The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-10-05
MY LADY'S MONEY
An Episode in the Life
of Young Girl
By Wilkie Collins
INSTALLMENT 81

with a searching and doubtful look.
Mr. Hardyman's valet" he re-
peated. 81 wasn't prepared to hear
Mr. Hardyman's name"
Old Sharon looked at Moody, in
his turn, with flash Of sardonic
triumph.
"Oho!" he said; has my good boy
learned his lesson? Do you see the
thief through my spectacles al
ready?"
81 began to see him." Moody an
swered, when you gave us the
guinea opinion at your lodgings"
sWill you whisper his name?" asked
Old Sharon.
mot yet. distrust my own
Judgment. I'll wait till time proves
that you're right
Old Sharon knitted his shaggy
brows and shook his head. IF you
only had little more dash and go
in you," he said, you would be
clever fellow. AS it is" He fin
ished the sentence by swapping his
fingers with grin of contempt.
Lets get to business. Are you 60
ing back by the next train along
with me, or are you going to stop
with the young lady?"
a will follow you by later
train" Moody answered.
Then / must give you your in
structions at once" Sharon cont1n-
ued. "You get better acquainted with
Hardyman's valet Lend him money
if he wants it; stick at moth
ing to make bosom-friend OF him.
can't do that part of it; my appear
ance would be against me. You are
the man. you are respectable from
the top of your hat to the tips OF
your boots; nobody would suspect
you. Don't make objections! Can
YOU fix the valet? Or can't your"
81 can try" said Moody. And
what them"
Old Sharon put his gross lips disa-
greeably close to Moodys ear.
"Your friend the valet can tell you
who his masters bankers are,' he
said; "and he can supply you with
a specimen of his masters hand
writing"
Moody drew back as suddenly as
if his vagabond companion had put
a knife at his throat. You old VII
lain!" he said; "are you tempting
me to forgery"
"You Internal fool" retorted Old
Sharon. Twill you hold that long
tongue of yours, and hear what
have to say? You go to Hardyman's
bankers, with note in Hardyman
handwriting (exactly initiated by mel
tn this effect: Mr.. H. presents MS
compliments to Messrs. So-and-So,
and is not quite certain whether
navment of five hundred pounds mas
been made within the last week 10
his account. He will be much
obliged if Messrs. So-and-So Will IN
form him by line in reply whether
there is such an entry to MS circuit
in their books, and by whom the
navment has been made You wait
for the bankers answer, and prlng
II to me. It's just possible that the
name you're afraid to whisper may
annear in the letter. If it does We
caught our man. Is that forgery, MT.
Muddlehead Moody? I'll tell you
what-if l had lived to be your age
and knew no more of the world IMAM
Won do. I'd go and hang mysell.
Steady! here's our charming 1rlenu
with the milk. Remember your IN
structions, and don't lose heart IL
nv notion of the payment TO the
bankers comes to nothing. l know
what to do next, in that case-anu,
what's more, I'll take all the FISK ana
.rouble on my own shoulders.
-,ordl I'm afraid 1 shall be- Obliged
q drink the milk, now it's come
With this apprehension IN ms
mind. he advanced to relieve lsapel
If the jug she carried.
"Here's a treat" he burst OUT
with an affectation Of JOY when
vas completely belied by the express
,ion of his dirty face. That's some
hing like!" he said, smacking his
ms with an air of infinite relle1.
s1'm homesick already for the soot
If my happy childhood and my own
lear native mud The air here is
900 thin for me, and the sky's TOO
loan. and-O Lord!-when you're
1sed to the roar of the trafflc-tne
busses and the cabs and what not
he silence in these parts is down
light awful. I'll wish you godo
evening. miss, and get back to Lon
lon"
Isabel turned to Moody with ais