The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-08-04

THE TWO MEN TALKED FOR TEN MINUTES.
be. IF this were melodrama and
were one Of the leading characters in
stead of being tho meanest supernu-
merary on the stage there might be
plot here But there isn't"
Il understand you perfectly" said
! she. Il am the leading lady of your
play and Mr.. Drew is the villain. You
are very silly"
Il love YOU" said he And it was
the very last possible combination of
words that he would have supposed
| himself about to utter.
| The perfect mechanism of the speech,
the complete surprise Of 1T to himself,
! half stunned him. He stood there rigid.
pale desperate, yet incapable Of action
or even Of thought.
In fact, he could not have done bet
! ter. There was never palmer picture
of sincerity than he presented at that
moment.
II am glad" whispered the girl. her
eyes suddenly trimming with tears; Il
am glad"
Il -"
startlingly close to Shorcham's car that
he nearly jumped over the back of the
chair upon which his trembling hands
We're resting.
When Mr.. Drew was ushered in
there was nothing to indicate to him
that he had interrupted conversation
of more than ordinary Importance.
Ia col
Good evening, Edward. ] hoped to
:. End you here
"Yesf" said Shoreham, whose emo
tional balance was not yet fully re-
stored.
There's something IN the wind for
you. Edward" continued Drew. You
may know all about it, but l don't be-
lieye YOU do. l think it's In the bud
vet. Anyhow, I'll tell my story if Miss
Lynde will excuse me. 1t has to do
with member Of her family"
"What did you tell nim?" demanded
Alice, coming straight to the point
In the way Of the sex.
"V'hy," said Drew, somewhat taken
aback, Il gave Shoreham q great send
of. Mr.. Lyndc is looking you up, Ed
ward, and 1t means something big. He
asked me il you hadn't made some
rather serious mistakes in the matter
of Wilmot. Shoreham & Co. ! told him
1t was a plain case Of hard luck and
that you were all right"
When the men had left the house
Drew said:
|
81 know your Nemesis. It's Trevor
He met me ON the street and asked me
to walk along with him to his uncle's
house. l trailed along. We played
some billiards, and he sprung old l.
John on me. Trevor must have found
out that I knew about the Wilmot
Shoreham case. and he hoped that l
John could get something damaging
out Of me- Well, he didn't
About o'clock on the following aft
ernoon Shoreham was walking to his
lodgings when his eyes beheld spec
tacle that rooted him to the spot. UpoI
the opposite side Of the street in ear
nest conversation stood Lucius Trevor
aud James Wilmot.
Shoreham had had no idea that hi.
former partner was within 10000 miles
/ Of that place. The last news he hat
g heard of him was that the man hat
/ gone to New Zealand.
e The two men talked for a matter o
{ ten minutes, while Shoreham, unob
served, watched them from the othe
{ side of the street. When they separat
ed he followed Wilmot and present..
called him by name. They had no
parted in cordial fashion five year
: before. but they greeted each other Xix
old friends, as is the way Of the world
: This Is what Shoreham learned il
the ensuing conversation: That Trevo
: had in some unknown way discovere'
Wilmot's presence In the city and ais
the fact that the man was nearly pen
g niless; that he had offered Wilmot va