St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-01

for the consolidated shares, before he left
Frisco?"
: eyes; he took the so, 900 offered"
"Goodl" gasped the colonel. Then as if
thinking aloud
W. 81 am certain it was false alarm. Fred,
/ am going down to get some lunch if any
thing unusual occurs, ring me up at once.
+ you want anything send for it, and neither
leave this room nor let any one else enter.
You understand"
tYes, SIR
{ Fred arranged his papers, and Colonel
Morton after rubbing his handkerchief over
his face, as if to wipe out the expression of
anxiety, went down to the private Office. He
looked over some papers, compared carefully
two portraits, one was Lord Pelham's, which
he took from an envelope, and then strolled
out.
= He found Doctor Ellerton and Ralph
Holmes talking on the piazza, while in the
distance Lord Pelham and Dora were stroll
ing through the grounds. The two men ex-
shanged glances, and the colonel said as he
cropped into chair:
+ 81 am satisfied, Ellerton, you are mistaken
as to the relations of those two men, Our
friend has really subscribed for the stock in
I the Consolidated"
S1 sAnd paid for it?'' asked Ellerton.
Is "Oh, if he hasn't, he will have no fear of
that Then addressing himself to Ralph,
She colonel asked: "Mr. Holmes, wasn't your
Ancle, Commodore West stationed on this
coast some twenty-one or two years ago?"
|. eyes he was then lieutenant" replied
Ralph.
tho T
Der rightly, it was rumored, at the time, that
sle was engaged to one of our California bellies,
and would come back to marry her?''
r 81 believe that is true. But 1 think the
lady, whose people were poor, decided not
to wait for her sailor lover, but married with
in eighteen months" said Ralph.
"Ah, yes there was some talk of that: but
doubt it. I saw the commodore once and,
as you say, he was lieutenant then, and
remarkably handsome man. He must still
be in the prime of life
eyes; but of late his wounds have troubled
him. and he has been forced to retire..
. "A trip to this coast would do him good"
"And he would have come in my place, if
able to travel at this time, though not for his
health
Again EIlerton and Morton exchanged mean
= ST hope we shall have you with us for
some time, Mr.. Holmes. 1 shall be pleased
10 show you over the state next week" DIR.
Ellerton pulled his chair nearer to Ralph,
and looked at him inquiringly.
~ ''You are very kind. certainly have had
a delightful time here, for which L am in
.debted in the first place to Judge Davidson,
and in the next to my kind host here. But
as did not come for pleasure feel I must
be getting back to San Francisco in the morn
ing" said Ralph.
"Unless your business there is urgent"
Joined in the colonel. 'syou might as well stay
here for week or two. You may not know
that have direct Geographic communication
.between here and the city. If you wish to
= make any inquiries, the line and the operator
- are at your service"
u f'Thanks,' said Ralph, Frightening up, ct
shall avail myself of your offer at once"
@"Write any message" said the colonel, "and
Twill see that it goes"
TRalph tore note from his memorandum
Spok, and wrote despatch to the manager
III the Palace Hotel asking if Mr. Albert
zHoward had yet arrived there. This he read
sloud and handed to Colonel Morton, who at
once took it to the tower DR.. EIlerton fol-
lowing close behind.
fe.Ralph, with an indefnable load on his
Seart, strolled through the grounds. It re-
teved him to note that Dora was approach
fng the house alone, while, in the distance,
he saw Lord Pelham strolling down to the
shore.
d He fastened to Dora's side, and for the
hme being forgot his uncle the commodore:
Aiorgot the mission of vengeance and justice
That brought him to California; forgot every-
thing, indeed, but the presence Of this beau
sful, fascinating girl.
sLord Pelham, from the first, developed
parked eccentricities. He had come to Col
incl Morton with letters of introduction from
mutual friends in Oregon, who represented
him to be gentleman of leisure and wealth,
quite ready to spend the former in the most
feasant way, and to invest the latter if he
found a pro1aising opening.