Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
mistress was.
UreSS WAS.
Nv lady is in her room. sir.n

his wife's room. The maid followed.
Get rid of him now" she Whispered to
Hugh, glancing at the doctor. Mr. Vimp-
any was in no very approachable humor-
standing at the window. with his hands
| in his empty pockets, gloomly looking
out. But Hugh was not disposed to neg
| lect the opportunity; he yentured to say:
You don't seem to be la such good spirits
! as usual"
| The doctor gruff1y expressed his opinion
that Mr. Mountjoy would not be particu-
! larry cheerful in his place. My lord had
taken him to the office on the distinct I'M
derstanding that he was to earn a little
| pocket money by becoming one of the con-
70 re eao s decare9 a
| his list of writers was full, and begged
! leave to suggest that Mr.. Vimpany should
| wait for the next vacancy. A most i'm
| pertinent proposal! Had Lord Harry-a
proprietor, remember-exerted his author
| ity? Not hei His lordship had dropped
the doctor like hot potato,'' and had
meanly submitted to his own servant.
| What did Mr.. Mountjoy think of such
! conduct as that?
| Hugh answered the question with his
, own end in view. Paving the way for
| Mr. Vimpany's departure from the cot
| tage at Pussy, he made polite offer of his
services.
Cant help you out of your difiiculty2"
| de said.
Your cried the doctor. Have you
| forgotten how you received me, sir. when
[ asked for loan at your noUeI ii Ean-
| DOM"
Hugh admitted that he might have
spoken hastily. 'You took me by sur
| PRISE ne said, land (perhaps | was mis-
taken, on my sde) l thought you were, to
say the least of it, not par. icularly civil
| You did certainly use threatening IAN
| guage when you left me. No man likes
to be treated in that way"
Mr.. Vimpany's big bold eyes stared at
Mountjoy in a state of bewldermenr.
| Are you trying to make fool of mes'
| he asked
81 am incapable, Mr.. Vimpany, of an act
of rndeness towards anybody"
| IF you come to that" the doctor stout
ly declared, Il am incapable, too. It's
plain to me that we have been 1nisunder
standing each other. Wait bit; I want
to go back for moment to that threaten
| ing language which you complained of
just now. Twas sorry for what had said
as soon as your door was shut on me. On
my way downstairs [ did think of turning
back and making friendly apology be-
| fore [ gave you up. Suppose | had done
that?" Mr.. Vimpany asked. wondering in
ternally whether Mountjoy was foolish
enough to believe him.
| Hugh advanced little nearer to the de-
sign that he had in view.
You might have found me more kindly
disposed towards you," he said, than you
had anticipated"
| This encouraging reply cost him an eff
fort. He had stopped to the unworthy
| practice of perverting what he had said
and done, on former occasion, to serve
| q present interest. Remind himS If as he
might of the end which, in the interests of
| Iris, did really appear to justify the means,
he still sank to place i'll his own estima-
| ton which he was honestly ashamed to
| occupy.
Under other circumstances, his hesita-
ton, slight as it was, might have excited
suspicion. As things were. Mr.. Vimp-
any could only discover golden possibi i
| ties that daZZled his eyes. 81 wonder
whether you're in the humor," he said,
Ito be kindly disposed towards me now?"
1t was needless to be careful of the feel
ings of such man as this. Suppose you
had the money you want in your pocket"
Hugh suggested, what would you do
| with it?'
Go back to London, to be sure, and
publish the first number of that work of
mine | told you Of"
and leave your friend, Lord Harry"
''What good is my friend to me? He's
! nearly as poor as annie sent for me to
| advise him-l put him up to a way of fill
ing both our pockets and he wouldn't hear
| of it. What sort of Il friend do you call
| that?''
was the course of proceeding suggested
by the private counsellor in Mountjoy's
| bosom.
Have you got the publishers estimate
of eXpenses?" he asked.
The doctor instantly produced the docu-
ment.
To a rich man the sum required was, af-
ter all, trifing enough. Mountjoy sat
down at the writing table. AS he took up
a pen, Mr.. Vimpany's protuberant eyes
IF lend you the money" Hugh began.
| c'Yes! yesp' cried the doctor)-'I do SO on
condition that nobody is to know of the
loan but ourselves ooh, sir; on nay
sacred word of honorr' An order on
Mountjoy's bankers in Paris for the ne
cessary amount, with something added
for travelling expenses, checked Mr.. Vimp-
any in full career of protestation. He
tried to begin again: ''My friend! my ben
efactOr!-" He was stopped once more.
His friend and benefactor pointed to the
clock. "If you want the money to-day
you have just time to get to Paris before
the bank closes" Mr.. Vimpany did want
the money-always wanted the money; his
| gratitude burst out for the third time:
| God bless Nour' The object of that high
| through the window in the direction of
the railway station. Mr. Vimpany strug-
| gled no longer to express his feelings-he
had made his last sacrifice to appearances
he caught the train.
The door of the room had been left
| open. A voice outside said: Has he
gomez"
Come in, Fanny" said Mountjoy. He
will return to London either tonight or
| to morrow morning."
The strange maid put her head in at the
door.
"Ill be at the terminus" she said, land
| make sure of him."
Her head suddenly disappeared, before
it was possible to speak to her again. Was
| there some other person outside? The
| other person entered the room; it was Lord
Harry. He spoke without his customary
smile.
81 want word with you, Mr.. Mount
joy" ,
about what, my lord?"
| That direct question seemed to confuse
| the Irishman. He hesitated.
| About you," he said-and stopped to
consider. And another person. he add
ed, mysteriously.
| Hugh was constitutionailv a hater of
mysteries. He felt the need of more
definite reply, and asked for it plainly.
| Does your lordship associate that other
| person with me?"
| Yes, | do"
"Who is the persona
| "My wife"
CHAPTER XXX.-SAXON AND CELT.
| When amicable relations between two
men happen 20 be in jeopardy, there is
| least danger OF an ensuing Iarral ii the
friendly intercourse has been of artificial
growth on either side. In this case, the
noliteness have been animating influences
AiUuSnVuu, acuIng unuer cOuuIGlonS
which assist the effort of self-control.
| And for this reason: The man who has