The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-11-12

tays, but added that If l woull exc.
rutc q mortgage on my coal proDer.v.
VI which IL seems to have had an C..
act statement. il could place the bon
.or my share Of the note. and. as &.
wolf stood ready To pay bis share b
cash, The matter could be settled. /
agreed to this plan because it les
NO free to convey this place 10 Em
or her marriage portion. / have sin,
'earnoJ that this wolf. Myror Cc..
,aECs these bonds"
The old man paused a moment. ~-
moved his eyeglasses and laid tl-l
On the table, then he went on. Il nays
also learned that tho whole thing. fire.
It's inception, was = plan OF Gates
get me into his power. He, ia ia
owned the worthless securities whio.
were transferred to The Grants Mo-.
tain Insurance company. He It
who got the four hundred tnousa-
dollars; he It was who directed ts
bank 10 make out q joint note while
waited for him in his Office: The G
livery Of the cash to me was n PSI.
Of the scheme, that the officers OF
bank could testify that the loan s..
for me. He got the two hundred th-c
sand dollars which 1 must pay l4-r
TO tho bank"
lie arose and began to wall I'D g.
down the library. There was ti--
he continued, when one could
out such o creature and make lI
stand up before g pistol for on
like this. The custom had i.3 NC Pa.
which we forget now. When bl-.t-
letting was the penalty. sneabipg cr-s
kept their tongues tucked back %.
their teeth and their fingers on, ct
other mems pockets. The law hes
disarmed the gentlemen. but left &c
viper his fangs. yCu are voadc,i,c
now, Courtlandt. why this nan ras
here at the wedding luncheon; ,.t
Emily knows nothing of all this
Now, my dear wedding guest" he
said, smiling over the whisky, 81 en
up 10 the point where The shin went
down ike lead and am conc To-
the explanation of your maroon e..
/ have no source OF income now init
an Inadequate li,tle pension. CAM
not live on it anywhere in Amc len
without my poverty being pater 10
Emily and her friends. I must et
out of the country. I have tho nc
about some little village I'm Sou.. .ru
France where one could have, at .,at
cost, the necessities OF life, a ser lt
and sunshine. 1 remembered 40
YOU had been over there for some -c
with Randolph Mason, aud would Low
about it."
General Cruger," I said, "bafoy We
discuss exile, let Us see If Myron Cases
cannot be got at in some way he
wolf might be forced TO disgors- his
money; perhaps we could hnd d -
to scorch him somewhere witch G ire
brand. 1t seems 10 me duty O. q
rather superior sort to pour = p Of
pitch on the head OF such . d-..Ts
imp"
He shook his head somewhat iope-
lessly at that. DO not got q " ne
Impression of me, Courtlandt." he
said, Il should like TO pack Goa. ln-
der the beast if ! could, I do no. ear
him. ] have no re1nemeuts OF alao
conscience against meeting his tr-s ch.
cry with steel traps set in the lives
OF his den, but even the discussi-o OF
such Q thing Is Idle. 1 h.yc one
over it more than once with tie -ast
attorneys in the city and they saw
no hope in q suit. It would u7 my
word against his; but to support his
word would be my letter OF int.- luc-
ton, the Joint note, the cvidc, Of
the bank officers that the none vas
paid to me pe-scnally-these things
would convince q jury Of candl. lick
makers and the ike. One firm @. .aw-
ycrs on upper Nassau thought ! wa:
lying even to them about it."
"Bct, General" [ said, "8a- 1lph
Mason is not tho usual pracGtic cr OF
New York. Permit mo to talz the
matter over with him. Som ling
may come Of It,"
His manner dill not conceal how
lacking ne thought the result Would
be, but he was cour,eOusly c.E-e9.
Certainly. CourtlGEdt," lie replied. ct
ehail be greatly in your debt for think
Ing OF the matter, bat l fear we shall
como back in the end to counting
CT confines, and tho problem OF a.
cheap li..!c inn, with a roast fowl
row and then and wine Of the coun-
try"
had no opportunity to consult with
Randolph Mason until the evening OF
-he following dcy.
[ went into the room and sitting
down in the chair before Tho table.
made my excuses for intovruptirg his
conoe and told General Cruger's story.
"Mr. Mason" I said. "tlis is a great
injury to q very helpless man. Ho5
IS This mortgage to lie avoidcd?"
Io answered me with O. lieuess M
concern, still looking after tire Do
parting Pietro, 80 is rot TO be ayoia-
ed he said. Let the man sim it
and pay his debt to Tho bank"
1 caught helpiessly at tho.I7a straw
floating out from my disastrous ship
wreck; What thcu?" 7 said.
What thcu?' he repealed, with tho
same inaol-nt Indifference. "Why.
then, there will be another day tomor-
row"
And be- went out OF the room ana
M TO his bcdchambor where tho 81
lent Pie.ro made ready Tor his cccaa
trio master.
/ had O long tan, that night with
Pictro. lie had g. coue.u in Pol.an-
no, village about league lsom CO.