The Meeker herald., 1889-05-18
THE BITTER BIT"

Nal III fancy ~A- tliilny az us c.h'
IN Charles street smoking II, vas. 10
the tine t~in:. nionr pDi not ui.is wa
Ill. far, SERIOUS. Lui h. was drawing \
81, cigar with '"Etain Lcfc-ns>. "hiel
denoted anger aud annoyance
Hello. u, i-aHey. er.r! q veil know
rolo. Whats uPi ioH looA =, grs''
a, al undertaken
And you a. though you would soal
r-quir, my services may safely -ehf
your que dom Why. vano. ,nu arv but
Tho sl..dos Of tho merry lad Who Joined
~ not many yeAn ago You're soius The
pare too fast
i know 1t. bu, It's ton l.,o TO pu, tbs
drag on"
No, u, Of IL I, 1, never too lat. "a
Iaeni-,urn over naw leaf
Il would II ! could tear out the old one,
q Ia Duke. bu, I'm la deb, and difficulties.
and cannot -xirleai- iay.e.f
Tho major coa,Iga-,l TO pull strongly Al
his cigar. sni silence fell between thea
Charts" lie .Ali looking up aud
denly. 'i'n % HON. 10 mouww 10 YORK
shiru III. preserve, arr suo.l-llis II
young birds. All rhi, Ia oE!y III. IL; II
k,pt.n.L-r should have started ye-ter.
day. you may b. sur. but 'pr something;
which has rather pas mo cut and detained
Inn Lor- against ny vtIt And now. my
boy. .uppls- you accompany mo. u Will
give you plenty - time to cuuiiis your
trouble. to inc. II you fc,l inciinoa
have ..k.s. f-w r'-li f-!l1Ns down. and
ny dear old ilothr. ard pretty little
sister viii mae you welcome, They
AWAY. oosn. and tax. tArp u To and ray
friend, q, my uiil- shooting boz. hHd de-
riAr- They iik" u. Alih0uEh !, csnno; l-
halt 80 .,rifuF.zblo - their osn home
bat il-y hsseyour nocs"iy I" maze w
for "
That 1, ,ha, they FAY They arr
~-,k enough To believe In mo completely.
~ laughed
Not 40 very wruaE. either. returned
Charlie, N.np With - suiiI~. but arr yul
.uru they wouldn't ,hiEE mo zn awful
iar,f'-
quite. they czteai thelr ucico-n, To
my irscn,is. Shall We START ~ tho after
noon train
4, /, svfuily god of yoa.-
.s;.i You ~,li eu=..f
II should lilo T. tln,hiy-h ~as q
lucky ,tiai.-o Tor nc Which hop, you it
ioen IL. ala VI -ind which bang, eo.s.i
10 so "ii-
''Th-n tia, .. settled Il 4, tho hr,,
'sfa- have cca-~I 10 feel savage Zoe sh"
les, ,~o DAYS"
That h no, much Ia your line either.
snsIlY. Your eirrutat,anrc. -nh .!irI-s.i
tl,n ss.in G-ncsaily 10 make lie all easy
matter With !og.
well, I'm a ~, % the line nou. II |,
not pl-asan. 80 rr-lr" . demand from q
taLa you apa't know. to r.tgrn him 4
thousand pound, wh.ch you havc never
borrowed. now IL ~
n, Jos-. ngi WHO 10. b-en trying OF
,ha, game With your
",L-athari. tho r.,ysS'i.lbg money
hinder 81 s-lBiic s'rr.;
tn. deuce he has' I.o's 'h" ,haTTrs'
old Lc..sr la town. j-'. 10 the backbone
although he cat, PORK lib" q tlftsiian
and -ugld pru.!uco lis tap'isinai e-rtia
cate at = few hours notice u you doubir'
Ill. assurance Of his r-iirigus views Thr-S
1. no dodge he h To; up to"
We'll. 4, l. = case % the bitter biz Thu
sinc. he la. br-n had. al last"
What. old Cl.ra,hsini Id like 10 shai'
hand. with tho man Who could ogiSi
him
'idon't think | should
I'm all euIiosl'y. iEs!or; do tell mi
shout it
well. III. day b-forr Yesterday ha4
Go. my leave. and lad made M my mins
TO travel from Plymouth by tho nigh
train. when ! received a letter from th'
money lender. telling inc my bill IVES due
aud requesting Immediate payment Of III,
aaIne. wir-,l back that thoru mus, l.
somo mistake. as had given him no bill
and received . rctnrn telegram saying
'Th-rr wa. no mistake whatever tpot
which took this strange communication
over TO the colonel. and asked his advice
i, ~ss to run up TO London nj once. ans
sift the matter. did ~. and here am.
And Uhnt about the LILLY
ut hsd been given him 10y somc one RI
presenting himself to b. me. and YER
ci.vcrly tho Fnscai did It. II. called a
ChcaihAm's o.ii'c aud sent In his card
Maj George In i~ncy, l,0,h Iusilicrs
"Th. eagle eyed one Of course saw linn
and by Ills own account was very polite.
Tho stranger s,-ms TO hR,o i-cn
man Of about my own nge. Of miiii'sr
and gcn,lemHnly .pr-arnncc'
He told Chcatban that he had indt
pendent means, but that he was for til
moment incouycnirnccd Tor y little road
money In consequence 81 sorno fAmil
matters. and that hc bad made up III
mind to borrow 81 900. bu, from who
over ho might 81. It he should require
promise Of strict secrecy. and tho sur
should 10 returned In three months. bu
hc would permit no inquiries to be mad
concerning him.
lilo was not In tho habit Of borrowing
and Il would .nnoy him greatly II Tia
transsrtion became known.
MIR. Chcatham promised implicit obs
dicncc. sworr never to bctray tho major
confidence. and asked when the none
would be required. as ho might not
ablc to supply 1t for = day or two.
Ills client told him with nonchalanc
that thcrc WAS no hurry ~haicver-th
a1sir was hot pressing. week henc
would do for him admirably, and ChcA,
ham. unctuously rubbing his hands e
gether. said that would suit him exactly
upon which tho stranger took up his he
and gloves and turned TO tho door. bu
Mr.. Cheathnm was there before hin
bowling him out with his extra bcs
cringo.
"0f course no did mako inquiries. h
admits tho fact, and found that my cred
vas good. and tina, was the owner Of
couple Of estates, and ho WAS more tina
satisfied.
when tho sharper returned, Mt III
day and hour appointed. ho entered III
money lenders eifice In towering pa
sion.
"Ile know human nature. and doub,lc: