Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-09-15

! Deane held n foremost place. ID lat
ter was. therefore. always n welcome
visitor, and was received with efuslon
by the old money-lender, when ne
called, n few days after his crushing
defeat at Deanshurst. :.
.Ach, mine good vrend. Mr.. Dcahe.
he exclaimed. "Or shall l better say,
Sir Stephen?.. j.. How vas you mem:
Il didn't come to report the state or
my health was the surly reply, send
that clerk out of the room. l want 10
talk on private business
Grabenthal gave the required order,
and the clerk, nothing 10th, disap-
pearcd.
Now. den. mine vrend, what vas IT:
"Money, of course" snarled stephen.
what else would anyone come near
YOU for? Five hundred pounds. .and
i'm cash. TOO. No Old Masters or
cracked teacups. do You understand:
Yes, / understand. Vat SECURITY!
Who wants it,. Money vas very tisht
shust now
"Pshaw. Keep that rubbish for IN
dergraduates-' retorted stephen, con-
temptuously. II want it, and upon my
own note-of-hand."
Il lt INV t'iit ~ ~
joyed by this announcement. 1t was
one thing TO play commission to a clev-
err tout, but to deal with the tout as Il
borrower was n very different matter.
He had heard. il is true, OF Stephens
accession to the baronetcy; but, If he
lad also come INTO the estates, how
came he to be already reduced 10 bor-
rowing at usurious rates:
80. ~ L. ,.1 $40 nAtfNn-
~. Five hundred pounds. init your
note-of-hand as SECURITY Tell me,
mine vrend. Vat for you come to me
instead of going TO your uncle's sollc-
itors? You vas heir 10 der property,
vas YOU not?.. Helm"
YES; | was heir to the property,
right enough assented Stephen, with
bitter emphasis, and | am the last of
my name and ace in the world, but
Der old man left de estates to some
body else?' suggested the Jew, shrewd.
ly.
Just so!' confirmed stephen, bring
ing his fist down heavily upon the ta-
BILE. The old dotard Che was eighty
four married a young girl. during my
temporary absence abroad. and died,
leaving her everything
Vat. Did he leave you ~nodingsE'
"Oh, yes. Enough to save the will
from being upset upon the grounds OF
having forgotten my existence. He left
me the munificent sum of f10.'
Dat vas bad. very bad" remarked
Grabenthal. with a grunt. perhaps in
tended TO denote sympathy. : you
get holdings except the titlc!'
What is the use Of that, without tbs
estates TO keep it upT' demanded Ste
phen. evasively. He could not bring
himself 10 tell this man how Insecure
was his tenure even Of the title. and
why?
"Ach. dass is wahr. dat ish due.
Still, it vas Something's. 1t may buy
you a wife nit money!
Time enough for that" rejoined Ste
phen, IF | fail in upsetting the Will"
"Ach. You intend to dispute der
WIZ
"Of course / do: that is precisely
what | want the $500 for. | have as
strong a case as ever went into court"
This sounded business-like. Tell me
how vas dat:" demanded the Jew,
pricking his ears.
stephen stated his case ably enough.
He pointed out the strong bias of the
law in favor of the legitimate heir. He
spoke OF Sir Derek's eccentric mode of
life for some years past, and of the be-
lief of his most trusted personal at
tendants that he was Of weak intellect.
Helm calculated GrabenthaI.'. Viii
dey swear disy"
What, the Hirsts?" echoed Stephen.
with n cynical laugh. They would
swear a lot more than that If neces-
sary. In their way, they are as much
interested in breaking the will as |
am
II see. Vat else can you tell der
judgeE'
why, that n fascinating young wo-
man, who, for her own reasons, has
vowed vengeance against me, proiited
by my absence to cajole the old imbe-
Gle into what was almost n death-bed
marriage, and TO ecure his signature
to a will in her W favor. The thing
is absurd, Grabenthal, utterly absurd"
: ish der law. still more absurd"
rejoined the jew, testify. He had. from
frequent experiences, n wholesome
dread of Her Majesty's judges. but
| dink you might come TO a combro-
mise ven de young woman's lawyers
see you mean TO fight. ia. Dat ISL
So
Well said Stephen, what about
the money? l can't dispute "A will with
out funds, and I'm very short just
now
.'Ish dere any oder bills out against
you"'
mo. not one" This was strictly true.
Stephen was far too clever a man TO
Fly kites of his own; he had ever pre-
ferred appropriating slices of the kites
flown by other people.
.Sehr gut. you know too much TO
lie to me, mine vrend: and l shall only
make n or two leedle inquiries. shust
as n madden of form. Den, IL we agree
about de terms, / will lend you der
money. Come tomorrow at dree
o'clock"
"Ali right" said Stephen, looking
greatly relieved. But can't you tell
me the terms now? I'd like 10 think
them over, you know"
Grabenthal pondered a while. "Tll
let YOU of very easy" he responded.
presently, "aldough der risk ish so
great. You shall give Inc your accept
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