The Portland daily press., 1894-09-10

OleeSon OF Little black Persian kitten
belonging to his ladylove. He watched
the two men as they went together into
the building opposite. Then he read the
names upon the door. A harness maker
occupied the shop. The next floor was
tenanted by an architect A solicitor had
rented the rooms above, and nearest the
sky were the offices of shorthand writer
and private detective. Charles instinc-
lively felt that it was the last named per-
son his cousin had called to see He could
not have explained the reasons which led
him to this conclusion, but he would have
cheerfully bet e100 that this was the case,
although he had not as many pence in his
pocket. Slowly he sauntered back to the
Office without purchasing tie.
A man with two e5 notes in his pocket
and several odd pounds in addition feels,
as a rule, at ease with himself and all the
world. Consequently when his cousin call
ed four days later Charles Gleason was in
particularly good humor.
''What do you want now, old fellow?
Changed your mind about the loan, chi
But don't be too severe on me, because,
you know, I've got my honeymoon ex-
penses to meet, and six weeks hotel bill
isn't a.
II haven't come for any loan. AS told
you before, all want is my own proper
ty can prove now that you had-yes,
sir, and that you have-some of GRANDPA
theirs money, and insist on your hand
ing half of it over to me''
Prove on, my dear fellow. No, on
second thoughts, don't, because I really
haven't the time to waste. You've no idea
of the amount of work a man has to get
through before he is married.
'sYou never will be married-net, at
least, until you pay me over he money
you owe me-"
''Well, my future wife is worth her
weight in gold, but I really dom t see what
right you have to demand from me pay
ment for her. If you, were her father,
now'--
II tell you that until you havs handed
over half of the ego you put in the London
and Southminster bank on Wednesday you
will not marry Miss wiltshire
Charles Gleeson emitted q low whistle
I expressive both Of establishment and de-
1anoe. "I'd like to know how you're
going to prevent its" he said
II know how, but you had better not
try me too far, Charles If you like to
admit that the EGO You put into the bank
was grandfather's money, I'll square the
thing for e.
t'But I've told you before that GRANDPA
Their left no money!
''Prove 10 me, then, that the ego came
from, different source"
what a20?"
1.-THE 920 you paid into the bank on
Wednesday. You are asking these ques-
tions to gain time to invent a lie."
II never did anything of the sort and
have never had a banking account with
the London and Southminster. Ny sal
airy isn't sufficient to do more than meet
current expenses, let alone putting EGO
away, and have no other income.
s'You deny that you went to the bank
on Wednesday?'
Eyes, do"
II car prove It, sir, but I will not
BILE. will prove it to Miss Wiltshire -
''Oh, go and be shoti Where's the mes
senger? Look here, Snowman, show this
here. Do you understand"
Another disturbing interview" he
said to himself as he gained his room. IF
oaAS Soio VI 1llLS SOeo VI, i IL Iulu lily S6ll
with ciganet5es, and then Nellie and I
won't be able to travel first class when we
go off on our wedding tour. But what's
the use of bothering about Georgef II he
told the most plausible lies in creation,
Nellie wouldn't believe him, only dom
like the idea of his worrying the poor
darling. Wonder whether he knows her
address and how he discovered her manner
/ don't think told him. Perhaps he got
it from the private detective. Marvellous
what those fellows can find out. .
The next day he knew that his cousin
had discovered Nellie's address, for he re-
ceived letter from her couched in some
what different terms from those she usually
addressed to him. My dear Charlie it
began, Twill you kindly let me know
from where you received the e20 which I
have proved to my own satisfaction you
paid into the bank ON Wednesday,"
AS soon as an adjoining clock pealed
out the hour Of Charles Gleason put on
his hat, and without waiting to get his
tea walked down to the Temple station to
get the first available train to Ealing,
where Miss Wiltshire had her abode He
could hardly remain still In the crowded
carriage, SO impatient was he to get to his
journeys end, and he found it altogether
impossible to read the evening paper with
which he had provided himself. He read