Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-02
CHAPTER XIV-Continued.

Mr.. Jobling nodded understanding and
the creases on his Geshy forehead dis
appeared again.
And before that" lie suggested.
politely patient.
Before that she was--what she still is,
so far as ! am concemed-Saleh Harez.
my adopted daughter
Sallie-Harrs." Mr.. Jobling ejacu-
| lated. Dear me. Did you say Sallie-
er-Harris?''
Il said Saleh Harez.' affirmed Capt.
Dove and filled the glass at his elbow
again. But all that concerns you. so
far's can See. is that I've known her
ever since she was knee high to me- I've
been a father to her all those years and
she's my adopted daughter. So now, you
can take it from me. Mr.. Jobson, that I'm
the joker-and both bowers. too--in this
merry little game
wv hich makes it all the more unfortu-
nate for Won that you haven't a single
penny to stake on your hand Slyne put
in, while the lawyer looked somewhat
blankly from one to the other of them.
! so don't waste any more time blufting.
but tell JObling how you found Sal-Lady
Josceline.
Capt. Dove darted a very evil look at
his friendly adviser. And what il l re-
fuse?' he asked.
SLIME almost smiled. Why, cut off
your own nose to spite your face?' he
returned. You won't refuse, because II
would cost you hundred thousand dol
lars 10 do So.
Capt. Dove stroked his chin contem-
platively and his face slowly cleared.
"A hundred and fifty thousand. you
mean, he said, in most malevolent
tone.
Slyne got up from the table as if in
anger and for some time they two wran-
2led over that point. the stout solicitor
gazing at them with evident dismay.
while Sallie awaited the upshot Of il all
with bated breath. She knew il was over
the price to be paid for her that they
We're dtspuIting. but that knowledge had
ceased to be any novelty. The Wrathful
voices of the two disputants seemed TO
come from great distance. She felt as
IL the whole affair We're a dream, from
which she might at any moment awake
on board the Olive Branch again.
There isn't money enough In 1t to pay
you so much for a mere affidavit" she
heard Slyne say. and Mr.. Jobltng, under
his glance, confirmed that statement en-
phatically.
A hundred and twenty-one thousand
is the last limit-a thousand down to
bind the bargain. and the balance the
day Of my wedding with Sallie," Slyne
declared. If that doesn't satisfy you
there's nothing more to be said. And,
maybe, I'll find other means
SHOW me even the first thousand re-
quested Capt. Dove and S yne counted
out on the table, at "a safe distance from
the old mans twitching fingers. 5000
francs of the amount Lord Ingoldsby had
''Al right. said Capt. Dove. grs,fiiy
and snatched at the notes. But Slyne
picked them up -again.y t ~ d
las soon as you've given Joblfng your
statement" he said. and signed what
ever other documents he may think
necessary. I'll hand YOU these and my
note Of hand. Endorsed by him, for the
balance remaining due you
Mr.. JObling picked up a pen and Slyne
pushed a sheet of fOOlscap toward him.
Capt. Dove. with srunt Of disgust. sat
back In his chair. and. while the lawyer
wrote rapidly. related how he had found
Saile
When he had finished Mr.. Jobling read
his statement over aloud and chuckled
ecstaticaIly. His own eyes We're shining.
THAT settles ii, Lady Josceline,' said
he. triumphantly turning to Sallie. I'm
stake my professional reputation on Your
identity now. You need have no further
doubt
And just to clinch the matter srowl-
your affidavy The clothes the kid was
wearing when I fetched her off that
dhow We're all marked with the moniker
j. j. and some sort of crest. But they
were all lost when the ship | command
ed then Was-Went down at sea.
Mr.. Jobling groaned: How very I'M
Fortunate he remarked before he re-
sumed his writing. And Slyne stared fix
eddy at the old man until the lawyer had
finished.
Nov, said Air. Jobling. adjusting his
pince-nez and hcaming about him again,
we can call IN q couple of witnesses
and
Well witness each others signatures.
any outsiders
The stout solicitor frowned over that.
but finally nodded concurrence. And
Capt. Dove took the pen from him, only
to hand it to Siyne.
Gimme my thousand dollars and Your
joint note for tho balance first he re-
queSted. uramiabiy.
Slyne signed the new note Mr.. Jobling
pushed across the table. and Mr.. Jobling
Endorsed il. Capt. Dove read II over ca re-
fully before he pocketed it. and also
counted with great caution the bills Siyne
tossed to him. Then he. in his turn, sign
ed. without reading II, the statement the
lawyer had drawn up from his dictation,
and the more lengthy agreement between
Sa!lie and Jasper Slyne.
Slyne and Jobling added their names
To that, and Slyne attached his careful
signature to promise to pay the solic-
itor the percentage agreed upon. tHcapt.
Dove witnessed it and then called Sallie
from her seat in the window alcOve, and
she came forward with anxious eyes to
flu fill the undertaking she finally had to
give Jasper Slypc as the price Of his help
in her most unhappy predicament.
She did not knOW-nOr did she greatly
care then--What was contained in the con
tract he laid before her without a word.
She took from him without demur the
pen he held out to her. She had promised
to do all he told her and give him what
ever he asked-eXcept, for the present
herself.
Sign 'Josceline Justice at the foot Of
each page" he said, gently. and she did
SO without word. For she would not
for all the world contained have broken
any promise she had given. Then Mr.
Jobling desired her to witness the two
other mems signatures.
AS she handed him back the pen she
had a final question to ask him.
you said my father and mother are
both dead, and my stepbrother. too. Is
there no one Sc
NO one You need worry about in the
least" he assured her, misunderst and:ng
There was beggarly American who
LODGED a claim to the title-his name was
Carthew I think-yes. Justin Carthew.
But even If If he hadn't gone and got
lost while looking for you. his claim
would be quite Intellectual now You're
your fathers daughter. Lady Josceline
Justin Carthew was a dozen or more de-
grees removed from the trunk of your
family tree He had only the faintest
tinge of blue blood in his veins. He was
an absolute outsider Wen hear no more
about him now.
T"You mean that it's an absolutely sure
thing for her." Capt. Dove suggested,
and Mr. Joblng looked panied.