The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-24

fingers from the right hand by that means.
Fordyce says that the hand itself will
have to 60 in time If they can't check
the thing, md then. il thnt doesn't stop
il. the arm will have 10 60
Cleti puckcred mp his hrows and began
70 rub his thumb and forrfnger UP and
down his chin.
"rordycc seems 70 have n pronounced
prnchant for amputa:ion. Mr.. BridrWe!l'
he said after moment. competent sur
senn. do Eou Think
"Who-Fordycr? Lord bless you yes !.
One of the 'hig pots in that line. larle!
street specialist in his day. Fell heir to
ton Of money. believe. and gave up prnc-
rice because it was too wearing. Couldn't
ret over the love Of it, however, so set
up ripping little place down here. wen'
in for scientific work. honor and glory Of
the profession and oil that sort OF thing.
Won know. God knows what would have
become Of the dad i! he hadn't taken up
rhn case! Might be in his grave hT ms
time. Fordyrr ha. been real friend
Mr.. CIeck. | can't b. grateful enough
tn him for thr good ho has done--taSlnS
rac dear old dad into his homo, so to speak.
him and Aunt Ruth and--and that pair,
the Cordnvas."
The Cordovas? Who are they:
Friends or rrIatives:"
"Nrithcr, I'm afraid. To tell the
truth. they're the people suspect.
though God knows why I should. and
God forgive mr il I'm wrong. Thry'rH
two West Indians. brother and sister,
Mr.. Glrpk. Their father vas mate Of III"
Henrietta. under my dad. years md years
ago Mutined. too. the hrESar. and was
shot down, rs he ought IN have h"rn. MS
any mntinrer ought II hr. LIFT thc two
children, mere Riddles ut III" rime. Dad
took 'cm in. and has been keeping them
and doing for them ever since. don t
like thcm-ncrcr did like them. Fordyce
doesn't like them, either Colonel Goshen
does, however. He's sweet on the girl.
I fancy"
: Clocks eyebrows twitchod upward sud
denly, his eyes flashed sharp glance
At the lieutenant, and then dropped
again.
Colonel Goshen. eh?" hc said quietly.
'eRelated, BY any chance. 10 that Colonel
Goshen who testified on behalf Of tho
claimant in the great Tackbun case:
Don't know. I'm sure. Ncccr heard
Of tho case, Mr.. Clc"k."
Didn't ynu? It WAS quit" sensation
some eighteen months ago. But you
we're in India. then. Of coulsc. Fellow
turned up who claimed to he the Ion: lost
Sir Aubrey Tackbun who ran ava! tc
sca when boy some thirty-odd years
ago and was lost track Of entirely. Los:
| his case at that first trial, AMI got sent
to prison for conspiracy. Is our again
now. Claims to have new and irrrfut
able evidence. and is going to have a
second try for the title and estates. \
Colonel Goshen. Of the Australia
militia, was ono Of his strongest wit,
nessos. Wonder If there is any conncc
ton between tho two
/ Shouldn't think So. This C"lnnr
:, Cos hens an American. ar h. says h" Is
| and I've no reason to doubt him. lfrn"ct
=! nice fellow. wha;cv"r he is. AMI ha:
j hrrn Jolly good friend n ;hr ratrr:, ~
a matter ot fact it WAS through HIN
} That iordvcr rot Ia know III" dad art
, hcram interested in his case. and
! What's that: I.ud m. No possible
means Of rnnncrling my old dad Wi.
any lnSt heirs. Sir--n"t ghost "f "nc
! Earn hrrr in Devon. married hers. .l'r
! all his life hrrc. that is. wh"nHvrr hf
: was IN land and hr'll die h"rr and 1j'
soon. too, il yam ,Inn'i Sci ~ ihr bottom
# This and save him. .tnd You will
Mr.. t,irck. wmmt you: Miss i.nrnr say:
that yonvr solved deeper mysteries than
this, and that you will get 1T tn" bottom
Of it without fail"
| Miss Iornc has Nor" faith i'll IN! ahil'
ity than post people. f"ar. Mr.. Bride
well. will try IN live up TO it. how
over. Rnt suppose yon civ" me- ri" facts
I of the ..a>c little more clearly. When
and how did it all begin:
.! think il VAS about eight months acn
thar Aunt Ruth wrote me- about II. III"
| lieutenant replied AUNT Ruth is my
lat. mothers maiden sister. Mr. Cl"rE.
J My mother Gird at my birth and Aunt
! Ruth brought me up. As told YOU. my
| father retired from the sea some years
ago. and. having purchased an annHi'y.
! lived on that He managed 10 Scrapo
enough trgcthrr IN hnv" Mo schnolcd
properly and put through Sandhurst. and
when got my irutcnancy and was SUB
Sequcntly appointed 10 a commission IN
! India | left him living in tho little old
co:tacr whcrr ! was horn. With him
were Aunt Ruth and Pan! and l.ucrrtia
C'orduva. lip IN ahont eight months or
80 ago he continued to live there. dnvot-
! ing himself 10 his little garden and m
| ioyinc tifc on land rs much rs man
who loves the Sra ever can 10. Then. ot
sudden. Lurrctia tordova fell in with
: Colonel Goshen and introduced him TO
the paIcr \ few days after that my
! father seems IN have eaten something
which disagreed with him. for h" was
suddenly seized with oil III" symptoms
! Of ptomain" poisoning. II" rallied. how
ever but from that point strange weak
ness ovrrramr him. and ut the coonels
suggestion hr went for a sail round the
roast with him. He did not Improve.