The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-02-20

/, But my client has set his heart on It.
You shall have your 100000, Mr.. Great
DreX''
He sighed resignedly and, having Sc
lected document in his pocketbook,
proceeded to unfold it and smooth it
upon the table All the spirit was out
Of him. He had been Worsted and
owed me grudge, l could perceive.
IF you have pen, Mr.. Greatorex,"
he said sullenly, Il will ill in the fig
ures. | have the agreement here"
Pardon me-" said |.
He looked up and. meeting my gaze
offered an explanation against my pro-
test. There's no time like the pres
ent.''
You misunderstood me, sir" l said
cheerfully. i have no intention of
selling the CASTLE
He leaped to his feet. "What.' he
yelled, and his sallow face spread with
color. You said cocoon
Excuse me; no. [ said. Your eli
ent, Mr.. Barnett, did me the honor to
suppose l should be willing to sell, and
| was polite enough to suppose SO with
him."
There was never man in so afro
cious a temper as my little attorney.
His color went, and he grew a livid
yellow with passion, and, being now
no longer at the necessity of ciyility,
he broke into covert invective, pre-,
senting to me surly demeanor. ig
nored his unmannerlineSs, but kept my
placid smile all the time that he was
arranging his departure. On the thresh-
old of the door he paused and, turn
ing, demanded:
lis your decision final?'
| assured him that it was absolute
He gave me an extremely vicious look
as he disappeared.
You will regret this, Mr. Great
oreX," he observed.
understood that the phrase was not
uncommonly used in similar circum-
stances, but in truth | need hardly say
that | should not have turned sar-
casm at the expense of Mr.. Barnett's
inoffensive client, despite Mr.. Barnett's
offensive manner, if had not been alb
solutcly certain that Mr.. Barnett's eli
ent did noe exist. At least | would
have gone bail that he was no relation
to the departed Vyvians, and l would
even have ventured to doubt if he
knew much more of them than did Mr.
Barnett himself. for it was plain
enough to me by this time that some
person or some persons had particular
reasons for desiring to obtain posses
sion of my inheritance. So much being
clear it only remained to determine
those particular reasons, reasons which
l could now perceive were involved il
the secret OF my dead friend and prob.
ably also in the eliminating tragedy OF
his death.
When | was rid of my visitor l set
forth upon Il stroll III the woods. Ii
was t in the afternoon, and the sun
shoGe very fiercely upon the white
roads, throwing black shadows from
the trees. dropped from the roadway
into rude moss grown track that ran
into the heart of the valley, and pres
emily, leaving the more open parts OF
the forest, struck into the deeper
brakes and tangles below. The little
stream ran here in the bottom very
PLEASANTLY. sometimes brawling ovel
shadows and at other parts more ST
lelitly in eGGics and drifts over darker
and deeper pools. As l followed its
course | came shortly upon Il spot
where the channel made an elbow al
most at right angles with its former
direction, ana here l deserted the form
of Captain Sercombe. A sound OF
voices reached me. and. cheered by the
prospect of Il companion with whom
to exchange sentences, | uttered short
Hello and dived through the under.
growth toward him. When | emerged
upon the open space upon which the
captain stood my attention was caught
by Il rrlStling among the branches. and
| had a glimpse of some one just dis.
appearing into the wood | stopped
with my eyes fastened upon the point
for something familiar in the incident
struck me all of a sudden. That lean
slim figure. that swift, precpitate rush
these We're as impressions recovered
from some past experience. Captain
SercOmbe was laZily whipping a deer
pool. pipe between his teeth, and
turning his head. he hailed me:
You have frightened my fish, SIR
said he
l begged his pardon somewhat alb
stractedly, and. raising himself, he
looked at me, following the direction
of my glance
"Oh, that's my worthy and very OBJ
sequiOus host" said he, with a smile