Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-11-01
CHAPTER XIV.
rHr HOUSE wtrH THE RED PtLLAHa

CHAfIEh Az.
rHn HOUSE wtrH rHE RED PtLLAHs
Two days after his receipt OF the second |
letter from the Tiger. Mr. Quest announced
TO his wife that he was going 20 London ON |
business connected with tho bank, and ex
pected 20 he away for a couple OF nights
She laughed straight out "Reaiiy, vii
ham," she said, "you are n most consummate
actor ! wonder that you think Il worth
whilo 20 keep up the farce with me Well,
hope that Edith Is not going TO be very ex-
pensivs this time. because we don't seem to
be too rich Just now, and you SEQ there Is no
more OF my money for her 10 have"
MIR Quest WINGED visibiy beneath this
litter satire which his wife uttered with
smile Of infantile innocence playing upon her
face, but he made no reply She knew too
much Only In his heart he wondered what
fate she would mete out TO him N ever she
got possession OF the whole truth. and tho
thought made him trembie. II seemed 10
him that the owner OF that baby face could
DO terribly mcrciless In her vengeance. and
that those soft white hands would close round
the throat OF a man she mated and utterly
destroy him Now. II never before, he
realized that between him and this woman
there must he enmity and q struggle TO the
death, aud yet. strangely enough. he still
loved heri
Mr. Quest reached London about O'Clock,
and his first act was To drive To Cossey q
Sons, where he was informed that old Mr.
I Cossey was much better. and having heard
/ that he was coming to town had sent TO
say that he particularly wished TO So him,
I especially about the Ilonham castle estates
| Accordingly Mr. Quest drove ON To the old
gentleman's mansion In Grosvenor street,
where he asked for Mr. Edward Cossey The
footman said that Mr. Edward was upstairs,
and showed him into study while he went
TO tell him OF the arrival Of his visitor. Mr.
Quest glanced round the luxuriantly
furnished room, which he was occupied
by Edward himself for some letters directed
In his handwriting lay upon the desk. and q
velveteen loungingc coat that Mr. Quest recog
nized as belonging 20 him was hanging over
the back of char MIR Quests eye. wander
ing over this coat, was presently caught by
the corner Of q torn iiap of an envelope whici
projected from one OF this pockets II was d
peculiar blush tinge, In fact OF hue which
was much affected by his wife. Listening
for momeni 20 hear II anybody was com
ing. he stepped To this coat and extracted thu
letter II was IN his wIfes handwriting, .,
h= too the liberty OF hastily transferring /
10 his oen pocket In another minute Ed
Nhfh 1NNrffa tuhfifA. hhh WV WV hfth ohooi
hands
How do you do, Questr said Edward
Il think that the old man is going TO pull
through this bout He is helpless, but kees
as a knife. and has all the important matter
from the hank referred to him. beliey
that he will last a year yet, but he vii
scarcely allow me out OF his sight ii
breaches away about business the whole ds
long, and says that he wants to conmunicat
the fruits OF his experience to me before u
too late, He wishes to see you, 80 II you vii
you had better come up.
Accordingly they went up stairs 10 larg
and luxurious bedroom on the first door
where the stricken man hay upon patsn
couch
, When Mr. Quest and Edward cossey er
tered, lady --old Mr. Cossey's eldest daugt
i ter-put down paper out OF which she ha
been reading the money article aloud. ana
! rising, informed her father that Mr. Que
bad come.
''Mr Qnsstr said the old man. IN a thi
, voice "Ah. YES. | want 10 see Mr.. Que
!, very much Go away now Anna, you ca
!. come back by and by Business befoi
J, pleasure Most instructive, though. that su,
!, den fall in American railways hut though
! 1t would come, and got Cossey & Son cles
Z Of Them and he shifted with satisfaction
! and looked rs though he would have rubbe
!, his hands II be bad not been physically il
q capacitaied from 40 doing.
. Mr. Quest came forward To where the II
!, valid lay lie was gaunt old man vii
:, white hair and pallid face. which locke
!. almost CHASTITY IN contrast to his black velv'
|. skull cap SO far as MIR. Quest could see. /
!, appeared to he almost totally paralyEed. vii
|. the exception OF his head. neck and left arm
!, which he could still move little. His bias
eyes, however. were full Of life and intel
:, gence and roamed about the room withol
Il ceasing.
"How do you do. Mr. QuestF he saii
:, "sorry that l can't shake hands with yo
!, but you see have bsen stricken down, thouE
4 my BRAIN Is clear enough-cleareT than ev
!, 1t was, think. Aud amt going to die y
= don't think that | am, because ! amt
/, may live two years more-the doctor ga
!, that am sure 10 live one at least A lot
! money can he made In year II you Ike
your eyes open Once | made hundred Al
. twenty thousand for CoSsey & Son in d
= year and NAV do u again before ! die.
]. may make lot Of money, ah, lot
= money" and hts voice went Oft into a kind
. thin scream that was not pleasant 10 listen ,
M II am sure hope you will. cir. said
"A Quest, politely
!. THANK you, take that for good luck, y
m know Well. we'll. Mr. Quest, things havei
:, done 30 had down IN Your part Of the worl
! not at all had considering the times
4, thought that We should have TO sell that Q
!, De IN Mole up. l,nt hear that he Is going
pay US of Can't imagine who has been fe
-. enough TO lend him the money. client
= yours. chi Well, he'll lose it, | expect, a
!. serve him right for bis pains But ! am q
:. sorry, for II is unpleasant for house II
~ ours 20 have TO sell an old client up
that his account Is worth Woodworking
: all: more trouble than profit--or we shot
4 not have done IL Hes no better than
bankrupt. and the insolvency court Is {
best place Tor MIN. The world IS 10 the r.
y and the fullnesS thereof. There's
u solvency court specially provided for DE
p Molis and his like-empty old windbags vi
u long sounding names, let BIN go there q
J make ROOM for the men who have una
"a money--heel heel heeR and once more
I voice went on into sort 81 scream
{ Here MIR Quest, who had had about enou
e OF this sort of thing. changed the conver'
u tion by commencing to comment on variu
= business traIisacIious which he had been ec