The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-01-23
CHAPTER XIV.

hold. Mr.. Renwyek went ear
Her than usual 10 the city aud In spite
OF somewhat uneass conscience
worked ceaselessiy 10 the furtherancs
OF his barbor scheme His trigger
were set, and be only waited now foi
the trap 10 spring aud catch Bill VII.
iians In Its fall and Incidentally the
Peace and Good WIN gullibility
Realty company. Mr.. Michael Cor.
rigan was also quite busy during the
day. though his occupation was a
pleasant one, AT least he seemed to
|, derive intense amusement from the re.
ceipt OF number OF lengthy kilograms
from various points.
Richard too, had occasion 10 use the
wires, but In a different manner. I'm.
mediately after breakfast be made his
excuses 10 the ladies and took train
for New York. At the telegraph ONCE
he sent out the following dispatch.
Mr. william J. willismsi
Mistake. Am all right and unhurt. Re-
turn to Austin at once and watch harb
deal RICHARD WILLIAMS
The young man made number ~
copies Of the telegram and had the
sent TO various junction points along
oil possible routes between Texas and
New York. in the hope that his father
might be intercepted on whatsoever
train he might be q passenger and re-
celye one OF them. And In order to
make assurance doubiy sure he gave
orders that the kilograms were to be
repeated regardless Of expense until
the sendee had been reached Richard
had a perfect right 10 say that he was
well aud unhurt. and In consideration
OF Mr.. Renwyck's method Of doing
business be persuaded himself that he
was also right ia adding his noncom-
initial warning. BY this be hoped to
put the cattle king on his guard. In
which case he trusted to his fathers
shrewdness TO circumvent the enemy.
This duly discharged. Richard called
at st. Luke's hospital and was much
distressed to learn that Lord Croyland
was not doing well at all. He had de-
veloped high fever, and In his pres
ent condition could receive no visitors.
Richard therefore could only leave the
sarl's mall. securely done up In pack
age addressed to Mr.. Richard VII.
llams, with the message that Mr.. Peter
Wilson had called and would oomS
again within a day or two. Then. havi
ing nothing else to keep him in the
city, after stop at a flower shop be |
returned to Irvington.
In the meantime the final rehearsal Of
1.-THE Man and the Bird" was material
iy interfered with by an upheaval Of
conflicting emotions on the part OF
Miss Imogene Chlttendon, BY the
morning post that young lady received
a letter, which she read through sew
eral times, then ran to her room. nung
herself upon the bed and expressed her
emotion In tears and Mysteries.
Miss Renwyck, In passing through
the hall, caught the sound Of weeping
and went In 10 comfort her. She found
Miss Imogene In a truly pltiable state.
and the better part Of an hour elapsed
before an intelligent explanation Of
the trouble could be obtained. Miss
Chlttendon told her story in jerky. dis
tointed sentences, 30 interspersed with
sobs and gasps that to quote her in de-
tall would be an utter impossibillty. |.
The thread OF the romance ran In this
wise
Several months previous to the open.
ing OF this narrative Miss Imogene
had been a pupil IN fashionable
young ladies' school In Morristown.
N. J. Like many OF her mates, she
had carried on innocent fiirtatlons be-
meath the very noses Of certain stately
gray headed wardens Of propriety
enough. In ber last and
most violent afYalre du occur. however.
she suddenly found cause bitterly to
regret her rashness.
Mr. Roderick Fitzgeorge last
Morristown object Of Miss lmogene's
transient affections--posed as lieu
tenant In the United States army on a
leave OF absence. spending furlough
at the quiet little Jersey town. He was
OF romantic disposition and appeared
q very dashIng blade. bewIlderingly
good looking to a pent-up schoolgirl In
spite OF q certain physical defect The
lieutenant was possessed OF many 9TH
er accomplishments. known and nn-
known to Miss Imogene. among which,
e.. h. lsAufa
statement, ''he could make love just
In the moonlight over a /
garden wall that was Just covered
with broken glass and . horrid wire
with stickers all over IT,"
BE that as It may, this Romeo was
discovered In the midst Of
1 most poetical speech across the afore- I
said wall one spring night about 10 /,
o'clock, and the touching love scene
then In progress came to au abrupt. not 1
10 say painful. end. This was caused 1
by the pulling OF Roderick FltHgeorge's /
adder from under him by the villain /
In the piece-the night watchmsn- ,
who had treacherously crept along the G
garden wall at the instigation OF the 1
OF the drama. the prlnci-
pal OF the school. who. splendidiy sery. q
a by her intelligence department had |
interrupted the course Of I
rue love 4
The little drama ended 10 two more b
lets, the FIRST q severe curtain lecture '
md strict quarantine until gradua. 4
ion day for the fair juliet and the q
,econd q brief hospital scene for the
disturbed Romeo, who had encountered .
he waichmsn's club at the foot OF the
adder. '
Miss Inogene of course was furious. ii
Therefore she wrote quite a dozen LET. q
ers TO the sfnic,ed martyr. which she
iucc~~ied 10 smuggling to him. ex. u
,ressing her sentiments In far warmer
,hrsses than otherwise might have y
seen dictated by discretion or were e
ussinej By the facts of the case. She
cit that her youthful Lesrf--the dear q
sodsrick's leg. TO xsy nothing Of his b
,esd--was broken Irrem~diably, though y