The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-06

had recognf1ed5 was Thoroughbred in b
HlnSS T pSs yhs SS.. h e., % %Ss" " Sssnd tS Sss o.
ONE e n top floor. HI must have comssIseas 4,
has bett.tTi time p she had said. This ioSssoS1ha q ~
hat enonai but GoodenouRh was sti,,IIss n
b bIho1gn TO act on, a plan he had thoSSeeSS ~,
de. c ms way, one rather creditabie to sSen ~
'3r. with a sense that he was oet M rand md to
Elf. .n,oNneu up In other peoples affairs. AZ n;
OF ton floor the n"i door OF T %ns S 9mo o%ing a.
sed qaietiV dro sonnG man Of thirty, moiisl he
his with a -U elesr, pe sIUaa ,TTeS"rdins Good, m
'""9tT . a. = f3reiEn;A merican look. I" W.
wq Yes; i am m nf Se.S' r .e5u ssk tsd G9odenousne
or mn This Vas c y, Mr.. Wheeler GIts0 v,
on m"t the tInss b all ! right ,1 t. GoSdenough proceeGhl
u, II am from the -" he said ,v,,, ,u--r
iH n sSTSpse' msationins one ottRo' lead ieadi SS'q as \
y. minutes minute u Il son wSmId IKE toseo you for a 70
y. The young man had the ar of not undo
y heuiarly, cordial. But he evid,nTtaSvS NOT pa
n n nns m bs.1, quickly. for he replied With %S haSdqI
% up stairs to my room? Though y DOM, com m
80 vit ted is che the srS %Sy tq his y sitting e. room and in
S VIEWED IN t felee GeGro a chair which commanded d !
d glance he saw that the box was 4 there ahS swift
e SS% if by Mr. II % Wsea hay been remarked a nnS
. had LEFT it,, He ,breathed more ,e0ff rcnir thathe
: had come vi Jie E mns and ne was half sorry X
: Salse ' move al no had done in her behaif by BY IN
Mr.. Wheeler" he said. with Tho 49,
s "snr aMi,iar AR he imagined a reporter w SohS
The t nsi:o there mas been a report handeo" IN Eaa 10
lated by a large estate OF which YOU are - oneci:
the ene : " s. Can you give any details a sn or
'nT n'a.ter Tor puhlication?' Nut
si9ndsss' his eyes fixed on Goodenonrh unw mo
fact; rather piercingiy. fxed ON him s'e as n
oiieu' with some decision: You viii hava V re-
unm specific. l haven't the least idea to wbo =
execdnhie report was that you and tho other two
ments from na ~ Withdrawn importan: docu.
fshKo t the details of this transaotio %e With 10 t ar,
Ing 10 y gret e tss returned SoodenouSb.. trye
,v ane y9ung man had taken in his vi IisS +,
and locked it; then locked the door ~ ,Ln s eni'
iI o 1r Gooacnough began. to feel that he was
comfort ah isdVenture. lie was not absolutely
of. line s sn1 ran came back. stood in front
liberation: Il havr, nothing to do vita AMI de
nothing.of the subject of which you speak" !,
ierhaps,. returned ,GoodenouEh, a little
moment, "it may have been your life who Z IL
the person interested"
Of irritati,n, but his GOODNESS did not forsake
him; u have no wife, and never had one.
v mnn az, you ,I piease to state at once who the devil
These questions were put savngely, and were
rfhnd ifr .; or at least unp!easantly. EN-:
from his pocket with a businesslike manner.
he he6d It %its his finger N the trigger.
movement of temper himself. but striving to
retain his composure. that I am a tremendous
f apst. do V Won may nHia hs'p p to i.S s4nvine nc me Of it. But
of documents is doing on your folding bed?"
He vas so confident that Mr.. Wheeler had
Ihe n 1rnnl thn fant tl.t n. - -
moved. that he hoped to force his hand by
showing thu a%bruptly his knowledge OF it.
Ienance betrayed the most utter n ssrn piun
himself quickly. he raised tho re-
I ,nrei covered @, Goodenough with 1t. and said
'pSn that bedroom door. Take down he box
NOV nore nrlnT it s Rerei II If d. go IN make the SLIGHTEST
viii shoot. and there will be great li%eli-
'ood o; my killing YOU; That would be highly
ere; Especially as I am more than half dis j
o oSed ar TO tai aafe YOU at your word and believe that I
! assure, you / have no doubt on the subject q
9w;' replied GoEdenough. with conviction.
n y. j, s5Sa i sIf E'' " f5iSG ns to sTel other repli.d
Il put it tStffe Myself" biu r9eae out Good ,
n no :. b shs s1Ina.6 ., he ,S. had had o Esp.t the door: h
hen no had hrs, seen i. he said. Boldly: "
You must know that it is there. for it is much =,
oser to the side than where 1 put It," y
The young man glanced quickly ar the box. !,
founding GOODNESS. the color In his cheeks =
fainter. d
WI and throw it into the street throush the L
GoodenouGh got the chair. climbed up. and u .
assessed himself of the box. impressed as he y
itholt a distinct sense Of fooiishncss " The d
as nearly a foot nearer. tho side OF tho .,
ed there by 1 .elf. 1t might ali be- a SPLEEN CO
bluf on the part Of this cool young man, ri
r some reason best known TO himself. tie
He took the tox carefully. however, being 81
much concerned with carrying out these ~
rond explicit directions as to its di s~position III
he had been the first. As he took it, he felt or
lich, were ~grasping the bottom of the box. gu e;
his wound-qp condition, IL was almost re- re-
to make him drop IL. But the set, 80
lite face. Of the young fellow and the fidelity Vi
tn which he kept him covered with the pis-
it drop. Pitch it out OF the window, but s e,
from the inside of-the-room," said his host. Sc
Heartened by this advice. though trembling 80
ndow. stretched well out. and flung the box no
A frightful defamation followed. This was ev
'ompanied by the crash Of shattered panes III
glass In the nelghboring windows and It's til
, swa GEaok Tba as Shs frSsm e9 ndropped to the i be
ratified with the conclusion, but
re not broken. inl
With a face as white ms a sheet, and his legs in
he could hardly stand. Goodenough tot he
ed 10 the nearest seat and fell into il : , eech- mis-
S, regarding The young man with an expires
n OF, horror. The other.atill kept the pistol sal
Hnted az him, but seemed much more at his is
70. as II relieved notably. mo-
You will not object to my searching you. yes
'ba6ly;, after this little episode, which APP mi
he laid u stress on the word, has da'
N more of "A surprise to you than to me. Lai
Il must admit that | have reason for mis-. poi
sting a stranger who kindly provided me Dlc
II such! a Communion for the night as that Sh,
lie box DO not he alarmed. - he continued wa
htly. II an nearly certain that you were mu
y a dupe. But one lust take precautions" ces
10 quickly went through Goodenough's WI
,kets with his left hand, while he kept the ed
ked revolver aimed at him all the time with M
, right. Naturally, the pockets revealed sue
hing more dangerous than a match safe anC
a pocket knife. Goodenough had kept his cen
rs stretched straight up all the time with :.
most earnest spirit of cooperation. G
,arked when he hsd sat- .sed n - other hay
contents Of the oIber's nocLats Ls u the
I untlattering remark may have to be quail rne
when ] hear your explanation. If you are les'
VI n III n trntttal m tIa III