Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-14
"At Her Fathers Mercy"
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CHAPTER V.

ed 3 new plan TO his guardian.
Dir. Beale," he said, Il have been
seriously thinking over the position in
winch L stand, and have come TO the
conclusion that [ should like to go
abroad"
Abroad, Hughs" said the hop mer-
chant. You want to go abroad! And,
pray, what end would that server
IL would free me from associations.
SIR, that have become very painful, and
II would also. L suppose, prevent you
from DONG what wOnld distress me very
much-that is"-eoloring deeply from
taxing any further steps with regard 70
my marriage with-with-Ali Beale."
But you surely forget" said Mr.
beale coldly, that our bargain was -
marriage or Jail. / am willing to wait
a httie while for the development of my
plan, but | will not consent to your 90
ing abroad and putting yourself alto
gether ont of my reach"
hen, SAID Hugh, quickly, "you have
some private motive in all this. What
1T IS, God knows. But you wish to have
me IN your powcr?"
lie spoke impulsively. Had he given
himself time for reflection he certainly
would not have uttered these words, for
the last thing he wished to do was 10
make an open enemy of the man who
had such terrible hold over him.
10 his surprise, however. MIR. Beale did
not seem inclined to resent the imputa-
| ton.
81 have given you my reason for the
course l am adopting" he said; it re.
mains unaltered. Both as YOUR guardian.
! and ono IN whom, 49,, bo,-o H.. -.
INJURY and owe some consideration. | dis
tinctly forbid you going abroad. STAY
On here, as | have told you, and take
no steps. In week or two's time NAV
bring you different answer"
Mr.. Beale spoke to his daughter again
on the subject that night Threats, coax
ing, pleadings all were vain; and then
he gave his ultimatum
on are determined to be obstinate.
ali? Then l will show you that can be
obstinate, too You need not trouble to
come down tomorrow indeed, | will see
that you do not have the chancellor for
many tomorrows to come. You shall
spend few days, or few weeks, as
the case may be, in your own room, till
you find, in fact, that you prefer the al
Tentative of = handsome, rich young hus-
| bdIIu W SouIdFS cOnHnemenC.
-Four or five days passed, and as she
remained obdurate, so did her father.
How long she would have held out it is
difficult to say, had not something as
unexpected as it was awful happened to
bring about her release.
One afternoon Mr.. Beale was seated
alone III his Office. He had sent Hugh
out, as he often did now, for though he
had sehOoled himself to listen to the rest
less pacing up and down of Hester's feet
overhead, he did not choose that his
ward should hear it too often, and have
suspicious of the truth raised in his
mind. lie had just leant back in his
chair, thankful that for the moment the
sounds had ceased, when the Junior clerk
came in and announced a caller.
"a person named Davenport wishes to
see you, sir" he said
"Davenport-Davenportl l don't re-
call the name. What sort of person
is he, Clarke?"
Speaks like an American, sir. He said
you would remember his name"
| II think ] do remember him now YOU
mention America, but what he can want
with me l can't imagine. Show him in,
| Clarke"
Clarke retired and presently ushered in
a thin, wiry man, wearing a voluminous
overcoat though the weather was still
very warm. He had as villainous face
as one could meet with in DAYS march
II see You remember me, Mr. Beale,"
he said as he came in, carefully shutting
the door behind him.
81 remember you-ves," said Beale.
shortly; "but | don't understand what
you have come for"
Il was a good friend to you once" the
man said; and now I've come to see if
you'll be as good friend TO me-
"You certainly took my part in
street row in Chicago" said the hop mer-
chant, a dry smile beginning to play
round the corners of his mouth, "and ate
remarkably good dinner at my expense
afterwards, so don't you think we are
quits?'
NO, don't, said the other, in a blus-
| tering voice; you'd soon have been made
cold meat of that day if | hadn't helped
you, and ROW | look TO you to help me.
! I'm in a tarnation fix. and want some
ready badly. Can't you oblige me with
| G50t"
| Fifty pounds. The mans mad! If /
give you so pence and show you the door
that's more than YOU have right to ex-
pect."
ooh! is it," said Davenport. with r.
sudden snarl in his voice, and placing his
back against the door by which he had
entered. IN have the $50, or III know
| the reason why"
DO you dare to threaten me-"
30 do more than threaten, my fine
fellow. I've something in my pocket
| that has done the trick before now
Fork out the cash. unless you want to
be blown into the middle of next week"
Mr.. Beale turned little pale; he was
no coward, but the pluckiest of men
would not enjoy being shut up alone with
an INSCRIPTIONS desperate and an I'M
| exploded bomb.
He had read eases in the paper of such
things actually happening in America,
Of people being killed suddenly in their
own Offices by bombs thrown by wretches
of his kind who had vainly tried to
! extOrt money, and he remembered with q
sudden qualm that the key of the other
| ioor which 1Cd into no hack mart of tln