Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-03-26
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=, the horseT he said at length.
" rs,O then he is valuable horse, and
Nv ~ INST now q fictitious price. There
NI, " h. people who would give pretty
''.5 w. that sum to insure his not starting
- ~. hat particular race"
IL ' Give YOU credit, Mr.. Rose" replied
san at length. "I'll sign a release
5no mortgage, with this proviso, that
.rgagpment with Miss Denison re-
.,ns as it was"
~ have told you already that that
.tion Is totally aloof, and must be
=, Entirely distinct from the claim of
:ot It is point upon which I am
:. .mnovered to enter, and have nothing
sag" ,,.
.,.sr Of casuistry. Though not his mis-
- or interest to speak on that subject,
think it was one he had good deal
bay to,
.av observed Pearman, rising.
# an afraid not 1t would be better
hath sides, l fancy, if we had come
farms. We shall probably not make
~irs 50 much-that we must take our
%ln,p Of. You will certainly lose a
nI deal more"
.Yu're right I'll do it."
"Dpnend upon it, it's your cheapest way
ant Of the scrape, and I hope Coriander
rn speedily recoup you. Excuse me for
A, moment. and III fetch the release. l
d It drawn up in the event of your tax
h, sensible view of the transaction -
md Granville left the room.
All right, my pet, SO far" he ex-
,na. as he entered Denison's private
ar+.ary where Maude was anxiously
rting him. Pen and ink, quick !" And
sizing one of the telegram slips, he wrote
a7idIy:
80 Mrs. Hudson, Paper Buildings,
rp7De. From Granville Rose, Xmin-
ss, Shall be home tonight; have some
-ng for dinner"
There fold that up, and send it off
aecty to the telegram Office. No time
70 be lost, Maude."
We'll, I don't see much in that" re-
yrei Maude What gourmand you
rlH be, Gren !"
Never mind. Where's that deed?-ah,
s9a III explain it all to you after
urds"
And my note?" she said shyly, holding
tcp.
Neither you nor it will be wanted to-
!-- 7 IL D,,& ho oiZ hnrn Hvhon
.NI have seen James off"
Perhaps you'd rather I should never
n1d it, she inquired, half timidly, half
9luettishly.
"Maude, be serious now, please. You
nay tease ME as much as you like after
7rds'
She saird nothing, but fitted from the
m0m on her Grand
Granville Rose, armed with the deed
Il release of the mortgage, and a SINH
a' acQuittance of the heriot claim, all
dawn up in due legal form, quickly re-
timed to Pearman.
Here" he said, is your acQuittance,
l!1ed by my uncle If you will sign the
E.eaSe, III hand 1t over to you. Shall l
II ing for a servant as a second witness to
four Sgnature?"
Pearman nodded assent, and upon the
iggearance of the butler, scrawled his
lane across the parchment, to which the
illnesses signed their attestation. He
h1 placed the acquittence in his pocket,
took up his hat, and departed, without
tt-thhr G1r-or,| f,,+o Tifh
Iauie.
Not that the heriot business had for
1' second put it out of his mind. No !;
lido him justice, he looked upon the prob
@e rupture of his engagement as very
@'ouS item in the losses the discovery
that mouldy old parchment had en-
2~ed upon him. If he did not love her,
.s admired her extremely, and looked for
s Wild to the connection with great eager
-S& But he felt quite convinced that
& nave moved any further than he had
4 a'eady done would be simply to cancel 1t
once. He did not wish that. 1t was
4 VI. slender hold, he knew. Still, an
%ler shuttle of the pack might change all
'S better than none at all.
mus meditating, he drove home, and
N'ng ordered his phaeton to wait while
= wrote couple of letters, to save the
@., entered the house. In about half
aour he reappeared, stepped into the
@'Hage, and drove to Xminster Sta
~,, His wishing to write those letters
: Aannersley had caused him to make
S%-.>derabe detour to the station from
51ln Harold Denison's place lying,
T'1s0 Off the direct road, somewhere
%'~l MALI way between Mannersley and
railway. On arrival there he went
:" the telegraph office, and dispatched
N~0se' The clerk and Pearman were
,yS1 rather intimate relations. The late
..- -Sf OF Mannersley had employed the
~.''Ic Wire pretty freely. His son, also,
- wont to use it good deal. The lat
moreover, constantly sent the clerk
: III The season-very often told him
-. ~8U invested a sovereign for him on
h., " MS horses that he thought was
/. 20 win. 1t may be conceived that
=. CONDUCTOR Of the telegraph at Xmin-
ten. sam Eearilian III nisn
le ro1 Il be going up by the six train,
Ia, >RPOSe' sir! Only half-past three now,
h. expect you're going home again
In, s' 50. want to have about an
"a the paddocks first"
hin Ds last look at the crack, eh, sir?
s.,ar., VIC" Oh he, though they do take