Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-06
Her Fathers Victim.
BY THos. P. MoNTFoRT.

ble, and if a meeting must take place between the men he would manage to be present to hold Scraggs in check.
 ''Curse Scraggs, anyhow" he unused. "The old fool has got his head set against me, and he won't hesitate to take any step to thwart my schemes. wish he'd never got into the secret of my intentions relative to Louise Green. He threatened to blow on me once, and it will be just like him to do it. But, pshaw, what need fear from that! Haven't got Greens confidence, and don't he take my word for everything? I need fear nothing from Scraggs, for can easily disprove all he says. Still, if Green can be kept away from him all the better"
 Then aloud Pearson said:
 q can see Scraggs for you, Mr. Green, as am going right up to his office, and any message you wish to deliver to him I can deliver and save you the time and trouble"
 "Thanks," said John, "but think had better go myself. owe it to Scraggs after his offer"
 "Vcry well then" replied Pearson, seeing that it would be useless to object i've will go up together"
 So the two men walked away in the direction of Scraggs' office and in due time arrived there to find Scraggs away.
 ''He has gone out in the country" Peerson remarked, glancing at a card that lay on the desk, "and there is no telling when he will return. Probably he will not be back before night. If s,1, to him, and you need not wait"
 "Theu you may" said John, "for I am anxious to be at home with my wife. You can tell him that have se- cured the money, and that will not be in day after tomorrow. That is all, l believe. And now, thanking you again for your assistance, l will go, but first beg you to come and see us at any time you feel so disposed"
 "Thanlzs," replied Pearson; II shall avail myself of your kind invitation, and before many days you will see me at your house. In return for your goodness, Mir. Green," Harry went on, II must beg you to remember what l said awhile ago, and if it comes in my way to serve you, only let me know"
 Then with firm hand-pressure John turned from the office and rode away toward his sod cabin on the prairie Harry Pearson, from his position by the window, looked after him until he disappeared from view, then skipping himself on the thigh, exclaimed half aloud:
 "The victory is won, and the game is mine. I swore to have Louise Green for my own, and will. John Green is in my power effectually, for it was my money that he got from Mills, and it is I that holds his note. He can never pay the debt, and within 0 month or so his money will be gone, and then he will be at my mercy. Mercy? Bah, I don't know anything of such stuff What do I care for John Greens sufferings, or what becomes of that sick wife of his? They might die of starvation for all I care if there was not another in the case. And yet John Green imagines am good man and benefactor. Poor fool, he little dreams how dearly he will have tC pay for all the kindness I show him Louise is the price, and she shall be mine. Of course I cannot marry her and would not if could, but pretty mistress is just as good, or better, fol then when I am tired of her I can soor get her off my hands,"
 So pleased was he with the way affairs were tending, that Harry Pear son slapped himself again and indulget in satisfied chuckle, after which ht went on:
 ''Wonder how old Blatchford will fee when he discovers one of these fint mornings how well have served him Wonder what he will think when ht wakes up suddenly to find that I, hi trusted agent, have gone off with hi granddaughter and several thousand of his money? It will break his hear to lose the money and it ought, but ain't likely he will lose any sleep ol the girls account. He'd rather give Il every relative he has, than to part wit ? dollar. Such old cusses as he is nee T to stand heavy loss to bring them t s their senses"
 $ For long time Pearson remained 8 t the window musing over his schem and congratulating himself on tn flattering prospects of its successfr
 issue. It was a deep-laid and wei matured plan for embedding a larg
 amount of Blatchford's money, ant
 with Louise for his mistress, fly to d distant land, where he would live
 grandeur.
 - In the meantime Green was joggin
 homeward, and he, too, was busy wit
 thoughts and musings. He had S
 cured little money, but it was n, sufficient to keep off hunger for an ] great length of time, and he realize
 that unless Mary began to recover SOC
 so that he could seek employment = would in few weeks be without mear
 again, with nothing more to mortgag
 Musing thus, with many misgivin
 and dark forebodings, John at last can v. face to face with man in buggy.
 was Scraggs.
 'o q am glad metyou, Green" Scrag
 said. "I have been out in quest some money, and luckily I was fort ' nate enough to get it. So, if you ha time to go back with me we can fix u
 business up to-day.''
 ''I am ever so much obliged to yc
 Mir. Scraggs," replied John, "'but ha