The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-05

I You charge. To my lnuihn lueaathey seen
! ridiculously cheap" And no afowsd hi
orde q. and promising that the Hall shoult
bes refurnished by the trades of Wyvernder
. iii every particular that they could furnish
"Ivo herd tell" observed Mrs. Grimes
heather ont yon (she pointed to the back
yard, but she meant India.) blessed IL !
wouldn't like to send some OF my folks
the 9 TO learn how 10 I eat poor relations"
For all these pu chases were made and
orders given in the name Of the head OF the
family. 1t was always II think Mr.. Hoblver
would like this or perhaps MIR. Hoblyer
would not Object to that"
They were now in daily communication
with old MIR. Lovelfs successor about pay
ing off the mo tcases. They call d upon
the people who rented the hall AMI foun 1
them we'll disposel to get out OF their bar.
gain. The old house WAS dteRdfully in
nesd Of repair, and 30 was the mortgagee.
1t was arranged that Mr.. Hohlyer should
take the lease off their hands and DO placed
in possession at midsummer. 1t is said
that when he introduce 4 my brother, Col.
Hoblyer," at the house which had once
been his home and might be- his inherit
ance. he sRt down and chuckted till he
nearly ehoked.
Bus!ness concluded, they obtained per-
mission to 60 over the house. to renew old
"reminiscences: and inter they had been
thus engaged about half an hour l joined
them, by appointments, to take their o ders
respecting certain architectural improve
nents. As I came up heard Nj. hobl, err
say, | thought Gather grim.y: This was
GU room" 1T was" replied the colonel.
How we'll you rem mnar. And many Il
prank we have PLAYED here! 1t seems to
me. brother William, that the sacred pres
enes of our dear mother p rvades THESE
once happy spots. Do you think that the
blessed aepaeted are pc. mitted to watch
over az and rejoice with US on such an
occasion Is tnis!'
I felt quite touched by his words and the
solemn and tender manner iii which they
were spoken; but the elder brother only sat
down in q chair and chuckled. He had got
so much into tho habit OF chuckling lately
tEot | suppose he ooald not help it, or that
perhaps 1t was his way of hiding his feel
ines. l have known men who would laugh
at the most pathetic story for the same
reason.
On our way back to the hotel Col. Hoblyer
was Aood enough to ask my opinion of tho
gentleman they wsre employing as their
lawyer. Was he not sonlewhatslow? II was
not for one professional man to run down
another, 80 said something about slow and
sue, TO which the colonel observed. with a
laugh, that young Lovell was surely slow
which is a fact. II tAink," he continued,
II muss take @ little responsibility upon
myself. was a judge in India for many
years, and fancy I can draw up q simple
law uteE LIS well us Young MI. 1loNoil.
Might We t ouble you Git waa always WEI
to come up TO our room and witness my
bro.hsr's signature? We want to have this
affair of the mortgages settled as quickly
as possible"
Well, l assented, and soon q paper, with a
red wafer on the bottom OF it, was pre- seuted
for MIR. Hoblser's signature. 1t was not a
payer which the colonel Fad drawnu up. but
ons of those printed forms Of power of
alto ney in which the grantor authorizes
his alter ergo to 40 every mo'tal thing
which one man can do for another in the
way OF business and at tine end.
with all and singular whomsoever it may
concern, TO ratlfy and confirm all his said
attorneys lawful acts done In the premises.
Ola Hoblyer Il cannot for the life o, me
call him NJ . when | hin of this) cast a
quick glance up at the written wofds (his
meekiy:
"Oh, but you should have dosorihed your
self moro accurately, brother Fred. Col.
Frederick Hoblyer' sounds so cold ana
formal. Pray substitute, His dear brother.
Col. Frederick Heblyer,. half-pay Two
Handed and Seventy-Afth Regiment and
late Of Her Mnjessy's Indian Civil Ser
vioe.'
The colonel whispered something about
inte liaeations not bsins regular, but the
other vas not to be rsiu ed.
I'VE will initial them. dear Fred, and
tuSn I'll 10 NJ oDJCSblOIs )EeIC6S,
oetwssn trot .ers"-anl he kaA his way.
Now" he said, when ths paper was siga cd,
sealed and de. lverel and l had witnessed 1t,
Il think we will go out and smoke u cigar"
He sauntered OFT into the stable yard, and
as soon ia he was gone the co.onel want
down to the b.r ana consulted Bradshaw.
AS / walked home 1 WAS nea ~ run over
at n sudden turn in the rod by Mr.. Grimes
go-cart, with ID ~fasseat horse In tne sAntts,
and there or the box, chucklins, sat Old
Roblycr. being driven AZ ten miles an hour
toward Steepletown Junction. Later on |
had TO 20 to our station on business, and
there | found the co,onsl and his lndlaA
valet waiting for the 7:45 train. From that
ONE | knew the e WAS somsthlug wrong,
bus Tor the lie of me | could not make out
what 1t was.
What it was came out on this t iei of
Joshua Stshbings and Micaael Hogan for
conspiracy to dcfraud one William Hoblyer.
Ihe man who stood in the dock as Joshua
Seedlings was the soi-dlsaut Colonel
Hob4yer, late esident at the cou t of his
hignnpss tbs tajah OF Auckata pore; and his
native ~servant. when Washed, turned out
not only to be Nike Hogan, u notea
swlnd4er. but also the gentleman who had
been pitched on his hgad opposite old
Huhlyer's cottage that day when the
fayorite was so ba!ly beaten in the great
ir al!onal steep!ecnnse. Now do You see?
The sick man having heard Whispers thai
hio A-CSp "'o ~ . AiANA bSAAS - OIL II
vestleatlng disposition ana dsxtet Gus with
r lie, made fmIso keys, and du ing Hob
lyer's absence tent- collecting. read Iette 8
and papers, which proved that the old man
had a lurRe hum of money invested in bank
nnl railway stock. the scrip Of which WE
deposited with hessrs. Barring d Co. 1t
might Just Gs we'll have BEEN at the bottom
of tEe lied sea, as ia, rs Mix, was Goa
cerned. The question was how to get at II.
he thought that there were twelve thout.
AMI pounas to be got at. and not got, gave
Mike & eat pam and nearly brought on Il
! relapse.
+ Bar no go. strong. Hope sp ines eter-
i, nal III the human breas.." lis took unto
= himself 4 smarter rogue and between
them they coucUctel tbs plot; Seedlings
= was TO appear ns H0blycr's long. los.
| brother. Mike who could not quito trast
hun aiouej was to be hiliejeo tioUouiee
{ his Indian sc want, With tas heap OF
a white turbhu end some !icor!ce waite 4 he,
wee to spend 4 hundred or two upol
a greedy old tLoulyer, SO na to throw h;m OF
his guard; mnks a great fuss about lu,iu
back tho property, aud get signed TIM
power OF attorney when WAS To place til
ord E!ss = headed wealth at then mere,
n l}at, hiess you, old Hoblyer suotte
ar them the secosd day; that il VIII
no chuckieu SO. They had picked u
va u good deal OF Information about hu
ana has family. but like ali Impostors hn
i. get sonlB OF ii upside down. He took h.
gold watch and his new clothes and b
~ boots aAd his dressing bag, with the IVORY
handled Ed-ines, md everything elss h
could yes hold OF, and chMcklad. dc ar.n