The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-27
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CHAPTER XI.
IN THE PLOTTER'S TOus

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man as if they had always been the best
of friends.
Il might as well ask what are you
doing here
II don't mind telling you. The board
of supervisors is supposed to visit asy-
1ums receiving support from the coun-
ty. thought Mother st. Gertrude might
like to have that disagreeable visit dis
pensed with by the supervisors in their
annual inspection. If so was going to
send them word to Pass the institution
by"
Pm sure it was very kind of you, :"
said Mother st. Gertrude.
Il will do SO then. My business is
done, he added, turning to Mangan.
Are you going down town, have a
cab outsider?
Tim going" said Mangan, "but
prefer to do little walking"
This was no place for scene. Man.
gan deemed it best to leave the convent
with Raymond. He was satisfied that
tho politician had lied. What was his
mission? Mother st. Gertrude would
faln detain Mangan, but she could get
no chance to give any sign of her
wishes. The politician keen eyes
took in everything; nothing could be
done that they would not observe. She
could not keep Mansan back. and in
truth he did not want to stay. He wish
ed to sound Raymond.
Both walked ont together. The sun,
sinking behind the chimney tops, cast a
lurid glow OH the vacant lots around
the convent, furnishing the landscape
with an iridescence in harmony with
the fiery vindictiveness which Raymond
felt and from which Mangan was not
altogether free. 1t fed their anger, sur
charging their temperaments with its
vivid magnetism, strengthening tho
mood they We're in and moving it on
ward to passion.
IF you're going to walk, Mangan," 4"
said Raymond, I'm dismiss the cab and
accompany you.
As you please, was the answer.
Now, look here, Mangan, - remark
ed Raymond, after he had paid the cab
man, let us have an understanding
You are unjust to me, especially SO
since you know how far l would be
willing to go for you.
You would go no farther for me
than it suited you.''
Granted, but why not you go as far
for me as suits you?"
81 do"
YES, but if you cease to be nv en-
emy and become my friend you can be
rich.
AT the expense of the orphan2'
what do you meanf"
Perhaps you are not aware that you
are robbing the orphan Of the heritage
that is hers"
Whom do you meanr'
81 will not say, since you do not con-
fess, but let me add that l am not am
bilious ~ enyious of wealth that is ac-
quircd by dishonorable means. :"
"Iou dare to taut me-
And to do more than that, If you
press me to it.
The two men stood and glowered at
each other. Both were men of cour-
age Each was conscious of his own
strength. Mangan was not anxious to
avoid an encounter; in fact, he was
aching for an opportunity to punish the
man he so thoroughly hated and de-
spised. Raymond's better Judgment
came to guide him, and he laughed as
he walked on, saying:
Come ON, Mangan, II doesn't nav
me to quarrel with you. | wanted to
talk to you about the story you are
writing and concerning which you have
lndnlSed in some extravaganza.
Il have, eh:' was the contemptuous
comment. How beautifully YOU
phrase ideas that lift the weight of
crime from your cons,ience!'
Il will not argue the point. Are you
going to write as rabidly as you have
talked:'
What if l am ?''
You'll get yourself and your paper
into trouble. y
will II You hold the lands the
commission will select, and you think
the rightful owner cannot reclaim
them"
There is no one to claim them. II
there is, l don't know it.
Il don't expect you to know much
that Is honest. You excel in knavery."
You are unnecessarily bitter. Now
them2"
Il can't say that do.
Raymond took this ambiguous reply
as a confession of ignorance. He knew
that Mother st. Gertrude had never
spoken of Ieahel's origin TO outsiders,
and he had never heard that Isabel had
breathed her secret to any one. He
felt safe. The name on the deeds would
not suggest anything to Mangan, he ar
gued. But the publication! That was
his dread.
Il couldn't expect Il proofsheet of
your article?" queried Raymond, af-
fecting gayety that was not his.
You can expect nothing but an ex-
pose of your peculiar practices.
You are going into this matter thor
oughly."
We'll, l look at it this way: Tho
publication of the story may lead to the
discovery of the owners or heirs. If
can do good in that way, will. AT
the same time, will make known the
fact that Francis Raymond is about TO
have all this property transferred to
himself.
ut wouldn't do me any harm, and it
wouldn't do the owners or heir any
good. The time is very short. Wouldn't
you like to own some of these lots,
Mangan?"
Your corrupt method may reach tho
business office Of the paper, not me. Try |
it."
II will, and then where will you
bef"
you will not try it,"
why not?"
"You are too cunning to leave your
self open to perpetual blackmail by an
unscrupulous publisher, even if you
should find one in The Bugle office,
which l do not believe. l made the
suggestion sarcastically, because Won