Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-06


the company would BE- to extend the works,
which could only be done by buying up
these potteries. And the result proved the
Justice of his forcthought. The company
would give him n check for the whole lot at
days notice"
And transfer the mort gage on Bell 6
Gordon's pottery:"
oh yes; they would take the risk of pull
ing that through all right \ young com
pany, you know, sir, doesn't stick at tritles."
And il the company chose TO foreclose-
! as l suppose they would-Mr. Bell would
be forced to abandon everything and go in
the workhouse?"
oh of course, as n man of honor, Mr.
kavanagh would indemnify him out of the
handsome profit he must make on the spec
ulation."
Just so, rs man of honor, he would :"
assented Mr.. Pelham, and then turning to
me- with the slightest indication of wink,
he said in n tone of assurance: We'll,
madame you see your money is quite safe.
Thank you, Mr.. Brett. II any one calls,
you can say that shall he back in an
hour"
The cab which had brought me from
Waterloo stood ut the door. We got in,
and Mr. Pelham, having directed the driver,
slid, rs he took the seat beside me:
Il conclude the persons referred to by
MI. 1rGtJ are the same tnII You are &c
luinted with, madame"
Yes. they are the same.
Well, you see how matters stand"
Il think understand what he said
OF course n great deal was less clear to
me then than have tried to make it in
this narrative.
Its pretty clear that kavanaeh is get
ting all his eggs an one basket for the con
venicnce Of selling ont and boiling at a
momeat's uu;ir.'. All these arrangements
are clearly made with n view to the pos
sibility of Mr.. GOrdon's return. need not
impress upon you the tremendous impor<
tancc Cf ST crecy. The mcrcst suspicion on
his part shat you are here will involve q
catastrophe. There's one thing l can't
quite make out, he continued reflectively,
Cfter pause of some minutes, and that
i why he has not mad. his position still
more secure by accepting ut once the offer
made by this company. lie knows as well
rs most people the value OF bird in the
hand 1t isn't likely that IA man who has
shown himself devoid of principle and
feeling should be restrained by consider
alton for an old man-that he should jco-
pardizc his own future, though only in a
slight measure, merely to keep Colonel
Bell out of the work ousr. l think we
shall find that he has some stronger mo
tive for this delay"
When the cab stopped, Mr. Pelham left
me and took tee check into the bank. In
few minutes he returned with a juhilant
expression on his face.
1T is perfectly correct, - he said, stepping
briskly into the cab. Then he directed the
/ cahman to drive to Houndsditch, and as
we ratified on proceeded to count over the
bundle of notes caressinEly, rs If the touch
of the crisp paper was real pleasure to
him.
| Mr.. Lazarus received us with unctuous
| civility, and having counted over the notes
| in his turn opened n drawer and brought
| out the letter from Peter Schcmyl, which
he carefully read through once more
You have come only just in time, my
I dear lady" said he as he began to fill up a
! telegram form. Mr.. Schcmyl leaves Mos
\ COW tomorrow.
But my friends are not in Moscow" ]
! said.
/ NO; they are at Norontskaya, suppose
/ 1t would never do for Mr.. Schemyl to re
/ ceive a telegram there from London. Do
| you know whom he left in charge of the
| posthouse when he came away"
His brother Borgis, think.
All, a clever man, Mr. Borgis Schemyl,
very clever. congratulate you-one of the
cleverest men in the business. He will get
n telegram from his brother Mt Moscow to-
.
friends we'll on the road before Mr. Sche-
myl returns
You think they will get away safely /
+ asked anSiously-
There's every hope if Mr. Borgis has the
management. The only difficulty will be
in crossing the frontier, but if you have no
enemies here who are likely to warn the
| police you may reasonably expect to see
your friends in three or four weeks time"
fhSs int rs 1aft
Carter street, Mr.. Pelham said:
Everything points to the neceSsity-thC
vital necessity-of keeping KRvanagh in
ignorance Of your escape. Even when Mr..
| Gordon returns, kavanagh ought not 10
! know it before we have obtained an order
for his arrest. At the first intimation OF
danger he will try to slip through our fin
gers. Now, where is Mr. Gordon likely to
go when he reaches LOndOn?'
To Lambeth" I replied without hesita,
! ton.
Why, that is the very place he ought tc
avoid Can you think of no means of com
municating with him before he arrives
here'"
After moments consideration l said
that it was probable he would call upon
the people who had helped me in Berlin
Mr.. Hoffman and his wife.
Considering all things Excuse me
madam" he broke off, with an apollo
getic cough, but your hair behind has
worked little to one side. Considering
all things, as l was about to remark" ht
continued, when l had replaced the falSl
hair do not you think it would be advis
able to goto Berlin and wait there with
these friends until Mr. Gordon comes?"
No" said. Il could not do that.
must be in England. l will write to Der
lin: that will answer the same purpose"
He shook his head doubtfully ant
glanced nervously at my treacherous knot
/, too, felt that it would be wiser to ~
away, but could not reconcile myself K
the idea of going so far from Taras, ever
for a few weeks, little rs / had to hope il
staying near him.
May l ask where may write to you il
case have anything important to com
municatei"
Twill let you have an address. do moi
know yet where shall stay. think nea
Working"
working OF course you have no reason
to suspect that Mr. Kavanagh might b,
chance go to Woking?"
Il know he passes through the town oc
casionally; but" added hastily, to ALA!
the alarm expressed in the little solicitor
face, 1.-THE place thought Of staying at is
roadside inn quite out of the town, wherr
he would never think Of stopping"
still, many people visit a roadside inn
You could not always stay in one room GU
of sight, and-excuse my saying so-you
appearance might excite curiosity and Civ
rise to gossip, which would be in the high
est degree undesirable. positively think
madame, that out of respect to the gentle
man who has advanced this money
Il will not go there said, already con
WINGED Of tho folly OF yielding to merel,
! morbid and sentimental r>stive Tell m