The sun., 1892-01-03
pfnney. "They don't know whore am now.s

Pinney They don't know whore am now.s
he suggested. ~
Are you willing should take charge Of tho
case from this on 2" asked rinncy.
Yes Only-don't leave me-" said North
wick. with tremulous dependence.
You may DO sure I won't let you out OF my
sight aenin." said Pinney. lie took telegraph.
ic blank from his breast porkct and addressed
1t to Matt Hilary: "Our friend hero all right
with mo at Murdock's Hoto" He counted the
words TO see that there were no more than
ton: then he called waiter and sent the de-
spatch to the Office Tell en- to pay It. and
set 1t down against me- Tell ON to rush t."
Pnncy showed himself only less devoted to
Northwlck than to his own wife and child His
walks and talks were all with him: and as the
baby got better he gave himself moro and
more to the intimacy established with him:
and Northwick seemed to grow more and moro
reliant on Pinney's fllial cares. Mrs. Plnney
shared these. as far rs the baby would permitH;
and she ma1r the silent refugee Mt home with
her Shc had her opinion OF his dsughterAk
who did not come to him. now thnt they knew,
where he was: but she concealed 1t from him.
aud helped him answer Sugettes letters whom
he said he was not feeling quito we'll enough to
write himself Adelinc did not write: SusettGsl
alwnvs said she was not quite WELL but was get.l
ting better. Then in one OF suzette's lettersc
there came turdy confession that Adeln0
was confined to her bed. She was tormented
with tho thought of having driven him away 4
ami Suzcite snid she wished h"r to write andss
tell him to como back or to let them come toy
him She asked him to express some wish In
tho matter. so that she coul IL show his answer
to A'cline. SuZette wrote that Mr.. Hilary had
come over from his farm. anl wls staying at
ElbiiaEe Ncwton's. to le constantly with them.,
and, in fact. Matt was with tn IN when Adelin0
suddenly died: they had no. Thought hcr dan
gerously sick till the very dv " hcr DEATH
wl,on she began To sink rapidly.
In tho letter that brought IN news, Suzett0
snid that il they had dream II OF present
danger they would have s',t u: their father
to como back at any hazard ~ sho lamented
that they la | nli been hlinL The Newtons
would stay with her I'LL "u rnu'l Join him In
Quebec: or. il h w,s!l",, 20 ,.,,rn, she and
Matt wore both uf tho sam. mind about IL.
Thev were really f,rau.' rN"', hut Mntt felt
that u" ought 20 know th,r was nn hope Of his .
escaping n t'i"i IL he ret nr",. and TINT he y,
nu' LIT to b, left '""fr,.lv re to decide.
Adc W add u" LAID beside i've mother.
TIL" cid man broke lat f.. BE whimrer a.
Ia. Pinncv read him To" la, ,...rl,. Pinnoy.
walking 50 tly up un down VITA the baby In
his arms whimpcre' too.
II brlinv" he could be e It Of. IL 40 went back"
he said to his wifc /, u iu,, of sympathy
when No.thwick II I'd taken his letter AWAY to
his own room.
Tho hcllef. generous in itself. BEGAN to mix
with scr-intrrrst in Pinney's sou. He con-
scientiousy forhore to urG, y ,.t.,wick to re.
turn. but h. cnull no. hep uorttnying tho
fttterimg possibilities oi such =, course. Before
they parteI for rnneys own return. he con.
ilded hiS ambition for the futur, to Northwick,
and as drlirately as he could he suggested thnt
II ifNorthwicS ever did make u,' his mind to go
back hc could not find II more Interested and
attentive travelling companion. Northwick
seemed TO take the light view nf tho matter.
the business Wow and Pinnev ia Du:.ht he had
arranged difficult y lint with great tact: but
he mo 'csly concealed his sues from his
wife. They both took leave %. ~, oxilo with
Affection. ana Mrs. Piunny pu! Yer arms round
his mock md kissed him: hn promised hor that
he would take good care of hi ns'f in her abb
scncr. Pinney put II business a a',!ress In his
hand at tho last moment.
Nortbwick seemed to have got buck some.
thing of his moral force after these people.
who nd SO strangely become his friends, left
him To- his own resources. 0nc' moro he be.
gan to dream OF employing tho money he had
with him for making more. uH'l paving back
tho P"nkwasset comnany's forced loans. He
positively forbade Suzette's coming to him. as
she proposed. after Adcline's funeral He tel
egraphed tn prevent her uldartakin9 the
journey. and he w.otA snying II wished to be
alone for a while. and to deed fr- him self tho
question Of his fate II" ap? 'ovri OF Mats
wish TINT they should br married. at
once and no replied to NAT with q
lettnr docantly ohs"rvlnt o: IL. peculiar
circumstances rocognizin r., reluctance
his fatncr and mother nigh w,i. =. l. ind OK
pressing tn" hops tha: ho VIZ ,cting with
thpiF fllll md fro q 1nSppt n ipttpr co3llA
have hecn p!oiuc "i in c,u't IL W w,uli have
told hclviIy against Putnoy's .''",-y nf a de-
fence on tn !. ounl OF in,a@. 1t was 80
clcar. and lrst. 4nd reasonable though per.
haps an expert might have re.n;1 >rd Il men.
tai ohlinuity in its an .mptioo " Northwick's
belief that Mntt's father wou!! -. come to
see his c,udurt in it. tru" iiSh, ~! 70 regard
him as the victim OF circums.ar u.s. which he
really was.
Among tn" friends OF tho lfi'"r there was
misgiving On this point Of the'' ,rcroval Of
Matt marriage. Some Of them ..nlght that
the parents hands had ~ ''''. in the
blessing they gave it. Old .. "a lri'l Corey
expressed s.nrra! feeling t, Hilary with
senil.' franin"s-:
Hilary. YOU seem hat disar?"ntel tho
expectation Of the admirers of ypIr iron lrm-
ness. tell 'em that's what you t"rp for your
enemies. But they seem to ,h!nk that in
Matt = case you ought to have been more OF q
Roman father"
'l'n Just going to become one" said Hilary.
with the good temper proper tn tnat moment
Of the dinner Mrs. Hilary and Louise are
taking mo over to Rome for the winter"
"You don't say so. you don't say" said
Corey. Il wish my family woild take me.
Boston is gradually making IN odd man Of me.
I'm afraid it will end by KILN. me-"