Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-04-23
A PARTNERSHIP,

sail, an you a-sulkinL But. as sure as MP
name is Bill Thompssny III police ye"
Tho girl at the VNinLow, who seemed
at her, he saw for the AS8g time thut she
WAS In deep mourning.
Am of any useS' hgFAid to the wear-
er of tho oily. ~ wanSa jOb"
Come on, then," cried. the delighted
fisherman. "But stop. WHAT'S your name,
my lad?"
".Iohu Smith" was th@snswOr, and his
hesitation escaped the skTDpeT.
"Well, Smith, for fear o accidents same
one had better take your money. Who'll
ye leave 1t WITH"
The young man again EUksd up at the
window.
"Oh, 1 seel" he exclairSsg1I YOU'RE
going 10 take 1t, miss WILL you know
where to go. Old Tom Price - the owner,
an the name of the vessel this Saucy Lass.
CsMe on, Smith. Nomoro hankyiD. Your
swsetheart 'ull take your money," and ho
seized the newly shipped by isis arm.
80, no." she cried in confession, II do
not know the gentleman. III
E'lt already Smith, with thshnnd of the
skipper on his arm, had been. Hnrried out
of eWshOt, and before she could reach the
door she two lad vanished down the row.
Eight weeks later young man, brOnzed
and hearty, stood Oh Yarmouth quay. 1t
was Juhn Smith. His sea rig hid given
place TDa decent suit Of clothes, and he
seemeI. pondering which way 20 go. At
last his wandered away to ths;seashOre.
Finding spot where pale blue yiolots lay
low among the sea grass, no flung himself
down F8d pulled out an envelopes 1t con-
tanned IipOstoffioe order wrappetltn sheet
of note paper, and on this was written,
katherine Perry" Tho amounsiwas the
sum dus to him on his pay card He had
been tO' the house, but found Der conc.
Yet hGrsswAs his money left by lise in this
form.
On hiEr komewnrd path he stopped to
buy a naOuNing paper. Quite undisturbed,
he begayIi to look 1t over. Suddenly he
caught Ills. breath. His gaze wEs'Tiyeted
ON an advertisement that read thus:
"GeOERs,NeAl Is earnestly requested to
communicates with Messrs. FuTnEss 81
Wapp, sOliOitOBsp LinColn's Inn, FisIds,
when he, Vpllh hear OF something to'hiS nd
vantage. Amy person knowing. % she
wherealautEs of tina said G. NJ, and eOM-
muniUating'th@ same to tho SbOE0 11D,
will be suitably rewarded.
Before noontAbat day John SMITH had
shaken tSBrdusts Of Yarmouth from. hiR6set
ard was I,his, way 20 LOndOn:r As,ha
burst intn,5he a&Do ~ carefully dresssai old
gentleman swearing u pair of gDldgrinmed
vla f,rxxfaWd IN him
This he dtdlEy lsarlY shaking his &srSnl off
Z "Why, Ely dear GeorYe, " he cried, how
: glad l ana "a ssa FouE We have Deem adr
/. vertising fop. NolL all over the country,
How is it you liINNLb seen OILnadHe1tjse-
ment befCngH
4 In few words tlB' young lnantoldihis
tale. The Did solicitor listened with tnuOh
interest; then his face grew grave.
R $50 yolz have net heard tina news, my
: boy" he sGid. "Your uncle IS dead -
/ "Dead!" repsatAd. George Neal sadly.
l"And we parted. iNunger merely because L
refused to follow tho profession he had
:chosen for mes
4 IF We 1h6nghs oEttRer Of thBrldfhEof
terrors thare wnuN BIO fewer qqarrRls, 1"
said the lawyer kiadlEs "but be, too was
sorry, Geosga, though when HOuiheAnth0
rest you may think hO took AN odd way
Of shOwing4lts awos called In to draw
iup fresh will. SdhtOCt 10 one condition
he made h.ssArOpRntT over to TOlhl.'
/ "And that OonllbiAnH"
Excuse me o. mOment," lAaMtr- Bhn-
ness, looking at his watch. AT eTpSOt ~
lady here pFesantl9- Les Us HtaR 'intOdnR
private rOGM-"
"And tAaA,ooraltSnnH" said Geographical
firmly.
"Now, ny dear bog, Salii tho, hEVwaH,
"don't flre,np.. Kou have hndAyounTwaF7
let the deod.inaM have his. InlsOmR.litkIS
miserable seaport On the east CoaEt'youE
uncle ha6,L what nearly everE sItnoessf0a
man has nowadays, a pOcEr relatirns. %
came to hiar knowledge THAI thisspa0r. nailA-
tive had He'd aud left dAughten TAAs
was quita.snOugh fUr your, uncle' and no
made it y. requisite condition, That yOu
marry hSrA Tia lAdy's nrIna isl
"StopD With his faca, expressing all
the bitterness he felt the .Bclng alan, rose.
Footsteps bad b0en CODAipR nearer eEery
moment. and inYoluntaTily, Nnal's face
turned 10, the door. The, clerk camn Arst
Then the. lawyer, with old fashioned court
esy, hastened forward tOiptern8pt THE Wis
itOr.
miss. Kate Perry" as,said, "ana this,
my doar.y young lady, is Mr.. GRaEge Neal. y
All tha blood that Tas in, Meals body
rushed to. his face. Hl stood. grasping at
the back II his ohaia' ,unal5B to utter
word.
Than. the little hanA THAI tho lawyer
held started trembling so violently that 1t
attracted Mr.. Furncss, attention, and he
hastily, led her to a chair.
~, IS possible" he said, ''thAt my iRr
PRODUCTION comes a triae late. Am wrong
in his surmisei"
Ill" stammeaad tRAtR. "Mr. SmitAie
Then she stopped, hluShiAG deeply.
At last George Meals tongue Was untibd,
and be hAstenea to the rescue II have
met this young lady before" no said,
9undor very singular circumstances We
now meet undar circumstances stranger
still. An explanation Is due to her, and II
you will give ) little time to explain
Certainly, certainly" said Mr. Fur
ness, rubbing his bands. Take all the
time you require. Lam quite content to
let Cupid take my place as mediator, u
and, with beanlipg face, he bowed him
self out.
When 1t seemed to the despairlng Clerk
that the best part Of the day had gone,
Mr.. Furness went back to his visitors.
"May l hope, be said gently that tbs
exclamation has not been o tiresome Oney
''No, said George, with a glowing face
"To me IL hasn't. have offered my deal
Kate the property without inoumbranOe