Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-21

FOR A CENTURY.


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'r"'"' .H'" MS "'i'.eU"rs nut latlerly
h' nau become heaNily ihNolVed IN debt,
leaving behind him nothing but the prac-
ticr and the long ieaschold Of the house.
During his lifetime no whisper had an.
sailed his intenrity. But TINT very morn
inc his s,, b,J soo,, d, :, r,,,,t,t,,r,,,..,
ucitor,s officn cortoir d,cu,nct,ts ,,.hiah .,
yenled eycrvtbing--darl rocor,,s thoro
which alth,,,yh sbcr ,,o,,,d NO, L,-,,, ~
dcad. would If once disclosed for,yer ,,is.
procr tho living
Glib s, shaken lpew the voluc nj tho
papcrs they beld, nnd meant IA COT If FOR
n considcratIon Inv sntd---ves f,r :. o,,,.
sider,tion--tbe doc,,,ro,,ts would ho ,i,.
en- up 10 Dr. Rin0wood But the 1ricc
demanded vyos "A heavv onc lilo ,nust bo
prcpared 10 onit mo Ce,nrs M ,yhicb ,bo,,
were the ground landlords. MT tho ensujng
term
His child rifo sims IN hia aldo sooner
or later she mnst know the truth So bc
tolls nor all only onco ,vben Ln sncabs
of ncIrbboriup town ma tbelr likely home
for the future does she sfart instInctIvclv
"Oh. Maurice. IA lpavc Thn Cclars and
20 to Nowinrton-- live thorei"
Astho business is fnr too innor,ont IN
be trusted to "A subordinate. IL is MIR GIN
himself who is seated noxt morning i'm tho
library at The Cedars his A,.ek iag NV
his side. After "A few commonn,aces he
comes TO business
Hero, DIR. Ringwood. j. he says. handing
over a foolsoap enyelono with somo ,rcIo,
sures; "here nrc the documents vou have
already seen Bettor s.nrc yorrsolf tbnt
they are all right. And this, again, is the
formal notice to quit these premises nj
LADY day, which rcouires YOUR SIGMA.
ture by wny of nceeptnnce AS van nre
aware. a clause IN rho deeds of the lease-
hold provides for It's termination mt any
time in tbi. manner
Poor RipGwood soon satisfies himself
that the paI,crs aro in order. He nausos
mcditatiycly. however strong te,nntn.
tion assnils him nj TINT n,omenf 10 seizo
tho papers and expel their rascnllv passes
scr ON the spot. lint he rrstrnins himself
At this moment his wife comes into tho
room, with the slightest of bows In Mir.
GIBBS direction.
"You don { mind me. do you. Manrlc.i"
che asks shrlpkinrly,
"Certainly not, love answers her hus.
band. So she leans over his chair While
he is looking over the other papers she NIB.
sently TOYS with the notice to quit. which
lies omen on the tnMe. Whether her hand
trembles as she fingers II. or whether "A
slight breeze from the open easement
causes IL To fall from thu table. no ono can
tell, but the psuer tutters for moment
In the air, then falls ON the blazing fire
"Oh, what have doney" cries Dot dis
tractcdiy.
Don't nut Yourself about. mn nm in.
terposes tho solicitor blppdly "It's of no
consequence whatoycr-only a simple no.
tice. which can easily bo replaced. u
In ordinary circumstances he would nj
once have returned 10 his Office and had a
fresh notice written out But delay I'm
this Instance may be dangerous DIR. Ring.
wood seems TO be in IA hcsitating humor.
Better, then. 10 strike while tho iron Is
hot.
''If you will oblleo me with sheet of
papor, ma'am. - he continues ~ will draft
a fresh notice A mere memorandum Will
serve" he adds, turning to Ringwood.
And. II Won wish. IL can he extended
sftorwnrd. $
Dot silently pushes a stationery case to.
ward him. from which he EXTRACTS n sheet
Of motto PAPER. 1t is headed THE Cednrs,
Hedincham. and "A ruled space is left nm.
dorneatb for the date. He rapidly draft
a notice To o,,it. "ns MT Lady day next en-.
suing after date hereof appeniinp the
usual form of aceentnnce. TO be SIGNED by
the tenant,
The surgeon looks over the paper handed
him with a mist before bis eyes-his hund
trombles ms hc writes his signature. "SInu'
ricu Ripqwood -
silently the surgeon locks the document
,p n drawer "At last be savs 10 b,n.
self--ant last Inn AT What IA nricc -,