The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-05-25

and acuteSt lawyers l had met i'A -
long while
We talked business. naturally. anu
/ Wilson mentioned incidentally sila'' 80
he had been abroad several years '0'
7 rh,. benefit If his health, MS name
WIS not in that years List Hi>"'
that the trust money which ms tli'i'>
had agreed IL advance was sli- III
l-Sa,n,. bank. Would il hc LII oracf' ~
asked. if the amount We're reihlItt'i III
The. shape IF Il crossed bank orai'' u
the order IF the vendors solicitors OF
af Mr. Harlow Fifteen thouSaila
Mound was rather Il large sum 10 hfiiiS
up from Dor~etshire in hanknetes. anu
hi~ clients ,lii MT like 10 run tht ri>h'
| referred this question To MF. NIX
bow. who Just then came IN
.-,ertainly,'' WAS the answer. :
bank draft i just a> good iS cash
dare say >or-rel and Serdytoc "oU, !
az have IT than notes. / N'io"
should
TIE chief VAS 81 fayorahly impr'>Sed
with our visitor that before they par
,.I IL. asked him Ia dinner At his clh'
for he following evening. wilson at-
,..pt.sl the invitation with "bFloih
pleasure
M-. Harlow found his guest good
company anal il line whist player. ana
was altogether - pleased win h1fll
;lat III, ulsat. him fire.. II the tluo Ter
i month heard subsequently lldt
Wilson esteemed the privilege 50 hi-hiy
!h:r Il. vi>it..i the club nearly every
night. and. being an adept both al biii-
iarlS ant whist. liz generally went
away richer than H.. came.
Meanwhile. th.. business which had
br,,rs-.nt him h, town hung tire Though
Invariably courteous. H. was always
making ..N,t,Ss-> nr raising 'iiffieutie>.
III seemed IL II. his object u delay Il
~,s l,,sllsnt indefinitely and, as the ven
a.r> solicitors began to talk about
'@,.-a. m action against Holroyd f9f
.sa performance. of contract.
ii il my duty. in his interest tafter
,,rss;ssin- my principah, To write To
tia. trustees llllliring whether there
WAS any reason why the money should
not he paid AMI the matter ended
Tii,, ,ily after | dispatched this lei
ter. i call from Wilson. who. when
demonstrated with him on his dilatory
\ tactics. h:ti made the usual plausible ex-
c,iSr~. Int finished hy undertaking that
We should have tie money by tbs end
/ Of the. week without fail
/ A We Went cut another client. whom
\ | shall call Robinson" came ii and.
rs he passed Wilson. eyed him cur
ouSlr
Who is that he asked when th.
other was out Of hearing
+! "A solicitor from Poole of tho name
Of Wilson
William"
Nc Thomas
Well. il u>,sl fl IT, William"
You knew him. then
IL. is L good deal altered Put
"..vt.r forget i face. AMI that is eit!t,,r
am Wilson or his double
..>Sunins that il Is. xhat ID p.
know about him
+ No. thank you | once got into
I trouble for answering an inquiry of the.
i same sort II WIS called defamation
i of character. Though | spoke the truth
\ ami nothing IN The truth BUT III tell
4 YOU what. il sou call IN Refer Forbes
\ and Nla>lpu-yng know them. IT
\ course
K YES. lii liz firm If solicitor, il
\ Cornhii;"
Well il you call N them ana ask
! Forbes WIN William Wilson Is | dare
i say he will tell ynu
I But this gentleman's Christian name
4 is Thomas
What IS ea>ier than To chang. yoa.
4 Christian name:
4 Il don't think should find il easy %
! change mine. However. W. shall See.
and | ain obliged to you for thr him, I
Al the time | ,lisi not attach much
\ Importance - kobin>pn'> my>trri, Us
innenioeS, AMI | had no intention #
seeing Refer. Forbes and Winslov.
iti>taniia. his memory fGl fas4.s
pretty SURE l1y friend was wro,.
IN identifying William Wilson .wha-
I ever that individual might he, with
4 Thomas Wilson. Robinson hal oni,
4 seen hliE Tor i few seconds as they
\ passed each other III ths. door AMI H..
/ admitted that til. face. which IL.
4 thought IL recognized. was greatly ii.
\ tered. II wa> evidently Il caS.. If MI.
\ taken identity
/ Rnf when. tslre. days Later tho laf-
i terS had ad,!re>S.s! 10 tn. SlnaoSr,l
trustees caiile back through the dead
1 letter Office with IN intimation ,h.t.
| no such persons were known in rhe
town or nei.iiberhooI of Poole nv
/ opinion underwent 4 decided t.hany.
Mr. Harlow WIS thunderStruck
food aoa. | hope there is nothi, .
Shaky about til. fellows ante,,;,.nts !,
nr exclaimed. In introiucia- him !,
lhe Hyperion younil.l for his ~
I spcfabillty. And set, when | com.
- think of 1t, h. has aaver said ,nueh
about himself: anu though generally
Wen informed his mind So ms .n ha
;ll,ne It Il blink as 10 The events Of III.
iaSt SIX or seven years. HI. had nof
4 even heard Of the Tichborne ,ss.
ana though he accounted for his irnor.
ihce by saying h was abroad. how.
could he help hearing of the most Ser,.
/ >l'lonu trial # our time. Tn yo.ll
rang with it