Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-03-11


her again"
In half an hour after this Mrs. Cum
berland had pawped goodly portion
of her jewelry and was on her way 10
the police station where Sholto Graham
was detained
Already ne had been visited by TWO
men whom he had always regarded
distastefully and never condescended
to speak of as friends. But they seem
ed bent on proving themselves real
friends now ia this hour Of need, ana
as he felt that they were doing it fol
Patricee's sake he accepted their AID
unthankfully and ungraciously enough.
However by dint of the exercise OF
those wonderful enollienGs -forbear-
ance, tolerance and perseverance-the
ELECTED from him facts which were
essential for his own preservation. He
was able to state ana TO swear 10 ms
statement that when he lief Sir Andrew
Gwenap in his (Sholtc's) private room
Sir Andrew was sitting at the writing
table drawing up an agreement by
which Sholto Graham. pledged himself
to renounce Mrs. Cumberland on con-
dition of being allowed to retain his
present appointment.
1--WE had high words about it, and |
thought it wiser to clear out, Sholtc
confessed, candidly. shes an awfully
nice woman, but the incest woman in
the world isn't worth the sacrifice OF
a thousand year. If | ever get out of
this miserable pligh I'll swear off on
women and stick to the dollars"
Il should have supposed that Miss
I4augherne would have entered into
your calculations at least" Nereker
said keeping down his disgust and
wrath for the sake of Mays brother,
to whom he knew that Patrice was
more than dear.
mot a bit of it," Sholto exclaimed
eagerly "she broke it off the other day
in the incest way possible. What was
the good of keeping it on, in fact? No
one but an old addlepate like Sir And
rev could have thought ii desirable"
"Now, tell us about that clerk Smith
ers who says ne found Sir Andrew, J"
Ned Thorburn interrupted. For her
sake he wanted to help this worthless
lover of hers out of the mud, but ne
could not bring himself to hnger on
his rescuing path to listen to that false
lovers feeble justification of himself
"Smithers! Oh, Snithers is a little
betting nan; wastes our time day after
do In II oil ;t,gn In at
win, and putting his shillings on horses
that are withdrawn
I'VE will look Smithers up" Ned
Thorburn said, and twenty minutes
later Guy Vereker and Thorburn were
announced as callers on the unwilling
Smithers, who recognized in the quiet
looking gentleman who accompanied
them remarkable clearheaded and
ruthless Scotland Yard detective.
About the same time Mrs. Cumher-
land gained access to Sholto Graham,
81 wish you hadn't come he said,
peevishly when she entered and in a
transport of grief and affection flung
her arms around his neck.
"Oh Sholto, don't kill me with such
cold words" the disappointed, NOR
titled but still loving woman pleaded;
Il came to help you, if money and SYM
pathy are of any use to you. | bring
bountiful supply CT both
He scowled and looked away from
her. She was the cause of that mis-
understanding of his with Sir Andrew
which had brought about such direful
results.
81 have not fallen so low as to take
your money, and sympathy is a nice
walking-stick. but a bad crutch, Mrs
Cumberland. | have had some fellows
here this morning who are working
tooth and nail in my cause. They are
confident that | shall. be out in few
hours"
why do you call me Mrs. Cumber-
land, Sholto? | should have thought it
would have been pleasantcr for you TO
address me by my Christian than by
my first married name?"
She put her hand OF his arm as she
spoke and he flung it off as if it had
been a viper.
Il wish to heaven you would go be
fore any one comes and finds you here
and draws false conclusions from your
presence" he said, sulkily. you must
understand that this devil OF a mess
into which have got through you can
GELS any idlotic arrangement that we
pretended to come to the other evening.
In fact, when | lef. Sir Andrew in my
private room had Just signed rather
elaborate renunciation OF the honor OF
aspiring to your hand, Be sensible. Go
before any Of my people find you here"
She took A well-filed purse out Of
her pocket and put It on the table in
front Of him.
"Yod will find $500 in notes and
gold in that purse. 1t may be useful
TO you. 1t would burn my fingers If
touched it, for / raised It while ! was
fool enough TO love and trust you.
pray to God no other woman will be
weak about you as | have been"
81 echo your prayer" he said, frivo
lousy. and as he spoke a warden came
in and told him that he WAC scharpn1