The Princeton union., 1900-11-15
that you are concerned with the DIFF

that you are concerned with the diff |
frrences between or two great c0un- |
tries. It is supposed that you hold im-
portant military information, state Sc
crets that might be got out Of you,
squeezed out OF you, If they put you in
tight place. Iou may decline our Of |
fer. That is your own affair. But, sir,
let me conjurc you to carry Il SIX shoot
er on all occasions. Go nowhere
we'll, to no strange or unusual places
alone"
Il trust it is not quite so bad as all
that, Mr.. Snuyzer Still, l am CRATE
ful and l snail certainly remember you
if. if"-
You survive? Yes, sir, but do not
leave it too late. You have been
marked down, captain, and they will
strike ut You. somehow. soon: today,
tomorrow. at any time. They con-
tend that the Mcknight millions were
acquired by spoliation and sharp prac-
tice."
is there any truth in that:'' broke
in hurriedly.
''Bully Mcknight was smart man,
AMI struck some close things, but he
was no more entitled to state prison
than those he fought with ON Wall
street. Any stick is good enough to
beat a dog with, and your enemies
will talk tall about surrenderng i'll
gotten gains, because it is good show
card. do not think you need lie
awake wondering whether you should
make restitution to the widow and
the fatherless-anyway, not till it's
forced upon you. as it may be-
"And you can save me from that:"
Cor worse. We think you will be
we'll advised to consider our offer. II
We can be Of any service to you, re-
member our telephone number is 2S7,-
3o6, and shall reply personally or by
proxy at any time, day or night. You
have also my address, 50 Norfolk
street, Strand. l reside there, on the
premises. l shall be proud to receive
your instructions, and-if it is not too
late-to come to your assistance on the
shortest notice. Good day, captain.
Think we'll Of what say"
How was to take all this? Serious
ly: l had read in every schoolbook Of
the snares and pitfalls Of great wealth,
but had never dreamed-who could ?-of
dangers so strange and terrible as
those that now menaced me, if I were
to give credence to this extraordinary
tale.
Some one hailed me as passed down
Piccadilly, and, turning, l recognized
4 man l knew, Lawford by name, 4
big burly, fat voiced man, with jet
: black beard SO Enthusiastically dyed
that it increased his years and gave
an unwholcsomc tinge to his pallid
complexion. He had greasy, fawning
manners-an assumption of bonhomie
that you instinctively dstrust. never
cared for him much, but he always
pretended to be deyilish fond of me.
had met this Iawford on the other
side Of the Atlantic, in the South Amer.
ican city where had spent some time
in Il recent mission. He gave it GU,
- that he was prospecting for gold in
those parts, but many believed that he
was spy and secret agent of the
American government. Then we came
home together in the same steamer
= and l was much thrown with him or
board. He was Oh his way to England
to make his and every ones fortune
mine included. confess the fellow
amused me. his schemes were so ire
mendous: he had such a profound be
lief in himself and in the simplicity O.
the British public.
Yes, sir, shall spoil them; sticl
them up and carry off a pile Of plum
der You'll do we'll to cut in with me
captain. You'd strike it rich; ycs sir
can dispose Of $4,000 acres of rea
estate which is just honeycombed witt
gold. The greater part belongs to me
Rufus LaWford. but | won't part til
your darncd capitalists have unbutton
ed. But they will that when they'v
seen my prospectuses and heard m
witching tongue
Lawford had not found the innocent
Of the city SO easy to beguile. He pass
ed through many phases Of good an
evil fortune in the months that follow
ed his arrival. saw him from time t
time now gorgeous now looking lill
a sweep. Sometimes he was on tn
eve of pulling off some gigantic opers
ton; at others he was in the depths Q
despair and borrowed a sovereign 90
account Of the great fortune he mean
some day to force on me. He eyidentl
did not prosper in his schemes Of pr
motion. But he still hung upon til
frontiers Of finance in the neutral, q,
batable ground where every mans han
is against his fellows and frank bri!
andagc is more or less the rule.
u | was surprised to find him in tn
I west end, and told him SO, as he owe
took me with the "fifth' Globe in h
hand.
"Hcllo! Hello! I'm taking 4 h0l
day. Those galoots eastward won
bite, and thought I'd give myself a
airing in the park. Never expected /
see you," which was q deliberate lie, Il
had reason to know later that he ha
rome out for that very purpose. "St