The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-06-24
CHAPTER xIv-contlnued.


"In do It." said Brousseau. II meant
10. And now"
He rose 10 embrace her, but she
stepped away from him. mot until
we are married. Edouard," she said.
Brousseau WINGED now. 1T almost
looks as II you didn't love me- he
muttered in disgust. And in that
sentence the major part Of his charac-
ter might have been epltomized.
Two days after the news reached
Hilary he went into the village for his
mall. Taking II TO his Office to read,
be found among It a bulky envelope
addressed 10 him from Ontario In an
unknown writing. He opened IL and
found n letter from Morris.
However evasive the ex-manager
had been in conversation, he was d.
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
IS he was swindllng you, and I'm go
ing Il put you In possession OF the
facts and documents, which l took
from his desk before leaving. You
Needn't have any %scruples about using
them, becauia they refer principally to
you."
Hilary thought enough OF the mat
ter to send a man TO LATE, asking him
10 come In Immediately; and that
afternoon the two men went over the
situation together.
Its a clear case" said Hilary.
Hes been ~swindling the property
right and left, ii seems. allowed for
q few thousands. but as l make 1t out
It amounts TO nearly eighty thousand"
LATE whistIed 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
rontract with the Cornwall Paper
company to supply twenty thousand
cords of spruce wood from the st.
Roniface limits" he said. And
here's Morris receipt for seven thou
sand dollars commission on 'gummy
fir' as he would call tin other words.
enipwooa sold OK the ss;gn.ery during
1914, at 10 per cent. What do you
make Of II, Later"
-water-tight." answered LATE.
Heres another document that
makes interesting reading" continued
hillary, handing It TO him.
LATE studied II. ~ don't get It." he
raid.
ats Lamartine's acknowledgment of
fifty thousand dollars received from
Iosny for fifty shares In the North
Empire Development company-one of
E~rousseau's interest,". Now look at
this one. Lamartine 10 RENTING Ave
thousand dollars less the brokers
charges for the sale os Nc<th Empire
development stock. a per order. He
doesn't say how much stock. Lamar
tive isn't q fool. But here's Rosny's
acknowledgment Of the FIVE thousand
collars less brokers charges for the
sale Of fifty shares. dated March Q.
te13. Now here's a stock market
ripping frorn a newspaper % March
a showing the stock st saTs.
That's where we've got him, Lafe
Iamartine's letter proves nothing, bu,
Morris got hold Of Rospy's acknowled
n,ent, probably for blackmailing pur
roses, and it shows Brousseau has
Ewindied Rosny out OF $4,000 on tha'
dea. Probably there were others
That's where his money went
ITS a pity Morris couldn't rur
straight. being az thorough as he is.'
said LATE.
Hilary locked N him %searchingly
until he compelled him to return hii
Eaze.
"You have been very reticent of late
t.asc. What's the t~roSk;ey"
II guess 1t amt mach.' said Connell
~Eeli, you see, it's this way" he wea'
Oh reluctantly. Il knew what lies
hat blackguard was spreading about
yoC And l didn'. know whether Il
ksl, you or not, Mr.. Askew. ] knew
E4lfkb8Lx saw No VAIN 1ot Sill IA otC
Matte, and / knew from his face thai
he wasn't pleased AID again ! didn'
know what to do. And I decided to lii
lew. Ats my way; nAyts ] vas wrong
bot I'm against butting Ia. by nature
Never mind, Iafs.- said Hilary
ITS too late to make any difference
hsw."
mo. n amt too later" shouted Lafe
len ping 10 his feet. "Mr. kskew, yor
be vent told him-Nr. RoSry-abou'
that asbestos mfns. have yocf Ycs
ought TO have gone TO him and et hin
know. You could have saved Nam
relie Rosny from sacrificing herself
this way. You can save her. ant
you're going TO-"
~ suppose I hsve let things drift.'
aid Hilary somherly. II lived In I
sort Of hope that tho mess would clea'
up. And ! hadn't the heart to do any
thing at ALL"
''There's the girl Marie-won't SIN
say anything7~
"She's afraid OF her father. There
no telling how he would take II. A
pre~cnt I don't think he knows any
thing"
II wouldn't let that stand In IN,
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