Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-04-28

peared with the poor woman's lit
tie boy, meaning, / don't doubt, to
break her heart. she gave birth in less
than three months after his departure
to a little girl-the Wanda mentioned
here. Now. when this little thing was
two years old she was stolen as every
body believed by one of the earl's
emissaries. and has never been heard
OF since. till you bring me news of her
to-day"
You speak very confidently
81 am confident. And, to show you
how assured am, let me inform you
that / mean to start for Wilmington hall
tomorrow morning"
You do Harry could not help
saying. Why, what business can it
possibly be of yours? | mean" he
stammered, lit seems good deal of
trouble for you to undertake, does it
not. DIR. Forrester?"
''Trouble." cried the doctor, excited
". DO you think | consider anything
trouble which helps me to unlock tkc
skeleton cupboard of great family?
BESIDES" he continued. while his eyes
cleaned cunningly, there is always a
profitable aspect III literary cxplora-
tionS OF this character.
Sir
Why cried the doctor, rubbing his
hands, the steward of the richman's
estate is fortunate fellow; but the
steward of his secrets is Il plutocrat."
You mean that you would
"Intcrview Lady Arlington it might
be worth
Sir" Harry broke forth, spiritcdly,
in my country the man who trades on
womcn's secrets is accounted but a very
sorry fellow. Why, I'm not going to
blackmail Lady ArlinTtOn.'
Nor |, either. Don't put on any of
these COMPOUNDED republican airs with
me, sir, for I'm not the man to stand it. -
For a time he sat glowcring on his
guest in virtuous silence. Suddenly his
brow cleared.
b Bah. how foolish we are to quarrel,
he said. with a forced smile, for our
interests are the same. Each can do
nothing without the other"
Il do not quite see how you are nee
essary to the furthcrance of my
projects" Harry declared.
do you not, indeed?" the doctor
sncercd. well, my fine fellow, | will
quickly show you. | suppose you are
going to Wellington hall to Interview
the lady"
Il confess that | have that intention
''Then. let me assure you that with
out my aid you might as well hope to
force your way into Windsor castle as
to imagine you will get beyond the
LODGE gates of her residence GOu
doubt me. Try it. No, sir, you cannot
sail on that lone tack-you and | must
cruise in consOrt."
Harry reflected. So this distinguished
literary gentleman, with the initials of
Il dozen learned societies tackled on to
his name, was little better than Il ghOul,
prcying on the secrets of the unfOrtu-
nate But. he argued to himself. we
do not regulate the killing of vermin by
the rules of venerie, 50 4 little want of
candor may be permissible in dealing
with DIR. Forester.
SO he said:
We'll, perhaps you are right. Could
you make it convenient to go down into
Derbyshire next week, sir?'
Aye. my dear young friend, that
would suit me splcndidly. Call for me
here on TUESDAY morning early
Then forthwith Harry took his de-
parture and sped in a swift hanson to
his lodgings. In ten minutes after his
arrival he had packed valise and was
on his way to the Midland railway
station. chucl1ling to think how his
learned friend would fume at his precip-
itancy.