The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-11
A FAMILY AFFAIR.
BY HUGH CONWAY.


One morning he heard feet on the stair
Il heard them stop on the little landInc /
front OF the door which bore his nam,
some one knocked and Frank shoute
o come H." TO his extreme astonisl
8 nent IN walked the man who had do
"anued Beatrice address and so out
> iaBeu ola whitaker $ sense of dignity.
brus luely liam
hervey explained that Mr.. Field ba,
written TO him and instructed him TO call
, oo 'arrutners knew that the man VIII
was so anxious TO find Beatrice was n for
ger re on and tlcket-of-leaye man. n,
raised his head and coldly scrutlnlzed hi,
visitor H''
Heryey until that moment had not re -o,
nized him. He did SO then. and kne,V
that the recognition was mutual. All
questions OF the original purpose which
nau Drought about this meeting faded
from the mind of each man With each
beatrice was the one thought
IVY Ill you give the address | wanted
wnen last we metz asked Heryey. ca
gerly. w.
shortly. ''''
= must Insist upon your telling me. "
h' 10 1a'u' nave 10 make an important
business communication to Miss Clan
son. T" '' Ni"u-
Carruthers smiled contemptuousIv
'her trustees, the Messrs. Talbert Of
Oakbnry, manage Miss Clauson' IS business.
believe. Or you might 90 to the fam
you. >" WIN give
MY business is of private nature.
demand this address. have n riabt 90
ask it." 's"' "
=. MY good sir, " can not you understand
t unst absolutely refuse to crafty you?
ihal gentleman Is not justified In giving
every one who asks 1t lady,s address3
90 TO Sir MaIngay Clauson, he Is the
proper person to apply to. AS TO RIGHTS
i am certainly within my own II ask Won |
70 Ieaye my room. No doubt Won see that |
inc business which gave me the pleasure
OF tnis visit cannot be carried through y
III you write to Miss Clauson, will Won
Ve her message for me?" asked Her
Vey with forced civility.
Ihat depends exactly upon what the
message may be. - """' ''o
" w You tell her that called on Won
'nu said the matter could now by easily
'tangooT There's no harm in that
inere seems none. When | write IN
-, YOU'D better mention my real name.
US not Henry Morris It's -
am acquainted with your real name :,
NV risnk' with perfect nonchaance.
iervey grew very angry.
Now | wonder who YOU NAV be . ho
aid, ''you who write TO her. Perh, no
cure sweet on each other, and look to-
Fard to happy marriage
'GernapS sO.N he said caratae,t g..
an !, however, imagine It can be ~ :
no slightest Interest to you.r The scorn
VI emphasis laid on the last word eiclad
Iervey like whip. "''Aeu Q
Lernaps so" he echoed, with his
locking laugh. ''Ha ha! do Won tb,nls i
IN fool' DO you think you take me in I
itn your studied ease? Don't know t
Bout mel" anu uii !,
u know good deal alreadv.r sold h
ranI In scathlng tones If | foIt INV
lsh to know more should AMY 20 u
otland Yard, or wherever the nroner q
ice may be-" o pioper II
This tnunt was more than eve, n. a
ost amlable ticket of-leave man could he u
pecteu 10 let pass. 1t finished Hervcv W
tirely. He boiled over. With the VIC. Il
~ expietive which invariable acc M u
n.os srcn an act he struck out full Mt ~
After parrying Hervey's blow, he simplv
r out his right arm to the ne
= LIES, ues. or his knowledge 81 81,
Io,. "s,,y' throwing the whole IN
sn VI ms ooay into 1t, and, in the IN
saaso VI "nat may now be called the ia
lived prize ring, got well home. . '"0 sc,
hese were the only two blows strncL as
u Tor this reason: Hervey when No. ha
eived Franks blow, was standina n oo su,
ianuing be staggered back and went he
'uiong down the steep stairs. II seam
rs II MS neck must be broken. How ha
u, ne gathered himself up, proaned os La
PAIN shook his fist at the victor. swnre un
unon round his way out. Carruthers Al
arnea TO his papers, but the retiections ma
wnich this Interview gave rise made the
AFTERNOON blank so far as litaror,, wa
* went 10 '''oi"ry the
wo days after this his friend p,o,a he,
ca on him. II say Carruthers. he nal
'a'ned, you're nice sort of voung wal
!, sent fellow who wanted HEIR
nshd 10 you, and hang mel Won gave full
MN with vengeance. Helped him Hei
IN, not up, though" par
ne s been to you, has he?'' : he
ies' ne called to-day-in splnts. Said Gil,
'nsuited MIN and chucked him over wit
STAIRS. Can't think how you did IL MOI
sn't seem like you either.p ~ wor
had the lest of reasons. /" of y
80 told him, but he won't bslis,,a sopl
iou'ye broken his fbula or tIbula she
s tib and fbula." "'A' him
us Leg saw the BLACKBOARD walk A
Z just
-erhaps I'm not right about the nanes refu
arm Is broken. He VOWS he will hnve on L
'ensatlon. Go TO law, ct cetera, - ietu
don't think he will, said Carruthsrs her
hcantly. "'"ers erie,
erhaps not IL your reasons wero III
ones. don ask them; but lootS trice
ola FELLOW. He's got no money and IN
DC ao'e 10 earn any for a while said
You mink you ought to do some. f9ur
LOT MINI brow
y, uon L " said Frank, "but | will done
.ne Fellow away from me. But Won Il
ay MS DOCTORS bill and let him have 81 W
nu OF TWO week until he gets oil them
again. so'S All hava
ID laughed. "You'l find IL n cos,,. START
,nieht breaking bones like this. {, Their,
uear Field, " sal Frank, .if vou cenar
all know, you'd think It was cheen keep
price In this particular case. ), me an
y strange irony of fate for son. 81
maurice hervey was fed and doc. said
" inc expense of Frank Carruthers. "Y,
".