The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-10-11

paid to VelaSqnez, who held "a pOWerHot
attorney for Mr.. 5Delaro.
AT this Mr.. w ilcox rose to leave, for
he felt that the interview with the
clerk would serve his purpose far better
than any quantity Of talk with the un-
principled broker With many polite
farewells and expressions Of hope for
future interviews, as we'll as regrets at
the shortness OF the present visit (en-
tirely upon the part Of the broker, how
every, the two men parted.
Punctua1ly at the hour of nine Gran.
5dalrs clerk put in his appearance at the
Palace Hotel and was shown up to Mr..
Wilcox room. al
He introduced himself by means of q
card bearing the legend: Percy Beau
fort Lowell
ssNow, Mr.. Percy Beaufort Lowell, said
the jovial host, II guess you know a
good cigar when you try one, so help
yourself out of that box on the table;
and know you can drink a. glass of
wine, else you amt English. So sit
you down and Pll call for some of the
genuine article, then we'll have talk
But suppose, instead of calling you Mr..
Percy Beaufort Lowell, we drop part Of
| that dime novel title and call you plain
Percy?"
The Englishman made no demur to
any OF these suggestions; so the wine
was brought in, and, under it's steadily
increasing influence, he told the mill
ionaire all he knew about Velasquez
$50 you say he was squeezed into a
corner the day before the murder, .
| a.xed Wilcox.
t''Yes, and pretty tight one, too, :
was the rejoinder, ''but, as he left the
office, I heard him tell Mr.. Crandall
that he would get the money in three
days by fair means or by foul"
.'"Whew!'' was the only reply.
Then Percy proceeded and told what
! had happened since, how Valasquez
bought up the mining stock certificates,
and sold them at sleek profit, and how
he had held note for fifty thousand dol
lars, given him by Delaro, which Gram
dali managed by false representations
| to get discounted for him on the quiet.
! Finally, Lowell told how only week
ago, Velasquez came into the office and
went with Crandall to cash a check for
good part of forty thousand dollars
which he said was the proceeds of the
share in the sale Of the Posada vine
| yards. Lowell gave it as his opinion
| that Valasquez had started East with
very little short of hundred thousand
dollars cash money in his possession.
$50 you know which way he went?"
asked Mr. Wilcox.
! mo, do not, sir" was the reply.
t'Now, come, Percy, we shall got
along good deal better without any of
that kind of business. Don't Sir me
any more,'' said the plain-spoken Yam
kee.
Lowell smiled and continued: "Velas-
quez said he might stop at Denver
awhile, but he expected to be in Chica-
go inside Of ten days.
This information woke up the mill
ionaire and he said: ''Then time is
| precious. Are you willing to go with
me to San Paola tomorrow, Percy?'
Swell, said Lowell, ''the question is
rather sudden, Mr.. Wilcox, and I might
lose my place if go without Mr.. Gran
dalls permission"
Course your position!' calculated
Wilcox. ''Come with me and help to
run that villain to earth and I'll see
that you have position as long as l
live"
'sThat settles it, said Percy. ''Ive
been drifting all over for the last seven
years and may as we'll keep it up"
The next day the millionaire and his
new found friend, the poor English
clerk, started off to San Paola together
and forged links of friendship that were
only snapped by death, while Crandall
Lost a good clerk who was too honest for
his questionable service.