Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-02-28
CHAPTER VI.
MIR. ToMBEY GOES FORWARD.

From that day forward the voyage ON
the Kangaroo was, until the last dread
catastrophe. very happy one for Au
gusta. Lord and Lady Holmhurst made
much of her. and all the rest of the first
class passengers followed suit, and soon
she found herself the most popular char
acter on board As the story of Mr.. Nee
sons conduct to her got about, the little
society of the ship-which was. after all.
very fair example of all society in
miniatuie-fell away from this publish
ing prince, and not even the jingling of
his money bags could lure it back He.
the great, the practically omnipotent,
the owner of two millions, and the hard
master of hundreds upon whose toll he
battened. was practically cut. Even the
clerk, who was going out on a chance of
getting place in a New Zealand bank
would have nothing to say to him. And,
what is more he felt it more even than
an ordinary individual would have done
He. the printer devil, as poor little
JEANNE used to call him, he to be sighted
and flouted by pack of people whom he
could buy up three times over, and all on
account of a wretched authoress-an
authoress, if you pleased 1t made Mr..
Meeson very vida state of affairs
which was brought to a climax when,
one morning, Lord Holmhurst. who had
for several days been showing a growing
dislike to his society, actually almost cut
him dead; that is, he did not notice his
outstretched hand, and passed him with
slight bow
Never mind, my lord-never mind"
muttered Mr. Meeson after that some
what pompous but amiable nobleman's re-
treating form We'll see if | can't come
square with you. I'm dog who can pull
q string or two in the English press,
am Those who have the money and
have got q hold of the people, SO that
they must write what they tell them,
amt people to be cut by any colonial gov
ernor, my lordr' and in his anger he fairly
shook his fist at the unconscious peer.
Seem to be little out of temper. Mr.
Meeson." said voice at his elbow, the
owner Of which was a big young man
with hard but kindly features and a large
mnstache. What has the governor been
doing to you?
sDoine. Mr. Tombey? He's been cutting
me that's all. -Meeson!-cutting me
as dead as offal. or something like it. |
held out my hand and he looked right
over it, and marched by
"Ah!" said Dir. Tombey, who was
wealthy New Zealand land owner; and
now. why do you suppose he did that?
.Why? ri tell you why. It's all
about that girl d. -,
Miss Smithers. do you meanT said
Tonlbey, the big, with curious hash OF
his deep set eyes.
YES. Miss Snithers. She wrote a
bool, and | bought the book for $50. and
stncl a clause in that she should give me
the right to publish anything she wrote
for FIVE wears at price-a common sort
of thing enough in one way and another
when Won are dealing with some idiot who
don't know any better Well, as 1t nap
nened this book sold like wildfire, and IN
time. the young lady comes to me ana
wants more money, wants TO get OUT u
the hanging clause in the agreement,
wants everything. like a female Ohver
Twist: and when | say, NO. you oon I,
loses her temper and makes a scene. anu
it turns out that what she Wailted Ino
money for was to take a SICK SISTER, Vi
cousin or aunt. or some one, out OF Eng
-. n,d when she could not do it, and
the relation died, then she emigrates' ana
goes and tells the people on board ship
that it is all my fault.
s.And I suppose that that is conciu-
SIGN that you do not leei ui""H w. 49,
no. Tombey. I don't. Business is
business, and if l happen to have got 70 70
windward of the young woman, why h 50
much the better for me She's getting 1 hep
experience. that's all; and she ami e Inc Inc
first and won't be the last. But II IL s foT
goes saying much more about me ! go TOT
her for Islander, that's sure;
"0n the legal ground that the create, ue
the truth the greater the hbei' pre-
sume?'' mooson with.
out noticing his remark, and cont a ~ tbs
his heavy eyebrows, there's no emu " or .no
trouble she has brought on me- ! qa and
relied with my nephew about i,a nea the
now she's dragging my name .n rr iii 90 90
dirt here. and Ill bet the s'ors