Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-08-22

tina. riSh. mp Bayou Bienvenu the Eng
hsh army Will come trstG'
NO"
Mr.. Vernon looked uneasily at Lor-
lug.
"weu." said the latter. II know it,
and YOU had better so fetch them back
az once.
"aow DO you know"
T.oring laughed. and his laugh was
like an open sheer.
"Oh. 10 be exact. I expect to lead I
those Jolly red-coats In by thatroute- I
"Tai 1T Is a nasty Jest. BE serious /
F If you can. You have something on /
your mind to say TO me. Say Il, .
f please"
"woll, then. need some money"
"Certainly-yo always do; but how
mucb?"
Zen thousand dollars will DO"
Mr.. Vernon, who ha1 been sitting,
rose s!cwiy aud stood up before Lor-
ing.
II wilt not give you one cent" he
said. with the accent of fnali'y.
yes. YOU will. when YOU know
that I DO not mean TO gamble with Il
and shat I am going straight 70 the
British. who will send me ont OF this
country.
'sTai" eiaculatei Mr.. Vernon
..You 10 not believe me? Well, on
Che whole. I DO not wonder. But Won
must trust me this time, at all haz-
ards"
.ro bs sure. bat that was before
al. r.r.. IL ID q. |r.f T.
fold she amount
TIA"
Loring leapcd 70 his feet like tiger
: suddenly aroused TO fury; but Oh ere
was no particular change IN the eX-
. preston OF his face. HIS eyel'ds may
4 havo dropped a tride, so thatth open
d inrs through which the cold CLEAN OF
e. his ewes shot ont were narrowed 20
+ iacre Sits uuder his handsome brows.
q s.Do Won dream VINO I amp
- The question was PIT with SORT oi
-rirdina mtoaation. ana the speaker
o suapoed his thumb AID forcdnger i'm
= patiently.
, Tat
81 am Pierre Rameau. aud / waa'
ten thousand dollars."
st ana Jules Vernon, and
D. "Sav. rather" interrupted LorinC
l. "that YOU are Thomas MacCollough
p, / like accuracy IN business matters.
81 Mr.. Vernon glarei and stood speech
- less.
u know your whole past life
. Thomas MacCollough, as we'll As
~ know nv own. You need not become
excited IN the least / have known
all these years Of your acquaintance.
ct know your life. too, from you
cradle 70 this moment" Mr.. Nernol
y presently said In q dismal voice; So
y have been told that your name Is Mae
Coilourh. to0-kirk MacColiough.
go 1--WE seem 90 be pretty well a,
ouaiu.cl. then. and possibly we ar
n, kiuemeu.
~ Sir. Vernon lifted his hands as il
ward OF thc suggestion, and ste2pe
Inn Backward pace
- 'i io not place my demand for th
-. money ON that ground, however,
I.arinr went on with q measure,
ncrciilss manner OF speech; "b'
wholly on the ground that You arc "a
debtor. Tou nave grown rich ~ dca
-- .newith Pierre Ramccu. alt now ia
Won know who that mysterious ma
~. IS. You cannot object % his demal
for money. can you:'
.- Mr.. Vernon totterel into a chair an
sank into il with the air Of one Vi
at collapses under deadly stroke; d
face withercd; his eyes were dull Al
~unken. At that moment las e.
.-, seemed doubled.
50 .'I have no time 7 am followe
bounded Two dogs scent every ira
T make" Loring continued. III y
49,. cannot give money. Why, Of course
must GO without It. ] have been
fool. played ia hard luck, lost ever
thing. and TINS internal war b
49,. blocked every channel Of my Ope
E SLOWS. You eau feel my condition
- "What do / care for money! CT
~ Mr.. Vernon, springiug up aga
a. take ali havo-it Is nothing
- Won 20 and never returnr
- ooh, i promise. 1 think you
depend upon that
Mr.. Vernon gazed at him will
-. look curiously searching, visit
hopeless. The cold drops OF a pow
- ful excitement were beading the
-. forehead. He lifted his hand
wiped them away mechanically
'sTell me one thing and tell
truly" be demanded. husky q
IN his deep voice. Tell me on )
- -. life. Are the son Of Thomas Mao
- loughg"
r,;ed There's no time for oxplanatio
at said Lotins .eVasive'y. ms