Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-04-09
WHAT'S BRED .
. IN THE BONE.
M asisAnr ALLEn.
continued From Last Week.
CHAPTER KIN.
HsiF on REARvR.
SELF or BEARER.

Cooded forthwith u his own rooms to read
of tho Sudden collapse OF his pet epecula-
aCn. DC was u " too true. THE Rio
Nagfo Dian,und aud Sapphire Mines had
rome. 0ntirely iiii, one OF the periodical
south American crashes, which involved
thofa In the liabilit.e.Of several other COM
panfM. A call Would be made ct once to
The FULL extent OF the nominal capital and
he would have to find three thousand
pounds down to meet the demand on his
hewitt hadn't three thousand pounds
Is ro s i' beyond p Il. salary ar WAS
locked up. here and there in speculative
undertakings. where he couldn't touch
y except at long notice. 1t was = crushing
blow. He had Feed of steadying. Some
naea would have flown. in such . plight to
brandy. Montague hewitt flew, instead, to
the consultations Os music
For some minutes. indeed, he paced his
room up and down in solemn silence. Then
his eye Tell by accident on the violin-case
beloved violin would inspire him with
ideas: was it suicide Or fraud. or some hon.
est way ont; be it this plan or that the vio-
lin would help him. Screwng up the
strings for minute with those de.t. long.
dOublesjointed fingers Ut bis, lie took the
bow il his right hand, and still pacing the
room with great strides like wild beast
In it, cage, began to discourse low. passion
ate music to himself from one OF those SER
pentine pieces OF Miss Ewes Of bennington.
As he played and played. his whole soul
IN his fingers, . plan begsn 70 frame itself,
vaguely. dimly at first, then more and
more definitely by slow degrees--shape,
form and features--as it grew and develop
I'd. A beautiful chord that last! Oh. how
subtle, how beautiful! 1t seemed to curl
and glide on like = serpent in the grass,
lsaving strange trails behind a. %. a flow
ing signature; Mawing signature with
bold twiris. and fiourishe.--twirls and
noufishes; the signature to u cheek: to- q
check for money; three thousand pounds at
Drummond, Coutts & Barclays
II ran through his head, keeping time
With the bars. Four thousand pounds; five
thousand; six thousand.
The longer he llayed the clearer and
way now - clear a. daylight; and his
way. too, to make deal more in the end
PAY SELF or bearer six thousand pounds!
elx thousand pounds! Signed, Cyril War
For hours he paced up and down there,
loved Il! K seemed to Sc, everyt thing
straight Ill at once in his lead With bow
In hand and violin at rest. he surpassed
himself that evening in ingenuity offnger-
ing. He trembled to think of his own clev-
eflaess and skill. What a miracle of de-
vice! What = triumph OF cunning! Not
houses. He could go to bed now, ind drop
o6like child. having arranged before he
went to make Guy Waring his cat's-paw,
and turn this sad stroke OF iil-lnck. in the
end. TO his own ultimate greater and wider
advantage.
And lie was quite right. too. He did
sleep as he expected. Next morning he
woke I'M very good hunor. and proceeded
81 once to Guy Warnings rooms the mo-
msnt alter breakia
He found Guy. q, he expected. in tu-
mutt oil excitement, having o,sly just that
moment received by post the final call for
the Rio Negro capital.
When other men are excited the wise
man takes care to he perfectly calm. Mon
tague hewitt WAS calm under this crushing
blow. He pointed out blantliy that every
thing would vet 70 we'll. All was not lost.
They had other irons in the tire. And even
the Rio Negroes themselves were hot an alb
solute failure. The diamonds. the dia-
monds themselves. lie insisted. were still
there, and the sat,lH.. fes also. They studded
the soil they were to be had Tor the picking.
Every bit OF their money would come
back 70 them ip the end. It was ques-
tion Of meeting al immediate emergency
.'but haven't three thousand pounds
ip the world to meet il with" Guy ex-
claimed, in despair. II shall be ruined OF
course. don't mind about that; but
nSysr shall be able to make good my liz
hewitt lighted cigarette with philoso.
phical sruile. The hotter Guy waxed, the
taatsr did he cool down.
sNsither have l. my dear boy. he said
Tings Of smoke In the intervals between he
caansss; ''but don't therefore. 60 mad. ]
don't tear my hair over 1t, though, to BE-
oure. I'm q deal wore on than you. Ny
podtions ct stake. IfDrummond were %
bear Of hack sack instanter. A. to
liking .i yourself ea+ responsible 4h! e.
sp,y ,1 .p.cu csn f Everybody ''. On
~ Sock Exchange always does It. II
tA@y didn't there'd be no such thing as en-
4lspsiss st Ill. You can't make fortune
~ fisking ha,penny."
Int what an 70 dor" Guy cried, wild
In. However ami to raise three thous-
Cyril know I'd detaulted like this. II !
en- ind the money shall 60 mad or kill
myself"
Montague hewitt played him gently. -
- experienced angler plays plunging
trout before proceeding to land him. Al
Lost, after offering Guy much sympathetic
advics; and suggesting several intention.
them Instantly, he observed, with certain
apologize air Of unobtrusive friendliness,
well, tftho worst comes to the worst, you
can have one thing to fall back upon.
There's that six thousand, OF course, COM
rs s.s|d ae y and by rom the unknown b'n'-
Guy flung himself down in his easy-chair
with : look Of utter dependency upon his
handsome lace s.But promised Cyril"
ho exclaimed. with Z groan. "Id never
touch that. If / were to spend it. 1don't
know how could ever face Cyril"
~ was told yesterday" hewitt answered.
With bitter little smile. land by lady.
tpo, many times over, that
circumstances alter cases, till be-
IN - believe It. When you promised
Cyril, you weren't face to face with tinan.
C5A crisis. Ifyou were to use the money
temporarily ! say only Temperate
", Tor To my certain knowledge Rio NegrOs
Will phil through oil right in the end---if
You were 70 use it temporarily in such an
emergsncy % this, no blame OF any sort
could possibly attach to you. The un-
known benefactor wont mind whether
your moneys at your banker. or em.
H1Qyo0 I0r Efao sifae 0etnK HI Yay7ng Jour
debh Your crediton Will. If I were you,
therefore, I'd use II up In paying them"
You Wonld7' Guy inquired, glancing
aeroM It him with faint 8leAm Of hope in
HI eye.
Nsyltt Axed him = once with his strange,