Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-04-02
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eHAPTER xIv-contInued.

60. And now"
He rose to embrace her, but she
stepped away from him. "Not until
we are married, Edouard," she said.
Brousseau WINGED now. 1T almost
looks as If you didn't love me-" he
muttered in disgust And In that
sentence the major part of his charac-
ter might have been epitomized.
Two days after the news reached
Hilary he went into the village for his
mail Taking 1t to his office to read,
he found among 1t bulky envelope
addressed TO him from Ontario In an
unknown writing. He opened IL and
found letter from Morris.
However evasive the ex-manager
had been in conversation, he was di-
rect enough In writing. you didn't
treat me we'll and guess you had
reason to act as you did," he wrote.
'"fhat hound Brousseau swindled me
as he was swindiing you, and I'm go
ing to put you in possession Of the
facts and documents, which / took
from his desk before leaving. You
needn'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.
Its a clear case" said Hilary
Ties been swindling the property
right and left. 1t seems. allowed for
few thousands, but as make It out
ii amounts to nearly eighty thousand"
LATE whistled and took up the paper
that Hillary handed him.
.'This Is the contract with Leblanc
to cut on fhe st. Boniface limits" he
said $50 there's no installing who
ewned 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.
Bonifaee limits he said. And
here's Morris receipt for seven thou
sand dollars commission on 'gummy
fir as he would call it--in other words,
pulpwood sold off the seigniory during
1914, at 10 per cent. What do you
make Of 1t, Lafe?'
''Water-tight,' answered Lafe.
Here's another document that
makes interesting reading" continued
Hilary, handing II to him.
LATE studied it. II don't get It," he
said.
"It's 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 fool. But here's Rosny's
acknowledgment of the five thousand
dollars less brokers' charges for the
sale OF fifty shares, dated March 8,
1919. Now here's q stock market
clipping from newspaper of March
4, showing the stock at 1915.
THAT'S where we've got him, LATE.
Lamartine's letter proves nothing, but
Morris got hold OF Rosny's acknowled-
ment, probably for matchmaking pur-
poses, and 1t shows Br0usseau has
swindled Rosny out of 1900 on that
deal. Probably there were others.
That's where his money went.
'It's o pity Morris couldn't run
straight, being as thorough as he is
said LATE.
Hilary looked at him searchingly
until hR compelled him to return his
gaze.
you have been very reticent of late,
Lafe. What's the trouble?"
II guess 1t ain,t much" said Connell.
well, you see, It's this way he went
on reluctantly. II knew what lies
that bIackguard was spreading about
yor And / didn't know whether to
tell you or not, Mr.. AskeW. knew
Baptiste saw us with that girl In ste.
Marie. and knew from his face that
he wasn't pleased. And again ! didn't
know what to do. And decided to lie
low. It's my way maybe was wrong,
but I'm against butting In, by nature"
Never mind, LATE" said Hilary.
ITS too late to make any difference
now
mo, 1t amt too latei" shouted LATE.
leaping to his feet. 'Mr. Askew, you
gaven't told Fim-Mr. Rosny about
that asbestos mine, have your You
ought To have gone to him and LET him
know. You could have saved Nam
zelle ROsny from sacrificing herself
this WY. You can save her, and
you're going to-"
II suppose have let things drift"
said Hilary sonberly. II lived In a
a0rt Of hope thst the mess would clear
VI. And / hadn't the heart to do any
thing At all
There's the girl Marie-won't she
say angthIng2H
She's afraid uf her father. There's
ID telling how he would take it. A