Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-03-03
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that Stuart Villiars is squandering the
money that ought to be ours, Royce,
don't you think so?"
Dreadful" assented Royce.
Never mind, my boy" went on old
Craddock; well pluck this Dewsbury
pretty clean between us Play with
him, Royce-piay with him as often as
you can. Why shouldn't young man
in the pride OF his youth have his
! little amusements? / don't play cards
myself but don't see any harm in
EN-"
Royce laughed.
/ And | say play with him, Hoyce.
Drive him still further into the net.
He's young and simple"
And puts the fullest trust in me-"
interposed Royce, with a touch of bit
! terness. Yes, | understand. Don't be
afraid; you shall have the Dewsbury
estates in your grasp. have no cause
! to love HIM"
And you have to love me, haven't
! you, my boy? | picked you out of the
! gutter, Royce. didn't II"
! YES" said Royce, sardonically;
land some of the mud has stuck and
still sticks to me. Don't be afraid,
/ you shall have the Dewsbury estates"
"And-and this actress-this what
90 they call her? Ida Trevelyan," cor
tinued Craddock You'll give her up,
won't you, Roger"
'Oh, yes. If you like" said Royce,
oarelessly.
There was that Mazurka girl" said
old Craddock you lost no end of
time and money over her! They don t
ray, Royce, my boy They're too ex-
j pensive. That Mazurka was a fool,
and daresay this other one isn't any
better"
4 Miss Mazurka smiled and ground
her teeth as she listened.
81 daresay," assented Royce. care
lcssly. rs that all? It's getting late,
and you had better GO VIII you have
a glass of wine?-you don't smoke"
, mo | don't smoke; but I'll have a
glass OF wine" croaked old Craddock
= 81 daresay you have no end of lords
looking in and taking their glass of
wine with you eh, my boy? You as
picked out of the gutter"
NO" said Royce; Il don't think
anyone cutie knows where and how |
live. Port or sherry?"
Port; it's lordly drink" said the
% old man, with grin. ITO think that
you should be the swell you are. and
only a few years ago you were selling
matches in the city"
Royce laughed.
From small beginnings great things
and men-do grow" he said, care
lessly. We'll. good night"
Good night" said old Craddock.
And mind. my boy lead the young
fool Dewsbury on to play must have
that estate of his, every acre of it, You
shall share with me, Royce. III deal
fair with you, and know you'll deal
fair with me"
"Of course" said Royce. Honor
, amongst thievcs"
What's that?" exclaimed old Grad
dock. Whats that about thieves 4?
Royce, my boy. am ashamed of you"
Il beg your pardon!" said Royce
laughing. Il meant honor amongst
gentlemen Good night"
Miss Mzzurka heard the Old man
/ croak good nigh in response. and the
. door opened and shut, and then all was
silence
But still she sat motionless and list
ened, and presently she heard Nor
daunt Royce pacing up and down.
After a while his quick, nervous
step grew silent. and great longing
to see what he was about seized her
She took a bradawl and carefully,
fearfully, pierced a hole in the ceiling
which, though too small to be detected
in the room beneath, was large enough
for her to look through.
Kneeling down, she applied her eye
10 the hole and saw Royce stauding
before the fire. He stood for a NOM
, ent or so as If absorbed by deep
thought. then he drew from his pocket
folded paper. and spreading It out.
[ seemed to read and ponder over it.
| Miss Mazurkas heart beat fast with
, excitement and curiosity. but she was
too far away to decipher a word of
the paper 1t looked to her like a
. le~al document, and as she knelt at
r the spy.hole she tried to determine
( what ii was
+ Suddenly Royce folded the docu-
mect and thrust it back in his breast
/, pocket and looked up all unconscious
I ly 70 the ceiling. from which the I'M
, seen spy was watching him.
Poor old Craddock," he muttered.
Give up Ida Trevelyani--he miSht as
: well advise me to give up Lord Arrow
held'S two millions!"
/, And low as the words were spoken.
t Miss Mazurka heard them.
Now. Miss Mazurka was by no
means clever woman. II Emily had
heard the conversation between Royce
and old Craddock. she would have
jumped TO the solution of the problem
in an instant; but Miss Mazurka was
for some time only bewildered and
nuzzled