The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-06

lieKy in Yorkshire aud vast sums in
vested in land and railways. The
latent value of his gems had been con-
verted into money earning capital
Mr.. Abingdon proved himself to be
u very able business man. When the
administration of Philips revenue be-
came TOO heavy a task for his unaided
shoulders, be organized Il capital eS-
tate office, with well trained lawyers,
engineers and accountants To conduct
its various departments. while he kept
up an active supervision OF the whole
until Philip quilted his university ana
was old enough TO begin to bear some
portion of the burden.
They agreed to differ on this impor-
tant question. Philip was fond of
travel and adventure. With great diff
ticulty his guardian" kept him out of
the army. but compromised the matter
by allowing the young millionaire TO
roam about the odd corners of the
world in his yacht for eight months OF
the year. provided he spent four
months of the season in London and
Sussex attending to affairs.
In this month OF April he was living
in his town house. In July he would
go to Fairfax Hall, in August TO Scot
land and a month later would joyfully
fly to the Forth, where the Sea Maiden
awaited him.
This lady, whose waist measured
eighteen feet across and whose length
was seventy feet, with fine spread
OF canvas and auxiliary steam, was the
only siren able to charm him.
He was tall now and strongly built,
with something of the naval officer in
his handsome, resolute face and well
set up figure. AS hobby he had tax
: en- out a master mariners certificate,
and he could navigate his own ship in
the teeth of an Atlantic gale. He loved
to surround himself with friends. most
~ Oxford men of his year. but he sell
dom entertained ladies. either on board
the Sea Maiden or in either of his two
fine mansions.
He avoided society In its general &C
certance, refused all overtures to mix
in politics, took n keen delight in using
his great wealth to alleviate distress
anony n;cusly and earned a deserved
reputation as "bear" among the few
to make his acquaintance.
In other respects as the boy was so
was the man-the same downright
character, the same steadfast devotion
to his mothers memory, the same re-
lentless adherence to a course already
decided On and the same whole hearted
reciprocity of friendship.
. AS he stood in his dra wing room be-
fore dinner on the evening Of the day
Jocky Mason revisited the locality, IL
not the surroundings. Of his capture
Philips strong face wore an unwonted
expression of annoyance. He walked
to and fro from end to end of the beau
tiful room, pausing each time he reach
ed the window to gaze out over the
park.
A servant. who entered for the pur-
pose of turning on the electric lights
and lowering the blinds, was hidden al
most impatiently to wait until Philip
and his guests were at dinner.
A telegram came. Arson opened II
and read
Was dressing to come to your place
when Granger telegraphed for me to act
as substitute Lincoln quarter sessions.
Must 60 down at once. FOX.
! mo answer" he said. adding to him.
| self:
That's better. Fox's caustic humor
would have worried me tonight. wish
Abingdon would come. 1 am eager to
! tell him what has happened"
Now, punctuality was one of Mr..
! Abingdon's many virtues. At half past
7 to the tick his brougham deposited
him at the door
+ that showed the close ties of mutual
/ good fellowship and respect which
bound them together.
! Fox won't be here" said Philip.
"Grainger has broken down-ill health
l suppose-and wired for him to go to
Lincoln"
"Ah, that's a lift for Fox. He is O
clever fellow, and If he manages to
tell the jury joke or two he will in.
fuence a verdict as unfairly as any
man I know"
docs IL not seem to you to be rath.
er an anomaly that Justice, which in
the abstract is impeccable. too often
depends on other issues which have nc
possible bearing on the merits of the
dispute itself"
My dear boy. that defect will con
tinue until the crack of doom. Pascal
laid 1t bare in an epigram. 1T all de
ponds on which side the Pyrenees Foz
happens to be-"
Unfortunately / am straddling the
water shed at this moment. / have
made a very important discovery, Alb
ingdon. and am glad we are alone to
night; we can speak freely Some peo
pie named Sharpe & Smith wrote to me
yesterday"
4 know them-an old established
firm OF solicitors"
Well, they urged me to give then
an appointment on a private matter
and l did so. They began by trying tt
cross examine me, but that was al
abject failure. Seeing that whateyel
they had to say must stand on its owl
legs, they told me an extraordinar.
story. 1t appears that ava place calleC
the Hall, Beltham, Devon. lives al
elderly baronet named Sir Philip Nor
| land"
..Morland! Philip Morlandr'
"Ah, you remember the name.
was given TO young derelict who ono
figured in the dock before you on I
charge Of being In unlawful posses