Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-06

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you stretched no helping hand to me
when Lawyer Croak foreclosed his paltry
mortgage on my beloved cottage, which
the loan Of few hundred pounds would
have saved to me. No, sir. Nor do
forget that. Just about the same time, you
suddenly came into possession of large
sum of money-yery similar in amount
to that OF which / had been robbed
which enabled you TO rehabilitate your
tottering business here on the newer and
securer basis which has since then
proved so profitable to you-and perhaps
to Lawyer Croak, as welll'
Mr.. Marlowe suddenly sprang from his
chair in a towering rage.
stop right therel. he thundered, with
q menacing gesture, which caused the
little old man to shrink and cover back,
with all his fitful contentiousness rapidly
oozing out Of him. But wait; let me
restrain myself. I will allow for your
misfortunes-I will not take example
from your senile fury. But hearken to
me, Mr.. Alworth. And his tono and
manner became cold, harsh and rasping
in comparison with which his fury was
even preferable. i would amend your
recollections on certain points. will not
dwell upon your heartless apprehension
Of the dead, sir. True, sir, did advise
INV cousin tol flee. when / had become
satisfied of his guilt, which, however,
STRANGE IN saw the officers of the law had
[ navar snsnacted 7 acknovledoed Il to
WON Rut IL Jasner carried away your
monev with him he did "a secretiy and
v;tbont INV knovIadoe Let that mass.
He is dead. Won will acknowledoe that.
| sire"
~. ,rast;o,s .ha Con, =.
-. Soa.S ssa;S sIwo.tb sI;abtIy h-;JI;na
M ms saa;n va sRnt Amt what Of it's
1P rs, " 81, ~ svhat ~ - s;rs Rnt tb;,k
NJ Il Dead in n STRANGE land: dead.
thousands Of miles from his native En-
gland and the hearts that had loved and
frnsted himI"
EYES vas. Init as n fugitive from ius-
| tice. and doubtless after having sq1an-
| dered ali or portion of the hard-earned
| fortune he robbed ma of. murmured Mr..
| Alworth. impatiently. II don't see where
| the svmnathy or niry for him should
| come IN
| AZ M..,a. sh~rncaa h;s shon,dors
| t.,., ~ ta
oon1sn aMh psao.sy y; - nt;nn for .ha vim
s,o1;nes .o - ~ n oasta;r, natnras ss;d he
.s ai.sisSneso - s;oh. and tben @ he vant I
WIZ ~: ~ poo..a, ,. s;d!s.;,a a tana aNo;.Sar
.,iI III ~ nis 0.., d;,e1 49, aot;ons
VIZ = an. ~ nIanaa So .orr onr;o.s an,
more nole ~ snan s.sm $40 :. ~ sfortnna a.oIv soon o
| after your misfortune, been enabled,
| through Mr.. Croak. to reinstate the busi-
ness here. Why, I had as much right to
effect that loan OF Mr.: Croak, sir, as Mr..
/ Croak himself had to foreclose upon your
cottages perfect, absolute right-and
| as for nv saving that cottage for you-as
for INV extending helping hand, as you
childishly call it-let us see how we stood
there"
i Mr. Alwortb was abont tn internose
somath;ng wban he wsa siIepced bv a
5oroinaa-;@o oesture
aMo ro. ,oys lst me- to,k- ;t,s INV tnrn IN
cont;nraS "a ,he hantar sTat ns see how
Nc stood a that critical ;nnctnra The
hns;nass was tottar;no az Won have said,
yon + al Lost fa;th in n and were abontto
maaniy a Nv and and ~ nnoaneronsIv m I sIink ant Of
yon- sbare of tha resnonsihiiities in
Scur-a5 Won bad contamnlatad retire.
rea,,t fcr a vaar Won Lad oradnallv
Viii, draw, ycrr ant;ra irvaatment from
tha concarr r.-a;obtsan Thousand mounds
ali told-and daDositad II with Soundman
Il & Goldharc If T,ordnn Yonr idea was
r. hide yoTr chances-nerhans invest IN
foreign securities-and then settle down
~ day- y-draamino with vonr infant dauph-
ter at Jasmine Lodge. Aha. il was q
honeved nrognaet: but the yerv day be-
fore Won had fixed ON going to London
after your money, in steps the forger, his
check ia cashed. and nm in a balloon 90
vosoA Vou and y OaIns the hank together Ay ay "