The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-09-28

| DER. Ou'H 90 well 20 cut in with ,..n
captain. You'd strike IL rich; YES. &,y
| can dispose OF 1890 acres CT y.a!
estate which is Jus; houcyvo;.hcl wlt.
gold. The greater r&.t nylon;:s to ,a,.
Rufus lIw!UT,i. hut won't mart til
| your darnCh capitalists have Uuhr;;uu
ed. But ihcy will that when They've.
seen my p:oSOVctG&C3 ANA heard r.y
| wi;cE!ng t"uguv."
l1Wford Iad n0e found the innoc,at&
OF the city 50 easy 10 h2gui!r. lie naSs.
rd through many phases CT good and
evil forum" in Tic months that follow
cd his arrival. saw him frCm time to
time, now gorgeous. ROW looking Ike
Il sweep. Sometimes hu was Cn he
eve OF pulling Gil some gigantic op2.a.
ton; ut others lie was in the depths CT
| despair ana borrowed Il sovereign "cu
account OF the great fortune h meant
some day to force on me. lie cviGcu.ir
did not prosper in his schemes OF pro.
motion. But ohc still hung upon th2
frontiers OF finance. in the neutral. L..
bataHlc ground where every mans hand
Is against his follows ana frank brig.
anGaGc is NOR" or less the rule.
| was surprised TO find him in the
west end, and told him So. rs hc over.
took me will. the fifth" Globe in his
hand.
"lello! Hello! I'm taking holi.
day. Those :Sal0otS eastward won't
9ite, and thought I'd give myself an
airing in the park. Never expected to
acc you" which was q deliberate ,ic. for
l had reason TO know later that he had
come out for that yC:y purpose. "Scc
your namc in the papers. Presume it's
| you? They've got the whole story.
Fine fortune, young sir; Gnc Wish
| you joy"
thanked him, not ovcrcordially per-
haps; for the man bored me, ana
guessed that his was only an carly at.
tack upon my new found millions.
"Now, Captain Wood, am delighted
to have met you, for | may be able to
give you little advice You will he
assailcd on all sides. You capitalists
arc the natural game of the promoters.
Give them a wide berth. There's
mass of vilainy about. Don't trust
them-not Il man of them. If you're
i'll any difficulty, If you've got n few
thousands to play with at any time,
you come straight to me. shall be
! delighted to serve you-for yourself,
mind, and for the sake Cf old times.
for knew Bully McFaught we'll"
"Ah, indeed! Tell me about him.
| You knew him" was eager to hear
more of the man from whom my
strangely unexpected fortune had
come.
81 knew old NcFuught--incw him
well ana did business with him, but
not so much rs l could have liked
worse luck. If | could have st upon
his shoulders, l should have waltZul
into unboundcd wealth. But YOU had
to Ee with Linn, not against him. He.
made some men, but lie ru:hCd more
stock, lock and barrel. 1t don't matter
to you anyhow whether he piled UP
the dollars on dead mems bones or rob
bed the saints. Guess you can freeze
on to what he gathered"
= r---si~-s H.tle uncuSily. but ortrr
| should l care for what he said? 1t was
probably untrue.
"Will you be going over to Gcd's
country any time soon, Captain Wood!
Wish you'd take me with you. You'll
want a sheep dog, and guess I'm prct-
ty 1y."
"Yourc very good. l shall rcmcm-
Der, but l doubt my going just at prcS-
ent. Now, | think Ill turn in here
We were passing the portals Of my
club, the Nelson and Wellington, COM
monty called the \. and w.
"This your shanty? Pretty smart
place, l take it. Can they fling Man
haitian cocktail any?"
But the hint was lost on me. l hac
had enough of MI Lawford and wish
ed to be we'll rid of him.
"Well, good day" he said. IF yor
change your mind about crossing I'll;
pond, be sure you send for me. But
suppose LondOn's good enough for you
It's pleasant place, l reckon, witt
the spondulcs 10 spend, and | gucS
, you can have the best it holds now
{ If it's worth the buying. See you me-;
: time"
Could l? There was one thing
; hungcrcd fer kCpmly, and was by Il
| means certain OF securing. Lawford
\ chance words brought it home to III
e with much emphasis. My chief oDjct
q at this time was TO try how far Oh
0 fortune would favor me with anothc
q How would Frida Fairholme be aifcc
/. ed by the news Of my great good luck
had been asking myself this momcl
$ tous question ever since had seen NJ
f Quinlan. At one time l hoped for IL
!, best, next moment was as greatly ca
If down. Now | leaned against the ra
IS ings in the row, in my best hat al
@ frock coat, with brand new flow
y in my buttophole, hoping she mig
see me and that might get the cham