St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-29

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my GOD, RALPH
along the sandy beach, which, on this part OF
the coast, is as smooth and as hard as an as
| phalt pavement. %
About hah-past nine he appeared at Buena
| Vista, and one of the grooms, who appeared
| to be always on the watch for the arrival of
| strangers, came to take his horse.
81 wish to see Colonel Morton at once he
said to the servant who met him at the door.
He was conducted into, a reception room,
and after few minutes the servant entered
to say that Colonel Morton would see him in
his private Office.
There was nothing in Colonel Mortons re-
ception of Almedo to indicate that he did not
| entertain for him the warmest friendship,
or that he wished him hundred feet under
the ground. He shook hands with the cap
tain, gave him cigar and light, and said,
when they were seated
81 am afraid, captain, treated you little
rudely at our last interview Will you for
give me?'
"Had not already forgiven you," was AL
medo's reply, ''and if I did not still hold my
self to be your friend, should not be here"
"Ah! am glad to hear you say that 1t
increases my respect for you, Almedo to
know that you do not treasure luminosity.
busy man like myself is apt to have his
nerves and his patience tried, and while I
am very sure that the shooting of my guest
was an accident-how could it be otherwise?
yet it angered me- and now see that 1
spoke more harshly than I intended"
4os,@
this, which he considered to be suitable
apology, and Tipping the ashes from his
cigar with the tip of his little finger, he drew
his chair near to that of his host, and, lower
ing his voice, asked:
"When have you seen this Lord Pelham?"
'Not since he left here for Monterey, some
days ago." was the response
Sand you do not know where he now is?"
."No and my interest in the man has nearly
ceased. 1 had a business transaction with
| him. closed, as I believed, but at the very
moment when I expected that it would be
| consummated, his lordship, for reasons which
he did not assign, telegraphed that he had
| backed out. Of course he will hardly have
| the audacity to return to Buena Vista under
| the circumstances"
sHe may not return to Buenayista, said
Almedo, ssbut he is snow1very near it,
| 'sWhat do you gmean?" demanded the
! colonel as he sat more erect, and looked
intently at the captain.
| 81 mean, replied Almedo, ''that he is now
at the Gomez House, at San Bernal.'
| Shave you seen himg'
81 have II III
| ''When?n 80
s'This morning, and in my own room,
where he had the audacity to come, about
SUNRISE" SAID Almedo with seeming indig-
| nation. f1i Z
Colonel Morton hesitated for fully min
| ute, Stroking his eyebrows against the grain
with his thumb and finger, as ii much per-
picked, then he suddenly looked up, and
! said:
81 should think his lordship would hardly
have the audacity to call upon you after his
| treatment while at Buena VISTA
81 did not think so myself; but am glad
| he is here, for at the time I determined to
| challenge him, if he remained, and now shall
| carry out my purpose"
| If challenge passed between these men
| and if they were to fight and kill; each
| other, it would be exactly in accord with Col
| onel Mortons purpose, but, seeing that it
| would ill-become him, as a law-abiding citi-
| zen, to express his thoughts in the matter, he
advised his visitor to do nothing that would
render himself amenable to the law. This
! advice, as is usually the case, instead of SUBJ
| DUNG the Mexican's anger, but added fuel
| to it..
| ''Oh, shall challenge him r' he said. with
| great bravado, but it is not to tell you this
| that have Gomez
''Nor' exclaimed the colonel.
''No! do not believe that this man is an
| Englishman, or lord. l thought from the
first that he was an impostor, and l now feel
4 assured of it," and he emphasized his opinion
| by bringing his cenched hand down on the
| table with bang.
If this information startled the colonel,
| there was no intimation of it in his manner
| or his action.
''What is your reason, captain, for this con-
| clusion?"
why was the response, che tried to talk
| to me about YOU
Indeed and what did he say?'
! against YOU
| did he intimate what this grievance wasp
eyes. He wanted to know if the estate of
| Buena Vista had not at one time belonged to
my father, and if it had not come into your
| possession by fraud. told him would not
| listen to any word against you. I ordered
him from the room, telling him that if he did
not go I should kick him down stairs, and
| like the cowardly cur that he is, he hastily
turned and left. As soon as 1 had finished
| breakfast came here to tell you of Lord Pei
hams presence at San Bernal and Of the fact
that think, as 1 said before, he is an i'm
! postor.'
''That may be-" said the colonel again
stroking his eyebrows. eff so. it is not the
| first time we have been imposed upon by
| bogus aristocrats from the old world, nor
| will it be the last, presume, so long as We
are willing to extend our hospitality to any
stranger pretending to a title but Lord
| Pelham's Introduction to me l regarded as
genuine, and, until his failure to carry out
the contract he had made, I had every
reason to believe him a gentleman. But it
makes no difference who or what he is,
Almedo let him go his way, and we shall go
| ours
The colonel looked as if about to add
| something else to his remarks, but he was
checked by the loud ring of the bell, sum-
moning him to the telegraph office.
Ito be Continued)
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/ attitude she may assume where her ankles
! come into view the ruffies will play far more
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