The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-14

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copJHsht ~ By B-55ssaeran o Z
CHAPTER H.-contlnued.
The big chap in the lead Is my
friend Pickering I answered, aud
Larry turned his head slightly.
yes. supposed you weren't look
ing at the women. he observed dryly.
@rm sorry / couldn't see the object Of
your interest BAH these meni"
/ laughed cagelessly enough, but l
was already summoning from my
memory the grave face Of the girl ia
black-ber mournful eyes. the CLINT of
gold in her hair. Pickering was GER
tainiy finding the pleasant places in
this vale Of tears. and / felt my heart
hot against him. It hurts, this seeing
a man you have never liked succeed
ing where you have failed
Why didn't you present me? I'd
like to make the acquaintance df a few
representative Americans. II may
need them to go bail for me"
Pickering didn't see me, for one
thing: and for another he wouldn't go
bail for you or me II he did He isn't
built that way
Larry smiled quizzically.
you needn't explain further. The
sight OF the lady has shaken you. she
reminds me Of Tennyson:
The star-Hke sorroWs Of immortal
eyes
and the rest OF it ought to be a solemn
warning TO you.-many drew swords
and died. and calamity followed in
her train. Bah! these women! 1
thought you were past all that"
Il don't know why a man should be
past it at 81 Besides. Pickerings
friends are strangers TO me. But what
became Of that Irish colleen you used
70 moon over? Her distinguishing fea-
ture. as ] remember her photograph.
was a short upper lip. You used to
force her upon me frequently when
we were in Africa
"Humphl When | got hack to Dub
lin / found that she had married a
brewers son.-think OF IT."
"Put not your faith In a short upper
lip Her face never inspired any con
hdence in me-
That will do. think you. III have
a bit more OF that mayOnnaise Il the
waiter isn't dead. ] think YOU said
your grandfather died In June A let
ter advising you Of the faet reached
you at Naples iR October. Has il oc-
Cured TO you that there was quite an
interim there? What. may IRsk, was
the executor doing all that time? You
may be sure he vas taking advantage
Of the opportunity to look for the red,
red gold. / suppose you didn't give
him a sound drubbing for o keeping
the cables hot with inquiries for youg'
He eyed me in that disdain for my
stupidity which / have never suffered
from any other nan
~Well. no.: 10 tell the truth, ! was
thinking Of other things during the in.
teryiew."
Your grandfather should have pro
vided a guardian for you. lad. You
oughtn't to be trusted with money. Is
our bottle empty? Well. Il that per.
son with the fat neck vas your friend
Pickering. I'd have a care Of what's
coming TO me. ia be quite sure that
MT Pickering hadn't made away Nltl
the old gentleman's Doodle. or thai 4
didn't get lost on the way from him q
you"
The times runnlng nov and An
In tor the yeaC ny grandfather vas
hue old gentleman and / treated him
like a dog. I'm going 70 do what hs
directs In that viii, no matter whaI
the size of the reward may be
Certainly. that's the eminently
proper thing for you 10 do. But but
keep your wits about you. IEa fellow
with that neck can't find money where
money has been known TO exist. Il
must be buried pretty deep YOU
grandfather was a tribe eccentric.
Judge. but not a fool by any manner
az means. The situation appeals tC
my imagination. Jack. / like the idea
OF 1.-THE lost treasure and the whole
business. Lord. what a salad that IS,
Cheer up. contradict You're as grin
az an OWL"
whereupon We fell 10 talking Of PEG
pie and places we had known in othel
lands
We spent the next day together. and
in the evening. at my hotel. he crit
cized my effects while / packed. IN Bis
usual ironical vein.
You're not going TO take those
things with you. l hopei" lie iDdi
Gated the rifles and several %revolyeri
which ! brought from the closet ane
threw upon the bed. They make me
bomesick for the Jungle"
He drew from It's cover the heavs
rife I had used last on a leopard hun.
and tested lis weight
Precious little use youll have ioI
thlsl Better let me take Il back 4
The Sod Co use on the landlords.
say, Jack, are We never 90 seek ouI