Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27

! over again, '4ly daugLtcr, 4 leave you (
fine property, FREQ and clear from debt Oh
amy kind. You win remember thu
after tho Grt stroke he rallied. and W,
all thought DO would recover, but h,
looked for tho second stroke that finally
came, and while able to converse with
me no told mo again and again what
have just told you; also Of his trust IN
you two gentlemen, aud while he was
aware that would probably not be able
for years, II ever, to control and run
such q property rs this, there WIS lit.
Ito danger Of disaster with two such
mon in control. Why gentlemen, can
hardly believe what you say"
1--WE do not ask you 10 take our word
for it, Miss Medbury,' was the quicl, ro-
ply. "You shall see tho notc5, and when
you do you will admit that not only tho
body of each but tho signature arc in
| your fathers hand. Did lie not suppose
you knew Of these notes.
NO, certainly not. Had he supposed
] know OF them would he again and
again have used the words Tree and clear?
DO you think a father on his dying bed
would for any reason whatever thus de-
coivo his daughter7 Is It reasonable TO
30 Eupposo2 No, gentlemen. There Is a
mistake here somewhere"
Ameaning glance horo passed between
tho brothers, and as Margaret suddenly
raised hor eyes TO their facos sho saw II,
and her suspiciona were aroused. LET
mo 500 these notes? Where arc theyr"
Hhe asked
At a nod from his brother tho business
manager arose, descended to tho lower
ollico and soon returned with an envol.
opc. AS ho went out no did not SEQ
Hazoloy, who had stood at his desk near
tho partition the past fifteen minutes in
listening attitude. When he returned
Jack was apparently very busy ineasur-
ing dupos. but had MIR. Blilo looked
closely he would have seen that tho
string Of slug fourteen was crushed to-
gothor in tho foreman's hard hand, aud
that an ugly light CLEANED in his eyes.
As tho door closed on Bite, Jack TO-
suned his listening attitude again. 81
don't fancy eayosdropping," no NUT
tered; "but all's fair in war with rascals
like these. The Bliteg hayo twelve thou
sand dollars indeed They never had
twelve hundred dollars ahead, and never
will unlosH they steal IT,"
Margaret surveyed tho notes spread |
out before her in dazed way, for IN in
stant turning pale and breathing very |
hard. Not only wins tho signature Of |
each that Of her father, but 80 body Of
tho noto was in his hand. She wonld |
have sworn TO it, and notwithstanding |
her snapicions Of n moment before would |
have accepted the pTima facio evidence
hero displayed without further romon-
STRANGE but for one little sign. As she
again suddenly raised her eyes u small
mirror hanging in tho partition just be-
fore her came within rnugo OF her vision
In II she could SEQ the faces Of the broth
on, who atood just behind her and
these faces had hitherto worn
nm expression Of solicitGtion-if not com
niscrntion-each now woro n Enrdonic
grin, while the beady littlo right eve Of
tho business manager was ut that in.
slant yelled by It's lid In something very
like wink. Her anger was at this in.
slant beyond control, and all her former
suBpicione were maguiled. Her eyes
fairly blazcd with wrath, and Jack had
now no trouble in distinguishing her
words.
"Charlea and Arthur Blito, you havo
n scheme 10 rob me, the only
laughter Of your patron ind friend.
Willie | cannot in truth brand these
notes az forgcries, say to you now and
hail always believe thcra is something
wrong about them Why in the nnme
IT heaven did you not make them larger.
20 no 10 cripple this concern or gain con.
.rol of It's gtockf You could then have
rendered mo and IL suhservient to YOU
As II Is, may be robbed, but only this
)nco by YOU. | hold control as vet. and
will show you that / am my fathers
laughter l can raise money by mort
;ago, and with the help Of trusted mon
lbout me, for there arc those here can
rust, oyou u l cannot believe tho heads
u this concern, / can and will pay of
.hoae claims Of yours"
"Bu, what is tho useY' intcrposed
1harloai bis voice as soothing us u ia.
hers, his face expressing all conceiya.
do concern "Pay us our claim In
itoek. We can ran this business for
fou rs we have for your father hereto.
.orc. The books will DO open at all
lmea for your inspection. and we belag
Would own tho entire plant in five
years. Whore did you eyar got this
wolve thousaud dollars that you claim
. have lent my father What did no
10 with 70 when he borrowed 1t? lie
lid not owe dollar IN tho world Eve
iears ago, when this building was com.
'leied, for o told poor mother and me
10 the day the plant was moved in"
VERY trie, very true, my dear mad
an, and he owed nothing up TO tho tln,o
le borrower this money. At tina. time
10 put in large quantity OF now ma.
ei1al, q news press among tho rest, and
80 arc quite suro no used this money
.or TINT How was that. Brother Ar
burr and tho bland editor bent his in.
luirins gaze on tho business manager.
THAT was Il exactly, and II ,yo had
mo books covering that period could
ihow Ais7 Iargaret the entries proving
u Asst is / am sorry to say thoy are
Destroyed and hero another tole.
graphic sigrnl passed between the cnn.
nins eyes Of each. at was just after
we came in hero,' resumed Arthur
and as h d the money and know Mr.