The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-11-12

Mrs. Pettus departed with profuSe
expressions of gratitude and esteem
/ and promises Of remuneration, which
! were firmly set aside by Blake.
Il Will take no money for this" he
said. Il regret to say that my feelings
for Mr. Fettus are not sufficiently cor
dial for either friendly or business re-
lations"
You wrong him; indeed you do"
said Mrs. pettus. He is really very
fond of YOU"
Immediately after dinner Blake sat
down to his task, and for two hours
he worked without appreciabe result
Amy became SO tired watching him
that she fell asleep in her chair and
finally Blake picked her up as if she
had been child and carried her to
her room
At O'Clock in the morning Blake
returned to that room. He was trem-
bling from head to foot with eXhaus-
ton and excitement His face was
pale, and his eyes were sunkcn. but
very bright
Amy was asleep precisely where he
had put her Apparently she had not
| moved hand or foot. She was very
beautiful in her healthy youth and
stainless purity of heart.
As Blake turned up the light she
stirred and spoke :
IF we can manage the rent Wen be
all Why, George, was asleep
You were indeed" said he. "and a
bad dream you We're having Rent
eh: Wen, well. my dear just cast
your eye on this and then talk to me
of beastly bills. | guess not"
His manner was 50 strange that she
could not think of anything else. He
was obliged to force the sheet of pa
per into her hands and make her read
1t was copy of the letter which Pet
tus had written to his lawyer:
Dear Hofnagel-rm off to Denver. Am
writing this in cab on the way to the
station. See George Blake formerly in
my employ. and buy his interest and his
wife in the CalabaSh mine BREASTED
Colo. They have put in about So sou be-
tween them ana will sell for less THEY'RE
hard up Squeeze them. Make trouble
for Blake somehow and force him TO sell.
Her brother is the other owner He is
sick in a hospital in Denver Was on his
way east lie wired Blake at my Office
and ! have the telegram: also a letter
wired my man Hastings in Denver. and
| he says to come at once The thing is a
fortune. may be able to get Leasing to
| sign something if | can fix the hospital
doctors, but you must buy the other in
tcrost anyhow. Don't fail in this Wire
me Denver, care Hastings. You have
several days for this. as Leasing is out of
! his head. ! understand. and cant com
muuicate, but don't lose any time. III
I fix you all right for this. Yours
PETTUS
Aud ut midnight" said Blake in an
/ aWestruc& voice, Il was on the point
OF giving up the job. Amy, that letter
is undccipherablc; nobody can read it,
| didn't read it; the Lord did it for
me. Why. at midnight hadn't even
! found out that my own tame was
mentioned. Then got 'Caabash
mine, Braisted Colo You see he
made Il special effort to write that
plainly. From that moment was in.
| Splred."
I'VE must 30 to Jack at once. But
how? We have no money"
! Blake laughed.
MY excellent friend Hofnagrl would
| be glad To give me some" said he
But don't worry about that III raise
it somehow, and we'll start on the
o'clock train
They were IN Denver on the third
day and found Leasing already begin
mag 10 mend fettus. alarmed by
wire from ais lawyer. had fed back to
his iAir defested. II was a great stake
that he had lost for the Calabash IL
d wonderful property. Those who are
! In position to know declare that Pet
! tns sometimes aces the floor of his
Iotco holding his head in his hands aud
/ mnnuj.e tltc loss Of the Calabash.
/ IT." needed That gold milne. pHos uorn
! Tor h. is worth only about $.Uugur.u