Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-04

self, stood upright.
Look at the face now and you will
not call it handsome. 1t has dark |
lines of rage and despair; cruel |
curves around the mouth, and a cat
like CLEAN in the eye.
With his white hands clasped each |
other behind his back he strobe to /
and fro.
"The Arethusa cargo spoiled, Vim
cent gone, and the bank near its last
gasp! In the name Of the fend, l am
ruined! Oh, if / could live these six
months over again, how differently
would 1 use them? Rash idiot not to
be content l might have guessed
that luck would turn upon me and de
seTt me. Heavens! I cannot realize it!
Sir Richard Wildfang-ruined
Mo-" And his hands cIinched each
other like wild animals. "No! I will
not realize it! All is not lost while
there is a plank to hold together.
Fifty thousand pounds would save me.
| could hold for another month, for
two or three perhaps if I were sure of
the lump at the end. And, by heavens,
| will be! Where is the will? I'm
conditionally,' he said. Where is the
wiIl?"
He turned to the table, and with i'm
patient fingers and darkly overcast
face scattered the papers in search o.
the copy which Mr.. Dewlap had
spoken of.
|
A knock at the door. He turned
with the aspect Of a wolf
Come in
Lord MarmioE"
In an instant the lines had gone,
and the face was smiling, pleasant
careless and almost handsome. He
turned with outstretched hand and
grasped that Of his visitor
"My dear Marmion, delighted. Come
in. Surely you did not walk; how
hard it must be showing to catch you
so in a minute"
All this while the footman was re-
moving the visitors coat, and at last
free from it, he entered the room.
Lord Marmion was a contrast to
Sir Richard.
He was short, fair, genial and frank
as a boy of fifteen.
He seated himself in a chair, and
eyed the room with pleasant, ap-
proving smile.
$50 this is your business den, is it,
Wildfang? I shouldn't mind work
ing myself if I were allowed to do it
in a
it's bachelors paradise. All, ah,! no
wonder you don't let fellows come up
here; they'd always want to come.
and so interfere with business. Well,
how are your
Capital. I am always WELL" re-
piled Sir Richard, falling into an easy
chair opposite that one of his guest,
and looking at him with an easy, gen. !
ial smile. "And you are too, to Judge
from your appearance"
ooh, I'm always we'll. But | dare
say you wonder what brought me
here?"
curiosity, perhaps; an impulse of
friendship, l hope" said Sir Richard.
rising and walking to cabinet.
"a glass of sherry-Amontillad l |
shipped it myself" and with a nod of |
emphasis he poured some into two
glasses.
Thanks" said his lordship, SIP
ping the wine; "but, say, you haven't
answered my question, and as I don't |
suppose you can I'll tell you I've
come on business"
Really" responded Sir Richard,
with polite establishment, then you
had the right Of admission after all.
and pray what is the business?"
WELL" said the young lord, look
ing around and then at his companion
with frank and amused smile. "you
i've heary of pretty Stella New
tons father?"
1--WE heard of pretty Stella New,
ton, as you call her."
"Ah, yes; every one has," said his
lordship. "She is the only beauti-
full girl know, and that's fact
Rather hard upon the rest of her
sex. But go on"
well, it's a rum thing, you know,
but I'm Miss Newton s guardian
trustee. What do you call it?'
Call it what you please, but go on,
and l shall understand you"
Well" continued Lord Marmion,
her father, old Daniel, was my gov
errors head man-as sort of business
adviser, and that sort of thing-and
my governor was very fond of him.
Now, old Daniel call him so be-
cause that was the name he used to
go by when I was in the nursery-old
Daniel made a lot of money speculat-
ing and when he died he left me as
executor. Of course he asked my con-
sent, or my fathers, I don't know
which, but anyhow I'm the executor
and Stella Newton's trustee"
Sir Richard refIled his glass,
raised it to his lips, and, looking over
it with a curious expression, nodded,
Il understand he said; ian oner-
Gus post, if Miss Newton has much
money"
That's it, you've just hit it." said
the young lord, Shaping his leg.
Now this money has been in my
hands for some time, and I've taken
no trouble about it, but they tell me
ought to invest it. I don't know
what they mean, and hate going to
the lawyers about it, because they