Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-13
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Starne laughed harshly. IN,
Suspect me! Why, ! was the most
grief-stricken OF the lot, When ] re-
ported the thing to the captain Of the
steamer Icould scarcely control myself,
for weeping. And I've been assuaging
Elsie's grief and comforting the old
man ever since"
when you are his son-in-law you
can do it better =
"Oh! worlds better N
Both laughed.
Rob lay quietly listening to this dia-
bolical conversation. 1t made the mys-
terry clear to him at last. Starne was
trying to win the hand Of his cousin
Elsie, to get David Horizons fortune.
And he wanted 1t all. That was the
reason he threw Rob overboard-to get
him out of the way and leave the path
clear for his own plots and plans. Rob
clenched his fists and shook with rage
at this shameless story. Then fear
overcame the rage, and he trembled
with apprehension. Truly, he was in
bad fix now. In the very house with
his enemy. Oh! if Starne would only
leave before morning.
What about the letters?' asked
Starne, after few moments Of silence,
in which Rob could distinguish the
clinking of glasses.
II suppose you came to write them,"
answered Elvin.
yes"
"Well, l have done better than that.
It. seems that Torrevo had nephew
with him who was educated in New
York. He wrote the tally of the last
cargo, and did it so well that brought
| him here to write the letters. The
| plans are ripe now, and we must hur-
ry"
True enough. But was it safe to
bring a stranger into it,"
He is only a boy. And at any rate
it was safer than for you to write
them. You must not be known in the
| thing at all. There is always the pos
sibility of failure, and if the revolution
does not succeed, then you will have
Horizons money to fall back on. You
must not be known even as my son. l
would advise you not to come here
again, unless something important
brings you"
Just as you say. Had I better stay
tonight?'
mo. Get back before daylight, and
no questions will be asked. Don't run
any risks. The stake you are playing
for is worth all the caution you can
use. Horton must be worth twenty
millions"
Forty, if a cent. And it will all be
mine some day, and lovely bride in
the bargain"
well, be careful. I will have the
notices sent out in cipher tomorrow,
and by the following day the first steps
will be taken to overthrow this hate
full government"
Hateful! l should say So"
Rob could now hear the preparations
for departure, and soon horse passed
his window. Lemuel babe his father
goodnight and rode away.
.'I'll show them how to write letters
tomorrow, said Rob to himself, as ne
clenched his fists again. Perhaps Mr..
Lemuel Elvin Starne won't come out SO
big as he thinks he will. Oh! wasn't 1t
lucky that Torrevo made me write that
tallyA Now I can save my uncle and
Elsie from the worst villain that ever
lived"
It looked so easy to Rob. But there
were difficulties of which he was en-
tirely Observation-Disclosures that would
blanch his cheek and make his heart
almost stop beating when he learned
them.
But at least his resolution was good
and proved the nobility Of his soul.
ITO be continued.)