Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-22

or an early lunch Ia his rooms, and then he
called cab md was driven to on old fashioned
building on SAMSON street He hurried to
the second story, ind. after knocking, was
admitted Into a largo room lifted up as an
oflice. and with the many chairs about that
showed It was used as place Tor conference.
Thero was telegraph Instrument on table
with young man sitting beside H. and au
elderly bald.hNdod man, with long nose
and high shoulders bending over him.
Hello, French, you 500 I'm herc,7 was tho
colonels salutation, as ho shook hands with
tho bald-heAded man.
Eyes, and I'm glad you've come" replied
French.
ANY news from Bucnk vistaT
Eyes. the patient Is doing well, and your
guest, Lord Pelham, has gono 70 Monterey
But sit down and let us talk" Thon turning
10 tho opemtor French nodded aud added,
'Be within reach. Todd, Il 4 should want you"
Tho young man bowed and loft, and tho two
men, although there was no one else In the
room to ovorhoar, ltenily put thoir heads
together" and, in whispers, discussed the
giant scheme that was 10 make tho fortunes
Of the managers and bring poverty to tho
thousands for whom they were setting their
traps.
The report from Buona Vista as to thcmoye-
menta OF Lord Pelham was correct Learn
ing from the doctor that Ralph Holmes was
out OF danger and could DO left with perfect
safety to the caro- of himself and Dora,
the eccentric Engilshman packed his hugo
| leather valise. asked for u team, and was
driven to Monterey.
The trip that brought him over was not q
milo on ON It's return, when another trap
drove up to the hotel and took his lordship
away.
The driver Of this which was q tall, long
haired man, a splendid type Of the western
mountainoer. whom his lordshlp addressed
as dhlike,' and with whom he appeared to bo
on the most friendly terms.
Late that night they stopped at private
house ON tho Menl0 Park road, few miles
out from tho city, and horo in perfect retire.
ment aud seen only by mike and his buxom
wife, Pelham remained for four days. But
during that time he WIS Kept busy writing
lottors and reading papers that came from
all over tho country.
Lord Pelham was still In bed on tho fourth
morning, when Mike camo into hls room II
great haste, and with his index nnFor lxct
on "a column OF the paper held IN the othei
hand he cried out with an oath, that did no
sound like profanity.
"He's har, Capr
'Whog demanded Pelham, and he leapc,
out Of bed and soiaed the paper
"Why; Commodore West; the man wo'y,
boon waiting for Now maybe by the gods
we won't have uni" shouted Mike. as ho por
formed a war dance about tho room.
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ooM6oDoRE wnsr AND AnnEUr uowAnn NErr
Mike, or Mike Reagan. to give him his tul
name, was evidently an old friend Of Lor'
Pelham. II was also eyldont that while hi
! friendship for him was Of the warmost kind
r yet he did not look on him with that respect
y ful awe with which Americans usually regar
Z titled Foreigners.
> With dolibomtlon that characterized al
he did and naid. Lord Pelham dressed him
4 self with his customary care, and thon wrot
O n letter, with which he Dispatched Mike int
the atty. On reaching the hotel, Nike dashe
/ on HE name on n BLINK card and asked tina
D Il be- taken with the letter to Commodor
Vests room.
Iio was not kept waiting for many minutol
4 The messenger returned saying
1 Commodore West desires TO SEQ M
a negnn IN his room az once"
The commodore met his visitor with cui
tomary frnnkness and hoartiuoss, but II
70 manner showed that he was trying 10 sui
press tho excitomont under which no WI
~ / a. sr=fNI
commodore. Mike Regain began;
4 "Haye you any news this morning ffo
q Buona VistaY'
I Taking a SCRAP Of paper from the table, q
a commodore said. rs he handed it 10 h
n visitor:
N B "Yes; have Just received a dispatch ~,
a ing that my nephew, Ralph Holmes, Ia vel
/. much better, but that Il would be very u
A wise to remove him at this time. His PIN
= sician, one Doctor Haynor, suggests That
"A defer my visit 10 Buena Vista til to-morro'
and l suppose / shall have 10 do So and 90
"a tnuo tho anxiety that has been raoklng n
q nerves. during my trip across tho continent
~ Mike Regain read the dispatch cosrobora
ing the commodore's statement, nnd TIN
4 said, as he laid the paper on the table, Al
/, sat down, facing HIS host:
m 81 am glad. Commodore West, that you o
going to ROMAN in the city Tonight indee
,. had not your nophow's condition made
" necessary for you to dc so, mn sure y,
would remun over after you have heard VIII
have to say."
10 "Then," said the commodore, looki
y earnestly at the man, "tho matter you ha
j to communicate has no relation to. 9
X nephewi"
"A "only in 80 far that everything that int
A ests you must necessarily interest Nj. Hal
4 Holmes. Indeed although am not SO
NJ miiar with the case as Is my friond. abb
Howard, / know enough 70 warrant tho Dol
that your nephew Is quite as much interest
- as you are yourself; for Il not only coneer
m the living, but It Involves tho dead, who
m memories are 80 dear to him"
"a "Then r. exclaimed tho commodore. az
h half started from his chair. Albert Howa
IA Is now in San Frnnciscoi'
N "He Is, was tho response.
h "Then. for Gods sake" cried the conn
4. dore, and he reached out his hands appe
n ingly, "tako mo 70 him. Or bring him to
ce at oncei"
AZ ''Have patience, my dear sir said Reg
Is the GOODNESS Of his bearing In striking &C