Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-24

Ialneu DN Keeping MY ptdHo W uiS sell,
replied Cathc&rt calmly
II do not complain replied Dorison
hastily. IL recognize my own want of
skill. and therefore am content to obey
implcitly.'
And thereby be most useful. Now
seek this man of Yours. You need not
come to he until you have learned all
YOU can. Let Inc tell you for your own
satisfaction. that Notwithstanding your
belief that the one thing in which you
are particularly interested is being over
looked. that | have devoted the past
three DAYS. and will possibly for several
DAYS to come, to Il most searching in
qliiry into the relations your father
maintained for the years Immediately
preceding his death. What l have
learned | shall not tell you, for l have
not yet digested it, AS soon as you can
accomplish it, arrange so L can get
good look at your man
| Do1ison, as ne walked away from
Cathcart. felt as if he was a very mex
perienced man. and had much yet to
learn of the ways of the world.
1t was in this frame of mind that he
|
| The hour was not early and he was en-
abled to obtain one of those tables ad-
! Joining the windows looking out on
Broadway, where he could watch the
tide of humanity as it floated by. He
was 50 much engrossed in this watching
that he did not observe gentleman ris-
ing from table near him, and cross the
room to his own table. IL was Bushnell,
the one whom he had seen in the theater
the previous evening with the man with
the thumb.
II suppose an apology for my abrupt
departure last evening is due you, Mr..
Dudley" he said.
Dorison replied courteously:
"The apology was made in the very
cause of interruption.
81 am glad you take it opohtely. I'll
answer your question now. The name
OF the gentleman you inquired about IS
Eustace, and there is no better fellow
alive than Charley Eustace."
"Eusrace" said Dor5on in surprise.
"Eustace! indeed. What Eustace:'
"IIe is the son Of Herbert Clavering
Eustace. ar old New York family Of
wealth and social position. Charley has
been abroad fer many years, having only
returned ii few months ago. Do you
know the family:'
Il can hardly say do, although I had
call from Mr.. Eustace yesterday even
ing. Earlier in the day had the honor
Of saving his daughter from being run
over on Broadway, and he called to
ACKNOWLEDGE the service"
'lndeed" replied Bushnell, twas she
injured: l heard last evening she was
Ill presume 1t was She who was Ill
t re are two daughters, you know"
II did not lnOwit, answered Dorison.
"Mlss Enstace WAS not injured, though
the WAS Knocked down by horse: but
that she might be Ill from the shock she
Received, can readily believe.
Yes, 1t must be she, returned Bush
nell. "Charley. who had not been home
to dinner-indeed he maintains bachelor
apartments-did not know of it last
night when we were together. She is a
Charming girl
Dorison did not reply for moment or
two. His mind was busy with thoughts
Of how singularly the affairs of these
people We're becoming tangled with his
own.
His companion ratified on:
II saw you We're much attracted to
Charley last evening. Everybody is. He
carries the stamp OF his goodfellowship
on his face"
81 was ,nuch interested in him. Does
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DoNson gave such visible start that
his companion stopped III wonderment
1 and looked at him.
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have sworn WAS two thousand miles
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