The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-13
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msnk connt.n said Dick, .'if you
sh;s room before tomorrow night
Ieass IN; :. arrested. After that you may
you YOU please-to the devil II you
visit" ,.,,;or in quarantine and
a.vs Al Fire island the passengers OF
eN-msnnia we're landed IN New York
~ A. Emily, knowing not whittier to
0y that to do. came down the staging
.s.v Mr.. Judson Montgomery standing
- the dock Tears flowed from ner swol,
!. ien eyes Is he extended n1s nano ana leo
~ 70 his carriage.
ne y have good news tor you, my little
Cm .syrisge rolled away to his ofIice and
III. Vas conducted into his private
ILL. M. Whitfield stepped into . rear
!. ~ sritstion room and handed . note to
Eugene Logan.
.G.." said Mr.. Montgomery, land re-
.;r, there until call you."
Tnrene took the note which Zabrotti
Il 1ritten recommending "the bearer"
- r. a moment had delivered it to Emiy
Wh;tfeld. She did not read it-not then.
Z little later. when she had heard what
=, Montgomery had to tell her, she
.rrned her streaming eyes to heaven and
sfh. God. dear God I thought you had
& x,...ken me. Forgive me, oh, forgive
weP' and laid her head on Mr.. Mont
sornery's shoulder.
aBut God has saved rs BOTH" said Eu.
Eyes" said Mr.. Montgomery. with q
tr;nkle, "God and Quarantine"
That afternoon Dick Short came hurry
L.
eene add Emily had gone.
Come With me, both of you." he said.
They drove rapidly to boarding house
:. iersey CITY. and Dick led the way to 4
sccm on the second floor. There, on the
Ia Law the annotated form of Mrs.
Whitefield. her hair, once 50 curly, now
hanging over her shoulders in long,
Cholera, whispered Dick, keep
Emily drew Eugene away to the foot of
The bed and Dick asked the doctor to leave
them alone for moment.
aEhe will not live half IN hour" said
sit is better So" said Dick aside to him
n the doctor went out.
When Mrs. Whitfield recognized Emily
md Eugene she said to Dick:
aAre We alone? Has the doctor gomez"
leBs soy NA yO0 WASH w soy ohA soy ~
quickly"
Gne raised herself upon her elbow, her
sunken eyes glared at Emily. and she
pointed thin, honey finger at the shrink
ing girl. saying:
You, you. daughter of . fool! You
vcud have married the only man l ever
hssd. Hear this, my last word. would
Ism killed you before you should have
nSsRd Count Sabrotti."
HusIy hid har face IN EuOoneSa chandler
eihe placed his arm about her waist.
mrs. Whitfield" said Dick, Ibid your
Iubsnd die of cholera? You are facing
1essh AMI God. Tell the truth" She
hook her head, fell back upon her pillow
md gssped:
81. 80, no; I,m,,poi'oned-him."
"His money. To stop-that-marriaee
Ithought-the count-would marry-me
then"
"Where il your husbands Wilt"
"The-count-has' / willed-every-
thing to him."
after he had rejected your" asked
Dick.
She nodded feebly.
4 love him 80, oh, God, l lovs-him-
Hr'
That last word was whispered with a
rfsiing effort and the woman lay dead.
At Mr.. Montgomery's home that even
Ing the 50 Tor member of the firm took
Eugene by the hand and said:
partner you will have to take charge
Of the London Office for the present. You
will fnJ sealed letter in the safe when
you reach there. Read it.
II have a letter in my satchel which l
will read now" said Eugene. He went
and got it and began to read 1t aloud to
the company:
M KusESE LOGAN: Sir-Your services will
not BE- required by US after this date
Hold on" Mr.. Montgomery inter.
Iupted, 'give that letter to me"
He took it from Eugene's hand, and,
stepping to his library table, wrote upon
the untitled date line;
Sept. 50. 1892
When Eugene reaches London he will
End sealed letter indeed, and it will be
dated the day Mr.. Montgomery left Eng
land. 1t will say simply that the head OF
the house never believed Eugene Logan
guilty and expected HIM to find the real
robber, thus showing himself to be made
OF the right stuff for membership in the
] house Of Montgomery Bros. & Co.
And Dick Short! What of himf Oh,
he will 60 on digging fossils and living
merry. happv-go-lucky life. But there Is
one acquaintance that he made on deck
which was not unmade on the dock. And
the count will. you may be sure. quit
claim his interest in the Whitfield estate.
or Dick will know the reason why.
WILLIS b. HAWKING