Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-01-24

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81 but there was no rhyming die
tionary Mt his elbow. and the
book Of synonyms was suffo-
eating under a pile of papers that were
stuffed into drawer as Tom entered
guilty. The clOck-an athletic trophy
In the form of kettledrum-was then
striking midnight, and Daintree wheel
ed around In his chair with the elev-
enth stroke.
'Shut the window" said he Il have
two things to tell you which I don't
want the girl to hear. If her windows
are open she might"
Peggy happened to be listening at
the door.
I'm the first place." proceeded Dain.
tree, tell me frankly and finally
whether you mean to marry the girl
or not-yes or no?"
mo, sir; it is impossible"
"YOu shall do just exactly what you
like. At the same time, she tells me
you did ask her."
II did. l wronged her in doing So
but she had the sense to refuse me,
and I'm not going to wrong her worse
by asking her again."
THAT settles 1t. I've found a cap.
tain who's willing to smuggle you over
to America for q consideration, oil de.
tails to be arranged before I leave
Sydney tomorrow. Will you goT'
"Will 1 not! Thank God for the
chance.
'"Then that settles that-for the pres.
ent. You shall he spirited aboard to.
morrow night. and by Monday morn
ing you shall have seen the last of
New South Wales forever"
Peggy crept away from the door,
Her mind was made up.
1.-THE other things q tri1e," said
Daintree. "a pretty place this New
South Wales! l 60 to the bank and
cash a check, come in and shove the
notes into one Of these drawers. and q
man breaks into the house and all but
into my desk while am sitting In the
next room at my dinner! Look at
this"' And he pointed out the marks
Of Jimmy on the polished mahogany.
The circumstance did not appear to
excite him in the least. He smiled
loftily on Toms concern and at once
exaggerated an attitude which had
been perfectly genuine before.
"Ah, Thomas" he remarked, "even
you don't know your Sydney yet OF
you would be like me and think moth
ing Of such trifes. was eating my
dinner, as say, when heard him at
bis work. Unfortunately I let him
hear me. Still. l chased him out of
that and some way down the road and
could have caught him II I hadn't pre-
ferred to come back and finish my
dinner
by Jove," exclaimed Tom, Il Won
der whether It was the fellow who
turned up on the beach almost at the
instant we went down"
WHAT" cried Daintree. Did you
see hlm?"
YES, I caught glimpse Of some
body rs we heeled over. Depend upon
It, that's our man"
Daintree turned nasty in q moment
why depend upon ity' he snapped.
did you see the mans face? Would
you know him again? Oh, you would
not! Then let me recommend you not
to make a fool Of yourself, my good
fellow. Nobody but fool would con
meet the two men,"
His III temper was inexplicable. vet
to treat an attempt upon his property
I'll L. =
the attempt as something Of IN insult
was but In accord with the capricious
character of the man. And, indeed
Tom would have gone to bed like Z
lamb aud thought no more about tha
matter. but yet another caprice detain.
ed him. Daintree would not hear OF
LIS going. 1t was their last night to.
gether: they must sit up and talk, and
be apOlogized for what he had said