The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-31
CHAPTER V.-(CoNTINuED.)

Il ing room was brilliant III coloi' uh'
y painfully new. Here Mr.. Leworthy sal
{ waiting for the master of the house
G while a young lady in an ad1aceh'
, chamber favored him with soltegglo
r exercise, which strained to the utter
most somewhat acid voice.
81 wonder whether that is the prlue
j singing" speculated the vicar, ana
wonder if she is very much aotacheu
{ 10 my gentleman. Rather nara Nhes
3 Tor her, if she is fond OF him. pun
. child"
{ At last Mr.. Umpleby appeared PIE
shoric, rubicund, pompous.
Happy to have the honor Oh man
Ing your acquaintance, vicar he Salu'
II have long known you by repute.
"Everyone in Grandchester does
that" answered Leworthy, pleasantly
II have been too often in hot water
not to be pretty well known. :,
impossible to please every 'ho'
murmured Mr.. Umpleby. :.
Precisely, and the man VINO llles ~
ends by pleasing no one. l nave lah1n
my own course, and though I've naue
good many enemies, thank Goa We
made twice as many friends. NOW MI
Umpleby, l must ask you to receive nv
with all good nature, and to DelleEe
that mean well by you and yours al
lborgb have come on a most unpleas-
ant business"
The merchant looked uneasy Au-
other great firm gone wrong perhaps
a question of a big bad debt.
as it a business matter? ne l"i-
tered.
mo. it is a family matter.
"Oh," he said, with an air OF rei4ei'
as II this we're Of minor importance
"You are going to marry !oui
daughter tomorrow" said the wear
Il am"
ITO your clerk, Mr.. Foy?' ..o
yves sir. 1t is not the first TIME
that a merchants daughter has mar
ried her fathers clerk. pelleVe'
though it is out of the common COURSE
of things" o.troro
81 am here to beg you to postpone
the marriage
con what grounds.
"Before l tell you that you mus
give me your promise to communicate
nothing tell you to Mr.. Foy'
Mr.. Umpleby hesitated.
"Mind it is vital to you, as 1a'her'
,,,, what have to tell.
Mr.. Umpleby gave the required
promise. ,,,r
The vicar told his story, beginning
with the scene at the railway station
ending with the story he had hearu aV
were you aware that Foy had a
sister,"
81 never heard him speak OF one
"Curious, that, in your future SON
ln-law."
Mr.. Umpleby sat and stared into
snace like a man bewildered. He wlp-
ed his large, bald forehead with tne
bigeest and most expensive thing IN
bandanas. >,
"rhis is a most frightful suspicion,
no said. "a Young woman poisoned
FOR YOU seem to think this young wo-
man was poisoned. 1t is an awful po-
,ition. Every arrangement has been
made for the wedding, as you may
suppose-guests invited-some OF the
best people in Grandchester. My wlfe
and daughters have the highest opin-
ion of young Foy. | may say they
arc infatuated about him. His con-
duct in business has been irreproach-
able There must be some mistake
some ridiculous misunderstanding"
81 got Foy's address at your office,
and at that address l heard OF a sis
Ter of whose existence you are abso-
Iutelv unaware. Do you think that
sneaks we'll for your intended son-in-
law"
HE may have had some powerful
reason for concealing her existence
She may be weak in her intellect. She
NAV have gone wrong. AS for your
idea of slow poisoning, that is too abb
surd."
And you mean this young man tc
marry your daughter tomorrow morn
lng?"
"What am I to do? 1 never cared
about the match. l have been per
suaded into giving my consent. NJ!
girl had right to look higher. Blu
10 stop the marriage now would be
Simply prudent. Investigate thu
Ease as have put it before you.
T am deceived-if Foy is not the mai
who took that dying girl to the rail
wav station-if Foy's sister, or wo
man who passed as his sister, is no
living dead at Milldale, l will max
the humblest apology to you and MI
Fov for my baseless suspicious. Yo
must take your own course. l wan
10 save your daughter from sorrow an
disgrace. Remember you have bee
warned. If Foy is the man take hi1
to be, the police will be logging hi
heels tomorrow morning when b
goes into the church to marry you
daughter. Good afternoon. 1 kay
given you plain facts, and 1 have
time to spare for discussion"
Mr.. Umpleby would fam have d.
tanned him, seeing he was in