The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-05-19

/ range IT. Bus, uunt cry cut tall you
are hurt We must not count our chick
ems before they are hatched First it
will be necessary TO find this will of
wisp Of Dunbar and sound him. II
he is q man Of business, open to q profit
| able transaction, there will not DO
much difficulty in coming to terms,
| but, under any circumstances VIC
shall want you to stay nt the farm to
help things along, and, II you choose to
flirt with the farmers daughter, have
no objection. She won't be O great
catch like kate Grahamc, but she will
probably have o snug little dover,
which with what you get from the Gra-
hame enterprise will set you up in The
world"
Then s.,cc~~' to your plot, my gall
liant urc', t on my entering heart
a-N- -nev plans, for Nellie
is ere to my taste than
20, =. - D.! ress."
- eli. 20. oe 70 hasty IN your sat-
M :, IN. depends upon what we
o.. 10. w:,A Dunbar"
'Dah! am sure Of him, uncle. Tie
is young, he has the world before him;
he is 10 fool"
Then, you must stir yourself, Leon
Pc up with the lark tomorrow morn
ing and find his address. shouldn't be
bit surprised if he didn't show up at
the hotel he was stopping at in Chert-
sey."
II will go there the first thing tn The
morning and make inquiries" the
young man cried, exultant ut the turn
events had taken
"No, not till come up 70 tho farm.
On second Thought it will not do to
take any steps until have talked mat
tcrs over with your aunt So, though
the hours arc golden, You can enjoy
your beauty-slcep tomorrow morning,
my ncphcw," Francois said, rising;
land that you may have your wits
about You, yon had better be going, for
you have long walk before you.
Au -cvoir, ;aon cnfant."
Arthur Dunbar waited until their re-
ccding footsteps died away md then
crept noisclessly into his own apart
ment, where ne sat for full half-hour,
trying to collect his distracted thoughts.
| There was evidently a base conspir-
, acy at work, of which Miss Grahame
II,cc.= r. e i!s..:sn lie knew little or moth.
ing about her history, and conscqucnt-
ly the allusion 70 Sir Harry Gruhame's
existence failed to arouse his interest.
All he could make Of 1t was that Kate,
who he had been told by Leon was de-
pendent on Miss Balderstone's bounty.
was heiress to lurge fortune, of which
fact she and her friends were ignorant;
thnt Mile Campignon, tho swarthy
stranger, and Leon d'Estrcvillc, whose
proper rnme was Joblrd, and who was
IN assistant IN store, were In collusion
to rob her Of her inheritance. He
chucklcd to think that there was like
rhood of including him in their designs
Arthur Dunbar was @ man Of quick
resolves. lie would beard this lion il
his den
Little did Leon D'Estreville think ms
house TINT the victims of his small mol
ice and his worthy uncle were en-.
teytnS into On alliance offensive
and defensive. Fur the crafty sea
q captain. quite undistufbed by Arthur's
declaration Of having overheard his del
4 icate little communications to his wor'
{ thy nephew, when he found that the
young American had money and was
3: sufficiently interested in Miss Graheme
Y to invest it in the discovery OF Sir Har
ry Grahame's fate, disclosed all he
g knew Of the sad story, and wound M
his confession by declaration that il
;. he was man enough to pay the cost o'
d the expedition he would transfer to hin
d his valuable allegiance.
'And you will 90 with me In searct
: OF this ill-used man?7
a "Well, str-ah, yes-my instincts o,
+ humanity prompt mo to render yor
q every service In my power to rescue
|. the unfortunate friend Of Miss Cru
O hame, provided, Of course, thnt do moi
= lose by my activity"
|. Thus the compact was ratified
h Arthur Dunbar found time that even
; ing to run down TO the farm nnd tel
q Kate what ne had resolved upon, ant
4 that gentle maiden all a-trcmbling at
the glorious news poured forth such {
n melody Of thanks that tho young
r American, when he bade her adieu