Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-07-30

gether, but couldn't refuse him Who,
he asked for his revenge. | was No.
ried and excited and played altoge,ba.
Wretchedly. In the end / lost 4 co,,-rs
Of thousand p'e
What beastly luckr' Mr.. Masst,oa.
exclaimed. I'D no idea things ~,
SO serious with YOU. But perhans ~,
nave friends. Let me see. how =
things stand? You owe &c .o00 i =
paiu IN hard cash, and unless Won ~,
something like $4,000 the day af,er ~ S
morrow you lose a great portion i
your estates = y.
The only part that brings me i,
copper" Lord Marlborough. ren,arl.,i
dryly ~
Exactly. And you have
Absolutely nothing. NV horses .ns
carriages will just cover my prjya,s
debts. I went to the bank this mornt,.
and found that my balance was exacfla
loo. drew that out and have ii i
my pocket y
But your people? The earl Of Wen.
dover"
He is as poor as man III his nos,
ton can be and he has nine daughter,
There is not one OF my relatives 4
whom ! can go. 7"
Again peculiar light flashed acrass
Mr.. Massinger's features. I.ord H.
borough did not see il. There was
short silence. Mr.. Massinger ugbta,I
another cigar and commenced to smoke
it deliberately.
Lord Marlborough was too STEPPED in
despair to be by any means obseryant
but even he thought his companion,s
manner little singular. There WIS
something almost approaching irrita-
ton III his manner as he broke the Il.
lence.
Well" he said, stopping abruptly
you have heard eyerything-the
whole catalogue of my woes. Now give
me your advice. Just put yourself in
my place. Tell me what you would do.
The two men faced one another.
Lord Marlborough with a calm despair
written into his fair, boyish fase, Mr..
Massinger with close-drawn lips and 4
| curious glitter in his dark, deep.set
eyes
My adyice?' he repeated slowly. n
cannot offer any. Your case is too des-
perate. No one can help you
A sharp little cry of pain only half.
suppressed escaped from the others
lips.
Il know it, he said bitterly. 4 did
not expect help. But You call yourself
a man of the world; you have philos-
ophy of your own. | have heard you
admit It. Men speak Of you as having
strange notions. You live, you have
said yourself, by fixed rule Wow
tell me, if you were in my position
whittier would your philosophy tend?
YOU boast of having a resource for
every emergency in life, rules which
meet and answer every case. Now tell
me plainly, if you were |, what should
you do?r
Mr.. Massinger threw away his cigar.
The light which had glittered in his
eyes seemed to have spread over bis
face. He was strangely agitated.
Lord Marlborough, your question is a
challenge he answered in low, deep
tone Come with me and you shall
know
He crossed the street, Lord Harbor-
ough following closely. A tall, gloomy
building faced them, and Mr. Massingsr,
with tie air of one familiar to the place,
drew Iateh-key from his pocket. He
thrust it nj the keyhcle of the door pc
fore which they were standing, but be-
fore he turned it he looked Lord Har-
mcrcugh in the face.
Lord Marlborough, before ! admit
you here you must swear upon your
honor as nobleman and gentleman
that an that you may see or hear, the
names of all you may meet, and every
thing connected with this place shall
remain so far as you are concerned an
fnvfolable secret Do you promise
II promise Lord Marlborough an
swered.
| Mr.. Massinger turned the key Inc
! two men entered the house together,
(To be Continued9