The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20


Hardly. But the moment zoo
place the check in my hands / shall Do
pleased to do so. But there must be
no reservation to have payment
stopped"
81 will not give you a single penay''
The mere suggestion of giving up 50
large a sum without a struggle seeTs~d
: preposterous. Not a penny! And
furthermore, / am through with you
for good and all. Shift for yourself
hereafter. Fifty thousand! You make
me taught"
81 shall make you laugh, my son;
but not on the humorous side" The
old man reached out his hand and
struck the bell.
what do you want?" asked Cave.
naugh, mystified.
81 want the author Of the document.
l propose to take the family skeleton
out Of the closet and dangle 1t up and
down before the young mans eyes.
You will laugh, l dare say"
Cavenaugh fell back in his chair
again. The door opened and William
looked in.
you rang, sir?" to Cavenaugh fills.
mo, William" said Cavenaugh pere,
affably; 81 rang. Call Mr.. Caring.
ton" The butler disappeared. 1T Is
my turn, Henry, and I have waited a
long time, as you very we'll know.
Ha! Sit down, Mr.. Darlington, sit
down"
Darlington, who had entered,
obeyed readily.
"You left some papers in the dining
room safe last night" began grandpa.
81 was about to ask you to return
them" replied Darlington, with as.
sumed pleasantly.
The two Cavenaughs looked at each
other blankly. Finally grandpa
laughed.
II told you he was clever!"
1T Is true, then" snarled the mil
lionaire, that you have been meddling
with affairs that in no wise concern
you. | war; you that your case in
court will not have a leg to stand on"
81 prefer not to discuss the merits
of the case" said Darlington, quietly.
81 have been your host, sir; you
have eaten at my table," ~Cavenaugh,
as he spoke, was not without a certain
dignity.
Cali Of which, recognizing the pres
ent situation, l profoundly regret"
Good" said grandpa. Henry, II
you had been the general they give
you credit for, you would have offered
Mr.. Darlington that seventeen thou.
sand two or three years ago. There
is nothing so menacing to dishonesty as
the free lance. Now, listen to me for
a space. Well come to the docu.
mentary evidence all in good time.
spoke of Caliban uplifted," ironically
For years 1 have been treated as a
pariah, as a beast of burden, as a
messenger boy, as a go-between to
take tricks that might have soiied
my sons delicate hands. Father and
son, yes; but in name only. Blood
is thicker than water only when riches
and ambition are not touched in the
quick. This dutiful son of mine could
easily have elevated me along with
himself; but he would not do so. He
was afraid that people might learn
something of my past which would
greatly hinder his advancement. He
p~rospered, he grew rich and arrogant
he put his heel on my neck, and
dared not revolt. You wouldn't be
lieve it, would you, Mr.. Darlington
that was graduated with honors from
Oxford university. 1 speak three
tongues fiuently, and have a smatter
ing of a dozen others; am a doctor o.
philosophy, an Psychologist. But
was indolent and loved good times
and so, you see, it came about that
fell into evil ways. Formerly, 1 wa.
a burglar by profession"
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