The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
AXE care Of old Mr.. Krabbe."

L1ke care OF Olu ME-. hTdDDe.
IF had thought it was intended that
that old gentleman was to live so long I'd
have thought twice before l would have
taken the situation"
Come, come, Kitty; don't be cross
l know it is wearisome work for you,
my dear: but remember, the thing is
drawing TO a finish now"
Old Pegram returned the next day in
high spirits.
''Ah Bob. my boy" he exclaimed. ''it
is a wonderful thing what a little gold
does, if you only apply it judiciously. II
Mr. Phillimore and his friends ever get
at our last lodgings they'll be pretty
clever. The landlady and her sister were
sensible women. and quite agreeable to
know nothing when produced my argu-
ments. While as for the servant, she is
luckily a new one since we were there
so | think that Is pretty fairly settled.
don't suppose that laundering young fell
low that was down here ever would have
made anything out Of it; but though |
don't throw my money about, it was just
as well to spend a little there to make
sure"
Il tell you what, father, something
much more serious has taken place while
you were away. Hemmingby has been
down to see old Krabbe."
"Ahem! that is curious. lie did not
see him, 1 suppose"
NO" replied Bob. with grin. He
was asleep, and could not be disturbed ;
but what is to be done IL he comes down
here again wanting 10 see him? l sup
pose we must let him do So"
mo. Bob" replied the old lawyer
quickly; II don't think that would do.
Sam Hemmingby must be content to wait
till after your marriage before he sees
his old friend Mr.. Krabbe. You may be
clever, Bob, but you are no match for
Hemmingby. l can't think myself it was
anything more than a mere freak his
wanting to see the old man. He always
did ask after him, you know, and has
talked half dozen times OF going to see
him. What earthly motive could Hem
mingby have for interfering in any way?
why, he was out of the Tontine' five
months ago or more. Pooh a mere within,
you may depend upon it. don't suppose
he will even think of asking to see him
again."
He knows Lord Lexington, remems
ber."
.'Of course he Does" replied the old
lawyer didn't he come here TO try and
compromise the 'Tontine' on his lordship' s
part in the first instance? 1t is hardly
likely he would have done that If he had
any evil suspicious about u.s."
But you must recollect this Philli-
more, this sailor he is relation of Lord
Lakington's-"
Quite so; he is nephew and heir.
looked him out in the Peerage long ago
that is, / presume the young man who
was here is the John Phillimore therein
mentioned. But what of that? you never
heard Hemmingby say anything about
him. / doubt if Hemmingby even knows
him."
WELL" rejoined Bob. ''of course. we
must do as you say but don't like Hem
mingby's visit, and it is my opinion it
would be less dangerous for him to see
old Krabbe than not"
STUFF and nonsense! / will have moth
ing of the kind. l don't at all suppose
that he will call again; but if he does,
the old man must be asleep or unwell,
or something or other"
Bob Pegram did not dare tell his faith
er what was really the most alarming
sign in Hemmingby's visit, viz, his seem
ing recognition of Kitty Clyde. To do
that would have been to confess who Kit
ty Clyde really was, and to admit that
the managers memory of her might at
length go back to the times in which she
played non-speaking parts in the Vivacity
Theater. So that. after all. his fathers
return brought but small comfort to the
embarrassed Bob, who. as if the web
of his fathers scheme was not compli-
Gated enough. had thought fit to graft on
IL another of his own