The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-17

tnaS. 4fa aano oe0t ~ note along With
the extracts."
"Ths dsues hs did. All the better. Any
words IN IL that ars in the forged motor q
Penhold 10 II, or Wardlaw7"
Helen reflected amonent, and thea saidshs
thought both those nance were In Il.
Fetch ne that note" said Undercli6, and
bis eyes spanked, He was on q hot scent
now.
And let me- study the genuine rsports,
ones," said Mrs.. Undercli6.
20 what friends have found ct lastl"
cried Helen.
shc thanked thsm both warmly. and bur.
RED home. for II was getting late.
Next day she brought Hands letter to M.
UnderclitY, and devoursd his countsnanes
while be inspected II keenly. and compared
II With the forged note.
The comparison was long and careful. hut,
unsatisfactory. Mr.. Underclif could not
conscientiously say whether Hand had writ
I'VE are in deeper water than I thought"
You must write as suggested, and get an.
other note out Of Mr.. Hand"
And Leave the praysr.book with me-"
Helen compiled with these instructions. and
10 due course received q civil line from Mr..
Hand, to say that the extracts had been sent
him from the country by one Of his fellow.
clerks. and he had locked them up, lest NJ.
sstcbael Penfold. who sas much respected in
e Office, should sec them. Hecouid notsay
where they came from; prshaps from some
provincial paper. lfof any value to Miss
Rolleston, she was quite at liberty to keep
them. He added there was cofee-houss In
the city where she could read all the London
papers Of that date This letter, which con.
tanned q great many more words than the
other. was submitted to Undsrcliff. 1t
puzzled him SO that he set to work, and dis.
hut he could come to no positive conclusion,
and he refused to utter his conjectures.
I'VE are in q deep water" said lie.
Finally, he told his mother lie was ut O
Rtand.still for the present.
"But am not, said MIS-. Uuderlif. She
at the bottom OF this"
"Smclla like it to me-" said the Expert.
Then l want you to do something very
"What is that?'
" "l want you to y, forge something"
"Quite innocsnt, assure you"
"Well, but it is bad habit to commence. {"
CAL depends on the object. This IL to take
in torger. that IL all.
The Experts eyes spnrkled. He had al-
ways been sadly disconnected with thsenorts
Of forgers, and thought he could do better."
"l'll do it, said he, gayly.
CHAPTER Xxi.
GENERAL R0LLEsToN and his daughter sat
at breakfast in the hotel General Kolleston
was reading the Times, and his eve lighted
looked toward Helen, and his first impulse
waa to communicate it to her: but on second
Thoughts, he preferred to put question to
her first.
"You have never told the Wardlaws what
those sailors said?"
have been told; but you know you positively
forbade me-"
"Of course did. Why afiict the old gen
tleman with such a tale? A couple of com.
mon sailors! who chose to fancy the ship
was destroyed"
who a,e better judges of such thing
"Well, my child, II you think SO, lean I help
it. All say liz, spare the old gentleman such
report. As for Arthur to tell Won the
truth, have mentioned the matter to him. -
90, 30 papa! Then why forbid me to tell him?
Whatdid he say?"
HE was very much distressed. Destroy
the ship my Helen was in said he: If I
thought Wylie had done that I'd kill him with
my own hand, though was hanged FORT the
next minute never saw the young fellow
fire up so before. But when lie came to think
calmly over it iittle while, he said Il hope
this slunder will ever rench my fathers ears;
II would grieve him deeply. ] only laugh at
Laugh at it! and yet talk Of killing"
80, people say they laugh at thing when
they are very angry all the time However,
as You are n good girl, und mind what YOU
ore told, Ill read you ON advertisement that
will make you stare. Here 10 Joseph Wylie
who, you say; wrecked tho ,Proserpine, act
ualy invited Michael Pento to call on him,
and hear of something to his advantage.
"Dear me! said Helen, chow strangel Sure
Mr.. Penfold cannot know the character of
that man. Stop minute! Advertise for
him? Then nobody knows where he lives?
There, papa: you aay he il afraid to go near
Arthur Mardlaw; he knows be destroyed the
ship: Whit mystery 1t all is! And SO Mr..
me single line. ! never met with so much
unkindness and discourtesy In all nv lie."
"Ah, my dear said the General "you
never deaed the world before, as you are do
Ing En now; .;oh.s. hut ,,...,n.,- ...o
spirit, said she had done without the world
ON her dear island, and she would not be it's
slave now.
As she wns always rs good as her word,
she declined On invitation to play the lion,
and dressing herseifin plain merino, went
down that very evening to Michael Penfold's
cottnge.
We run thither q little before her. to relate
briefly what had taken pluee there.
Nancy Rouse, as may well be imagined
was not the woman to burn two thousand
pounds. She locked the notes up; and after
that night became very reserved ON that
bend. so much SO that, Mt last Mr.. Pentold
saw TINT it was M inter.licted topic, md
dropped it in much wonder.
When Nancy came to think of it in day
light, she could not help suspecting Wylie
had some hand in it; and it occurred to her
that the old gentleman, who lodged next
door, might be an agent Of Wviles, and q
spy on her. Wylie must nave told him to
push the 81 1000 into her room: but what o
strange thing to do! To be sure, he WIS
sailor, and snilors had been known to
make sandwiches of banknotes and eat them
Still, her good sense revolted against
this theory, and she was sore puzzled; Tor,
after oil, there was the money, and she had
seen it come through the WALL One thing ap.
peared certain, Joe had not forgotten her;
her spirits rose, she began singing and whist
ling again, and waited cunningly till Joe
should reaprear and explain his conduct.
Hostage for his reappearance she held the
$4,000. She felt SO strong and aaucy she
was half sorry she had allowed Mr.. Peniold
to advertise; but. after oil, it did not much
matter; she could always declare to Joe abe
had never missed him, for her part, and the
advertising was n folly of poor Mr.. Penfold's.
Matters were in this condition when the lit
tie servant came up one evening to Mr.. PEN
fold and said there was young lady to sec
him.
"a young lady for me?" said he.
(Which she won't eat you, while am BY"
said the sharp little girl. at is lady, and
the same what come before"
"Perhnps she will oblige me with her name. {"
said Michael. timidly.
Il won't show her up till she do, snid this
mite OF q servant, who had been acolded BY
Nancy for not extracting that Information
on Helen's last visit.
"Of course must receive her, said Michael
hall consulting the mite; it belonged to a sex
which promptly assumes the control Of such
gentle creatures ms lie was.
els Miss Rouse in the way?" said he.
The mite laughed, and said
"She il only gone down the street. I'll send
her in to take carc on you."
With this she went OF, and In due course
led Helen up the stairs. She ran in, and whis.
pered in Micfael's ears.-
at IL Miss Helen ltolleston."
Thus they announced q lady at No. g.
Michael stared with wonder at 40 Qreat a
parsonage visiting him; and the next mo.
ment Helen glided into the room. blushing o
little. and even painting inaudibly. but oil on
her guard. She snw before her o rather state
" figure, and face truly venerable, being.
nant, and beautiful, though deficient in
strength. She cast a devouring glance on
him as she courtesied to him; AMI it instant.
ly flashed across her. "I3ut for you there
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