Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-25

10 cukdScu u 13mllLOu Fairfax
I-Shelf proposes q piratical scheme
to Patrick Camtel, Shelf being under
the malign influence of Mrs. Shelf.
CHAPTER III.
REQUIREMENTS OF Mr. SHELF.
Mr.. Theodore Shelf wanted to drag
Carnbel off there and then to his own bust
ness room en- the first floor to discuss
further this great project which he had in
his head but Cambel thought fit to re-
main where he was. Mr.. Shelf nodded
significantly toward the newcomers, as
much rs TO hint that third person with
them would lie distinctly an inconvenien.
third Cambl turned 20 them, cue in
hand, and proposed a game Of smoker.
That's precisely wha; we came up for, -
said Amy Rivers promptly. Hamilton,
get out the balls. Mr.. Cambel, will you
put the billiard balls away, SO that they
don't get mixed"
They played and talked merrily. Their
conversation turned on the wretched show
at the recent Academy, which they agreed
was disgrace To a civilized country. and
Cambel made himself interesting over the
art of painting in Paris, mural. facial and
on canvas. When he chose, he could be
very interesting, this man London had
"chhaincu inc great traveller, ana he
eeneraIly chose not being Ill natured.
VIZ iheoaorc Sheif LETT the billiard
Iooia Win ieeiihg Deneath his waistcoat
'n"ch AKIN 10 seascShess. FIRST or all
that plain spoken Patrick Cambel had not
oScrpoiiteiy limited that he was canting
hypocrite and had showed cause for ar
irving ut this conclusion. This was true,
but that didn't make Il any the more di
ttx... 4 4. II.
moment OF excitement had let drop to this
same pernicious Cambel (who, after all,
was comparative strangely n proposal to
make the sum of $500, 900 ut one coup.
True, he had not mentioned the means,
but Cambel had at once concluded it was
to bc gained by robbery. and he, Theodore
Shelf, had not denied the impeachment.
Consequently Mr.. shelf went direct to
his own room, locked the door and forth
lied his nerves with a liberal two fingers
oil brandy. Then he munched a coffee
bean In Difference TO tho blue ribbon ON
his coat lapel, replaced the cognac bottle
In the inner drawer OF his inner safe and
sat down To think.
III only ne had Understood Cambel, and,
better stiii' Knew whether nc might trust
MN Ihere was fortune to DO had. les,
afortunc. And 1t was wanted badly. The
great urn OF Marinadukc hiVers q shell.
Which called Itself Agentst To the oceanic
steam Transport company, but which
really ran the line OF steamers which trad
CD under the iiaS, might work prosperous
10 tho outer eye ana might still rear its
mead hauShtliy among the hrst shipping
hrfns OF LONDON port. But tho man who
cnaesou hio"d that ne owned II all, from
oihccs To engine OH, knew Otherwise. he
haa mortgages OUT IN every direction,
mo, ,2ascs so cuhhihsiy hicden that only
ne hiiisci was aware Oh their vast total.
ne Knew that the lirin was rotten, lock,
STOCK ana barrel lie knew that through
any one oil ~ chahheis breakup might
come any uay' anu ioiiowihS ON lhe heels
Oh that' Smash which would he none the
pieasahtsf because from It's size ana devas
tsting elects IL would live down into his
tory.
He, Theodore Shelf. would assurcdly
not be In England 10 faco II. Since his
commercial barometer had reached
stormy" and still showed signs of steady
descent he had been transmitting carefully
modulated doles to certain South Ameri
can banks and had even gone SO far as tC
purchase-uncer nom d'escroc-a pic
turesquely situated hacienda on the uppc,
waters OF the Rio Paraguay.
There, In case the cyclone broke, the ex
tradition treaties would cease from trou
pIihe, ana the weary swihaier would d
a1 Wen ieo rest
D". Mr. ,neouore Sheii haa no iusS To-
'nis 'ropi.ai Ie'ireihen'' ne ise" .n'
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the only thing living I'm England wb,c.
wont turn a,ainst ,rc -
Geor,c s,iJ ON, . rod ,o,c,o md ,,c,.o,
the angle Of Mr. ShcIfs souorc cbir
Then no rr,irrd within bimscIf ,cair , ~,
looked suILv Thc door b,d ,,,cncd ,r,
Mrs. shelf stood ON the m,t, There wa. ,
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and Mrs Theodore shelf
lyon alone. Theodore, Itbourb, Mr.
Cambel WAS here. However. So mneh ,h.