Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-08-31

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"And now. my dear fellow, II you can
think OF any other Indebtedness, great
or small but especially small-that
may have incurred, which is exercising
u peculiarly damaging effect upon my
own credit and also through my bust
ness connection with you, upon your
self, ask you In all sincerity, cntreat
you In all seriousness, ! adjure you In
the sacred name Of friendship, TO bring
the same 10 my remembrance Mt once,
or else forever after hold your peacew
As he spoke thus with a provoking
little twinkle in his eyes, North threw
himself into an easy chair close beside
Wee and leaned over conldcntially to-
ward that gentleman.
MIR Wcscott. who still had his news
paper spread out before him, rustled IL
slightly as he gave his shoulders a pet
ulant shruy, and without glancing up
he growlcd:
"What should know about your
private nifairs2 I've never meddled
with them, SO far as am aware. Have
I, sir2' he added, a. he looked dcfantly
at North now for an instant
mo, no! II thousand times mol" cried
North with ready yplubility; when Wee
dryly cut him short with:
VERY well, them that settles it."
"Ah, but my dear Wee, that does not
settle itl' exclaimed North fcrvcntly.
"Why do you fling cold water In this
hcartless way over my Grst real at
tempt at rcformuiion2 A sense Of
what owe you In the way Of rcpara-
ton urgcs'me on To- this decisive step.
| wish first Of all, Of course. 20 redeem
my own creiit--now. right along, you
| know, while I have some to redeem;
| your judicious advice on that point
/ touched a chord that has been vibrat-
I ing ever since. But next 10 this
wish 10 restore 10 you all that you
may have lost in public confidence by
having been 80 long associated with me
as my partner. Thi, Is simple justice
20 you, and duty that owe to my.
self Come, nowl Can't you help me a
little, Wee, in such commendable
undertaking? Stop reading that Daily
Times upside down and give me the
| benefit of your wise counsel"
But Mr.. Wescott was deaf 20 all APP
peals, Exaspcratcd by an attack from
which he had no ready response 70 de-
| fcnd himself. he took refuge In n grim
silence and kept hi, whole attention,
outwnrdly at least, upon his news
| paper.
North lifted his eye brows with M air
| OF surprise, as Il he were utterly unable
TO understand such absolute stoicism.
Leaning back in his chair he "gorgon-
ized' the unhappy Wee for several
moments with "stony British stare"
apparently lost In contemplation OF
that gentlcman's hardened and de.
| PRAYED nature.
Mr. Wescott. while betraying by his
expression Of heroic suffering that he
was conscious of this provoking
scrutiny, Succeeded for short time in
keeping his eyes flycd upon the news
paper, which he rustled nervously now
and then In his painful effort to appear
unconscious; but there Is limit to hui
man endurance, and he finally reached
that point.
Rising, without any visible change in
-his grave countenance, Mr.. Wcscott
drew out his watch and calmly noted
the time; then, with the mir Of man
who goes 10 meet very pressing en-
gagement, he took up his hat aud with
drew from the Office as II utterly un'
conscious Of Norths presence there.
"Wcll, that's poetic Justice" solilo
quized North, calmly surveying the
field that he had won. "Wcc drove mt
from the Office when ! was here before
and now have compelled him to beat
a mastery retreat Mr. Wcs'ott and
may therefore consider ourselves quits
But | cannot remain here to enjoy my
triumph. Before the crowd of client
who are probably surging toward tn,
office door can come upon me in tn,
name of the firm and overwhclm IN,
with their affairs, will follow the eX
ample Of the junior partner and 'cut
the Office. may now bc able 10 carry
out my original intention Of calling OF
Mrs. Maynard, unless some untowart
fate again intcrfcres.'
10 ~ CONTlNUED.'