Show A FORFEITED FEE J by dy jam william jackson i copyright two ly by daily sury story publishing ca fair coming on ora or a ho hospital pital dona flon wanted T the rich man stood in the middle of his study one hund bund holding his eyeglasses in an attitude of expect afef anc and the other waring waving the young clergyman to a seat nothing of the hind kind to oday today o day mr Cl clenvel Clan anvel pel the minister said as a he took the eat seat somo some family in narrow strait straits then I 1 suppose I 1 realize that men of your profession have to play the lighthouse pretty often for storm driven and uc mr seaworthy household barks there therel a fir first strate rate egure the minister smiled and took ad ot of the pait pause se 1 I came to ask you for a new now church he be thrust into the vocal vacuum the tho rich man dropped into his revolving chair with the suddenness ot of a disco ery in gravitation you did did iou well I 1 dont know about thai that ho he said quirl cally wo we need a cauich and a r rectory a tho the minister continued without vis 1 ibn discomfiture vill rill be no trouble about getting a rectory it I 1 can manage to secure the church building married the rich man inquired winging swinging about no was vas thi th laconic answer want to be boa mr air asked curiously as if it be had searched years for such an alomal inal if it I 1 had the church mp tl clergy man a replied 1 I could have hao a rec rectory toly and if I 1 had a rectory I 1 could 11 yes yes I 1 understand mr air clan eel rel broke in but im afraid I 1 cant can t afford aou ou a church yet hold on a minute ho he added as he be look took up a letter which ho he had apparently writ ten that morning see here he continued ai ho he glanced over it read tha this hero Is a way in which you might rot got what you w Y ant graham looked over the sheet and read it the second time then he sat sit for a little wa amlo ile in a train of thought which brought a frown to his forehead the revolving chair swung around once or twice nervously and the occupant turned about to his desk and began to write mr nir Clan pel deoit do i on remember reme rober elizabeth travers tho the clergyman asked suddenly 0 the pen pan dropped instantly and th chair came around alth A ath a quick jerk in heavens It eavens narae man I 1 how low glibly you use a name what do ou know abaft her tier the rich mans face showed an in terest even more profound than the clergyman had expected I 1 I 1 know all about her bar graham orham do dared as ho he rose from front tho the chair chal r and laid the letter on the deak deal sit down mau sit down and tell me begged there a no bur r about our going ie is there 1 I should mako make a call graham said consulting his watch it I 1 cou could id write a note and scud send b by n gor get oh surely yes hit sit down here I 1 T have a man drive over wit with it it mr fr claypol indicated paper and c en n A I 1 el biow jjr I 1 fa f fair coming on or a hospital dona don a tion wanted elor then he loti buchen ched a butt button 0 n and gaie orders for tho the car carriage riago tho minister wrote rote a fo to lines rapidly on a plain sheet of paper reject ing the stationer which bore the letter head of 0 the host As he fure ore up tip the page and rp rr wrote the word words mr claypol paced the room in a ner ter loiis but ni manner stiner the sealed lotter letter bole no address ami and graham handel handed it to hc she av ith direction dirc clon t for tellar tell rr an and request to v vall alt for RL at bawer answer na llon came yot to k w mrs alq 1 I invers Tra Inn pel sov so a v filen t aw fore the diar lout closed b behind the tile sen sem ant arit 1 I am engaged to her niece graham explained explain cd la la she well chiep 1 wea asked struggling to it run v nation quito well her iler afta it le ic counted anted a access uc cess hardly ardly If graciani Gr aliani 1 ith 21 flavor of irony In much as a she never married the older man ninn cared at the ier ginan for full inin tit without iltha tit speaking do on meat nican to to tell me I 1 he as ask pd ed at sit length in it slow oice that thata I 1 ti it ive dec deceived elved myself nil all this 1 time graham nodded affirmatively maw nall amp continued with a high note la in hia his ilice ive ve had murder in nit heart for yeara and now oil tell me th hit thit it I 1 ha hau hir bored this hite without rea robson on toll tell me more and millet sprang ur up in ills lifs excitement there lint a much to tall ten a cars ORO ago you yott thought only captain thomas hul md won vion out yes the furies take tabe him tho older man ito la Is dead graham said sith alth something of solemnity he lie died a week after his arrival al in london where ho he had hall hopa I 1 to marr her she came haci herf in the course of 01 ift tj p bof hr father and almost all meane means of sup f you win will tinder stand port sinco since then she has been gling 11 against adverse circumstances and I 1 with more than I 1 can use clampet murmured does mes she still card for that dead man he be asked she never did care tor for him it vaa all a ini mistake stake and more your fault thin hers brabam said wita with a little resentment claypol hardly gae me a glance in the direction of the door when tho the benant came in with the tho answer anser to graham a note lr fr Clan pel grab graham in asked after reading tho the answer do you still hold to 5 our agreement in regard to the letter sou showed rael ies cs was the absent reply the letter instructs your our agent ap graham continued to secure the mercer firm at tho the lowest possible figure with alth thirty thousand dollars as I 1 tho the larit 11 that la Is the idea whatever he sa va cut of tae toe thirty tousand fo usand you i ahall ha have for the church 1 I I 1 mr 1 clan pel assured nun nuit with evident effort to kepp keep his mind on the tile abject vcr ver v 11 oraha graba a replied 11 1 hae written to the owner and this reply gives me authority au thorit to fix the price there is a ige age on the place the oner a must haio hae as much as p sible I 1 asi ast thirty thousand dollars read the letter mr clenvel A 1311 ced nt at the britten arige signed Trai tracers erst I 1 he plad in a lor whre sake ashe I 1 would mould forfeit 1 much karsti 1 r fi ftp 0 graham muttered thinking think lne of i olinger vann nann she ft rot rat chisa thi asked she lust live me lierer an impatient anil and expectant ugh light came into the ees ar he turned to graham grabant I 1 on the 0 karte of the till village gr l nm th I 1 ho bho lid not know of our home when ehe she nine came 11 go lo anil and bua bu the farm IQ in per son aid said impetuously all he touched the tho button and caught up his bat turning to C graham raham bo add ed adiv boy bo 1 I how to y es I 1 dl ilot I 1 he lie lint vilt on I 1 t took up a pen ami and rapidly tote rote his signature then blotting it nervously he thrust it loto into hil eket she khall fill it fait ont he eald said softly ten pr por rent ta Is your tee fee if it la is to for r more tham three thousand dollars ym yell win will kev will understand ader artand that th sho h did lid n not ot ebat shat the door me liti I 1 G graham deposited the next day in the naine of or the church n check for dpn thon ennd dollars |