Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-12

err, and her father was exceedingly kind
to me until an unfortunate misunder-
standing l have a claim.
Look here, l said, you have told
me you once made a fortune. Why
didn't you repay then?'
Il was on the point of doing so. But
I was extending my business at the
time Extend a business too far, and
it NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Mine
broke"
| walked up and down the room. For
Wilmay's sake had to get this man out
of England | would speak to Sir Vim
cent about him, because 1 knew he
would take a cOmOn sense view OF the
case and because it seemed unfair not
to tell him. But l wanted to keep For
land away from Wi,may, and not to let
the relationship become publicly
known.
Where would you go if you had mon
ey?" l asked.
"Coolgardie," he replied without the
least hesitation.
We'll" replied, I'm glad you came
TO me. Wilmay has no power at pres
emit to give you the money. Sir Vincent
wouldn't give you it, | can and will.
am going to write a cheQue for two hun
dred, and | will pay the balance of eight
| hundred pounds to you in installments
of one hundred every three months.
Should you, during that period. at any
time return1tO England orcommunlcate
in any way with Wilmay or Sir Vim
cent Carrone, the remainder due to you
viii be stopped"
He said that he was reluctant to take
money from me, as he felt that on me
/ personally he had no claim whatever.
! He hoped that l would regard it as an
nveStment-simply as an investment
In short. he accepted the arrangement
and pocketed the cheque.
And now" he said, you must dine
with me-"
For the fun of the thing, I did dine
/ with him, and have never been better
entertained. He told stories about him.
self, and l have no doubt that he lied
most amusingly. He kept glass OF
wine by his side at dinner, but he never
/ touched it. and drank only water
A few days afterward | had the pleas
ure of seeing him off.
Pardon me-" he said at the last mo-
ment, "but l know you better now and
want TO ask you something. You
have heard Philip speak of mesappar-
ently-you have now had an opportu-
nifty of judging for yourself. Do you
think | am a blackguard?"
replied that We were all creatures OF
circumstances. He sighed, and seemed
dissatisfied.
To Sir Vincent I merely said that
Wilmay, though she did not know it,
had an uncle who was a bad lot.
"So've l." he answered. Everybody S
got bad egg of a relation somewhere. y
Well" | said, this particular bad
egg is on its way TO Coolgardie at pres
emit It's favOrite paSttimes are borrow
ing money, and occasionally entering in
some wierd business and going bank
rupt. If it should ever apply to you, |
want you to do nothing until you have
consulted me-"
VERY well, as you like But, 1 say,
couldn't one do anything for the poor
5eggar?"
very good of you, but it's really not
necessary. At present he's provided
for. l mentioned it. because it was the
particular wish Of her father that Will
may should never see this man or know
CT his existence. She is sensitive it
would humiliate and distress her l
thought a word to YOU"
"Of course. Much obliged to you.
The worlds too bad for Wilmay, any
how. and the less she knows of the bad
ness the better"