Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-07-21
Observation-Disclosures
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: CHARLES ~ Love s
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always Were---' Then parOXySm or
falntDess took him, but he struggled
with and oyercame 1t.
"Is-is--Jack here2" he asked.
Il regret to say" he replied, that he
| is not | cannot understand the delay.
| hope, ! fervently hope, that he has
not willfully---"
did You tell him | was dying"
asked Ralph, watching him keenly
Can you doubt IT." murmured
Stephen, meekly II particularly
charged the messenger to say that my
cousin was not to delay"
The old man looked up with sar-
donic smile.
I'm wait, he muttered, and he closed
! his eyes resolutely. The minutes
/ passed, and presently there was a low
knock at the door and a servant crept
up to stephen.
MIR. NcwcOmbe Is below, sir"
stephen looked warningIy at the bed,
and stole on tip-tOe from the room.
not that there was any occasion to go
on tIptoe, for his ordinary walk was as
noiselcss as a cat's-down the old
troadworn stairs into the neglected
hall. and entered the library.
Bolt upright and looking very like
Savage indeed, stood Jack New
combe
With nolseess step and mournful
smile stephen entered, closed the
dooB and held out his hand
WY dear Jack how late you are!"
With an angry gesture Jack thrust
his hands in his pockets, and gared
wrathfully al the white, placid face
Late" he echoed passionateIy
why didn't You tell me that he was
dying?"
Hush" murmured stephen, with a
shocked look though If Jack had bel.
lowed in his sayagest tone, his voice
would moi have reached the room up
stairs, pray, DE quiet, my dear Jack
Tell you! Didn't my man give you my
message? particularly told him to
describe the state Of my uncle's health.
Summers Is not apt to forget or
neglect messages"
"Messages," said Jack, with wrath
FIJI increduity, che gave me mono
lett none rather, for was out, He
simply said that the squire wanted to
see me
Dear, dear me-, murmured stephen,
rcgretmlly. Il cannot understand ii.
No YOU think the person who took the
message delivered II properly" Stun
mcrs Is so very careful and trust,
worthy"
"Oh" said Jack, Contemptuously,
"no you suppose anyone would have
forgotten TO tell me IL your man had
told them that the squire was dying?
dun't II You do, aud | don't believe
YOU do You're no Gocl stephen,
though YOU have made one of me, and
he moved toward the door,
Stay" said stephen, laying his
white hand gently on Jacks arm.
"Will YOU wait few minutes Though
by semc unfortunate accident you were
not told how III my uncle Is. | assure
YOU that he Is too i'll now to he har.
aNsodr'
ooh. | know what You mean without
SO many words" Interrupted Jack,
scornmlly Make your mind easy, |
AN not go.ng to split upon you Bah. 7"
he added. az stephen shook his head
with sorrowful reputation DO you
suppose that | don't know that your
man was Instructed to keep It from
ne? What were you afraid oi-that
/ should cut you ont at the last mo-
mant? You Judge me by your own
standard, and you make vast mis-,
take, It isn't on account ot the
money YOU are welcome to that and
/ you deserve It, for you've worked hard
/ enough fer it, no, ITS not on that aC-
Connt it's but You wouldn't under
! staud If told YOU | am going up
how and he spraug up the stairs
4 quickly,
stephen followed HIM and entered
( the room close behind him The old
/ man looked up, mCtioned with his hand
4 to Jack, looked at the other two and
! Quietly pointed To the door
Stephens eyes closed and his lips
/ Shut as he hesitated for moment,
\ then he turned and left with the
+ hyStciun
i think" said Sir Humphrey, bland
+ ~, and looking at his watch-one OF Il
score left him by departed patients,
= think that will go nov, MIR paveu-
ant, | can do no good and my presence
appears only to irritate your uncle,
The great doctor departed just
thirty guineas richer than when ne
j came, and stephen went into the Ii.
hrary and closed the door and as he
Gid SO 1t almost seemed as il he had
taken on u mask and lett II ON the
mat outside
The set calm expression Ct the face
changed to one Of force uncomfortable
IauNicty aud malice WiN sulleu step
rr paced M and down the room. gnaw.
Inns but dainttly-at hi nails, and
Isrinding the white tcmhstones
Another halt hour he muttered.