The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-09-21
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"rhc last part of tho letter is con
vincinG enough" l said with little
laugh, rs | returned it to Mr.. Quinlan
"AlwayS SuppoSinS that it is real mon
cy and will not turn to withcrcd
leaves
'lfow would you like 1t paid, Captain
Wood? Into your bankers"
eff yop please. Mcssrs. Sykes {; Sars-
field, the army agents. of Pail Mall"
'It shall be done at once, ] will call
.i,.-. 500. l,cImiJ me, on way
back to. Lincoln's Inn. Is there any
thing more? AS to your affairs gen
orally. If you have no other lawyers.
We are supposed TO be good men of
business and pcrhaps-of course we adj
vance no claims-you may consider
that we have served YOU we'll already
and may intrust us further with your
confidence"
"My dear sir, l fully and freely adj
NIT your claims. should be most I'M
grateful if | did not. Pray consider
yourselves installed as my confidential
legal advisers from this time forth"
"Thank you sincerely, Captain Wood.
L can only express n hope that as our
acquaintance grows you will have no
reason to regret this decision. will
now-unless you have any further
commands-wish you very good
morning"
With n stiff. studied bow he bent be-
fore me and was gone. He left me 4
prey to many cmotions-surprisc, be
wildcrmcnt still prcdominating, but
withal n sense of plcasurable excite
mcnt.
1t. was indeed 4 change, n revolution
In my affairs. Hitherto, like most men
Of my cloth. | had been constantly
hard up; of late, all but in "Quccr
street." for had yielded only too read
lily to the fascinations of London. Aft
cr many years of service abroad, this
spell at home in the heart and center
of life, was enough to turn any ones
head. l was now on the headquarters
staff. with an appointment in the in
tclligcncc department., and | found pco-
| pie were very kind; shoals Of invita-
tions came in, and I accepted every
thing-balls, dinners, routs. l went
everywhere on the chance of meeting
! Frida Fairholmc, at whose feet had
fallen the very first day we met.
! or-- -inya irn:p,Is,' ,"o'''- ,..,Jro1 ,
90 far Four or five hundred d
roor Is not exactly atiluence ior ea,a a,
go vounr soldier, with war on,e'
onnointment, aping the ways y. ,,t
,shod man about town. GloNcS' W.,
torho,cs and cab fares swailoMcu y"
:. noIf of #. and with the other hait n'
,a n,,I,. hoen able to keep out of dept.
That. at least, and without 'oo"'
l further, was all over now. ~
r Sayory had suffered more thuh on
e,on, the narrowness Of my puus'
II hut he had been very good ana pa,i.t paw
g >ond was glad to think he wou,u
tho first to benefit by my Soou u, ,o,'"s y.
,r "Would you like your money , .,a a,
g. oa os buttoned up my coat ana ma
ss ready to start for the office l''''e i
Ia in the day. osso1 II
,ir "yyou. sir, l am rather pressed. !
NJ, quarters rent is overdue, ana 'he Id
W. lord called twice yesterday. IL
ac- could make it convenient
we GLOW much do I owe you
"Saventeen pounds eleven for
rooms and Mrs. Savory's bill IS 10
FOR 7 had taken out my checkpooh
aid be smoke and wrote him cheeA
hile ESQ. ,yoon wv,
ID "a little cheek! ,,no h
FOR over after you've bought a nice u