The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-05

furn became Sir Algernon Maroribanks Awyn seventh
baronet of Alwyn on Alwyn-wth an income ueIVeu
from railroad ptpcks-prlncipaly American-Hccorunb
10 Fudge and Mcpherson family lawyers OF nearly
5000 year.-Fudge says, to be exact nine .houhan
eight hundred and sxtyeght pounds nine shihss anu
eix hence after deducng commlssions-Who ura"s 'n'
pommissIons? Fudge suppose and Mcpherson?
Let see. what did he explain? In the hrst p,aGo
he demonstrated quite unnecessarily that was sole he
90 the title and Estate consists OF l5oo acres Oh
park land Dad had row with his tenants some ~
wears ago and evicted the ot-turned every ihch Vi
ground into park and garden and paddock-ornamehuAi
fakes aud Result very charming but without pc
cunary advantages Moreover Alwyn hall and park etc
etc enaIled can't be sold rented and according
10 terms of dads WILL there are to be no farms ana no
tenants The chap that happens to be oarohet must ~
OH his income OF 10000 derived from railroad STOCK
bonds etche keep the hounds. the chapel the
conservaories. the nursery, etc, etc So II II were hot
for the railroads Sir Algernon hwyn Bart would De
Cir AIgernon AIwyn. Beggar However, the bonds are
there safe enough in a tin box, at the law ONCE OF
Messrs Fudge and Mcpherson.
There are Harrys letters-drat the boy-he never
writes unless he wants something (sttng down and ia
King mn Iettersl Immediately urgent!-very urgent! de
liver Immediately forward at once-weil he's certalhy
in hurryTd better open the last one-no use reading
the lot-The devl!-what's this?
"Agie-Ths is simply to say that the money Is not
here by nine o'clock on Tuesday. shall blow out my
worthless brains"
Tues-why to-day's Tuesday!--and it's five o'clock!
--Iets see the first letter "opens and reads):
PLAYED with Lord Rock, Sir Wnsow Sharper-oh OF
course-got up-G65O in debt to Rock and sharper
honorlIfamiy honor!-wll repay all from saii income
YOU must send at once, ETC.
or course-of course and I'll send for Master Harry
to keen out clutches of Lord Rock in future
college fe!nicc place for innocent boys-brandes ana
sodaa- ars--cards-phew!--Well here goes-tee-
graph blank
win honor your draft Fudge and MCPHERSON COCO.
Algernon Alwyn"
What? Oh note? Just come? All right. BE of with
the telegram oh--Fudge and Mcpherson? Business, l
suppose? A woman's hand? Fudge and Mcpherson al
ways typewrite "opens letter. What's this?
my Dear Sir Agemon-I am addressing myself to you
In the hope that dreadful this communication must
necessarily be-and-beeve me- less dreadful for you
than for me to writeit will come less harsh
Iy from whom you have known long and who was
your dear mothers devoted companion and friend
NV poor husband Ia stricken by the blow which mas
suddenly blasted happiness that he has fallen into
stupor which, fear nothing but miracle can rouse
him Dear Sir Agernon, will not keep you In suspense
but tell you brefy-and perhaps you VIII say brutay,
that our senior partner Mr. Fudge to whom my husband
looked up with such chdke confidence and pride left
suddenly last week for Ausralayesterday my husband
found to 30 to your box for some papers the
interest being several OF investments when
discovered that the box was empy!-every security
of yours which had in the hands OF Fudge and Nc
Pherson had disappeared! Hoping against hope my hus
band searched everywhere but no trace of your papers
could be found-he came home In the evenng-pae.
straugh his trouble to and then sank into
the stupor from which nothing rouse him. My heart
ss bleeding for my husbandmy heart is bleeding for
Il am hoping hoping still that there may be some mis-
take But Mr. Fudges sudden deparure-the disappear
OF all securities easily converted into cash.
and the fact that Mr.. Fudge drew nearly every penny
standing credit In the bank can. Scar point at
but one conclusion Mr. Fudge whom honored and
revered In this community is thie-Wh tears of sor
row and shame, your most distressed servant,
Harriet McPrehson"
(Rises) Runed gone! everything gone-not penny
neit--cleaned out! Impossibe!-I can't realize I'll How
do feel-a beggar! few moments ago was rich-or
thought hwas--now I'm beggar-with mansion and q
,park--here goes-(writes) f
Dear Old Nunkey-Can you let me have cheQue for
thou by bearerLooking forward to seeing you all at
dinner this EVENING" 'Your anectonate nephew.
Algie"