The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10

Jocky Mason would commit suicide VI
less they captured him by subtei
fuge. and then the nj hole stnry woui
leak out.
II ended by Philip gaining the das
for at the bottom Of his heart Abln-
don was touched By Mason's story
2 Thoroughbred rufiian as he was.
They re-entered No. IL The pal
were sitting as they were left. CREME
vas not even smoking. The AFFAIR o
the Blue Atom had deeply wounde.
his vanity.
Philip walked straight to Mason an,
took him by the shoulder.
sNOw, listen TO me. !" he said. Il gave
you one crack on the head, and y0l
have given me one. Shall we say tina
accounts are souaredr
4 "Do you mean It. sirT'
"Yes, absolutely"
''Then all can say is this. sir: Dur
Ing the rest of my life I'll make good
use of the chance you have given me
God bless you for the boys sake more
than my own"
"And you" went on Philip. turnine
to the disconsolate Grenier. will YOU
leave England and make fresh start
in new land? You are young enou"h
and clever enough in some respects 10
earn an honest living"
az will, sir. lswear It,"
The utter collapse Of his castle in
Spain had sobered him. The gates OF
Portland were yawning open for him
and the goodness Of TIE man he had
wrongod had closed them b his face.
Never again would he SEE their grim
front II he could help ii.
He readily gave every assistance in
the brief investigation that followed.
Mr.. Abingdon looked on askance as he
wrote checks for $1,000 and 5000 on
the York and Leeds banks respective
". but even Philip himself gave AT
astonished laugh when he saw his own
signature written with quiet certainty
and accuracy.
~Oh, that's nothingw crsed 0renier
In momentary el2tion Il took in Mr.
Abingdon and sent eompIsts letter
to the London bank"
You did not take me ia" growled
Abingdon. "You made one fatal mis-
take"
And what was tllat, sirT-
You alluded to the annual report Of
ths home. Every one connected with
that establishment. from the founder
down to the latest Office boy. invaria
bly, calls it the Mary Arson home
Mr.. Arson would never write Of it in
other terms"
Grenier was again abashOd.
Have you any money in your peck
et?" said Zip when the forger had
accounted for every eartliing.
For one annre liable instant Creme
hesltate1. Then be flushed. He had
resisted temptation.
YES" he said; plenty. Lapgdon
supplied me with funds"
"How muchY'
1.-TWO hundred and fifty pounds. |
have over seventy left"
IT will arrange matters with hi.
Come to my West End Office next Mon
day, and you will be given sufficient
to keep you from poverty and Grim,
until You find your feet in Canafa
You sail on Wednesday"
mo fear of any failure on my part.
air, / can hardly credit my good or
what ] want TO say Is, 1 can 1ez
thank you sufficiently"
Pay Mason's fare to London. BE
ter stay with him. His sous may hay
I good influence on you too"
Mason rose heavily
''I'll find him Job. sir. He can pac'
POUR bag"
The words recalled to Philip Il
OF his homogeneous attire |
Soon he wore bis own clothes. He r.
used to allow Grenier to divest hitb /
elf OF the garments he wore. but ne
was glad to see bis old watch again.
DR. Scarth babe them farewell and
'eturned to Scarsdale by the last train. |
Philip and Abingdon arrived In Lon
Lon at 2:15 a. M On the platform. ac-
by her mother, was Evo'H-l,
She wept all the way to Mount street L
where Philip would be accommodate Il
or the night. She cried again when
he saw his poor wounded head. bu
he laughed through her tears when
he ran Off 10 fetch a very small am
cry sleepy dog. with long blue hair
alling in shaggy masses over his eyes
nd curling wonderfully over his tiny
ody.
Mr.. James Crichton Langdon was i'm
eratively summoned to London and
iven such lecture by Mr.. Abingdon
nat he so far abandoned the error of
is ways as to strive to forget that
UGH person as Evelyn Atherley ex-
ted
The ex-magistrate had seen him in !,
'evonshire and was 30 skeptical OF his
tatements concerning the whereabouts
Sir Philip and Lady Morland that
3 travelled direct to York via Glouces-
n and Birmingham TO clear up with :
hilip In person a mystery. rendered