Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-31

partnership they found an impedimenb In
the way. Mr.. Gordon conid rcpudiate any
obligation made without his consent"
VI see. Mr. kavanagh relies upon Mr..
Gordon fulfilling the obligation when he
returns?n
Just so, sir, and considering all things
limits not very good security"
Surprising Mr. Gordon should not trou-
bic himself TO return, what then, Mr..
Brcttln
Then Mr.. knyanngh will come out all
right Every farthing the gallant old colo.
mel can screw ont Of the HlGair is made over
to Mr. Kayanagh's account toward the pay.
ment Of the mortgage, and II he only has
time he will certainly clear IL OF The bust.
ness Is looking up at tho pottery now.
Three lsfins are in working ORDER
81 think you said that Mr.. Knvanngh has
/ invested capital in other potteriesn
Two or three small ones He snapned
them up the moment he heard that Him
tons were going 10 turn their business into
a company, knowing that the first object Of
the company would be to extend the works,
which could only be done by buying up
these potteries. And the result proved tho
Justice OF his iorethought The company
would give him check for the whole lot at
n days notice"
And transfer the mortgage on Bell s.
Gortlonis potteryw
"Oh, yes; they would take the risk ofpull.
ing Tint through all right. young com.
pRuv, you know, sir, doesn't' ick aC trfes.p
"Aud II the company cho.e 10 foreclose-
. a. / suppose they would--Mr Bell would
be forced to abandon everything and 90 in
the workhouseW
"Oh, Of course as a man of honor, Mr.
Kavnnagh would indemnify him out OF the
handsome profit he must mike on the spec
ulation."
Just 30, as q man Of honor, he would -
assented Mr. Polham, md then turning to
me, with the slightest indication of "a wink
he said in tone of assurance: "Well,
madame, you see your money Is quite safe
Thank you, Mr.. Brett. II any one calls
you eau say that shall be back In AN
hour
The cab which had brought me from
Waterloo stood at the door We got in,
and Mr. Pelham, having directed the driver,
said, rs he took the seat beside me:
u conclude the persons referred to by
Mr., Brett are the same that you are nc.
quinted with, madame"
Yes, they are the same"
well, you SEQ how matters stand"
II think understand what he said -
OF course great deal was less clear TO
me then than ! have tried to make it I'm
this narrative,
ITS pretty clear that Kayanagh is get
ting all hia eggs in one basket for the con
venience Of selling out and boiling at a
moments notice All these arrangements
are clearly made with Wow to the pos.
sibility OF Mr.. Gordons return. Ineed not
impress upon you the tremendous impor-
tnnce Ct SECRECY. The nicrest suspicion on
his part that you are here will involve
catastrophe. There's one thing l can't
quite make out" he continued rNHectively,
after pause OF some minutes, land that
is why ho has not made his position still
more secure by accepting at once the offer
made by this company. He knows as well
as most people the value OF n bird in the
hand. 1t isn't likely that Il man who has
shown himself devoid of principle and
feeling should be restrained by consider
alton for an old men-that he should jeo-
pardi2e his own future though only in
slight measure, merely to keep Colonel
Bell out Of the worlhouso. | think we
shall find that he has some stronger mo-
tive for this delay"
When the cab stopped, Mr.. Pelham left
me and took the check into the bank. In
few minutes he returned with IL jubilnnt
expression on his face.
at Is perfectly correct, - he said, stepping
briskly ints the cab, Then he directed the
cabman to drive to Houndsditch, and as
we ratified on proceeded to count over the
bundle OF notes caressngly, as II the touch
of the crisp paper was a real pleasure to
him.
Mr. Lazarus received us with unctuous
ciyility, and having counted over the notes
In his turn opened drawer and brought
out the letter from Peter Schemyl, which
he carefully rend through once moro.
You have come only just in time, my
dear lady" said he as he began to I'LL up "a
telegram form. MIR. Sehemyl leaves Mos
COW tomorrow
"But my friends are not in Moscow"
said
No; they are Mt Yorontskaya, suppose,
II would never dc for Mr., Schemyl to re-
ceivo n telegram there from London. DO
you know whom he left in charge OF the
posthouse when he came away"
His brother Borgis, think.
''Ah, a clever man, Mr. Borgis Sohemyl,
very clever / congratulate you-one OF tho
cloyerest men in the business He will get
telegram from his broth sr nc Moscow to-
morrow in all probability and put your
friends well on the road before Mr., Sche-
myl returns.n
You think they will get away safelyYn
asked nnxiously.
There's every hope II Mr.. Rorgis has the
management. The only difficulty will be
in crossing the frontier, but II you have no
enemies here who are likely to warn the
police you may reasonably expect TO see
your friends 10 three or four weeks time, -
Commenting on this interview as we left
Carter street. Mr.. Pelham sud;
"Eyerything points to thonccessity--the
vital necessity OF keeping Kavanagh in
ignorance Of your escape Even when Mr.
Gordon returns, Kavanagh ought not to
know IL before we have obtained IN order
for his arrest. At the first intination OF
danger he win try to slip through our fln-
gers. Now, whore is Mr.. Gordon likely to
so when he reaches Londonr'
"roLambeth, replied without hesita-
tion.
why, that Is the very place he ought to
avoid. Can you think OF nOmeaus OF com
intoxicating with him before he arrives
heroin
Altera moments consideration l said
that 1t was probable 40 would call upon
the people who had helped me in Berlin,
Mr.. Hoffman aud his viii.
81 III lei.