Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-07-23

this sudden change in the sltua-
sion to intermeddle much in the
affair.
There were delays, aud many
discussions and much correspon'
dence, but the matter ended
thanks to Mr.. Jenkins good man
agement-n these erstwhile des.
pissed .Atrican FARMS proving a
veritable 'gold mine to the origl-
nal owners who sold them for
sum which entirely recouped Mt.
Marchmont for his private losses,
and enabled Mr.. enklns to retire
from the frm-as he promptly an.
nOuuced his intention OF doing
with a comfortable competence.
81 have made my money, and l
don't mean to risk it in any busl-
ness again. remarked this gentle
man.
Thanks to this unexpected stroke
of luck Mr. Marchmont was ao Q
to look forward to trust audit With
more composure. 1t was necessary,
OF course, to prepare very elabor'
ate-and fictitious-series OF &C
counts to conceal the real facts,
but at least the money was there
to be handed over aud recipients
are usually satisfied to receive
their own, without indulglng IN
too close scrutiny, al to how II Il AS
been dealt with before 1t arrives IN
their hand. Mr.. MaIchDont
WINGED, however, az he saw that
Harold Williams, when he kept
the long deferred appoiGtment at
tue merchants Office to go into
the accounts had brought his
solicitor With him, a shire wd, keen
ey ed, middle.aged man OF well
known ability in the profession.
Nothing, however, coald be more
courteous than this gentleman 8
demeanor as he explained thar
'hls young client, beng somewhat
1grorant of basiuesS,' bad suggest
ed thai hr should aceDmpAn, him,
aud check over the trust account l..
At least. the money was forthcom
ing, as MArchmonJ thought with
infinite sense OF reliet, but the
0niet lawyer examined the ac
counts in sileuce, the miserable
trustee felt well aware that the
shreSd solicitor had accurately
gagged the real condition OF affairs
aud could penetrate all the lngen'
ious devices whereby figures hal
been manipulated to conceal facts
Indeed. as Mr.. Vivian, the
LAWYER, turned oyer the accounts,
he was saying to himself; Exactly
as | expected; these trust funds
have been made away with AMI
replaced. Well, It's no business
of mine to point this out, and any
how, my client has got back his
own in the end
But there was a decided cold
ness in the tones in which Nc.
VIVIAN thanked Mr.. Marcnmont
for the opportunity he bad given
them for inspecting his trust ac-
counts, which were all in due
order.
tAud now we have only to ar'
range tor the formal transfeIencr
OF the property to Mr. Williams
and his sister, remarked the law
yer, as he laid down the last paper
NO. exclaimed Harold, who
like Mr.. Marchmont, had noted
The coIdness of his lawyers man
ner to the trustee, 'no, Pye some
thing else to do nrst.'
Both the other men looked al
the speaker In soma surprise.
Il have to ask your fOrgivness
sir said the youth ingenuOusly
advancing toward Nc. MArchmont
and holding out his hand; Il an
utterly ashamed to confess that
for some while, l have wronge'
on, my fathers oldest friend, an'
the kind aud faithful guardian o
uy own and my sisters interests
by wicked aud unjust suspicious
CIrcumstances-not worth recall
ing now-had led me to fancy tha
well, Pm fairly ashamed to say th'
wOrds-that our money was no
quite safe in your keeping. L Sc
now how wrong | was"-here MI
+ Vivian mentally CALCULATED: 'Na
, hep-and I ask your pardon TO
the wrong did you in my thought
| feel it only due to you, sir t
make this confession, ashamed a
I am to have to do II; Int yo
, will forgive me, will you mott
There was a pause. Mr.. Marci
: mont did not take the offere
F. hand, but sat still, with a strange
fixed look upon his face.