The Pulaskian., 1920-03-19
CHAPTER xIv-contInued.

He rose to embrace her, but she
stepped away from him. "Not until
we are married, Edouard," she said.
ppousseau WINGED now 1T almost
,ooks as if you didn't love me-" he
muttered in disgust. And in that
sentence the major part Of his charac-
fer might have been epitomized
Two days after the news reached
Hilary he went into the village for his
mail. Taking it to his office to read,
ne found among it bulky envelope
addressed to him from Ontario in an
unknown writing. He opened it and
found a letter from Morris
However evaslve the ex-manager
mad been in conversation. he was di-
rect enough in writing. "You didn't
treat me well, and / guess you had
reason to act as you did," he wrote
@That hound Brousseau swindled me
as he was swindling you, and I'm GO
ing to put you in possession of the
facts and documents, which l took
from his desk before leaving. You
aeedn't have any scruples about using
them. because they refer principally to
you."
Hilary thought enough of the mat
ter to send a man to Late, asking him
to come in Immediately; and that
afternoon the two men went over the
situation together.
"Ifs a clear case" said Hilary.
iIIe's been swindling the property
right and left. it seems. / allowed for
few thousands. but as l make it out
1t amounts to nearly eighty thousand"
Lafe whistled and took up the paper
that Hilary handed him.
"This is the contract with Leblanc
to cut on the ST. Boniface limits he
said. $50 there's no mistaking who
owned that lumber in the river"
He took up another document "a
contract with the Cornwall Paper
company to supply twenty thousand
cords of spruce wood from the st.
Bonface limits. he said. And
here's Morris receipt for seven thou
sand dollars commission on 'gummy
fir, as he would call tin other words,
pulpwood sold off the seigniory during
1914, at 10 per cent. What do you
make of it. Lafe?"
eWater-tight," answered LATE.
Here's another document that
makes interesting reading continued
Hilary, handing it to him.
LATE studied it. 81 don't get it," he
said
TITS Lamartine's acknowledgment of
fifty thousand dollars received from
Rosny for fifty shares in the North
Empire Development company-one of
Brousseau's interests. Now look at
this one. Lamartine is renting five
thousand dollars less the brokers'
charges for the sale of North Empire
Development stock, as per order He
doesn't say how much stock. Lamar
tine isn't a fool. But here's Rosny's
acknowledgment of the five thousand
dollars less brokers' charges for the
sale of fifty shares, dated March 9,
1913. Now here's stock market
clipping from a newspaper of March
4, showing the stock at 1915.
That's where we've got him, LATE.
Lamartine's letter proves nothing, but
Norris got hold of Rosny's acknowled-
Ment, probably for Matchmaking pur-
poses, and it shows Brousseau has
Swindled Rosny out of $370 900 on that
deal Probably there were others.
That's where his money went"
ITS a pity Morris couldn't run
straight, being as thorough as he is
said LATE.
Hilary looked at him ,searchingly
'mtil he compelled him to return his
gaze
you have been very reticent of late,
Lafe. What's the trouble?"
L guess it amt much" said Council.
We'll, You see, it's this way" he went
on reluctantly. Il knew what lies
that blackguard was spreading about
yor And l didn't know whether to
tell you or not, Mr.. Askew. / knew
Baptiste saw us with that girl in Ste.
Marie, and I knew from his face that
ne wasn't pleased. And again | didn't
know what to do And | decided TO lie
- - 10y WEI may DS 80 W %
out I'm against butting in, by nature"
Never mind, Lafe," said Hilary.
ITS too late to make any difference
now.p
No, 1t amt too Later shouted LATE,
Aeaping to his feet ''Nr. Askew, you
haven't told hir-Mr Rosny-about
mat asbestos mine, have you? You
ought to have gone to him and let him
know. You could have saved Nam
Aelle Rosny from sacrificing herself
ms way. You can save her, and
you're going to-
suppose I have let things drift"
sala Hilary somberly Il lived in a
soft OF hope that the mess would clear
w w, And hadn't the heart to do any
thing at ALL
s there's the girl Marie-won't she
say anything?"