Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-30

mis-. w llklnS, CTleu RuuRS, az
that ineStimable parsonage was
leaving he room after having laid
the above banquet and scattering
me knives AZ d forks prOmiscouS-
ly upon the table, Eve shall want
some {, flee. please. Would yon
kindly get us some. Ynn'Il have
some, wont Sou, old chapp
nod led. Mrs. Wilkins stood
Airh her arms aklmb bo and sc"wled.
Where's the money, Mister
RndgeY
'O1, certainly, certainly, Mis-
WI kins. Why, dear ne, 'pou my
soul l haven't got anything less
than sovereieu'-MrS. WllkirsI
smiled. 'llh? We'll, if yon don't
mind Lending me shilling, old
boy. Thanks awfnll,.'
Rudge did the hOnors OF the
meal in truly arlstocrauc style. lie
became exceedingl, coufilng:
'Now, old chap, I'm going to tell
you secret and put you. on 10 a
good thing ia the bargain. I've
chummpd up lately with f'llow
namad MdrswOrtb, who's an awful
Iy clever chap and up to all sorts
of tips. Well. he's got Que or two
of ns to go shares with him IN a
grand scheme. Fm not at liberty
to tell you exac ~ what 1t is, but
us big affair. He knows more
about the ins and Outs OF company
promoting than [ do, aud he's llsI
started s, ndlcale for booming
the thlns, and if you want good
investment, l think can say II
will pa, YOU nearly cent tor cent
al any rate, Marsworth says
ought TO | would L tell any one
else, but for the sake If Old tlmeT
P,e given you The lp.
S mellow my Sonl did not lea'"
lor this zip. aud gave Ridge dis
tinclly to understand, aud urged
this point emphatlcAlIy. that l was
absolute, short of spare cash.
sWeil,' 3e said, Pun sorry, for
you might have made 4 good thing
out of it. But let me tell you some
thing else. Marsworth's pat M
on as secretary, and this morning
he came TO me in rather a way;
he'd made some technical m'StakeI
lust "a little legal slip, or some
thing-aud there vas ouly one
way out of 1.-THE signatures OF
L
lie directors TO some document or
other; | never bothered about these
things, You know. He'd got one
man TO sign, aud he wanted my
name. Then he could raise capital
at once. aud he's promised Us both
hundred pounds on Saturday.
I'D | signl Rather, my boy
But, is it all IighlV
'Oh, Mr.. Marsworth's safe a.
mails, and as honest as the day.
He's been awfully nice to HE all
aong.
We'll, shouldn't touch thai
money
Not touch itY Won't |, though!
And I've had 200 shares allotted
TO me fee, besides the post of secre-
tary, and soon, old fellow, you'll
have to be 'best man. for Fm go
Ing to have The banDs put up on
Sunday week
A few days after this | met
Rudge in the city. He was smartly
dressed and sold some OF his shares
iOr f60 that morning. as a tav'r
t. pal of mine, old chap Then
aDont week alterward | had a
ettrr from him saying he had
taken a house aud fixed The day OF
J the wedding.
Some few days bad elapsed. l.
r was past midnight, aud was just
j thinking Of retiring, being the only
, one up N the house, when knock
/ cane to the door. | car 'full'
withdrew the bolt aud latch. A
l man with his coat collar turned
d up, muffl'r over his face, aud I
I hat slOpched down over hls eye
dashed IN, almost Knocking INT
/. dlMn For a moment | wa'
h stag gered, AID tn II "adr rust
- tor the intruder
Y .Husll For heavens sake shn
T. tire dOoip
1t was r &c! shut aud bOlteC
u the door.
2 what do yOn vanlP
k Let me come into your study
J please
a took him there, and he threw
o himself into a chair, exclaimlng;
IL Pm a hunted man. For Tn
& sakeoi our friendship, don't betrd.
t. me. | swear Pun Innocent
GNVhat'S fhe matter. RulgeY