The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-10-04

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81 WILL ASK THEM MYSELF" SAID RED
sum. Mr.. Saintsbury had been con-
sistently unlucky for a long time, but
had come at last to that change of for
tune which is not impossible even in a
game where the odds against the
player are so monstrous as they are in
Wall street. His sudden winnings,
even on paper, did not equal his pro-
tracted losses, but they amounted to
many thousands of dollars, and when
Mr.. Saintsbury perceived that he was
likely to be cheated Of this money he
suffered nervous shock which had
much to do with his death.
This whole matter was close Sc
cret. Nobody in Davenport knew any
thing about it except Mr.. Saintsbury
and lawyer. After Mr.. Saintsbury's
death the lawyer went to New York
and attempted to collect the sum that
was due. Failing to get immediate ac-
ton, he left the matter in charge of a
New York lawyer and returned to
Davenport.
The New York lawyer played a slow
and quiet game, not daring to proceed
openly in the courts for fear. of wreck
ing the brokers, in which event their
creditors would have got about a cent
on the dollar. But in the course of time
70 rNf
proved, and at last it seemed best that
Mrs. Saintsbury should go to New
York and that proceedings should be
begun in earnest
Accordingly Mrs. Saintsbury and
Ethel set forth for the metropolis
None Of their friends knew the real
cause of their journey.
Ethel Saintsbury had now passed her
nineteenth birthday. She was girl of
superior mental power, brilliant and
diligent student. with somewhat mas
culine aptitude for science and math-
ematics.
When the mother and daughter
reached New York they went at once
to small hotel where apartments had
been engaged for them. The rooms
were at the rear, and the windows
looked out upon the backs of houses
in the next street.
1t was ordained that Ethel Saints
bury should have leisure to contem-
plate the view that has been men
toned. for in alighting from her car
rage at the door she turned her ankle
in very painful fashion, so that she
was unable to walk for ten days
For this reason the business which
had brought them to New York was
transacted chiefly in the ladies' apart
ment. Thither came the lawyer who
was in charge of the case. and thither
came also a young gentleman named
Dudley Wayne, who used to be known
as Deadly" Wayne when he played
football for Harvard some years ago.
He is now an assistant district attor-
ney of New York, and he was called
into the discussion because certain
acts of the brokers' firm aforemention-
ed seemed to have criminal aspect.
Doubtless there was as handsome
and as worthy fellows in Davenport.
but Ethel Saintsbury had been blind
to their merits. Dudley Wayne took
her by surprise. She had not supposed
there were any men like him. She
was in love with him before she knew
1t.
Wayne meanwhile had progressed
ever further. He knew that he was
crazy. He could see Miss Saintsbury
sitting in the chairs in his office; she
waited for him at every turn of his
daily path, and alone in his rooms ne
talked with her two hours every night
before he went to bed.
On certain forenoon Mrs. Saints
bury went shopping, and in one of the
stores she met an old acquaintance.
This was Mrs. Lowell of Davenport,
a widow with abundant means and q
child's vivid joy in living She greet
ed Mrs. Saintsbury with enthusiasm.
"I've been in New York a week."
said She Il came up from Palm
Beach to meet my son. He returned
from abroad this morning"
Mrs. Saintsbury knew that young
Mr.. Lowell had been in Italy studying
music, for which art he was supposed
to have unusual gifts.
Il have invited some people for this
evening mostly musical people, of
course" continued Mrs. Lowell. "You
and Ethel must come"
AS result of this chance encounter
Mrs. Saintsbury and her daughter went
out for the first time in the evening
since their arrival in New York.
About $50 of the evening Ethel
Saintsbury and Arthur Lowell sat in
corner of the ornate drawing room.
Lowell, who was creature of en-
thusiasm and superlatives, was telling
about wonderful man whom he had
met abroad and had had as a compan-
ion Of the voyage across. This gentle
mans name was Redmond, and he
possessed miraculous powers Of divina-
ton.
81 hope he'll come" said Lowell for
the tenth time.
did he tell your fortune?" asked
Miss Saintsbury, whose disbelief in
psychic marvels was based upon the
firm rock Of scientific education.
Rather" exclaimed Lowell, HE