The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-29
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unusual story OF the great Grim
innl At bay diacnyered in 3 lux
nriouB English county house,
where lie n dying OF 9 disease
which has already paralyzed the
lower part ~ his body.
But even q the MON ent Of sue
cers, NJ 5ephleile senses that ne
has bect s6iltep The great Grim.
inai. VIM fpf} q bond theft IN
Englnnn eils how be went %
America nd et Bar Harbor met
tho beautiit,l American girl, Az.
though criminal, his sense OF
decency was outraged when he
saw that 8 tiSsipated Englishrian
WEeTRIDGEi was attempting -
marry her for her money.
he went 10 Westridge, told him
that ne was an old friend OF the
girls father and, that he knows the
girl must have $50, 900 to save So.
curities which she had tooliahty
bought ON margin, The criminal
teiis how he produced the security
for a loan which Westridge raised
and then gave 70 him to turn over
to the girl ~
co on With the story
CHAPTER III
The afternoon sun lay on the ter
race OF the gray stone house,
where thei big creature, dead to the
middIe. talked from his chair,
clearing the mystery that had COY
cred his disappe arance from the
world. II was an extraordinary
story, and Iiwished TO get It, in de-
tail, precisely clear.
At was felton, I asked, this
explanation 10 westridge?"
He looked at me in a sort 81
esure.r he said, II made It mp"
'srhere wasn't any OF Il true?"
'Not d word. he. answered.
Don't you understand?
"This was q little game that me
and God Almighty was settin' up
on the side.
"You knew nothing Of the girls
affairs?" The thug seemed incred'
lille 10 me.
CHATS right he replied, mot
4 thing. except that her father, q
lawyer in the South, was dead,
and the amalI coin was beginning
10 mean snmethin'-an' OF course
tho little game Of this Westrldge
pergonif was q blind pool; no-
hodv in. nm As hut God Almighty"
i could not forbear a COM
ment. ,..,.., ,,a 49,,
in the opening.
The big creature turned heavily
toward me- 81
with little estridge?" There
was deep IRONY In his voice. II
didn't need any help to handle
him. That was a B Q stun. The
big trouble. was ahead"
with the girl?" the query es-
lie replied, "that was my
Job too. Yous1isten. I'm comm
TO II.
~ looked ont for q chance to
get the girl by herself, an about
Jour O'clock / got It. There had
been i fog In: 1t cleared a little
and abe went for a walkA She
took the path along the sea to-
ward Croniwell's Harbor and ]
followed her. She turned back
where the path ends at the har-
bor, and Just before big house,
that hadn't been opened that sea
SON, met her,
II stopped In the path?
Mtsie, said, could / speak
to You q minute?'
There was no sham business
about her. She was clean and
straight and afraid Of nothin', like
in angel OF God.
Certainly, she said. What
The big man moved his loose
bulk IN the chair.
II know something about
stories. he said. "IrI had II
make e'm3 up so a jury would be;
liege .em, an I done my best as
ltmped along by her.
az amt always been rich,' !
says. Twas down an out In the
eighties, an I was agoln' to d.
somethin that would hav9 ruined
me. when by Gods luck I met
Harry in louisville CI'd heard
the old woman cali her father
Harry. so 4 had that much to 20
on, I, ~. -. n.
trouble2' ~
=" u suppose It was in my face,
i was broke down an l told him,
He got II all In his head an thea
ne patted me on the shoulder
old man, he said "a little mon.
~ amt goin' to do you any good,
I'M SIT YOU fifty thousand dollars
M you 80 out TO the race-course
this afternoon an pick o win
q tried to turn 1t down.
didn't want to lose his money;
didn't know one horse from an.
other but he just laughed aud
kept patting me on the back, "a
beginner for luck" he says
Where's your nerve, -Al?" Well,
picked that big Dercum cell
that nobody had ever heard Of, a
fiye7to-one shot an, he romped
ins" /
II was alimpin' along the sea.
path approddlni the gravel with
my cnne AM atalkin' to my feet,
same as Il j was afraid the 70.
collection would get away vita
me II = wasn't careful. che sir
didn't say nothin. and ! went on,