Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-23

10 put his hand against the wall to steady
himself. Leigh approached Stamer and
touched him with his stick. Stamer did
not stir.
"Is there anything the matter with the
man? l think there must be, Timmons.
What do you mean by running away to
the other end of the place? Why. this
man is unconscious. l seem 10 oe A"'eN
to meet fainting men,"
Stamer did not speak, but snugg,eu
slowly to his feet, and, assisted Dy In.
mons. walked to the opening ana was
bo,ned n few wards down the street. There
the two parted without a word. BY the
time rimmons got back he was compara-
lively composed.
.Are we alone?- asked Leigh inpatient
", on Timmons' return
Eve are"
"Hah! am glad we are. II your inen1
we're connected with racing l shou.a can
him a stayer. I came to tell you tnat
have lust got back from Milwaukee
thought it best to 60 there and see asain
the man had been In treaty with no,
only saw him, but heard a great deal
about him. and I am sorry to say nearo
nothing good. He il, it appears, very
door man. and he deliberately misled me
as to mis- position and his ability to pay. I!
am now ouite certain that If had opened
business with him I should have lost any
thing intrusted to him, or II not all
good part"
.SThen am not to meet you Mt the same
place next Thursday night! asked I'M
mons. He had not at this moment any
interest in the mere business about whicn
they had been negotiating. He was curl
Gus about other matters. HIS mino was
now tolerably clear, but habby and In
active still.
NO. There is no use in your giving
me the alloy until see my way to doing
something with it, and feel bound to
saw that after this great disappointment
feel greatly discouraged altogether
Then, Mr.. Leigh, l suppose we are at
4 standstill?"
Precisely"
"what you mean, suppose, Mr.. Leigh,
is that you do not see your way to gong
any further"
..well, yes. At present do not see my
way to going any further"
"You went to Milwaukee yesterday.
Nay 1 ask you by what train you went
down.
"Two-thirty in the afternoon"
"And you came back this morning."
eyes. Just arrived. 1 drove straight
here, as told you"
"And you were away from half-pasi
two Yesterday until now. You were out
Of Chicago yesterday from 2:3O unit! early
this morningT
"Yes; until six this morning. Why are
you so curious? You do not, 1 hope, sus
pect me Of saying anything that is moi
structly true?" said Leigh, throwing hi'
head back and striking the sandy fool
fercely with is stick.
Il mean, SIR" said Timmons, shaking
his rninatory finger at him and frownina
heavily, mot that l suspect you of lying
but that l am sure you are lying. 1 was
at the public house last night; you wer;
there, too"
Leigh started and drew back. He looked
down ad said nothing. He could not tel
how much this man knew. Timmoni
went on:
II was in the public bar when you came
in. You called for rum hot, and you Wen,
away at close to twelve o'clock to wind
I'D your clock. 1 was out then and saw
you at the window winding up the clock
I was there when the light went out jus,
ct half-past twelve. Now, sir, are you
lying OF am II"
Leigh burst into a loud, long, harsh
roar of laughter that made Timmon'
start, it was So weird and unexpected.
(To be continuedD