Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22
CHAPTER XIII.

The weather had been unusually warm.
Of all oppressive ummers a hot summer in
London is the hardest TO endure. The little
exercise that Sydney could take was, as
Randall knew, deferred until the evening.
On asking for her he was surprised to hear
that she had gone out.
as she walking he asked, 'on such q
day as this?'
No; she was too much overcome by the
heat to be able to walk. The landlady's boy
had been sent TO fetch a cab, and he had
heard Miss Westerfield tell the driver to 20
TO Lincoln's-lnn-FieldS
The address a. once reminded Randall of
Mr.. Sarrazin. On the chance of making q
discovery, he went to the lawyers office. II
had struck him as being just possible that
Sydney might have called there for the see
ond time; and, Oh making inquiry, he found
that his surmisc was correct. Miss Wester-
field had called, and had gone away again
more than All hour since.
Having mentioned this circumstance. good
Mr.. Sarrazin rather abruptly changed the
subject.
lie began to talk of the weather, and, like
everybody else, he complained of the heat.
Receiving no encouragement SO far, he Sc
lected politics as his next topic. Randall was
mnapproachably indifferent to the state OF
parties and the urgent necessity for reform.
Still bent, as 1t seemed, IN preventing his
visitor from taking a leading part In the con-
versation, Mr.. Sarrazin tried the exercise Of
hospitality next. He opened his cigar-case
and entered eagerly into the merits of his
piUnTS' Ina hrnnnSntl a fnnl lripl. and do
scrihed the right method of making it, as dis
tinguiShed from the wrong, Randall was not
thirsty and was not inclined to smoke.
Would the peltinaciOus lawyer give way at
last? In appearance, at least, he submitted
TO defeat. You want something OF me, my
friend" he said, with a patient smile. what
is III"
81 want TO know why Miss Westertield
called on you"
Randall f~iattered himself that he had made
a prevaricating reply simply impossible.
Nothing of the sort! Mr.. Sarrazin slipped
through his fingers once more. The mwrit-
ten laws of gallantry afforded him a refuge
now.
"The most inviolablc respect" he solemn
ly declared, sis due to a lady's confidence
and, what is more, TOT young lady's conf.
d~ence-and, what is more Yet, to q pretty
young lady's confidence. The sex, my dear
fellow! Must ! recall your attention 10 what
is due to the seX?'
This little outbreak of the foreign side OF
his friends character was no novelty TO Ran.
dial. He remained as Indifferent to the in
violate claims of the sex as If he had been an
old man of 80.
did Miss Westeriield say anything about
me?.' was his next question.
Slippery Mr.. Sarrazin slid into another
refuge-he entered a protest.
Here is a change Of persons and places!
he exclaimed. Am | q witness in a court
Of ~justice-and are you the lawyer who eX-
amines me? My memory is defective, my
learned friend. Non mi ricordo. / know
nothing about it,"
Randall changed his tone. "W6 have
amused ourselves long enough" he said. 81
have serious reasons, Sarra?in, for wishing
to know what passed between Miss Wester
field and you-and | trust my old friend tC
relieve my anxiety
The lawyer was accustomed to say to him
self that lie never did things by halves. His
answer to Randall offered q proof of his ac
curate estimate of his own character.
your old friend will deserve your conf,
dence in him. he answered. ''You want t.
know why Miss WesterIield called here.
Her object in view was to twist me round
her iinge-and | beg to inform you that she
has completely succeeded. My dear Randall
this pretty creatures cunning is remarkable
even for 4 woman. | an an old lawyer
skilled in the ways of the world-and 4
young girl has completely oyerreached me
She asked me-oh, heavens, how innocently
If Mrs. OrmOnd was likely TO make a lonl
stay at her present place of residence"
Randall interrupted him. you don't mea:
to tell me you have given her GATHERINGS adj
dress."
Bucks hotel, Sydenham," Mr.. Sarrazir
answered. 'She has got the address dow
In her nice little pocket-book."
What amazing weakness Randall ex
...::imed.
Mr.. Sarrazin cordially agreed with him
Amazing weakness, rs you say. Prett,
Miss Sydney knows many things more, be
sides the address. She knows that Mrs. Or
mond is here on business relating to new in
vestments OF her money. She knows. be