The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-19
Drummond! You have succeeded

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and cash which the messenger from
the bank in London had received from
| its correspondent in Wexford.
| x suppose everything is as here
| statedY' the banker asked; and Sydney
| replied, that he had carefully eXamin-
ed and counted everything himself
Sir Loghlen had proposed that him
self and his nephew and niece should
retire; but the banker had said, that
| there was no occasion for that; a few
moments only, and he should be en-
tirely at the Baronet's service.
| And Mr.. Kennedy, having desired
/ his clerk to arrange for him the docu-
ments in a certain way, and to count
over, and place, the bills, and notes,
| and cash in separate parcels turned
to chat pleasanty with Sir Loghlen
and his niece, while Sydney proceeded
| to obey the orders he had received
! From the conversation that ensued,
Stanley CIaremont held himself alOof;
he was sufficiently busy with his own
thoughts; for the consequences of the
work On which Abraham Mailer had
been employed, were about to be felt
/ by the man whom Stanley had sworn
to ruin and destroy.
| And greatly deepened that repulSiye
smile, so usual with the BarOnet's
| nephew when, having counted through
| all the Golfer had contained he saw
a sudden paleness overspread the face
of poor, unhappy Sydney; who, with
trembling hands, proceeded to recount
the notes and gold.
| Il must have been mistaken. sgd
ney muttered, unconsciouSly to him
self.
what is the matter, Mr.. Drum
! mond:' cried the banker, turning sud
denly towards his clerk, who, in re-
ply. stammered Nothing, sir-noth-
mgr while again counting. and with
no better result than before.
| And, again, uncOnsciously to himself,
Sydney muttered, mo, that sum is
wanting!'
And the three who had been con-
yersing heard that exclamation, and
were startled into instant silence.
Sydney was almost brought to be-
| lieye that his senses were deludlng
him,-that money could not be gone
he had himself placed everything with
! in the chest, the key of which had
never for a moment quilted him.
! Oh, it was impossible but that he
should find that money again!
what is wrong, Mr.. Drummond?"
| the banker asked in tone which was
verging on severity.
"Sir. II am half-crazedr' cried Sgd
ney. FL cannot find" and could
proceed no further.
Are you quite certain of the amount
which was counted to you?" Stanley
quietly asked.
| Sydney was he said, perfectly GER
| tain
'"rhere can be no mistake concerning
the sum with which Mr.. Drummond
has been entrusted said the banker.
And then frowningly demanded of
Sydney what was the amount he lack
| ed in his accounts
And Svdney's quivering lips muir
INJURED that the deficiency and which
! he could in no way understand, amour
ted to hundred and twenty-five
! pounds.
$50 much.'' exclaimed Mr.. Kennedy.
Sir Loghlen, after a moment of sur
prise. fixed his eyes searchingly on
Sydbey's face; while Stanley said, as
quitely as Ia before had spoken, Pre-
cisely. | believe, the sum which you
| lost at cards OH the evening before
quitting Ireland
| SYDNEY cOmDrehended, and turned
fiercely toward the Baronet's nephew:
who. unheeding the threatening look
] fixed upon him. went on. Fortunately.
your honor is beyond attack-but that
| such an advantage happened to any
| other-that unfortunate game-sHch
/ obstinate l-fortune-that sum of equal
value-for my part, | rejoice that not
even suspicion can for a moment fall
upon YOU
+ What would you insinuate, SIR"
shudderingly demanded Sydney
What do you mean SIR! Stanley
said. and looking toward his uncle and
the banker as if he wished to express,
"Can you understand such ingrati-
tude?'
And then again turning toward sgd
ney. he cried, Il am defending you,
| SIR
''Yes, precisely as another would ac-
cuse," Frances Indignantly exclaimed
And Sir Loghlen was thinking of the
words which Sydney had uttered when
the baronet had been counseling him
against ever playing more.
And those words had been confess
sion. as it now seemed to Sir Loghlen,
of the source from whence had been
/ derived the money with which Sydney
had betrayed his losses at the gaming
| table.
Il neither accuse nor defend you,
i Mr.. Drummond. said the banker very
sternly: ..but l have a right to demand
from you satisfactory explanation of
all this.
Yes" said Sydney humbly. yes,
Mr.. Kennedy. and it is true that was
tempted to play, and that | lost; but
| Mr.. Claremont knows that paid with
out for an instant quitting the table,
Pardon NE, cried Stanley. blanAiy
| SO; Iir,er ..I,1t rn1 certainly omitted The