Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-01-14

'front.' OF me (fOr during my recitai ne
had not once ceased TO pace the rooml.
aud throwing away the end OF his
cigar said:
"It f. as I supposed. Though You
are probably now farther OF than ever
from the recovery OF the scQr.ns. and
the result OF yonr expense AID trouble
Is merely the addition Of another IN
haDitans TO the unknown world.
have as little doubt as ever that the I
Old man had the gold. and thar be has 4
bestowed Il where &c win rest until IL \
is discovered by some other thief. /
And now please oblige me by never ,
mentioning this matter to me again. /
for do assure you I am most heartily
sick or H."
say uncle tooS two cigars from his
pocket. One OF them be threw TO me
across the table. and having lit the
other he again paced the ROOM \
minute or two elapsed before he
spoke. When at last he did SO it was
with intense bitterness.
"Of all that you have done or failed
TO 90 that which vcxes me most is
your forwarding Nfrs Rntterweirs let
ter 20 Price. Bnt don't blame you IN
any way. II was impossible that you
could know OF the deep hatred was
so soon 20 bear to that unspeakahle
humbug. The fault Is my own for
f having. in the exercise OF my natural
+ generosity. fOolishly suffered myself
10 befricnd one OF his cauting. hypO-
critical caste. When I rScked that IN
considerable beggar out OF the Sunolk
mud ne was nn- ten cents ahead OF his
debts. ami the utmost rackinS OF his
Wits produced him IA income about
One-dsth as much as pay my cook
Uncle sam paused n m0mcu,. pulled
Forth q cloud OF smoke IN "A way sug-
festivc 90 incGahlc contempt. and re-
s1mc5.
"As SON know. brought h.m hero
a2d gave hiw the management % a
hewspape- 7 own. paying him largely
- his iueMc.cnt discharge o. duties
which ! bad to teach him. He at-
- iachcL himself l1 Connie AND did bis
boss Co win her. but Connie. with p-u-
lcncc worthy oi her father. would
savc ronc Do lam. Wlen you appeared
P croa She scene and gained almost With.
.NNN A.NA NN." .Ia 'H' A''. TT A.A' To ....
- -OutenIal I'D vain. hc made tle Elr
. cor whom Do used to profess the most
d exuavagar- REGARD tnc victim of hi'
p revenge. HIS Inability CD mlure hc'
a without iniur.n- airs. Truman and m'
= in greater degree did not deter th
% viliEiu. Ills method WA, tl.s. Know
% ing that Constance was devoted to hc
z sister. and that anything which woul'
q trouble one must needs d.sQuiet th
e Other. BE- showed her 0n your presenc,
u understand a letter no had receive
y from another pestIient suffolk parsor
e exposing Annie W olsey writer.
craven hearted windbae named Futile
AZ having go, his Information from oi
rs Woisey or your father. Connie. wis,
is than most women. Keep, her knowled2
10 go herself and Price. suspecting th
H. from the fact that there was no ups'
m my house. forwarded Fuller's lett.
10 90 my wife"
~ TL, malicious leer upon Mr.. Price
ly face 40 the moment when last lookl
p- upon lim was pictured in my mcmoi
ip and not likely 20 De forgotten. Tn
or it was the outward and visible sign
OK a Giah0lical nature I had never dOui
IN ed. and his structures upon ray fami
~ on that occasion helped 10 confirm g
he opinion. but none the less was / asto
ne lshed 20 learn in what circuito
ways this man had worked 20 iniu
M people who. SO TAR from giving Dbl
'oI any cause for enmitv. had done mu
NJ 20 earn his gratitude. As my un,
a again paused I venturcd 20 congral
M late him on the futiiity OF Mr. Pr.c
NJ act. seeing that Mr.. FullerS letter G.,
eft tanned nothing which aunt Ccrtru
all did n0s already know.
My affairs are hardly as smooth
-sh that" continued uncle sam. forget
ur- OF. or Automatically ignoring. a p
yious declaration Dee had made 81
an. wife has lett me. and 1 cannot ind,
hat her o. return home except by subst
Nv .tial assurances that l have Inns
re ceased 20 correspond with Annie "
md sey.'
a. Good heavens-' exclaimed
a. great Albright. do YOU know VIII
oeI she has gomez Is Constance w
alu herr"
Gu Don't talk Sd loud. I am not q,
and there is no necessity FOR inform
u everybody. the anair is suficieI
known already. NOu have no en-
- Tor alarm. 1 shall give my wife
assurances she demands and in a
- or two at farthest she viii reassi
her rightful position. II is pity
nc fo..x.-er flal thar old lsdv's letter