Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-24

annoyance however. they had not ar.
rived, nor was there even a note from
Mrs. Greene accounting for their alb.
sence.
This Is ridiculous, raid Mr.. Greene
10 himself "Sho might either forward
them or tell me that sho can't find them.
Tn astonished at ner taking 80 little Ia.
tercst In the matter, remembering that
all this bother Is her own brothers
DOING
As Mr. Greene ate his breakfast. he re-
nccted angrily on the absence Of any
communication from his wife. Suddenly
II occurred TO him that sho might not b,
to blame after all lie knew the ways
OF railway p1rterl, md II struck him rs
being within the bounds. Of possibility
that the one to whom he gave the telk
gram might never have sent It. 80 ths
moment he bad finished his breakfast he
walked OF to the nearcs, telegraph Office
and wired his wife. asking her 1t she had
received hisfirst telegram. and u 10 why
she bad not forwarded Syondeleri's let.
tcrs He directed her 70 send reply 10
him ut queens bench court. No. VI
Then he marched of TO the law courts.
Mt Greene sat In CONT all day. wait.
ing for his case TO come on and waiting
for n reply TO his telegram. Neither
oycnt happened. AZ o'clock tho case
Immediately preceding his was Just dis.
posed Of, 90 his stood firt for tho next
morning. At the same time the usher
informed him th no telegram had that
day arrived Tor Mr. Greene, or for any
person bearing q name In tho slightest
degree resembling IT,
Perturbcd Ia mind Mr.. Greene hnr.
ricd 10 his solicitors office Ia hopes that
Mira Grcono might have sont the reply
there. But there he found neither n To-
ply nor the Syonlclori letters. Mir Nor.
craft, indeed. informed him that tho ab.
sencc Of the latter was not Of the slight
est Importance TO hiscaso-indocd. conn-
ecl had expressed bis opinion that Ii
would DO very doubtful policy TO put
thom in. This assurance had. however.
very little effect In cousoling Mr.. Grccno,
for just then he cared very little where
the letters were or what became Of his
action. The only thought which ocou.
pied his mind was why Mrs. Greene did
not reply 10 his telegram. Was IL posi-.
bic that sho was away from homer II
she was away from homo for what pur.
poso was ~ Why should she tako al.
vantage Of bis absence 10 leave her
houscl Visions % military men came
into bis mind. aud all his previous wor-
riys and annoyance were ~ nothing 20
tho horrors those visions brought with
them. To make assurance doubly sure
Mr. Greene went straight TO telegraph
station and scut OIL another message "a
his wife. In Il he entrcatcd her 80 let
him hayo an answered. some kind with
out delay Then ho went homo TO bis
hotel aud waited there. full VI misery
and foreboding, for an answer. Hc did
not stir out tho whole evening, but nc
answer came.
Tho next morning Mr.. Greene ros'
haggard and weary, When ho opened
his bedroom door 90 tako IN his boots i,
found letter awaiting him. Will
foyorish hnsto no snatosod 1t up Rnt
looked at the superscnpiion. Il was 1t
u feminine hand, but 1t was not hi
wifo's. II was from his half sister, Rosl
Briarl Full Of terrible aud unuttorabll
forobodings Mr.. Greene opened tho let
Ter. His worst fears wero realized. Tn
letter ran as follows
sNouroS. Thursday.
Nr DIAN Notwithstanding has come u
my knowledge which think that ia fain,cs
/ yuu should know. Yesterday morning | ~
oclvod letter from your wife putting on ai
engagement had TO take tea with her TIL
afternoon. A. she Rayo no reason for dom
30, thought would call ~ tho timo fixed am
just SEQ what was tho matter; II sho was a
home. could easily say that hadn't receives
her letter. When got TO tho house tho scr
| want who opened tho door aroused my aus
| licl1ns By the way rhe answered me, 10 mad
y few inquiries. aud found that your vito hl
not been seen by ono Of her aequalntaucos II
snobion since the day you LETT home. Worl
I rtill, whcn got back Just looked again at be
letter 10 mo. and then l noticed that, thougl
II Affects 10 be written at suobion, tho pust
mark on Il Il Rottcnboroi You can draw GU
/ own conclusions.
write this as being your half sister. and In
tgrvsted In kocplng up the rcs pectabiliiy Of th
family. Yours afootionaielH Ross nRiAis.
Mr.. Greene took no breakfast tina
morning. Ho remained In his bedroom
I'll after 10 o'clock. Then no went on
aud drove straight TO Mr.. Morcraits OF
flee.
In very nieo time, Mr.. Greene" sal
that gentleman cheerfully, as no AZ
ranged his papers to 20 over to court.
"lm going home by tho $780," wa
Mr.. Greenos reply.
Tho lawyer stared ut him In amaze
mont
swell, II you do" he said. "its all u,
with your case
"Confound my case" answered Nj
Greene with weak yehemence; sit la
been the plague and ruin Of my life
Settle II, pay tho rascal his money, d
anything you likc. I'm going home"
The solicitor looked ut Mr.. Green
thoughtiully, He saw his client was Il
earnest. After moments reelection
he saidi "well, I'm not sure but settlinI
would DO better than fighting. You sec
Syondeleri Is pretty sure to win, but b
doesn't want TO be shown up, 80 think
In order to keep his dirty work private
he would concede good deal. Jus
come over TO court for 1--WE minutes, an
Wen SEQ II we can't arrange matters"
Reluctantly Mr.. Greene went over,
hurried consultation took place between
solicitor and counsel. aud then bptweo
tho counsel on each side. His lordshi
was little late In taking his seat, bu
even then terms had not been settled
aud counsel asked for few minutes :
eee whether IL would be possible to say