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CHAPTER xlv.-(Continued.)
Mr., Charlford passed his hand in trou-
bled manner over his brow, appearing i'm.
merscd in thought. His companion inter.
ruptcd him.
"You must make up your mind within
Eve minutes, Filton: cannot sit gaping
at you nil night. Now thcn"-tnking out
4 gold repeatcr--"I give you i've minutes
(which is five times too long"
Then the speaker closed his eyes. and
waited for the answer. Slowly 1t came,
O. IL spoken with infinite pain.
"All I Gun arrange Is to give you five
thousand tonight, and five thousnnd--bor.
rowed money, mind-six weeks hence. The
rest I will raise before Mabel's wedding
day. Will that satisfy your
II will agree to those terms. 1t Is a
large sum, but"--laughing gleefully-"1
don't imagine you will feel much grief In
reducing the portions due your son and
daughters. Ha, ha!'
"Stop thntw ihtcrposcd Charlford. RE
member, II you make me despcrate--if you
drive me to last stand--l shnll do as
Samson did-crush my enmies, even II
crush myself" =.
''Nonsense-you won't do that" said
the man. assuming lighter tone. "And
old friends should pull together. 1t Is all
agreed thenT
Sign this Hrst, to show you nave receiv'
cd It. You have made life pretty hasd 10,
me for good many years 10 GOMEZ s"'o
Charlford. =, :,
"All risht-here goes! Where sh"' l
get my next instnl'mentE .,
I'm London. ! viii let you know.
Will meet you at the usua' place III .ne
ETY. ri. Now Sr., s1S We S. anss wine '''
IT'S anything but wretchcd to me, I'll
ton," replied the other. WmeF 10 DC
hungry a. hunter. for have not d'ned.
Eat then" said his unwilling hos',
carving the pie. aud interrupting IN ordet
20 pour scmc w,ne 'n,o Tue s."ss "I sn,"
Maoei nad sucsttutcd Tor tne one '"''
wn,cn ne nad cropped tne hqu'a.
Inc VISITOR emptied n's s'ass' ."''s'
That puts new blood into mel!
Dnnk some more the". urkeu W.. VII .i..
panion, whose race nad grow" very P"'e
and whose hands trembled. al.
III eat now; keep me company s"'o
me man. A.
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nch' tooIso I'm NOT uunsrS. Auu, W u.
the truth, business sucn as ourS "'e'"
heip the Appetite.
Not youls, pe.nnps, p'' y uew' MINI.
Flueen tnousanu po"nus' ! snan ""''
again. Faton' anu 'n"r.S u" ne,css
al means. w'sh you iuek' re-
spondec CnsIiou'
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sospac'oo~ a..
The man waved me nand. and' without
responee IN words. went Gown the passage'
crossed ne thfesnold ano was iost 70 view.
Mabers satnef a0IIowed' anu $1,000 ess'
Ing amer him. Then be began to mutter
inconesseuy 10 n'msch.
the Grow and Ess!c-tne Grow ana
Eas!es 10 ofeatned. Wnat VIII S0nn
THINK otN wnen ne eeaas tneItne accouut
IN tne paper! Let n'm vh'nk "na' ne
Will 10 VIII De the gamer!
Muttering thus. nc stole DacK along tue
NOT 10 MS usuai csi'n' coo' temper, tea9y
TOT any emergency, eager 10 nnu Is"N,
quick 10 assert n's own WIZ TOT onee nc
was sau 'na , y" ~. w "p .ma % =, s,i
nNi... s.. ~" ""r,im" Nh, aud ali Tho, -
,,,,.hs h.;,~ ~'s ""'' -""
o ia, >,
nave octne WIN nun 'ons e"ousn;
nc murmureci uno, too' ~ NC w. ne u'u
n9t SNOW wne.e " sop' az so"ueo '"e
~. ~ was MS own uo'Ms.
maDe'' nan nlaac" W Tue s"oanst anu
ny Tue intervening pieces y. u'n'"Ie'
couIo no; oe see" m,'nea'n.e.y ~ ne 70.
ehterea 'ae toon,, ana suc eau s sne i mas'
sentence wnIen Ie'. Iron, "cr 'a,ne.s npa
wa W; own uons. no uoaD. how
Iema.Ico ~ ner m'hu ~ !" ns "'c NV. I,'a
towaro tue uian VINO "Sa JUS, ,e!t n'n''
her eyes rev "'m H.. SnS '',ea 10 try'
ratncF-Ia'ner' out co"" "ot ar''cu'
1atS: ,
inch Mr; CnaIItoro' advancing INTO 'ne
room, cuusnt s'Eht VI "er "'umu'"s; US u
ransnxea Win norro. anu Win grief
MABEL ne cried hls 'nce assuming
hv,9 nue. Why are you nere!
WIN suued eAc,an'n.,ou sue spr"hH
'oW .ns nInl' tnch Ie ~, Ut n's rect ..,,,,
why am ! nere' sue saspeu. why
heaven must nave sent me- i"tmer' ~ OF
9er t"at ! m'Rnt save you: VI, Ia,ner