Show I 1 1 M 2 u i 12 i 1 il i JOHN 1 UPHAM sf FREDERICK ADAMS I 1 g g ti L i I 1 author of th kidnapped millionaires OClO colonel hilet mon monroen monroes roes doctrine etc j L vr r all ri I 1 1903 HT by 11 1 arnak DAMS I 1 I 1 reser A J J t RL 1 CHAPTER xvi continued john heartily congratulated blake on hla his masterly generalship we will talk business tomorrow morrow to jlia jim he raid paid 1 I am more anxious to hear bear of other hiat matters now mo me the news did oil bear of MISS carden Is 18 my erand grandfather father alive peter burtla alive find and well said B lake blake glad clad to ll 11 bring some aarne good tidings I 1 I 1 alive and well repeated john job a burt may ilay god bless him that Is good news go on jim aill arthur morris 1 farrl Is alive said blake without lifting his eyes the local papers contained th that a t news newa observed john care carelessly lessl Y the matter old man yr youre pale are you ill ive bad news for you john be said desperately 1 I may BS as well tell you and be over with it miss gardens cardens garns carns de ns engaged to be married johns lip tightened lightened and a red spot burned on hla his cheek to whom to arthur morris john john bull buit sprang to its his feet hurting hurling tho the chair backward with a crash lie ho strode forward his eyes blazing with fury ury and his features convulsed with passion its a llo ile blake its a lie and you know its a lie Heton Heto ered above his astonished friend his lingers fingers n nore ore clenched and his lips tift twitched ched turning abruptly he walked across the room with his hands pressed over his forehead for a moment lie stood silent then 7 turned to blake with his hands nit stretched 1 I beg your pardon jim forgive me old danl I 1 know what abat I 1 was saying baying forgive me jim nil mill you certainly john ill but ere a nothing a ili to forgive rep replied led make blake heartily ily as he grasped ills his friends hands perhaps it Is a lie he let us hope so john for no word ord was boken john burt burl stood by an opened win dow back to ills his mend friend and gazed 9 a zed out into the darkness tell tile ma about it jim jam he said breaking brea lilus the silence blako blake related the detally ot of his bis introduction tro toi arthur morris ati told ot of the night spent in the batters lat apartment ile he repeated the conversation as nearly as lie could recall it J john abruptly u t changed aged the subject aud and questioned blake about his interview with peter burt and smiled quietly he be i elated his expert ence eulth the old man ile he was not displeased that blake had bad been forced to reveal his secret 1 I have anticipated his advice about going to new york said gaid john sly my plans are made and it you are willing villing we nill ft make new york the future headquarters of james blake company with the hie san francisco establishment a branch house think it over jim pad let me know your decision as soon as possible ive thought it over said blake T im W ivady to go to new aorl the minute you bay so very well veil well go this month said john burt it was long past midnight when blake drove away and left john burt to the harrowing society of hla his thoughts for hours he be s sat it before the portrait alt of jessie carden lie ile recalled the day when nhen she had laugh laughingly ingi Y placed the cherished tintype in his hand band and now she was in pat pails Is by the grace and under tinder the bounty of arthur morris the one man in ali the world lie hated bated its a lie ile an infamous damnable damo able lie he be repeated as he paced up and down the room it is ia not so EO it shall not to be so but the black cloade of doubt again obscured 0 the rift mane by vehement hope what reason had he to doubt the tha statement made by morris had not morris wealth influence social standing was not jessie under obligations to him and what of jessle what valid lasting claim had bad lie he on jessie carden A few words spoken under the stress 0 of great excitement a promise of her friendship and of her prayers nothing more no word from him had como come to her during long years for all she knew he be was dead what right had bad lie he to expect that she should play tile tiie part of t penelope to a silent fisses who to return from exile this suggested a train of bitter conjecture lecture why had bad he be not been content with a modest fori fortune tine why had ho he devoted years to the amassing of wealth now mocked his love why had he be despised tho the pretensions ot at arthur morris why had bad he tailed failed to take steps to positively ascertain the result of morriss wound the words of peter burt burl came back to him it Is written in gods word it if thou taint faint in the day of adver adversity sit thy strength Is small I 1 lor for a just man falleth seven revell times limes a and nd ils th up ag had tie he fallen seven times limes from the hour lie left the old mans ilde elde anul jintil ahn that night no ito shade of ol dla ills appointment had his life success had followed success and triumph had bad succeeded every prophecy prop lifey jade by peter burt burl had I 1 been more than fulfilled As he recalled tile past pe he remembered with keen joy ii the parting words worda 0 of tho aid nta nia 4 byoir you have bave the love ot of a woman I 1 reaped she will wait for you do not let the tha impatience of 0 your loic ioe your chances the sense 0 of coming victory stole over bim ai be stood before the portrait and repeated the words worda she will wait lor for you you she will wait tot for you I 1 that abich Is not menaced that which does not demand the denger danger gei anil and turmoil of 0 a battle Is not worth struggling glin g for 0 0 I 1 a four weeks later john hurt burt stood on a ferry boat and gazed for the first time on tho the matchless water front and tile lagged but Impress impressive he skyline of new york city blako dialia had bad preceded him and had bad installed the headquarters licad quarters of james blake company ile he met john ns as be stepped slopped irom from the train the two old irlanda greeted erected cabit other with unfeigned cordiality blake was in high spirits im glad youre here bore john ho he said as they nere seated in a carriage tie ive been in an maul fix for it a week or more what in thunder la Is my opinion un on the now currency bill john ten reporters anil and it hundred bundred financiers have asked me that question mid and I 1 lime have refused to commit myself what shall I 1 tell them john well discuss that over dinner laughed john lie he gabed at vlake earnestly and asked do you know it if visa miss garden carden has returned I 1 I 1 have been unable to ascertain A 11 1 i 11 I 1 I 1 ili 1 i I 1 I 1 t 1 1 11 1 R 1 1 if I 1 N 1 j I 1 J I 1 li IL I 1 I 1 ill 1 11 I J I 1 I 1 I 1 11 I 1 g 0 kit al I 1 W 11 1 10 41 P I 1 11 VI I 1 I 1 I 1 1 t I 1 I 1 I 1 J I 1 11 I 1 1 11 1 77 y X 4 I 1 i I 1 vor 10 7 V no that said blake 1 I seen anybody anybody mho would know ive been awfully busy john 1 I linow illow ou all have returned john in his old cordial manner have you secured a hut but tor for me jim biml 1 I have fittl fitted ed lip ip a dream of an apartment for or you and have ordered your favorite dinner the following lay john burt began his new york career CHAPTER A foreign mission before morris had recovered from his Is woun wouna 1 jessie garden carden had left led for or europe during his convalescence he aus i as consumed by two passions first to lo adrest at rest anil and punish john dart burt and second to tee see or hear bear from jessie carden yielding to his demands the elder morris spent silent thousands of dol doi larg laih in a fruitless attempt to locate john hurt morris had no difficulty in obtaining from general carden the continental address of life his daughter she was nas st studying in berlin and arthur morris wrote a long letter informing her of liis his complete recovery ile he calmly ignored the cents which led to the shooting and seemed to have forgotten the ile rebuff he lad had received at her hands the letter read as it if their last meeting bad acou under tinder the shadow of the mapleson maples on the bishop lawn larn morris malted a month tor for an answer to this thi sletter letter and then wrote a second one which was ic turned unopened 0 in a towering passion he went to his lather father and ana un bosomed the story of his treatment you told rno mo once that old garden carden would go broke on I 1 L 0 0 be de claier pacing up and down the room 1 I pay much attention to what you said at the time but I 1 know all about it now ive been looking over your books governor youve got him long on oil a rotten stock co cc ahead and squeeze mani him you can call do it put the screws to him aim then when he comes Nh whining icing around tor for mercy well see what ahat miss independence jessie v hlll ill do I 1 11 II bet shell answer my letters then ill make her pay tor for this some day youve got to do something governor it you thiloh im going to run my banking and wall street business so as to promote your correspondence with a doll faced girl you not a doll faced girl declared morias turning fiercely on his father well ehos ashes a girl and all alike gi a 0 led randolph morris the prettier they are the more trouble they raise I 1 thought you told me you m going to marry her youre an ass the old banker lay back wearily in his bis chair and regarded his son and heir with an expression of 0 deep disgust ill mairy her it if I 1 want to said morris doggedly 1 I suppose ive got to marry somebody and ashes as good as any one what the devil has old gardens cardens money got to do about it ewhen when he loses it you get it and when ayou you die I 1 get it and it if she marries me aishe she quits oven even its the only chance ashes gou go ahead and sali hlin him governor jt y ot I 1 you talk like a foul foal said bald tile the onil fond parent you you know a lot gibout stocks betocke I 1 dont you I 1 bear L 0 now it I 1 tried and it I 1 could im in other stocks besides 1 L 0 it if youre bound to maitya why by dont you marry thompsons Thomp sons daughter eliter hell dlo in a year and leave lier her four millions 1 I dont want her said morris I orris loftily you reed nota worry about my matrimonial alliances ret r et me have five thousand dollars ym ilo goerg to europe randolph Randolp 1 MOTTIS morris stormed and turned and then arote a check for the amount demanded six weeks later arthur morris w was as in berlin lie he had perfected his plans and after afeei apartments in leipziger strasse set eel about their exe cution callon ho he was to shrewd to announce his bis arrival by aletter to jessie having good reason to inspect su that it would meet the same reception as hal haa the others ho he retained a capable valet and co commissioned in him to obtain ln la for formation format matlon loii concerning MISS hiss cardens Car dons dally daily and weekly routine it rained the lol loping ris valet brought word that miss garden would not venture out in the storm his waster master was pleased to learn that miss garden carden was mas in the habit of 0 going out alone a and n it that it if the weather permitted she proposed to visit count gallery on tho the morrow i the famous gallery Is on the outside the bradenburg gate gale and contains a splendid collection of modern german paintings tho the day dawned bright crid warm after the storm and morris was in fine spirits when he stepped into his carrIa carriage gJ and rode down tho the avenue lie he entered tile the gallery and roamed through the halls to make sure jessie had bad not arrived arr ved ile ho then stood near the entrance and waited his patience was uns remar regarded ded he recognized recognize d jessie as she crossed the a treet street she was alone and morris stepped into the dark of 0 the vestibule and followed when she entered tho the main hall jessie carried it a sketch book under bar arm and took a seat opposite one of Schin kels master works opening the book she proceeded to work on oa an unfinished sketch to be continued |