The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-15

Eve thousand" said. "He wanted
ten thousand, br. heat him down the
other Eve thousand by threatening him
with Andre. Idsrs say we could squeeze
the information ont Of him by frighten-
ing him, as you say, but it's just as well
to have his good will We shall be more
likely to learn the truth"
"Oh, don't hatter yourself, laughed
Borofsky scornfully. HE will tell you
what he chooses-no more and no less,
and the more we frighten him the more
be would feel inclined to divulge."
"He shall have the money" per-
sisted, "because have promised It'll"
"Very good, said Borofsky, shrug-
ging his shoulders, ''if you prefer it
so. 1t is your money you are throwing
into the gutter, not mine. 1t would
not be your fault if / were to go
straight TO Andre now and tell him we
had caught this little rascal and knew
all his secrets -
"Borofskyl" | interrupted him.
"You shall do nothing Of the kind.
When l have performed my engage
ment with the stndent, we will consult
again, but meanwhile you shall not
breathe a word of all this to Andre,
You are very good detective, Eorof.
sky, but you require to be more of an
English gentleman in some matters.
You don't understand the meaning Of
the words 'noblesse oblige'"
Borcfsky flushed, but replied with
assumed indifference;
"Not being one Of the noblesse, /
may be forgiven" be laughed. "But
go your ways, spend money how you
like. 1t does not matter to me. Only
don't let this rascal go until we have
verified his information. Meanwhile l
shall not tell Andre, since you desire
secrecy"
81 insist on secrecy" said "Ex-
cuse me, Borofsky, but l will have my
way in this However, shall take
your advice about retaining my prisoner
for awhile. That is good idea. and
thank you for it.
Then returned to my prisoner. l
wrote out the check and handed it to
him; further, made out. at his dicta-
ton, the form of guarantee he required
that, in SO far as I and my household
were concerned, the secret Of his pres
ence in this house and of his connec-
ton with certain affairs presently to be
mentioned in private conversation
should never be revealed
Then came the crucial moment.
''Now, my friend" said, doing my
best to maintain decent display Of
calmness and dignity, though, as mat
ter of fact, my knees shook and my
hands as well, and my tongue was dry,
and my heart and pulses were all
a-throb with the tension Of the mo-
ment-"now, my friend, have per-
formed my share of the agreement The
time has come for you to perform
yoursp'
"Goodp' eaid the student. II see
that | am dealing with an honorable
man, and you shall zee that you are in
the same position. My story may be
rather long one. A bottle of that very
delicious wine which was served to me
with my meal would assist 10th reciter
and listener. Shall l ring the bell p
Another Eve minutes Of agonizing
suspense.
The little wretch waited for the
wine could have kicked him, with
out mercy, into a pulp. Then he poured
out glassful for himself and another
fer me, drank half Of his own, sighed,
finished his glass, replenished it, set it
down at his elbow, settled himself in
his chair and said:
"You are anxious to get to business,
see. Well, will put you ont of your
misery in one word. ! know where your
father is, and, for all know to the
contrary, he is alive and WE'LL"
"Thank Godl" I calculated. "Where
Is hel Tell mel Can get at himf"
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