the telegraph station, he
quickly dispatched two messages which he,
with his usual forethought, had framed, as
he was riding thither.
ssBrown, Bros. Il Co, London ran the
first, - - pounds, Zama, per Paris
agents, Immediately, last address, express.
"R- OXFORD"
The second read as follows:
"MR. J. G. NEBBITT, CAR OF LIE TOILET
& Co. PARIS: Imperative necessity de-
mands interview tomorrow, ten a. m. Ap
point place of meeting. Answer at once,
please, st. Maio. ARTHUR FAIRFAX"
Turning to the operator he induced that
official, by brides and intimations of the i'm
[ IbjTIdlE ttilAEt VI IllS SuSIlitES. .
tfle messages with a display of energy that
aroused the wonderment of the apathetic
receiver at the central Office in Paris.
1t was now nearly eleven O'Clock. The
answer from the London bankers, as Fair.
fax expected, caneF Immediately.
1Order attended to at once.'
Half-past eleven twelve - half-past
twelve and, finally, one O'Clock struck.
That message must not Hilscarry.
Fairfax ordered it repeated and returned
again, from the Paris Office, with the as
surance that it had beer properly delivered
And, finally, he WIRED the banking firm
Of lie Toilet Il Co., asking why Nebbitt dix
not reply.
In a few moments, two nswer were
handed the supatient young man. one from
the central telegraph Office at Paris, thu
other from LIE Toilet & Co.
According to the former, every thing haf
been properly attended to; the second said
curtly:
answer delayed. Mr.. Nebbitt sailed TO
day in his s~teanl-yacflt Norma from Havrs
for America
Fairfax's face grew white with dismay.
But his discontinue was oliy for a me-
ment. Lost in thought, he arose and began
pacing the floor.
The operator watched him curiously, ad
miring the pluck of the man and wondering
what would be his next move.
In o moment Fairfax formed his plans
Le Foilct e. Co, it was evident. were ex
tretnely negligent and impairment 1t wa
necessary that they should resolve somv