The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-30

SOME SORT OF CLIMAX HAD ARRIVED.
The mans whole manner had changed.
He reminded me of what Miss Denby's
landlady had said about that young
lady, Say boo to her, and she'll jump
out of her skim" 1 would have been
almost afraid to say ''boo'' to Page in
those days.
Two or three months later he came
over to my Office one day, and knew
from his appearance that some sort of
climax had arrived.
miss DENLY will be here in a few
minutes" he said.
"Herew cried.
"Yes," said he. 81 wanted you to be
near in this final emergency"
whats the trouble nowT' I demfsEst&
ed.
He looked over his shoulder as If he
were afraid some one would hear him.
"Her moneys goner' he whispered,
"Gone" l exclaimed. "Well, this to
serious. Now you can talk to me about
heart disease and I'll listen"
when l say gone" said he, II do
not state the case correctly. The mon
ey never existed, or. at least it was
never hers"
"How did this happen"
"Her uncle, the late Robert DENLY,
bequeathed to her certain bonds and
securities-which didn't belong to him.
The solicitors on the other side were
completely deceived, and can hardly
blame them under the circumstances,
which l need not explain further than
to say that after Robert Denby's death
a business associate Of his succeeded
in establishing a perfectly incontesta-
BILE claim to the aforesaid bonds and
securities"
"Well, upon my wordw l exclaimed.
''What has Miss DENLY been living on
all this timer
Again he glanced fearfully over his
shoulder.
81 learned 1t early" he said, 'but I
dared not tell her. The shock would
have crushed the dear little heart In
her I beg your pardon; l have no
right to speak Of the young lady In
terms other than such as are suitable
to our relation of lawyer and client.
Suffice it to say that have been pay
ing her monthly sums equal to 5 per
cent upon 100000, or about 500
week. She thinks 1t is her income
from her uncle's estate"
'"The result of my advice" said l..
"Jn future l will stick to pills and let
oil What
going to dol?
"Heaven knows that would gladly
continue this arrangement, but learn
today by cable that, owing to some
misunderstanding, the true facts have
been sent to her in letter, which Is
now upon the ocean. This will necessi-
tate an explanation which l know she
will never survive OF course, she will
no longer consent to subsist upon mon
ey paid by me, and not only that, but
she will feel herself burdened by con-
siderable debt"
"Why don't you marry herY l de-
handed ITS evident to me that
you're In love with her."
'There, again." said he, II am con-
fronted by a difficulty. In order to
quiet her suspicious have committed
the great folly of telling her that l was
In poor circumstances. On this &C
count, as have reason to believe, she
has hitherto looked upon my guarded
advances as the evidences Of mer-
cenary spirit. Yet really love her
with all my SOUL"
'You don't mean that she thinks
you're after her for her money! ex-
claimed.
'That is my understanding of the
matter" said he, COMPRISING his lips
until they were blue.
| laughed till ached. A doctor is
not SO susceptible as some other people
to the touch of pathos, though, after
all, sympathy depends upon the point
Of view and the circumstances of the
case. The difference between boiling a
missionary and lobster is largely geo
graphical and does not reside In the
/ act itself.
ut is evident" said l, that Miss
DENLY is going to have bad quarter
OF an hour, and will not deny there
! may be some excuse for an examination