Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-25

At the mention OF jerome Lilley's
name peculiar nervousness took pos
session of Warren. There is nothing
else like it, the inward chill Of instinc-
tive jealousy.
whats happened to himT demand
ed Warren.
Hes under arrest. on the dead
quiet. There are not ten people in
Middeboro who know anything about
1t. He has been discounting fraudu-
lent notes with a bank in Winsted,
and the bank is on"
What sort of notesT
Notes of the Suburban Real Estate
company. He had no right to sign
for that concern. He is only a salaried
man"
81 thought he was partner"
$50 did everybody else" responded
Biddle, but he isn't. He sold out his
interest. | think he sold it to Sanger.
That's what / want to find out. This
is going to be big story. Lilley has
been steering very crooked course
in this town. I'll bet he owes $4,000,
and he isn't worth 30 cents"
Warren laughed nervously.
"He owes me few hundred" he
said, but it's personal loan, without
even an l. o. q. to show for it."
"a good many people are stuck
worse than you are" rejoined Biddle.
''There'll be mourning In the Union
Presbyterian church. Lilley pulled a
strong oar there"
The young man in question was
chorister and tenor In that church,
a handsome. brilliant, popular fellow,
prominent in social affairs and a deft
squire of danes. whose name of late
had been coupled with Emily Con
greve's in the more kindly gossip OF
their circle, usually with some expires
sion of good will. Warren, who was
deeply In love with Miss Congreve
and not very sensible Of any en-
couragement from the lady. regarded
Lilley as an extremely dangerous RI
val. In fact, it had been some time
since he could hear the mans name
mentioned without shiver and q
sinking of the heart. And now the
| untamed savage in his breast made
primitive and evil efforts to be glad
at the news of Lilley's ruin. Warren
throttled the savage and said with
| genuine feeling:
Il am sorry. | hope the case is not
as bad as you suppose.
"Ill bet it's worse than everybody
supposes. even Lilley himself" an
swered Biddle.
II will help him IL l can." said War
rem. and the city editor gave him an
uneasy glance from the corner Of ar
eye.
81 hope you won't suppress theil
story" be said. Your Uncle vii
turn over In his grave If you do"
"Oh. no." answered Warren. there's
nothing In suppressing it. What
want is that Lilley should come out
fairly with frank statement, so that
his friends can get together honestly
and help him to square up"
That's the way to talk" said Bid
| die with relief.
| Theodore Sanger was waiting at the
office when they arrived. man ol
| fifty years or thereabouts. forid Of
face and slightly tremuous as to The
hands. which were short and thick.
Without hesitation. beyond what wat
invariable with him he advised the
suppression of the story.
| 'Since learning of I.illey's arrest.
said be, Il have inquired into the mat
ter. In fact. | have seen the young
man in the chiefs office at headquar
ters, where he is detained only tempo
rarily This arrest is. as one may say
only a business measure The Win
sted bank merely wants its money
and upon suitable guarantees viii
overlook any irregularity that may bt
in the transaction. In short. If tht
paper which the bank holds is unsatis
factory 1t must be replaced by some
thing that is good, and that will bt
the end Of the matter"
81 understand that there are othe
matters" said Warren.
mfr. Lilley is somewhat involved,
replied Sanger. but he will come on
all right If he has chance. To pres!
him in his present situation would b,
merely to ruin him and prevent hi'
ever paying his debts. Publication
would be fatal not only to Mr.. Lilley
who may have done wrong, but to hi
creditors. who 60 i-aoeAat."