The sun., 1909-06-06

but she seemed so queer and pressing
II she asks her father to change 1t he'l
detect It at a glance; and he's as hard a
nails; oh. dear!' ,
Yes. and Billy. Precedent struck m!
had from him, walled Lem. Il had for
gotten all about 10, but he hadn't. II hi'
father. the Judge, sees it. look out fol
the black cap!"
There was a rap on the door With q
warning glance for control. | answered
it myself. In stalked the Rev. DR.. Mincey
who offlciated at little chapel not two
, blocks away.
while am alive to the condolences
OF my sacred Office" he announced, Il
can't allow it to he used as shield foi
fraud and theft. am we'll advised that
these two denominations Of the Lord came
primarily from the Neitfs. male and fe.
male, Unless l am at once recouped
shall deem it my painful duty
took a roll Of bills from my pocket
/ paid over forty good dollars in redemp'
ton OF his two gold pieces.
You will do well to preserve silence.
] warned him as | escorted him to the
door, III you got these pieces in the way
think you did
Now, my dears,' said, returning to
the stricken the speechless pair; tell me
how you got all this this queer, / think
they call it; If they don't, I'm sure they
should
Without a word Louise. disenta nj Cling
herself, fetched me a letter from the
desk with heart rending Rulp. 1t was
dated from Havana and read:
DEAR FRrr1 |ps As am warned by my
physicians that my davs are few, | write
Just a line to tell you that l give you the
contents OF my trunk left In your charge
as a slight token Of my deep appreciation
OF the many kindnesses received from you
by me. a stranger in a strange land. Crate
fully yours, jules GuERlN.
Here the gulp became n gale.
There, there I said. al remember
Guerin. that odd diok OF consumptive
foreigner; | remember too how kindly
you took him in Here could scarce re-
frain from smiling There is some
the man was ' crook. % Possess @ "yo your sh sonls
in patience. I'll see Gou9uin the first
thing in the morning. Florence and
Billy have already been disposed OF To
my mind and Flewcomb has promised To
wait a couple OF days, BY that time
we shall see what we shall see."
So l left them crying together, e'tfs with nth
invisible ruin Of their hopes,
Accordingly early the next morning
called on Gouquin, the purveyor Of
feminine triAes. at his gaudy emporium
and having explained my mission as
guardedly as possible offered to give him
good money for the bad money he had
received through 30 unfortunate mis-
take from Mrs. Neiff
"Vat?" he screamed, do you tax me for
one fool; do you t'ink that l. Gustav
Gouquin. don't know my own pizness,
helm? Perhaps you are a collector, a
dealer in old coin yourselluf. you cunning
old man. Let me tell you, sare. that
think that monish so goot that will sell;
yes. will sell. all, efferything. my whole
stock supplime for two tousant Of those
same pieces OF gelt receift from my
goot frent Mrs. Neif. haf no time for
such nonsense"
-You we'll might l retorted icily as
turned away. since at the worst II would
only be an exchange Of counterfets for
just entering the doorway met pretty
Florence. youngest and fairest daughter
Of old Peter Bullion. the retired magnate.
who lent an auriferous hue to the Tawdrey
House. There was an air OF conscious
yet embarrassed importance about the
girl that confirmed my suspicious, Be-
sides. in so blind an impasse as that in
which / was now wandering there was
sense in following the slightest gleam.
How do you do. my dear Mrs. Prece-
tent?" said.
How do you know" she cried involun-
,arily and then turned as red and white
ls she looked blue. 'Oh, you mean
hing she went on desperately. you
Always have plagued me about Billy on
recount OF the trouble between his father
md mine. OF course you are only
me now.
Il knew through the Rev. Mr., Minoey.'