The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-14

Wernor'u Agency. the Holvcney IN
auiry Agency OF all British trade.
Its business II 20 known tho imam
elal condition 90 all Wholesale ana
retail firms. from ftothHehildH L. the
smallest nwcntatuff shop IA White
chapel. | do not SAY that every nrm
figures on It's books. bat by meth
DDS OF secret inquiry it can dis
cover the status OF any firm OF indi-
viduaL n II the Er0at safeguard
Co Rritiah trade and prevents much
fraudulent dealing.
or this agency 1. Dixon BRUCE. was
appointed manager in 1880. Since
then | have mot queer people aud
seen strange sights. for men do Gu
rioua thing for money Ia this
world.
II SO happened that Ia June. iss9.
my business took me 60 Madeira on
an inquiry OF some Importance. /
left the island on the 18th or the
month by the Nofham Castle fne
Southampton. 1 got on board after
dinner II VAS q lovely uiRht aud
tho strains Of the band IN the public
gardens OF t'unchat came floating
across tho Htarspowdered bay
through the warm. baimy air. Thou
the engine bells rang 10 Pull speed
ahead and fiingtuE a farewell L.
the fairrat island on earth. I turned
to the smoking room In order 70
tight my cheraot
no you want a match. arr"
The voice came from a slender
young looking man who stood near
the traffratl. Before l could reply
hs had struck one ana held Il cat 60
mr
Excuse me" he said. IS he tossed
u overheard. hut surely I am al.
dressing Me Dixon prueof"
You are. air. said. glancing
keenly back At hitn. bat you have
the advantage % me"
sDon't you knaw ms he re-
aponand. Jack sclby. Hayward =
house. Harrow. isss"
by love- 50 it g." l cried
our hands met IN warm clap
ana a moment later found myself
sitting close Ia inY ola friend. y HON
/ had not aceun from tho moment
when uaid Foodhy 20 the school IN
the gray mist Of a nsoembog morn
/ Tug ~ years ago. lie Nsa a bay Of
&c then. but nevertheless. I rscoE
ulrsd him Its face Was hrunred
ana good looking. his features re-
fined. AH a boy RelhY had beer
noted for his gran.. his vfsii.thared
/ head. his cirau-eut features these
| characteristics stiil were his. and al
I though he vas now slightly past his
/ first youth nc WAS decidedly hand
some. lie gave me a quick sketch
/ OF hia history.
My father ief, me plenty 81 mo
| sY." be said. "ane the Meadows. our
old famllyA place. Il uev mine
have a taste FOR natural history
that taste took NE two years - q
I south Amertca. have hal mf
share 81 strange adventures and
have collected valuable specimens
I ana trophies. am nos GA uy was
/ home from para. on the Aruanou
nut Why All this talk about myself
/ be added. bringing bis deck chair q
little nearer 60 mins. what nbous
l your history. old chap Are sou
settled down with wife and kiIdlea
% your own. or h that dream Of
your school days fulfilled and are
! you the owner Of the beat private
laboratory In Louaonr@
"Aa 90 the laboratory" I Naid.
/ Nith 4 smile. you must cuusa and
ses a. Fur the rest am unmar.
fied- Are you
4 waa married tho day before !
left Para. and my wife - on board
/ with me-"
Capital" I answered. Let ms
hear al about T."
"Yau HhaIl Her maiden name
wan Dallas. Beatrice Dallas. She l.
/ iust - nov. Her father VAS au
I f.nRfishrnan and her mother Span
/ lard. neither parent II living Hhe
/ has An older sister. Edith. nearly q
I years q age. unmarried. who IN Oh
board With ua. There r. also =
/ step brother. considerably older
I than either Edith or Beatrice !
I met my wife last year ia Paris and
a once frll IN love. I am the hap
/ uIesf man on earth. II goes with
out saving that think her beautiful
[ and she also IL very we'll off The
/ story % her wealth IL a curious one
I Her uncle On the mothers aide was
/ an extremely wealthy spaniard
/ who made an enormous fortune Ia
/ Brazil out OF diamonds and min
| erals. be owned several mines but
/ II In supposed that bis wealth turned
his brain. AZ any rate. u seems q
| have do 40 aa FAR as the disposal
Of his money went lie divided the
| yearly profits and interest between
his nephew and hls two nisees, bat
declared that the property Itself
should never BE- split up. He has
left the whole OF Il 20 that one ai
the three who should survive the
others a perfectly insane arrange.
mcnt. but not, I believe. unprsce-
dented IN Brazil"
Very insane I echoed. what
| was he WORTH"
over two million sterling"
by JOvei" I cried. what n sum
But what about the -brother7"
lie must be over 20 years Of aRc
| and IL evidently a bad lot. have
never seen him. His sisters won't
speak 20 him OF have anything TO do
with him. I understand that DO II
great gambler. nm further told
/ that he In at present In England.
I aud. az there nre certain technicaiI-
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