Fergus County argus., 1901-02-06

IremDIing in every limb. he dashed
down the hill and confronted the per-
son standing there.
your he cried. your And for a
moment he looked as II he would like
TO fell to the ground the man before
him.
But this man was heavyweight Of
no ordinary physical strength and
adroitness and only smiled at Fred
erick's heat and threatening attitude.
II thought l would be made well
come" he smiled, with just the hint Of
sinister meaning in his tone. Then,
before Frederick could speak. he said.
IL have merely saved you n trip to Bos-
ton. Why so much anger. friend?
You have the money. or that l am
positive"
"Hush, We can't talk here" whis-
pered Frederick. "Come into the
grounds, or, what would be better, into
the woods over there
81 don't go into the woods with you,"
laughed the other. Not after last
night. my friend. But will talk low.
That's 10 more than fAlr. don't want
TO put you into any other mans pow
er, especially If you have the money"
"Wattles"- Frederick's tone was
broken, almost unintelligible. What
do you mean by your allusion to last
night? Have you dared TO connect
me-
"Pooh, poohw interrupted the other
good humoredly. "Don't let us waste
words over a mischance word l may
have let drop"
II don't care anything about last
nights work or who was concerned In
1t. That's nothing to me. All want,
my boy, is the money, and that want
devllish bad or | would not have run
up here from Boston. when | might
have made half a hundred off q coun-
tryman Lewis brought In from the
Canada wilds this morning"
"Wattles, swear
But the hand he had raised was
quickly drawn down to the other.
Don't" said the older man shortly.
at won't pay, Sutherland. Stage talk
never passed for anything with me.
Besides, your white face tells a truer
story than your lips, and time is pre-
cious. want to take the IL o'clock
train back. So down with the cash.
Nine hundred and fifty-six 1t is. but.
being friends, we will let the odd six
60"
"Wattles, was to bring It to you to-
morrow, or was ii the next day? ] do
not want to give IL to you tonight. In
deed cannot, but-Wattles, wait,
stop. Whore are you goingf"
'To see your father. | want to tell
| him that his son owes me debt; that
| this debt was incurred in a way that
! lays him liable for arrest for forgery;
that. bad as he thinks you, there are
facts which can be picked up in Bos-
ton which would make Frederick Suth-
erland's continued residence under the
parental roof impossible; that in fact
| you are scamp of the first water and
that only my friendship for you has
kept you out of prison SO long. Won't
it make nice story for the old gentle
mans earsf"
Wattlcs-I-oh, my God. Wattles,
stop minute and listen TO me. | have
not got the money. | had enough this
morning TO pay You, had Il legitimate
ly. Wattles, but 1t has been stolen from
ne, and
81 will also tell him" the other broke
in rs quietly and calmly as If Fredcr-
lex had not uttered word. that in n
certain visit to Boston you lost $500 on
one hand; that you lost it unfairly,
not having a dollar to pay with; that
to prevent n scandal | became your
security, with the understanding that
| was to be paid at the end Of ten days
from that night: that you thereupon
played again and lost Si00 and odd