The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-22

|hN4AAF ~ AAAtll IulGu Wl-t ItUu1 uuLeEEt VIII
The bank to get al the time for me
that he could. that the bank refused to
carry the paper any longer rand We.
must arrange to pay It In the great
est surprise i recalled the occurrence
10 his memory in minute detail. He
replied composedly that was quite
mistaken, hewas NO more responsible
to the insurance company than II
neither Of US had been legally bound,
but both had felt morally obliged 20
make good the loss, and so a Joint
note had been executed and the money
paid to me. I surely remembered
that.
i turned around without another
word and went to my solicitor. He
examined the note at the bank, cues.
toned the cashier, and advised me
that the bank would certainly sue on
the note and that should have to
pay my hall. Of it. was horribly dis
turbed. did not know where to get
two hundred thousand dollars. Every
thing ! possessed would hardly bring
that sum under the hammer, besides
wanted to give this place to Emily.
In this dilemma the bank again noti-
fed me that the note would be reduced
! to judgment II not paid within thirty
days, but added that II / would exc
cute mortgage on my coal property,
of which It seems to have had an ex-,
act statement, 1t could place the bonds
for my share of the note, and, as the
wolf stood ready to pay his share I'M
/ cash, the matter could be settled. 4
agreed to this plan because It left
me free to convey this place to Emily
for her marriage portion. I have since
learned that this wolf, Myron Gates
takes these bonds"
The old man paused moment. re-
showed his eyeglasses and laid them
on the table, then he went on, IT have
also learned that the whole thing, froml
its inception, was a plan OF Gates tol
get me into his power. He, in fact,
owned the worthless securities which
were transferred to the Granite Noun
tain Insurance company. He It wasl
who got the four hundred thousand
dollars; he 1t was who directed thel
bank to make out a joint note while Il
waited for him In his office; the de-
livery of the cash to me was a part
Of the scheme, that the officers of thel
bank could testify that the loan was
for me. He got the two hundred thou.I
sand dollars which must pay back
to the bank"
He arose and begansto walk up and
down the library. There was astimess'l
he continued, when one could call
sout such a creature and make him;
stand up before a pistol for an act
like this. The custom had its value,
which we forget now. When blood
letting was the penalty; snesking cads
kept their tongues tucked back Of
their teeth and their fingers out Of
other mems pockets. The law has
disarmed the gentlemen, but left the
viper his fangs. You are wondering
now, Courtlandt, why this man was
here at the wedding luncheon; but
Emily knows nothing Of all this"
Now py dear wedding guest" he
said, smiling over the whisky, II am
up to the point where the ship went
down like lead,' and am come to
the explanation of your NARROWING.
/. have no source of income now but
an inadequate little pension. can
not live on it anywhere in America
without my poverty being patent to
Emily and her friends. must get
out Of the country. / have thought
about some little village in Southern
France where one could have, at slight
cost, the necessities of life, a servant
and sunshine. remembered that
you had been over there for some time
with Randolph Mason, and would know
about it."
General Cruger," 1 said, before we
discuss exile, let us see If Myron Gates
cannot be got at in some way. The
wolf might be forced to disgorge this
, money; perhaps we could find a way
to scorch him somewhere with a fire.
brand. It seems to me duty Of a.
rather superior sort to pour a pot Of,
pitch on the head of such devils
imp"
He shook his head somewhat hope
lessly at that. do not get wrong
Impression OF me, gourtlandt," he
said, 81 should like to pack Goals un.
der the beast IL I could, do not fear
|. him. I have no refinements of falseI
conscience against meeting his treach.
cry with steel traps set in the leaves
of his den, but even the discussion OF
such a thing is idle. I have gone
over it more than once with the best
attorneys in the city, and they saw
no hope in suit. It would be my
word against his; but to support his
word would be my letter of introduc-
ton, the joint note, the evidence Of
/, the bank officers that the money was
paid to me personally-these things
would convince jury of candlestick-
makers and the like. One firm OF law
yers on upper Nassau thought I was
lying even to them about It."
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