Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-20

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Author Of OheANAIEUR CRAFTSMAN.
RAFFLES. Etc.
ILLUSTRATIONS by Q. irwin h tslyysX11EzsR

but the man at the bottom Of the
whole thing. II would be- Kindness
to tell me what you heard"
well. guess you've said It your.
self right now. That man seems to
have beggared everybody all around
except himself; that's how | make It
out" said Hilton Toye,
HE did worse. said Cazalet through
his teeth He killed my poor father
he banished me to the wilds CT Aus.
tralia and he sent better man than
himself to prison for fourteen years."
Toye opened his dark eyes for once
is that SO? No never heard that"
said he
you hear It now He did all that.
indirectly. and didn't realize II at the
time. | was too young, and the whole
thing laid me out too fiat. but know
It now, and I've known 1t long enough.
1t was worse than a crash. It was
scandal. That was what finished US
of. all but Henry Craven! There'd
been gigantic swindle-special In.
yestments recommended by the Arm.
bogus certificates and all the rest of II,
We we're all to blame, Of course My
poor father ought never to have been
a poet Even II was only young
ster In the Office, but | ought to have
known what was going on. But Henry
Craven did know. He was In 1t up to
the neck. though fellow called Scru
ton did the actual job. ScrutOn got
fourteen years-and Craven got our
old house on the river"
And feathered It pretty Welt" said
Toye, nodding yes, did hear that
And | can tell you they don't think
any better Of him. In the neighbor
hood. for going to live right there. Put
how did he stop the other mans
mouth, and-how do you know"
Never mind how know" said Ca
2alet "Scruton was friend OF mine
though Ali older man: he was good
to me. though he was q wrong 'un
himself He paid for it--paid for two
that can say! But he was engaged
to Ethel Craven at the time, was 60
Ing to be taken into partnership on
their marriage, and you can put two
and two together for yourself"
did she wait for him."
About as long as you'd expect of
tho breed She was her fathers dsugh
ter. wonder you didn't come across
her and her husband"
Il didn't see SO much Of the Craven
crowd" replied Hilton Toye Il wasn't
stuck on them either Say, Cszalet. |
wouldn't be that old man when Scru
ton comes out. would you?"
But Cazalet showed that lie could
hold his tongue when he liked, and his
grim look was not so legible AZ somt
chat had come and gone before This
one stuck until Toye produced big
flask from his grip. AMI the talk shift
81 to less Ialnful ground II WAS the
last night In TIE Bay OF Discay. ani
Cazalet told how he had been In 1t
fortnight on his way out by sailing
vessel He even told II with consider
able hunor. and hit on sundry passen
gers VI ten years ago AS though they
had been aboard the German boat that
night aud TCye drew him out about
the bush until the shadows passed for
minutes from the red brick face with
the white-brick forehead
Il remember thinking would dig
for gold" said Cazalet That's all |
knew about Australia But you can
have adventures OF sorts II you go far
enough upcuuntry for EN-; It still
rays to know how ~ use your fist
out there remember once at tus!
shanty they dished up such fruit,
chops that said Id fight the cook T.
they'd send him up; and I'm blower
II II wasn't n fellow Id been al scAoo
with and worshlped as no end Ct
swell ut games! Potts his name was
old Venus Potts. the best boxing char
In the school among other things; and
there he was. cooking carrion al
twenty-five bob u week! Instead c!
fighting we Joined forces. got burr
cutting Job on good station. then .
better enc over shearing. and after
that wormed my way In as book
keeper, and my pal became one OF the
head Sverseers Now were cur own
bosses with u share In the show. and
tho owner comes up snly oLce year
to see how things are looking
Il hops he had daughter" said
Toye. "aDd that you're going IT, marry
her. II yon haven't YETI"
CaZalet laughed, but the shadow had
returnsd No left that to my pal"
he said He did that all right"
Then advise you to 80 and dc
likewise" reIolned his new friend with
u geniality impossible to take amiss
Il shouldn't wonder, now, II there
some girl you lett behind you"
CssAlet shook his head None who
would look on herself In that light"
he interrupted. 1t was all he said,
but once more TOye was regarding
him as shrewdly as when the night
was younger, and the littleness of the
world had not yet made them conf
dant and boon companion.
Eight bells actually struck before
their great talk ended and Cazalet
swore that he missed the watches
aft, sir" of the sailing-vessel ten
years before.
"Sayi" exclaimed Hilton Toye. knit
ting his brows over some nebulous rec.
objection OF his own. Il seem to have
heard Of you and some of your yarns
before. Didn't you spend nights In a
log-hut miles and miles from any hu.
man being?"
1t was as they were turning In at
last, but the question spoiled yawn
for Cazalet.
Sometimes, at one OF our out-sta'
tons" said he. looking puzzled.
I've seen your photograph" said