Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-30
'Ah-Mr. Oscard-ho,o due dom

''Ah-Mr. Oscard-ho,p due dom
seated in the huge, roomy carriage be-
fore he had realized what had happened
to him
Your man will look after your traps.
suppose?" said Sir John, hospitality
drawing the fur rug from the opposite
seat
YES" replied Guy; although be is
not my man. He is Jacks man Jo-
seph."
"Ah, of course: Excellent servant
too. Jack told ME he had left him
with you"
Sir John leaned out of the window
and asked the footman whether he
knew his colleague Joseph, and upon
receiving an answer in the affirmative
he gave orders, acting rs Guys mouth.
piece, that the luggage was to be con.
yeyed to Russell square. While these
orders were being executed the two
.nen sat waiting In the carriage, and
Sir Jolin-l lost no time.
II am glad" he said, ito have this
opportunity of thanking you for all
.:our Kindness to my son In this Wild
expedition Of yours"
YES" replied Oscard, with trans.
parent reserve which rather puzzled
Sir John.
you must excuse me-" said the old
gentleman. sitting rather stifiiy, 'if j
appear to take a somewhat limited In.
terest In this great slmiacine discovery,
of which there has been considerable
talk III some circles. Tie limit to my
interest is drawn by lamentable
ignorance. am afraid the business
details are rather uAintelligible to me.
My son has .endeavored, somewhat cur
sorlly perhnps. to explain the matter
to me, but ! have never mastered the
-er-commercial technicalities. How
ever, understan,< that you have made
quite mint of money, which is the
chief ELECTROMAGNETIC"
He drew'gthe rug more closely round
his knees and looked out of the win.
dow, deeply Interested In dispute be-
tween two cabmcn.
."Yes-we have been very successful"
said Qscard "How is your son now !:
When last saw him lie was In n very
bad way. Indeed, l hardly expected to
see him again"
Sir John was still interested in the
dispute which was not yet settled.
"He is well. thank you. You know
that he is going to be married"
"He told me that he was engaged"
replied Oscard, "but I did not know
that anything definite was fixed.'
"rhe most definite thing of all is
fixetl-the date. 1t Is tomorrow"
Tomorrow"
Eyes. You have not much time to
prepare your wedding garments"
oh" replied DISCARD, with laugh.
~ have not been bidden."
~ expect the invitation is awaiting
You at your house. No doubt my son
will want you to be present-they
would both like you to be there no
doubt. But come with me now; we
will call and see Jack. know where
to find lin. In fact, have an appoint
ment with him ut quarter to g."
1t may seem strange that Guy Os.
card should not have asked the name
of his friends prospective bride, but
Sir John was ready for that. He gave
Ills companion no time. Whenever he
opened his lips Sir John turned Os-
cards thoughts aside.
What lie had told him was strictly
true. He had an appointment wit..
Jack-an appointment of his own MAX
ing.
Yes he said, in pursuance of his
policy of choking questions. "he is
wonderfully well. as you Will see for
yourself"
Oscard submitted silently to this
high handed arrangement. He had
not known Sir John well. Indeed,
all his intercourse with him has been
noted in these pages. He was rather
surprised to find him SO laxative aud
SO very friendly. But Guy DISCARD
was not very deep person. He was
sublimely Indifferent to the long
drawn motive. He presumed that Sir
John made friends Of his sons friends,
and in his straightforward acceptance
of facts he was perfectly well aware
that by his timely rescue he had saved
Jack Meredith from the hands of the
tribes. The presumption was that Sir
John knew Of this. and 1t was only