The times., 1897-08-01
XI

remained ouiettV on board the Seamew ano
been delivered TO ms expectant family
,vI,hout any further trouble. As it was,
the message in which Capt Wilson took
such pride reached Mrs. Hething JaAb
as MI. Glover, vino had been sitting IN Ter
,,,tlor All lie afternoon listening as pa
tienflv as he could To her somewhat IN
interesting conversation, was on lhe poihD
ofsleaa r.ure Theeffect ON him Tas na rdly
less utaaked than on his hostess, an d Iie
went ON his way To the railway slaliol
An n conditicn in which rage and Jealousy
strove for the mastery All the way to
lawn ne Wondered over ways and means
20 HvfeSt flOIn his Iiyal The prize which ne
had won. ard 10y the time the tram had
reached Feuchurch street he had hatched
as plea ssnt a little plot as even occurred
Ia a man. Ilaast OF whose existence had
l,ecn spent anid the blameless surround
tnes of ladies' hosiery Half an hour
later he was sitting in the dinEy fur
nished q 20 Ftments of a friend OF h,s VIZ
liked i'm a small house off the Nalwofth
road
~ want you to do me favor, Tiliot-
sen" he said 10 the unkeinpt-iookmg
tenant
II shall be delighted said Nj Ihiob-
son. sticking his hands in his pockets anu
warming himself comfortably at Il fire-
stove 'omament trimmed with red paper
roscs-'.if / can, yon know
1T is a great favor said GLOVER
Mr.. TI.lotson. looking very despendent'
said OF course that would please him more
Il wouldn't ask anybody but you to
DO it, sid the willy Glover. If lt
comes off au right 1 viii get you that
berth you asked me fer at Leatham
& Roberts,
Its coming off then.'' said Mr.. Tili0t-
son. Frightening visiblg. IF you VIII
wait a minute. if the girl Is in Will ask
heT If she wall go and get US something
to drink -
i had hotter begin at the beginning.
said Mr. Glover, as, all the Ifs" having
been tIiuInphantly snrmounted, he helped
himself * small flat bottle OF whisky;
..ft won't take long
He lit lis pipe, and plUnging into his
story. finished IT without interruption
.'And this bargee has. got the old un, -
said THlotson, using the terms Glover
had employed in his narrative. Il don't
see what is TO be done. Glover" "
81 want to get him away said the
other. slf ] can't find him, nobody else
shsii, ard ] want yoD TO help me.
$50 dnsvG to Stourwich, tie him up in
q sack. and drown him. I suppose said
Ti,lotson. trying TO live up to a reputa-
tion several lady friends had bestowed
upon IiT7, OF being sarcastic.
.'Can yon get away tomorrow de-
naanded Glover, impatiently.
II am az free as the birds of the air,
responded T1Ilutson, gloomily, ''the only
difference is nobody puts out crumbs for
me"
7 can reckon IN yo1, then said Glover
''I thought could. We have known each
other a long time, TiIlotson. There Is
nothing like an old friend when one is
in trouble
Mr. Tinotson assented modestly. ''Yoa
won't forget about Leatham & Roberts, =
he said.
.'Of course not" said Glover. You SET
it won't do 20 he seen in this thing myself
What want you TO do is TO come down
with me TO stouIwich and bring the ole
man to London, then can find him al
my own tiIi.e, in the street or anywhere
quite haphazard like"
81 don't quite see how it is to be
done,'' said THlotson.
Nee me tomorrow morning at Water
loo, III ten minutes past g, said Glover
finishing ais glass and rising, land W.
will have a try at any rate"
He shoog hands with his friend, and fol
lowing him down the uncarpeted stairs
said a few words at the door in favor .
business 10 make his own arrangement
about the morrow.
He was at the station and in the trail
first in tie morning, Mr. Tillotson turnin
UP with that extreme punctuality whicl
enables man TO catch his train before ]
has got up fnll speed.
~ was nalr afraid at one time that
shouldn't have done it, said Mr. Tilloi
son il self-congra tulation as he fell ont
the seat. Smoker. tool Couldn't hav
done better ifI had been here at Z O'Clock.
They reached Stourwich soon afte
rnid-cay, and Glover, keeping wary lool
out for Wilson, proceeded slowly to tn
quay with his friend, leaving the lettt
20 walk down and discover the schoone
while he went and hired a first-floo
noon at the Royal PEpoise," a ntIl
bOw-windowed tavern, facing the harbo
That's the one," said Tllotson, as
Joined his friend upstairs and led hir
10 the window; ''that little craft tllers
See that old chap working with the rest?
Mr.. Glover, who was focusing a pa
OF cheap fieldglasses on the schoone
gave little exclamation OF surprise.
That's him, sure enough he said, pu
ting down the glasses. Now what are W
70 do?''
At Tlllots9n's suggestion they had SON
dinner and Glover fumed the afterneo
away, whise his friend hung about I'll
quay. After tea his impotence got I'll
better of his caution. and. pulling his hs
over his eyes, he went on the quay, to-
Fifty yards beyond the Seamew he fouu
q post, and leaning against it. with h
friend, anxionsly watching the deck OF Il
schooner.
There's three of 'em going ashore,
said Tillotson suddenly ..Lookr'
They wstchcd breathlessly as the ere
walked slowly OFF, and dusk coming o
approached little closer.
There's that fellow Wilson, said GLOW
in a whisper. Don't look
well, what's the use OF telling me:
said TiilotS0a reasonably.
Hes going ashore with another chap
continued Glover excitedfy; 'the mate.
expect Now's your chance. Get him ava
and IN stand you something handsome
apon my soul I WILL
What do you call something handsome.
inquired Tilletson, whose pulse was not
feveIish as his friends.
Get him safe to London and III stan