Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-12-26

ChauncrE lii NOT ,..:.i wn;li. nut Enow
Capt. Ranger.
He /. i irouhir, NC fellow. and
should sc "lad il E;. would leave the
place. s:.id t:r. i.a.5.r III H.r. Pcrn-
ter will bay he e..;il have the prefer
enre."
CharnrcY saw no objection to thar.
and promised 10 Srraa - his friend if
Mr. l}lAt'r WON'T i,:,.,.r th,. offer it writ
lnE: hut 80 ~, l.r tAu-,''ilt, would be the
utmost that Mr. i'"}I... LID give tor
a house.
MIR. Baxter palsr! :. and
rs they N,rr "iiN' a. so use
he invited tlauhtr., in ,.rrtlv
gave him Il letter to Mr. .rvnter.
containing an unconlit> offer of
Prospect House for $500. Chauncey
carefully pat away the letter aud bade
Mr. Baxter good day.
Poor George had returned to his iodc
ing when Chauncey had transacted all
the important business we have recorded.
and not all his friends good spirits could
rouse him from almost dependency.
My old boy. said Chauncey, you'll
sink down. down, ii you show the white
feather in this way. You're Young enough
to work. and Ike i'll never did"
at is not hard work-lari fighting
with the word. that am fearing; it is
the effect OF this days cruel trial upon
poor LEFTY"
And then George told Chauncey all that
had passed.
well. You would be so hastily honor
able" replied Chauncey: You had better
been advised by mc-waitPd day or
two until ven had killed vo'lr uncle"
George looked at his friend and saw a
cunning twinkle in his eye: but Chaun-
ccy had his own reasons for saying no
more on the subject.
George was very i'll the next morning
too i'll to go to the timber yard; so
Chauncey offered to see MIR. Rawk. and,
If business pressed. 10 supply Georges
place fer a day or two Mr.. Bawk de-
clined Mr.. Chauncey's services, and was
SO excessively petite and anxious in his
inquiries about Mr.. George that Cilaun-
cey thought the story OF yesterday had
reached mir. Bawk.
1t WIS not SO: hut Capt Ranger had
been TO the timber ward to see 1ir. Poyn-
ter, and had surprised MIR. Bawk by as
surfing him that his clerk must have come
into money, Us lie had bought Prospect
house at a sum which he Capt. Ran
GER had refused to give. He had,
however. left commission with Mr..
Bawk: and ChaIinccy wormed out of the
timber merchant the following particu-
lars:
Captain Ranger. it appeared, had mar
ried a lady with morey-not always 4
desirable exchange for a mans life-and
the lady neverallowed him to forget tho
pecuniary part OF their engagement. She
had taken fancy-the word is not
strong enouGh-a longing for Prospect
House, and the captain had undertaken
to obtain it: but. being fond of bar
gain, he had dis!7uSted Mr. Baxter with
tircsome negotiation, and the house
had slipped from him. To confess this
to LIS. Captain Ranger would be to in
woke Il coniuEal tempest; and in his OK
tremity he had come to Mr.. Bawk to in
tercede with his clerk to transfer his
purchase.
"Wcll," said Chauncey. George is q
good natured fcllow-too good natured-
and viii undertake to cay that the cap
tain shall have Prospect House for G4,-
O00"
-Four thousand pounds" exclaimed
Mr.. Bawk.
"And not one shilling less" said
Chauncey firmly. The house is worth
it as it stands: but compute its value to
Captain Ranger, and it is cheap at any
money"
Mr.. Bawk pleaded to stone agent
when he tried to soften Mr ChaunceH;
and Captain Ranger coming into the
counting house at the moment. heard the
terms proposed. raved like maniac for
ten minutes. and then consented to be
swindled-robbed, for the sake of peace
and quietness.
Chauncey could be man of business
when he pleased. and he was now in a
business mood. He therefore trotted off
the angry captain to an attorneys. made
the transfer. and secured a prospective
81 ,0O0 for his friend George by killing
his uncle.
As the dav wore on, Chauncey waited
upon MIR. Golding, and found that gen.
tleman writing to Mr.. Pointer, and ex-
pressing the great pleasure it gave him
to hand him a letter of allotment for 500
shares in the st. CHATS junction, etc. etc.
etc. Railway; adding hope that the firm
of Golding, Silverton & Co. might have
Mr.. Pointers name On their books as an
honorcd client.
Clauncev undertook to deliver the let
ter, and to use his influence with his
friend to make the ONLY acknowledgment
he could for such disinterested gener-
osity.
Poor George was very i'll at ease when
his friend Chaunccy returned, and at
first was disposed to he angry at what he
felt to be his inconsidcrate raillery.
81 am serious. old boy, quite serious"
said Chauncey, throwing Golding's letter
and the transfer on the table. Il have
killed old Silas Cheeseman. and there are
some of the proceeds of the transaction.
Open-read and satisfy yourself"
George opened the envelope containing
the transfer. and then Mr.. Golding's let
ter. He was in mist. He thought he
was delirious and had lost his reason: and
Chaunccy was long time making him
comprehend how he had come to be pos
sessed Of
Profit on 500 shares. premium 8 per share $50
Total ...................................fa5 OO
and all by killing old Silas Cheeseman.
Poor George was hard TO satisfy that
these large gains were honorably come
by, and when he vert to sleep he drcamt
that he had robbed the bank and had set
Prospect House on fire. The following
morning brought letter from Uncle
Silas