The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-31
THE DIAMOND RIVER
CHAPTER V.
BY DAVID MURRAY

all the time in sheer exuberance OF
spirits
And now" he said. Its your turn.
turn, Harvey Let's discuss your pros
poets For my own part, I'm man OF
my word, unless l see good reason fol-
going back from it. Unless something
which won't be of my making comes IL
between US, you'll be my heir. How
like you are to your poor dear mother
Dear me. l was saying" Come in
He broke off his speech to answer q
knock at the door. A waiter entered.
''Mr. Jethroe, believe, 81, p
Mr.. Jethroe? Yes"
II was to say, sir, that a gentleman
representing the Ezekiel firm is in the
house. and to ask you at what time il
would be convenient for you to see him
in the morning"
Harvey Martin Jethroe the elder rose
He cleared his throat with loud, rasp-
ing cough.
What name did the gentleman giver
he asked.
He didn't give his name to me, sir,
the waiter answered; ''but the gentleman
b staying here, sir, and l believe il
Ia Mr.. Joseph Taylor"
'Taylor?" said Uncle Martin, ques'
tioningly. Taylor? New man, most
likely. You said the Ezekiel frm?''
Eyes, sir, the Ezekiel firm"
'Oh, well. tell him to choose his owl
time between nine and midday"
Thank you. sir
The waiter vanished. and Uncle Mar
tin resumed his seat by the Ere. His
manner was so altered that the dullest
observer in the world could not havs
missed the change. He made some at
tempt to talk in the old way, and, failing
in that, he set his nephew talking; bu
he lapsed into such evident oblivion oi
what was being said that the younger
man went silent in his turn. The cessa
ton of his companions speech served Il
awaken him.
"WellY' he said, suddenly. "Go on
Harvey Go on, lad"
Il am afraid, sir" said Harvey, "yor
have had some kind of unpleasing re
minder. Perhaps you would rather tina
1 didn't trouble you just at present
"Well, yes" said his uncle, ''it's IN
pleasing A set of hungry scoundrels,
shouldn't wonder now"
He sank once more into a complet,
abstraction, and sat with his big hand,
clenched between his knees, looking int
the fire.
Look here, Harvey" he said, recov
ering himself as swiftly as before. "I'l
tell you what / want you 20 do for me
Stay here tonight, and in the mCrnin,
90 down to the bank first thing and Sc,
that that ten thousand IS all right. Dom
disturb me before you start. Draw
twenty-five hundred in gold, will you
Draw as much more as you like, bu
for me at any moment when l may asl
for 1t. I'm going to my BEDROOM Nv,
a heap of things to do and to thinl
about. Good night"
The bank manager, in a new acces.
of bewilderment, rose to shake hands
with him.
IF you want anything, ring for it.
said Uncle Martin. THE waiter viii
show you TO your room. Good night
again. Don't forget that twenty-five hun
dred. Gold, mind you"
Re gave his nephew another hand
SHAKE. which was quite limp and heart
less, and walked into the rext room
where he tramped heavily ~ and dow
for full quarter of an hour At tn
end Of this time Harvey ethroe tn
younger began to feel as if, in lingerin,
there, he were somehow playing the spy
and rang to be shown to his own apart
ment. Arrived there, he undressed an,
went to bed, but sleep for a long tim
failed him
II shall wake up in my own room to
morrow" he said to himself, "and langl
At this ridiculous nightmare-murdere,
man, millionaire, uncle, check book, Eze
kiel firm and ALL"
He was settling down at last, an
when he had murmured to himself. at
too" he fell sound asleep for half
moment, and came broad awake to say
"Preposterousw Then he fell asleep i
earnest, and forgot even to dream
The force Of custom awoke him at hi
customary hour. He took bath, ate
light breakfast and chartered cab. III
was still quarter disposed to think
part of last nights adventure was
dream, but the smiling entry &c tn
senior partner of his firm made one sid
of it real enough
You must allow me to c1ngratulat
you, Mr.. Jethroe," said the senior par
ner. ION your uncle's return
He called on me last night, SIR sal
Jethroe, land told me"
THAT he had placed fifty thousan
dollars at your disposal? That is S,
Mr. Jethroe, and you may rely upon U
to honor your draft to that amount.
presume you are aware of your uncle
testamentary disposition. Mop TIL
senior partner smiled. This is no b.
trayal of confidence, Mr.. Jethroe, no b,
trayal''
MY uncle asked me, SIR said Jetf
roe. ito take him twenty-five hundre
dollars in gold this morning"
Certainly" said the senior partne
certainly. Give me your check, NJ
Jethroe-"
There never was man more aston
ished in this world than Harvey Jethrc
when, having signed his name to
check, he saw the senior partner carr
it to the cashier He made some DIT.
test, but was smilingiy waved back
his own official armchair. and in a mil
ute or two the senior partner was bac
again.
There is bag. Mr.. Jethroe," sal
the great man, containing the exa
amoEnt"
He wore comedy manner the maj
ager had never seen before, or expects
to see, and this increased the bewilde
ment of the whole bewildering busine
of the last fourteen hours.
Jethroe took the solid. heavy little bs
of gold, climbed into the waiting ca
and drove back to the hoted.
'sMr. Martin Harvey Jethroe." he sa
70 the servant in the hall. for he had n
.oxaarl-e>d Tho nm x,alor of his l1rciofS rooI