The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-24
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an English swell rs he Was sumter
Ing across - James park one day,
head np. gInss IN HIS eve and his cane
held u the proper angle some one ran
asainst him and cried ont:
Dear. dear me, but what q fortu-
nate meeting. Why. my dear fellow,
l was just On my WY to your club TO
hunt you mp
The speaker was young man Ike
SIR. Fletcher He was got up after
the same pattern.
Now, my lord. old boy. those cIriOs
have arrived from Egypt and my man
Is unpacking them. want you to see
the collection and give me your Opin-
ion. Rather have 1t thar any other
mans In England, ye knaV.''
Mr.. Fletcher saw that the stranger
had made a mistake, but lie blushed
mistaken Tor an Englishman. but for n
lord. Instead of explaining the situa-
ton lac let the other go on with=
And you'II give ME an hour OF your
time and an opinion on my collection2
II you don't fancy II, I'll sell the whole
business at auction. Only IA step, ye
Iknnw. but here's a cab" :.
Il think 1 should explain to you
began Mr. Fletcher AS the other seized
his arm But before he could 60 fur
ther lie was at the door OF the cab.
The ride lasted only ten minutes.
and during that time the stranger did
all the taIking and flew from one sub
Iect to another so rapidly that Mr..
Fletcher had no show to explain
things. The cab ratified up to u fine
rFs.1t
town house of n duke, aud arm in arm
the two ascended the steps. An OBJ
sequlOus servant admitted them, they
passed upstairs. and two minutes later
Mr. Fletcher found himself menaced
by a pistol in the hands OF the second
man. while the first was saying:
BE gentle with him, Billy He's far
from his home and mamma, you know"
He was ordered to sit down. and he
sat. His ankles were tied to the chair.
so that he couldn't get up again in
hurry A gag was laid on the table at
his elbow. 4 bottle of wine and
glass were also placed there. Then the
man with the pistol. who seemed sorry
That there was no occasion to shoot
ANYBODY, withdrew, and the other sat
down and observed:
MY Jord- ypu may call me Jones'"
I'm hd.,Sed II I dor shouted Mr..
Fletcher who was beginning to wake
mp at last.
Then c.ln me Brown. It's all the
same YOU know Now, my lord
Il am not lord
There now. Mr. Fletcher. I want to
have few minutes conversation with
YOU. Owing to certain stock invest
ments that were i'll advised am at
this moment In want of what we Amer
leans call the nccdful. shall lie COM
PEELED to ask you for the loan of Mt
least 5000 II you cut up nasty the
figures will be doubled"
Then You brought me here in broad
daylight to rob me-
AS YOU see. No game could he
safer. Partly furnished house to rent. |
and after laying my plans took 1t |
and paid One-quarter in advance.
said laying my plans. 1t did not re- !
0uIre amy great aStuteneSs- ] knew
your weak point, you See-have heard
it discussed in New York many x time
what do you mean by my weak /
poInt?' asked Mr.. Fletcher.
..Nauting TO be taken for an IT. /
When l called you my lord back there
In the park YOU Just tsTowed from head
TO heel I've been following you around
FOR Il week, Il nd the plans youhave taken
10 make an E,uSlfshman and 81 snob OUT
II yourself have been highly amusing
You have convinced several hotel wait
ers that you are born ass"
.'YOu contemplate sroundrel! III
make this outrage cost you your liberty
for the next twenty years" exclaimed
Mr.. Fletcher as he tried to rise UP and
fell back. A man may be an ass and
yet not a coward.
"GentIy. my lord" replied Jones'
Brown. you may have tile sense to
see that you are helpless. If you
should make. ~ nuisance Of yourself
NV man might take IL personally. AS
l was saying
''I'Il never give UP n cent"
As 1 was. saying my lord, 1 have
pressing need of $4,000. The figures
have doubled, you see. As knew
YOU wouldn't have TINT sum in your
pocket Iad my man enter your room
at the hotel and get your check book.
Here IL is. VIII you kindly MI out
check for the amount named:'
NO: You may murder me hrst!'
"a check for $15,O0O, my lord
Henry, You may come In with your
pistol. My lord is inclined TO he II
nuisance will give him Ave minutes
to nil out this check. II he still re-
mains Obdurate you may begin firing
at his fingers. Take them one 10y one
Help yourself to the wine, my lord.
MIR. Fletcher must he credited with
waiting four minutes before he began
filling ont the check. and he was some
marks as he appended his signature.
Mr.. Jones. Brown gave him some IA
therIy advice. disappeared with the
,.hecE nn1 after kepIng guard over