The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-11-02
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settlsusn "a MI, Poflusn 10 sr
yes. car, ssii ny lsndlsiy. looking 10 .
my door.
ssos bin up. Mn Jsnpinss, replied,
si.hoat slspcins up from ny manuscript,
A les moments later Mr. Potiusn. 81
eniiis stranger 10 me. y. usbsret inie
ny room lie cane torssrd-s msn oI
lsrse BALD, come iotiy years Of age. with
slight s.oop--srd, hIisg pair o.
dreamy datk eyes upon me. be Inquired,
10 los, earnest tone
Mr.. Cecil L,srencs. belisvsi
Yes BE seated . moment. will you' ]
replied. indicating . chair.
He accepted the of.f silently. sbd
.siied ny leisure, biz eyes hfed upon
The crseklins logs 10 ,hs crate. and bis
hsnds
Whist can do Tor you. Mr.. Nj. Port
mani | asked presently. pntiins dowp
ny pen aud turripg round upon @y vi'i
tor
You are Mr.. Cscil Lawrence. the auth
or. are you po,f be returned.
Yes.
The sutbor Of "A Rom,nce 10 Bloc
Dyer
Yes.
DO you mind telling me how you came
by the plot Tor that sloryf be said, bis
dreamy eyes lighting mp for AT instant.
I'm sfrsid | cannot give you any informs
tion upon ths. IN after, lreplied. Authors
do not generally communicate their meth
DDS OF work and thought to strangers. and
my time is at present so much occupied
that, unless you really have some import
ant business v th me | reilly
have importan, business With youl he
exclaimed. slmos. spgrily. Do you fancy
that have come down oil the way from
Lancashire to ask mere slip OF 81 author
bis methods OF work.
From Lancashire? | sail In surprise.
Indeed no; 20 sane man would. But
please state your business.
Will you snswer my question? he cried,
rising impstiently and folding bis hands be
hind bis back. How did You come by the
facts in your storJ1
Since You sttsch such uudne import
'nce to the matter. Ireplied coldly, can
,nly say that owe some Of the plot OF my
Romance in Blue Dye to 3 newspaper !
paragraph chsnced upon some eis shteen
months ago. 9
Csu you show me this paragraph e
Really. unless you can tell me IN what
way this matter is OF 90 much importance '
% you. fear must decline to continue I
his interview, for, ss l have already told
'ou, am exceedingly busy.
He looked 81 me steadily for Q moment =
q silence, and the light came into bis b
,yes again. =
My name i, Poitmsn John PUr,msp,
Il Po,tmsn & S,syle. dyers and cleaners '
s)chdsle, be said, 10 peculiar tone ! /,
ould not understand. Do you III der n
tsndp
No. l may be very dense, bat don't 81
IN what way the statement OF
our identity proves the importance OF .,
our visit, responded, becoming annoy in
with him, bis manners and his tone. b.
You don't ehp be blnited o1t. Well, a,
tsyle, my late partner, was the man who a,
ss found 10 the vat OF dye. You are q pi
liar, you know
| started not at the fellows insult, or
ut At the germ OF 90 idea that was dawn
'g upon me. This man, then. was the th
,tnsl being whom l bad created, ss l
iougbi, in the person Of James Saxon, 81
,e murderer OF his partner. l fully nm
ood now how greatly this man, whose We
'tusl existence had never suspected, to
us. have been annoyed by my book; for, or
persons who had read it and
,ew OF the manner in which my visitors op
partner hal met bis death 60
ID commented upon the matter unpless sp
tly TO my visitor. Gil
Do You understand me pow2 my visitor
,msnded, seeing l VAS not prepared to re-
y any thing about bis previous speech.
Yes, l iesr so. | replied. with q sickly im
aiIe. But, II you have come here with hs
e intention OF bullying me you made 40 hs
ror Ia the address. My solicitors, Mes COS
.. Wright l. Wright, Ely Place, ere the N,
'ople to call upon.
He looked ct me sn1 frowned. Then bli
crossed the room. locked the door, and sto
II the key in bis pocket. 500
What the deuce do you mesn3 cried, try
.rling up Indignantly. You are presum thl
9 unpsrdonsblyl Replace the key and ts
Ilock the door And vent over 10 hin on
IsIoxe
Gently, gently, my good cir, be said. for
I'm not nearly sstirfed with our chat
1. Look sl this and sit down quietly.
This" which be held 10 my face, wss
Wa, lat the mercy Of mad ar
10, e
You are at the wrong end OF 1t. you Ell
low, SIT down and be civil. tut
/ shrugged my shoulders aud returned Val
my chair having the unpleasant ssnss csc
10 thst be YES covering me oil the time.
When l had sested myself. be came pr
d SGT down st the other side OF my 10 coe
?, laid bis revolver 10 front OF him. osl
a began 10 bite his nsils. ! waited / 10
sssure silently. wondering what could POI
II do.
LIS like tbisl be said. so suddenly that ae'
starred me out oi ny ihouebh. had 70
partner. That partner gets drowned at
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