Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-04-03
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shell In the Renwyck ,househola by a
mere mention Of the name Of Mr..
wllliams.r A confession on Richards
part would be bad enough, but to be
forced to admit the accusation Of a
servant would be infinitely worse
Bills, too. seemed aware Of the situa-
ton and was determined to make the
most Of 1t, as was shown by his, next
remark.
"Mr. Williams" be began. with the
confidence OF holding the whip hand.
I'm not disposed to make trouble,
sir. though 1t do &c, against me to be
deceivln' people. I've got no complaint
ag'Inst my present dooties, Mr.. VIII
liams, sir, an special so as they Is
light" Richard made no answer, and
Bills continued. 81 might say !
might-be Indooced to stay on, sir. for
q small advance OF two hundud pun.
with promise, OF another one to
come"
Il dare say you might" assented
Richard. with ironic calm quite lost
upon the man. Anything elseT' y
y "Yes. sir. I fancy Mr.. o Renwyck
would do as well as that = maybe
more 3 gau a.4 htu,r ls ,
1''Proba bly," agreed Richard. Hes
richer than and inclined TO be more
generous. Try 1t by all means. Bills.
I should hate to stand In the way OF
your making an honest penny or two"
The Texan began 10 undress. while
the surprised valet stared at him In
wonder. He had rather expected a
scene, but his masters easy acceptance
OF the black mailing scheme took him
unawarrs. He was completely non
plused by this s~etnibgly Indifferent
reception of hislstatement, His bomb.
shell, which he had charged so elabo
rately, seemed to be hanging fire. He
was not so sure that Mr.. Renwyck
would pay for his information after
all. and bird In the hand Is worth
many on the wing. especially to an in
ebriate, whose facilities for bird catch
Ing are limited. .,
"Td-rd rather stay with you, sir,
he faltered presently. with a sugges
tion Of compromise. not to say sur
render In his tones. % Ii iI
"Suit YOURSELF smiled Richard gen
Tally more Indifferent than ever
"The matter Is OF too little Importance
10 trouble over-really. Get me out
that pair OF dove colored riding breech
es. 30 long as you are here, will your
q The valet brought the desired article
and. looking his master squarely in the
face, summoned the last vestige OF his
artifcially supplied courage and made
a final bold attempt at blackmailinl
him:
"Will you give me two hundud pun
sir. or won't you, nowT .li
Couldn't think OF IL" laughed the
Texan lightly II made bargain with
you. and you break 1t at your own risk
Now. bring me Lord Croyland's secont
best pair OF riding boots. The new
ones are trihe small and pinch my
toes damnably. That's right. Thank
you" He looked up with happy
smile 'It's your deal. Woolsey. Wha'
do you contemplate doing nextT'a
The valet had been. thinking hard
He had one more shaft in his Quivei
and believed II would reach Its mark.
'T've decided. sir" he stated as h'
staggered across the room. mot tc
say nothink TO Mr.. Renwyck at all
The information might be worth 1
good deal more to Mr.. Renwyck'i
daughter" Do r.g 1.ta ru
Richard wanted to strangle him oil
the spot; yet. strange to say, he acte'
very differently,
"Ahr' he exclaimed. with look o.
open admiration, ~ had thought o.
that but forgot to mention It. PardoI
my negligence, Really Cardinal. yo,
have a brilliant mind, so ecclesiastical