The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
70 HAprER Ix-coNTINOEO

railnnt steaaa snorted. Thoy swung
I away, keeninr ncrfcct step. Inc urchin
who helped to clean the knives my poot -
flung nh old slipper with aeaui W. u' ,yno,iv
gave Ruby a crack acfo .nro 81 !, the
niars osAt. at -, hnd tlcklod him and ut
tered a Joyous whoop.
i Isl The sun was shining, the or was warm yarn
4 and sweet. 49, J, \, Il
Give. '.You have been very crue! "a. 20
me-, but I forgive you al, ~ 90 my ~,
most to mako you Det.er p.. ., ,ri,,t
| 1--we. Mr.. Halliday, 40 you A N' we
How How 9 can r,yI I tell sir c1ive'" smiled
the lawyer. st
Out cana Mr., Halllday's case with Its
tempting rows OF gold-upped creamy
| tubes OF Egyptian tobacco. Llso LII,
out the blue smoke ana sls si'' ~
pleasure.
i"Thro,rh vour blacl. slave and tho
doctor We advertised. and the doctor
saw the notice and questioned the negro.
lie wrote to us at once me WIN sa ~.
mo some authority, and kept on at az !,
old servants hope you 40 not fnlhu.
llf,''You aid the right thing. And so
| Drayton Abbey Is mine. Drayton house
| IS mine. and something like eighty thou-
an nd = ven : coming In? Oh, Manly my
scientific cat, what shall we 40 with u
all?''
Manly did not attempt to find an an,
swer to the question Give biinkeo
dreamily through tho smoke: fortune
clinglng to It's bottom like grim death.
dreading to lose his grip on the slippery
spokes Now he was on the very TOP;
certain and secure He not only held
I the title and estates. but his misery
uncle had boarded UP vast amount or
money. Four and twenty, a nason ,
and almost millionaire! Could the
world show greater gifts than these?l
The lawyer watched his young client
and smiled.
"Dreaming?"
yes said Give, land It's fno
| thing to dream when you know you can
make your dreams come true.
"a glorious thing. DO you remember
an old friend Of yours, Mr. Hector
| Dane7' .
you'll get into trouble when you meet
him. / fear" said the lawyer. He
been searching the earth for you"
sir Give Drayton laughed.
'The fact Isl he answered, ~ was
born thick -headed. When had money
1 L
would have stuck to me. Hector would
have stuck to me II I'd committed muir
| der. But then, I'm one OF those inde-
pendent asses. II don't watt anything
that isn't my own, and Manly IS Just
the same. shan't be glad to see Dane
Dear old chap! We were always TO-
gether at once. I'm all anxiety.
II telegraphed to him this Il m nor
Sir Give" !.
! 'Then he may be at Drayton House q
cried the baronet. flushing with excite
| ment .,s :%igSt s.E SN 3t3
"Ile is certain to be, there" said the
! lawyer. t s5S . ,,.y4t
THE carriage turned into Drayton
y Square. Give owned every inch OF rone.
hoises every inch Of the iron ratings.
every twig of the green trees. And then
/ the carriage pulled up before the great
historic mansion known as Drayton
House.
A carpet had been laid, and an avn
| climb the steps. The great hall was
rather gloomy after the glare OF the
streets. Give looked round him. The
hall was full Of servants many OF them
from Drayton Abbey
The eray-haired butler advanced to
meet him, and with him his. wife the
dear, sllver-locked. apple checked old
lady who had been more than a mother
to Give in the days OF his lonely boy
hood. Give held out his hand to tho
butler, and, putting his arm round Mrs.
Glare, he gave her q hug and KISS
that brought happy Jars into her eyes
Next came Jim Thornaby, the keeper,
in his CATERS and velveteens. His big
shoulders were bowed little, ana ms
stop the trickest rabbit that ever ooted
through the furze. and crack down tho
most cunning woodcock that ever lodged
through the trees.
"True old Jlm," said Give. I'm going
to make you work, my boy
'There be loads o game. Sir Give"
grinned tho keeper; "tons and tons on
it. And there be swarms O trout
Then he had to greet his farm bailift,
dozen of his sturdy tenants, the jolly
rector OF Drnyton, and the huntsman
and whip of the Drayton hounds, who
had donned their scarlet for the occa-
sion. He made a speech, but he had not
the rcmotest idea OF what he said Tho
cheers almost brought down tho old
carved rafters. He found himself IN tho
lift, and then in his library, drinking
Tic remembered sending telegram to
Jack Marsden and dispatching groom
with n-pound note for his foul
mouthed landlord. la
''Wcl Give. you've turned up at last
have your"
The wcll-known. ;1cerry voice brought
cry of delight from GIVE
'Hcctor by Jupiter!"
Their hands met. Dane was older
than Give, fair, lslight. and not tall, He
was an athlete, and looked It. lie had
been the Idol Of the baronets boyhood,
Dane could do anything IN those days,
and he had not lost his cunning. lie
was n good shot, a straight bat, and q
clean oar but sn b cunning Eng, tas
ianr els tho n,eeting OF the long parted
chums was not one to be forgotten.
vs got stacks e N news gaDr for 10 y yo%;
Give" said Dane. I'm ,,,e so" we,, :" N, KICK
egain for sinking of and hiding all this
time. News, my boy. news. Sir Potter
left mo all his money
Lucky dog!'' sF2s
"And the silver star into the BARGAIN"
rrhe big steam YACHT"
well It isn't q little one, my son, Sir