Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24

found the paragraph, and thrust Il
into Bradstone's hands,
BARLEY Bradstone looked at il, then
turned white.
There is some mistake" he said,
Il tell you sold out week ago
every share"
The man looked At him with some
thing like pity
BY the Lordl' he muttered under
his breath the blow has sent him
OF his head" But pity is too expeq
sive commodity in the c.ty Ii re.
Quires too much time With a We'll,
goodbye, old fellow" the gentleman
hurried on and LETT BARLEY Bradstone
standing with the paper in his hand,
! looking like man completely dazod
The crowd of passers-by jostled him
and pushed him all UNDECIDED; but at
last he seemed to awake. and hurrying
UPWARDS, ran up the steps and into
Mr.. Movies office.
Mr., Movie was not there He had
gone, and so had the gladstone bagl
The office too, was in greater disorder
than before; and BARLEY Bradstonc,
sinking into the chair before the
table, saw letter addressed to him
lying on the desk. He tore it open
with shaking fingers,
Am detained, Shall be back in an
hour"
Suspicious and bewildered BARLEY
Bradstone paced up and down the Of
| fee, then he went to safe which
stood in the corner of the room IN
locking IT, he began to examine It's
contents. Then he uttered cry of
mingled rage and despair.
Like flash of lightning the truth
burst upo him Ezekiel Movie. the
tool whom he had held under his
thumb-the worm upon whom he had
trodden so often-had turned at last
Scrip, securities, mortgages, had all
gone The South Indian Bank shares
had not been sold.
He remembered now the cashiers
manner when he presented his check
and he knew as we'll as if Movie had
confessed, that he had embezzlcd
every penny of the vast sum which
BARLEY Bradstone had, with CON
temptuous confidence, left at his dis
Iposal
Quite faint, sick, feeling more duv-
en- and helpless than he had ever felt
before he struggled to the table and
drank a glass of water. What should
he do? Throughout all the terrib'a
time of peril he felt that at least he
had one thing to help him-his I'M
mense wealth Now that had gore
what should he do?
He leaned his head upon his han l.,
and forced himself to think.
With the exception of the sum which
he had obtained at the bank he had
no ready money whatever
MIR. Movie could not make away
with The Naples and probably only
that remained. That could not be re-
allied without time Then he remcm,
bered his jewelry. At all costs : =
llluSl get IlifiNs II NOulh oNli lOi NNli'
thing-would bring enough, perhaps,
to enable him to leave England. He
must go back to Hardwood
Pulling himself together, he went
downstairs. On the way, the desire
to punish the man who had betrayed
him took full possession of him; but
ne knew that the longing for ven
geance could not be satisfied. Any
attempt to punish Movie would reveal
to the whole world the connection be
TWEEN them, and would brand him with
infamy and disgrace. He got into the
cab and told the man to drive TO
| Waterloo.
Seth, in his cab, followed at dis
Greet distance.
Luck favored BARLEY Bradstone.
! The West Of England train was laav.
ing in a few minutes Weary, tor
tured by anxiety, he threw himself
closed his eyes.
! 1t was nearly midnight when the
train reached Wainford Station, and
a true Devonshire drizzle had set In.
With the exception of a solitary porter
there was no life about the station
Exhausted as he was, he must walk
to The Naples. Perhaps it was as
well; he could secure his jewels, and,
by good luck, leave the house without
being seen.
Slowly he dragged himself along
the muddy roads, reached the lodge,
and had got his key in a side door
which he sometimes used, when he
heard a voice close behind him
With hoarse cry he turned md
staggered back. The night was dark,
and he could distinguish nothing for
la moment or two. Then he saw a
man standing at the bottom of the
steps, with his hands thrust in his
pockets, and an expression OF sullen
impaiencc on his face.