Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-28
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they went to the st. Nicholas, where Burn
ham had been rooning, the Raynor home
stead having already passed to other
denly. said the clerk. tNee days before
He had gone to the Hudson River railway
station, and probably to Montreal
Watson was even more incensed than
! Rex. He has been rhere dnree weeks. with
| power of attorney from Mrs. Fairbanks
to my surprise and discontinue. another
from Raynor himself 1t simply shows how
weak Raynor's judgment must have grown,
or how strong Burnham's influence. He
has signed papers for Raynor and made COL
lections for both, and was to have given
me an accounting this morning-his own
propositfon--and now he's Off. He must
have heard of your escape. and possibly
got wind Of your coming"
To Watson Rex confided Chalmers letter
repudiating one telegram and denying the
statements Of the other. From Watson he
received but little news Of the absent ones.
Raynor had regained in part the use Of his
voice. but one arm and leg were practically
worthless. He was wreck for so much Of
life as might be left him. but was able to
spend hours in the sunshine and the soft
sea air. and with Editha to minister to him
was dreamfly content 'f
Editha, said Watson. had written time
and again to urge him. as their lawyer. to
raise money on her Expectations" But
she was yet a legal infant" Mrs Fair
banks advanced the money for the family
needs. even keeping up the rather liberal al
loWance Mr.. Raynor had accorded Burn
ham, but she held the purse strings" and
Editha chafed at her restrictions. Watson
believed that beyond her anxieties on her
fathers account Miss Raynor was far from
happy. and now. doubtless, that black sheep
Burnham would be again in close attend
ance and there was no telling what would
result. Could Ingraham tell him anything
about those people-the Malloys-who
claimed that Burnham was indebted to
them In a large sum?
Even then Rex was loath to tell of Burn
hams relations with that poor girl and his
own annoyanceS and eptanglementS result
ing therefrom. Watson went into a fume OF
wrath when the truth was told. Rex ought
to lose no time in going to Nassau said he.
and denouncing Burnham to his face, and
In the presence of at least John Raynor and
his sister.
Uncle Sam might raise objections" was
Rex's quiet answer. You forget 1 am still
mere trooper and one does not go voyag-
ing on trooper pay" That reminded Wat
son that there were several hundred dollars
subject to Ingra hams order which he ought
to draw
There was barely a hundred due when
this be 2"
Set aside by Mr.. Raynor's previous Or
der answered Watson, bluntly, for he
dreaded cross-questions, "and in spite of
Mrs. Fairbanks"
Then cover it back into the treasury"
said Rex. "Ill none of it." and he fold The
lawyer of that lady's letter to Mai VIM
Ihey parted with warm handshake and
Two days later Rex was again by Chalmers
side.
Something had happened during his brief
aDsence. That night the major told him
me mistress of Brookside had written
briefly. but sympathetically Both her
brother and herself had wrOnged him and
she wished to express her deep regret. AS
matters stood it was best perhaps. but
she felt it due to him and due to them
that she should say, that they acquitted
him Of that which they had so long harbor-
ed against him. She begged his pardon
and wished him happier days
Ihen there was a letter for Ingraham,
bidding him come to them before he return
ed to duty. Rex went, all sympathy and
gentleness. and was concerned to see how
pallid and how changed looked both Aga
tina and her mother-how nervous and i'll
at ease seemed Alice. He avoided. as did
they, all but conventional and courteous
mention of the major. They had a pro-
life topic in the announcement that he him
self had again been rendered neutenancy
in the regular service and had again de-
clined. Just as sooh-AsIas can proper
ly leave my friend shall go to my troop"
said he. "and then with an attempt at
gayety. you will again hear for the fif-
tieth time that at last 'tfle backbone of this
wicked rebellion is broken"
(To be continued tomorrow.)