Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-09

! No doubt the duke would lend HIN
the money-would give him twice as
much as was necessary, though the
sum-total was a large one-but the
money must be forthcoming at once
| The man had said he would have to
appear in the court in the city to-
morrow-or was it the next day
Good heavens appear as common
! defaulter in a public court!
He smiled grimly. So far as he
was concerned, he felt, in the humor
he was then in, that he did not care
button what became of him. When
you have reached the point at which
life is a burden and nuisance, it does
not matter whether you are ruined or
not. But there were other people to
think of. There was Dolph and Lord
Eustace and all his other relatives.
How would they take 1t when they
opened their newspapers and read OF
the appearance of Lord Yorke Au-
chester, cousin of the Duke of Roth
bury, in a debtors court in the city?
Lord Eustace, who was always talk
ing of his nerves." would have fit.
Now, most men would have gone to
a lawyer; but YOrke knew that it
would be of little use troubling a
lawyer with this business. WHAT
was wanted was money, and no law
yer would lend it to him without Sc
curity; and as for security-why,
there was already a man in posses
sion of the few things he owned in
this transitory world.
Fleming knocked at the door, and
in answer to cold Come in" en-
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"The best thing l could do for you
would be to send you about your
business"
con, don't say that, my lord! I'm
I'm afraid something is wrong,
Fleming. The fact is, am up
tree-cleaned out and ruined"
"Ruined?"
That's it, I've been hard up once
or twice before; you know that, Elem
ing?"
"Oh, yes, my lord"
@But this 10 the finale, the climax,
the wind-up. But don't let me stand
IN your light Look here; you have
beer a deuced good servant-yes, and |
a friend to me; and as it won't do you
any good to be mixed up in this |
0eastly mess, you had better go at |
once Lord Vinson had often told |
me that if I wanted to get rid of you,
he'd be glad to take you on. So you
go to him. I'll give you a letter.
and"
For the first time in his exemplary !
life. Fleming was guilty of vulgar /
language.
I'm damned if l dol" he said. 81 |
beg your pardon, my lord; humbly |
beg your lordship's pardon; but I'm
not that kind of man-I'm not, in
Decd and there was something very |
much like water in the honest fel- |
lows eyes. Il shouldn't think of /
leaving your lordship while you were /
up a tree, as your lordship puts it. I !
should never look myself in the face
again. I'm much obliged to Lord |
vinson; but, no, my lord. I'm not |
the man to desert a good and kind |
master in misfortune. 1 beg your !
Iordships pardon, but 1 thought
He hesitated respectfully.
Think away" said Yorke, lighting
another cigar and fitting his hat /
back Perhaps your thinking will !
be more valuable than mine. I've !
been thinking, and can see no way /
out of the mess"
"The-the duke, my lord" sug
geSted Fleming. I'm sure he
so I am, Fleming; but the duke |
has left for the continent, and l don't I
know where he has gone; and this pa |
per says that I've got to show up at
the court in the city at once"
And it will all be in the newspa-
pers!" said Fleming, aghast.
To be Gin the newspapers" was the
direct disgrace and calamity in the
eyes of that worthy man.
"Just so,' said Yorke, knocking
the ashes off his cigar. "You see,
Fleming, 1 am in hole out of which
it is impossible to pull me. Never
you mind. After all, it doesn't mat
ter"
Doesn't matter, my lord" echoed
Fleming, startled. "You-you, who
are so we'll known, TOTO appear in
COURT"