The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-14

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corner Of the u1antcl-piece. and. lean
iEg oacN with his hands tn his peck
clS. De- = talking. rather TO himself.
IS = seemed. t-an 10 US.
Ire man married : woman yery
much Older than himself Tor her
money" said he. AN he enio,.d the
use or the money Of the daughter as
long as n lived with them. II aas
4 considerable sum. Tor people in
their position. and the loss ~ Il would
nave made ! serious dfTcrence. II
was worth an effort t. preserve II.
h Ga Was OF = good. auIabic
disposition. hut aTectionate and
W~drn-heart"d in her ways. 50 that Il
vas evident that with her fair per
sonal advantages. and her little in
come. she would not be allowed to
remain single long. Now her mar
rage would mean, Or course. the loss
OF a hundred = Year. so What does her
step-father do to prevent it, He
takes the obvious ours Of keeping
her at home. and f~orbidding her TO
Seek the company or people OF her
own & But soon he found that
that would not answer forever.
became FESTIVE, insisted upon her
rights, and finally announced her posi-
tive nj Of going to 4 certain
bali. What does her clever step-fa-
ther do them lie conceives an idea
more crcditable to his head than to
his heart. With the connivance and
assistance OF mis- wife he disguised
himself, covered those keen eyes with
tinted glasses. masked the face with
q mustache and q pair OF hushy
whiskers, sunk hat clear voice into
an i-nsinuating whisper, and doutly
secure on account OF the girls short
sight, he appears as Mr.. Hosmer An
gel. and keeps Off other lovers by
making low himself
1t was only a joke at first" groan-
cd my visitor 4N~, 49, l..x-I-
that she would have peen 50 carried
away"
Very likely not. However that
may be, the young lady was very de-
cidedly carried away, and having quite
made up her mind that her stcp-fa-
Their was in France, the suspicion of
treachery never for an instant enter
ed her mind. She was fiattered by
the gentieman's attentions, and the
effect was increased by the loudly ex-
| pressed admiration Of her mother.
Then Mr.. Angel began to call, for it
| was obvious that the matter should
be pushed as far as II would go. If a
real effect were 10 be produced. There
were meetings, and an engagement,
which would finally secure the girls
affections from turning towards any
one else. But the deception could
not be kept up forever. These pre-
tended Journeys TO France were rather
cumbrouS. The thing to do was clear
~ to bring the business to an end
in such 4 manner that II
would leave a permanent impression
upon the young adNS mind, n pre-
| vent her from looking upon any other
sutton for some time to come. Hence
those vows Of fidelity exacted upon a
Testament, and hence also the aIlu-
sions to "A possibility Of something
happening on the very morning OF the
wedding. James Windibank wished
Miss Sutherland 10 be SO bound 10
HoSu7er Angel. and SO uncertain rs II
his fate, that for ten years to come,
at any rate, she would not listen 10
another man. AS far az the church
door he brought her. and then, rs
he could go nc farther. he convenient
~ vanished away by the old trick OF
stepping in at one door OF a four
wheeler, and out at the other. /
think that that was the chain Of
events, Mr.. W~indibank,"
Our visitor had recovered some
thing OF his assurance while Holmes
had been talking. and he rose from
his chair now with a cold snecr upon
his pale face.
1T may be SO. or 1T may not, Mr..
Holmes said he. but II you are SO
very sharp you ought 10 be sharp
enough to know that Il IS you who
are breaking the law now, n not
me. / have done nothing a~Ctionable
from the first, but rs long as you
keep that QGOT locked you lay your
self open to an action for assault and
co1Straint."
The law cannot. as you say. touch
you" said Holmes. unlocking and
throwing open the door, yet there
never was 4 man who deserved pun
isflnent nor II the young LADY has
A brother or a friend. he ought TO lay
q whip across your shoulders BS
Jove," he continued, flushing up At
the sight Of the bitter sneer uoon the
mans face, lit Is not part OF my duties
to my client. but here's a hunting crop
handy. and l hin / shall just treat
myself to" He took two swift steps
to the whip. but before he could
grasD Il there was Il wild CHATTER o.
steps upon the stairs. the heavy hail
banged, and from the Wfndo
We could sec Mr.. James Wincibank
running at the top OF his speed down
the road.
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