Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07

cept, of course, that should be extremely
sorry to see YOU uuarreling with your re-
lations. That is always mistake, Vim, my
boy; bad for you, bad for them. And hope
you will let me go back with the important
part of my commission done-that is to say,
I was to persuade you to return to Grosvenor
Place, lust as if nothing had happened. My
wife is awfully upset about it-thinks it is
entirely owing to her; whereas 1 don't see
that it is at all. She has been trying to do
her best for everybody-for your father as
we'll as for yourself. And the notion that
YOU should cut yourself off from your
family naturally seems very dreadful to her;
and if I can take her the assurance that you
don't mean anything of the kind-Very
we'll"
"Oh, but look here, Musselburgh," said
Vincent, "you entirely mistake. Itwas not
about that wished to see you: not at all;
on that point it is useless to say anything.
You must assure Lady Musselburgh that
this is no piece of temper on my part
nothing to be smoothed over and hushed up.
1 have seen all along that 1t was inevitable.
From the moment that my aunt and my
father took up that position against-against
Maisrie Bethune and her grandfather-l
foresaw that sooner or later this must come.
I have tried to reason with them; I have as
sured them that their suspicious and their
definite charges were as cruel as they were
false; and all to no purpose. And this last
thing: this bribing of an old man, who can
be too easily persuaded, to take his grand
daughter away with him and subject her to
the homeless lie she had led for so many years
perhaps there are some other considera-
tions need not mention-this is too much.
But knew that sooner or later a severance
would come between them and me; and
am not unprepared. You wondered at my
drudging away at that newspaper work, when
my father was allowing me handsome in
come. Now do you see the use OF it? I am
independent. can do as 1 please. I can't
make fortune; but I can earn enough to
live-and something more. Let them go
their way, as go mine: it has not been all
my doing"
Lord Musselburgh was disconnected; but
he was dutiful husband; he went on to ar
que. He found he might as we'll attempt to
argue with a milestone. Nothing could
shake this young mans determination.
81 told Lady Musselburgh had gone
over to the other side, this time for good" I"
said he. "We are in opposite camps now.
We have been SO all along-but not openly.
This piece of treachery has been too much
for me: we are better apart: could not sit
down at table with people who had acted
like-whatever their motives were. But
you, Musselburg, were not concerned in
that wretched piece of scheming; and as I
tell you, you can do me the greatest possible
service. Will you do it? Or will you
rather cast In your lot with them?"
"Oh, we'll, said Musselburgh, rather dis
appointedly, ST don't see why I should De
compelled to take sides. want to do my
best for everybody concerned. I've just
come into the family, as YOU might say; and
it seems a pity there should be any quarrel
or break up. had kind of notion that
we should all of us-but particularly my
wife and myself and you and-and-your
| wife-I thought our little party of four
| might have very pleasant time together,
both at home and abroad. My wife and 1
have often talked of it, and amused our
selves with sketching out plans. Seems
| such pity"
"Yes," said Vincent abruptly, "but there
are other things in life besides going to
Monte Carlo and stalking fve-franc pieces. y
What is this that you want me to dp?'
his friend asked next-seeing that those in
ducements did not avail.
| WELL" said Vincent, 'I suppose you
know that Lady Musselburgh showed me
this morning the receipt Mr.. Bethune gave
George Morris for the $4,000. 1t was
simple receipt; nothing more. Bus every
body knows George Morris is not the man to
part with money unconditionally; there
must have been ARRANGEMENTS and pledgesi
and want to discover what Mr.. Bethune
undertook to do, where he undertook to GO
Morris won't tell me, that.is certain enough
but he would probably tell you."
Lord Musselburgh hestated.
| Why" said he. "you know why that
money was paid. It was paid for the ex'
press purpose of getting them away-se
that you ushould not know where they
are"
Precisely So" said Vincent "And yoJ