Lincoln County leader., July 23, 1909, Image 7

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HAWLEY SMART
CHAPTER XX.
Sam Pearman had received the writ
of service of this heriot claim with ap-
parent equanimity. It must be borne in
mind that practiced speculators on the
turf, as elsewhere, are accustomed to
take their reverses, with much outward
nonchalance. But, nevertheless, when his
visitors had departed he commenced pac
ing the room after the manner of a Aged
tiger. It was not likely Denlson, whom
he had deemed so entirely in his power,
would have ventured upon such a bold
stroke as this except under very high le
gal opinion, and whatever it might suit
him at the time to say In disparagement
of Itumford, be was quite aware that no
-count-el's opinion in London stood in
higher repute. He foresaw, at one sweep,
the upset of all his forthcoming schemes.
His father had told him bow Harold Den
ison had first taken his pretensions to
Maude's hand. He knew, none better,
how, under the pressure brought 'to bear
Upon him, the ff'lir of Olinn'n self-interest
had been enlisted in his behalf. He
was far too keen a judge to think that
tie had any hold upon Maude's affec
tion ; his idea was that she Just liked
him sufficiently to marry him if her par
ents made a point of it. He was entirely
ignorant of there being a favored lover
In the field. He felt little doubt that
if Denlson could extricate himself from
his power and should he establish hi
-claim be would go near to do so his
marriage would be postponed to the Greek
Kalends.
Now for the other point. If he disputes
this "right of heriot," could they prevent
hlB running Coriander for the Two Thou
sand? That became a question of great
Importance. He had backed the horse
heavily yes, taking last Monday's work
Into consideration, very heavily for the
race; and if he was not to run, there at
-once was a loss of some thousands, to say
nothing of the big stake be had hoped to
"win over that event.
"Ah!" he exclaimed, "that's it! There
Is some inkling of this in the turf market,
and that's the reason the horse has been
o much laid against lately. This ac
counts for Plyart's determined attack,
nd his betting me a hundred even that he
lon't start I'm off to town by the three
train."
I'earman drove straight to his solid
tor's, from Waterloo Station. -.- Office
liours were over, but he contrived to catch
one of the firm as shrew.d an attorney
as one would often meet with. He shook
liis head over the case more especially
when he heard of Rumford's adverse opin
ion.
"I don't like It, Mr. I'earman, at all,
but I will look over the Mannersley title
deeds the first thing to-morrow morning,
and then go over to Hawk, Sparrowbill
And Co. and ask them if tliey will let me
see Kumford's opiuion. Rut these unen
franchised heriots are the very deuce to
deal with if the right, as in your case,
is of great value, and the opposite side
are aware of it."
"Well, you must make out all you can
for me. What time shall I be at your
office to-morow? the earlier the better,
mind. Time in this case is worth some
thing like half a sovereign a minute to
me."
Certainly, sir. Say ten ; and you
mustn't mind if you have to wait for
me; I shall be conferring with the ene
my, but I'll be back at the office as near
that ns I can."
"That 11 just do. I must catch the
eleven train from Waterloo, If possible.
Jood-night."
Sam Pearman strolled into his club.
He was, ns one may naturally suppose
In no great humor for conversations It
is one of the drawbacks of these pleasant
caravansaries that the old adage of "Save
me from my ' friends is unattainable
therein. You always run the chance of
come garrulous acquaintance discoursing
upon that amusing case in the divorce
court, utterly unconscious that you are
cue of the parties implicated. You are
asked, perhaps, after your wife, by some
old friend of bygone years who is entire
ly ignorant that you have either buried
or separated from her. Our taciturn Brit
ish reserve has "its advantages. Why
hould there not be a small coffee room
instituted for sulky members, where at
tempts at conversation should be penal
ized with expulsion? There are times
when we hate even ourselves much more
our fellow creatureH. ,
Pearman was imbued with a considera
ble amount of this latter feeling as he
strolled into the Theatine and ordered
his dinner. His Nemesis was awaiting
him. Ere he had finished his soup, a blue
eyed, fair-liaired, vacuous member had
greeted him, and asked him what the
leuce was the matter with Coriander?
"Nothing. The horse is well enough.
Why?"
"Why, haven't you seen the evening pa
yers?" "No; I havs only just got to town.
What about It?"
"They are laying all sorts of prices
against him. He la quoted at fifteen to
one offered, and rumor says, in some cases
twenties have been laid."
. "Hum," grunted Pearman. "You'd bet
ter lay It, Curzon, If you think he's gone.
I can only say, when you see he's about
to start for the Two Thousand, I reconv
inert d you to hedge every shilling, If you
do-"
"Thanks," drawled the other, and walk
ed away to disseminate what he had gath
ered from Coriander's owner.
His solicitor the next morning gave
Pearman little satisfaction. Messrs.
Hawk, and Sparrowbill had been most
courteous; they had allowed him to see
the deed, and also Sergeant Rumford's
opinion thereon. In his humble opinion,
the case was very strong; the writ o
seizure they bad issued would hold per
fectly good; they might take .Coriander
when they liked. "And I am afraid,
sir" he concluded, "that we should only
get cast if we tried to upset."
"Then they can prevent my running the
horse next week, if I contest this claim
legally at once?"
"I should be afraid so, really; but in
negotiation you had better insist upon
your right to, of course, do what you
like with the horse till their claim to
him is established."
. "Very good. Now I am off."
On arrival at Xminster, Pearman pro
ceeded direct to Glinn, and Inquired for
Mr. Denison. He was shown into the
library, and speedily joined by that gen
tleman. "I have come over, Mr. Denison, to
have some conversation with you about
the somewhat preposterous claim of yours
as to 'right of heriot' over Mannersley."
"1 am advised," replied the squire,
"that the claim is a perfectly valid one,
and of course, just now valuable."
"My dear sir, I am not alluding to the
right or wrong of the case; but, situated
as we are to each other, it seems rather
absurd our going to law with each other."
"Better, Mr. Pearman, say, situated
as we were. Moreover, the nearer and
dearer the relationship, the more acri
monious the law suit ; for a bitter quSrel
commend me to brothers, from Cain and
Abel downwards."
"Then I am to understand that my en
gagement with Miss Denlson Is at an end?
May I ask upon what grounds it is brok
en off?"
"If you wish to know upon what terms
you stand with Miss Denison, see her, and
don t trouble me.
"You said 'situated as we were.' "
"Of course I did. I owed you 10,000,
and hadn't got it. Now, it seems, you
also owe me 10,000, which, of course,
makes my not being able -pay you of
very little consequeuce. --
"But you consented to my engagement
with your daughter.
"And would now, if I thought you'd
ever want it."
"I don't understand you."
"Then it's no use continuing this con
versatiou."
"Will you answer me a straightforward
question I May I ask you if my engage
ment with your daughter is still to hold
good? 1 care little about this other affair,
if that remains as it was."
"And don't I keep telling you that that
being au arrangement between Maude and
yourself if you have any doubts upon the
subject, you had better see her?"
"I will ask leave to do so presently. In
the mean time, Mr. Denison, to return to
this claim of heriot "
"Excuse me, Mr. Pearman ; that I can't
touch upon. I have put myself complete
ly in my nephew's hands regarding that
subject ; but- I will send him to you at
once, and merely remark that any ar
rangement you may make with him has
my cordial assent."
CHAPTEIt XXI.
Grcnville Hose, meanwhile, had early
cognizance of Pearman's arrival, and pre
pared at once for the encounter. He first
ordered a horse to be saddled, and a groom
to be in readiness to take a message to
Xminster. Next he summoned his cousin
to come to him In his uncle's sanctum.
"Maude, dearest," he said, as she en
tered "the crisis of our fate is at hand."
"What is it Gren?" And the grey
eyes opened wide -as she saw the grave,
earnest look upon her lover's face.
"Pearman is here, and your father
is gone to see him. But in a few min
utes I shall be sent for. I'm playing for
a great stake this morning, Maude; to
wit, the freeing your father from his diffi
culties, and to win your own sweet self
for mine own love. Listen. James has
got a horse all ready to go for me to
Xminster. You see these telegram sheets :
I shall come here for one minute, and fill
one up with a message. Mind James
hns It, and is off with it at once. You
see he does not linger. It is of the ut
most consequence to us."
"I understand, Gren. Anything more?"
"Yes; you may as well write Pearman
a polite dismissal, unless you would rath
er see him."
"Oh, no ! I'd rather write." ,
"Well, then do so at once ; and I think
there -will be no necessity for your seeing
him. B.ut if you must" and he looked
a little anxiously towards her.
"I shall know what to say don't be
afraid of that though I wouJd much
rather not." .
Here Harold Denlson entered the room.
jubilant and triumphant
"The overture Is played out, Grenvllle.
and the real business of the piece Is
about to begin. I've told him you are my
representative In this matter, and that I
am entirely In your hands."
"Thanks, uncle."
And Rose went off to encounter Pear
man. He found that gentleman restlessly
pacing the library. A curt greeting
ed between them.
"Now, Mr. Rose, ws had better proceed
to business at once. Time is valuable to
me upon this occasion."
"The sooner the better," rejoined Gren
vine. "Since I last saw you I have been to
town in connection with this affair, and
am prepared to admit that you havs a
better case than I at first thought you
possessed. 'Under these circumstances,
and standing as I do with regard to Miss
Denison "
"Hadn't we better confine ourselves
solely to the business in hand, and not
advert to contingencies that may never
happen?" interrupted Grenvllle, quietly.
'That's It, then?" said Pearman coarse
ly. "Miss Denison intends cancelling her
engagement, as part of the program? I
thought as much." '
"Excuse me if I suggest the propriety
of keeping Miss Denison's name entirely
out of our conversation. That Is a mat
ter upon which I havs nothing to say.
The question lies in a nutshell. Do you
intend to ransom your horse, or Is that
writ of service, of which you received no
tice yesterday, to be carried Into effect?"
"I shall dispute the whole thing, and
place the affair in the hands of my so
licitors." "Very good. Under these circumstances
it is only right to tell you that I have
already applied for an Injunction to pre
vent your running Coriander for any race
till the case is decided."
"Ridiculous I Upon what grounds,
pray?"
"Upon the grounds of possible Injury,
and probable deterioration of value."
"What do you mean?"
"V.Lut I say. Ho ir.isht be Ir.Ji-d,
or he might be beat; in either case, he
would not be so valuable a horse as he
is now."
Pearman said nothing for a minute or
two; at last he exclaimed abruptly, "Do
you ever bet, Mr. Rose?"
"Certainly not !" was the Jesuitical re
ply s for, though Grenvllle Rose never
did meddle with turf matters, though he
had not made a single bet on the forth
coming "Two Thousand," he was yet
aware that Dallison was betting for him;
albeit he neither knew nor cared to know,
so far, the particulars of the transaction.
"You can hardly suppose I shall pay
such a sum as 10,000. Perhaps you will
state what compromise you really intend
to offer me?"
"I have 'none other to propose, than
that you sign Mr. Denlson a release of
the mortgage you hold to that amount
upon Glinn."
"Ah, well! I am afraid you price the
horse a little too high."
"Not at all ! We value the horse at
5,000, and the stakes of the 'Two Thou
sand' at "),000 more."
"And who tells you be Is going to win
that race?"
"Well, you see," rejoined Grenvllle,
smiling, "we are guided there entirely by
your own opinion. We are credibly in
formed that you have thought it worth
while to invest a large sum of money
on his chance, and we have a high opin
ion of your Judgment in such matters."
(To be continued.)
Soar Blllk Crullers.
For. a plate of crullers, beat one egg,
add one-half cup of sugar, one-half cup
of sour milk, one-quarter level tea
spoonful each of cinnamon and salt.
Dissolve one-quarter level teaspoonful
of soda In a teaspoonful of water and
add to the sour milk and other ingre
dients; then mix with flour until stiff
enough to roll out Roll out thin, cut
In squares, and then In strips from
one edge nearly to the other side, and
fry in deep, hot lard. Drain, roll or
sprinkle with sugar and serve hot or
cold.
Steamed Prnnea.
Wash one pound of prunes two op
three times In warm water. Put thera
into an enameled stew pan with half
a cupful of water. Cover closely and
let them steam until the 'water 1b ab
sorbed and the fruit swollen to its
original size. Do not stir or break
the fruit. When cool place in a glass
dish and grate one-half the zest or
julco o a lesion or, crMS"? over th"n,
sprinkle with sugar and cover ' with
whipped cream.
Unite Six Flea fit Once.
In a No. 8 cooking stove put an or
dinary size pie plate In the opposite
corners of the oven. Then In the re
maining corners, which will not be
large enough for two more pie plates,
place cocoa boxes, nud then on top of
these place two more pie plates, which
then will be a little higher than the
lower ones. Then put two more on the
grate. In this way you can bake six
pies at the sanie time and with the
same Are.
Having Fan with the Pnntor.
The ' Rev. Chnrles E. MeCormlclt,
D. D., pastor of the Furmlngton Avenue
Methodist Church of Hartford, Conn.,
and one of the best known Methodist
clergymen In the State, Is n student of
human nature. He likes to frequent
public places In a layman's gnrb and
study his fellow men. One warm day
this spring, while on a visit to New
York, he was sitting In Madison Square
when a neatly dressed stranger accost
ed him from a bench across the walk.
Soon the two were engaged in conver
sation. "Are you Interested In horse-racing?"
asked the stranger.
"I like a good horse," was the non
committal reply of the clergyman,
whose business suit, crush lint nnd neg
ligee shirt belled his profession.
"Sny, I'm a telegrapher and got some
dandy tips every day. Maybe you could
use some. They're regular 'sure
things.' "
Needless to say. the offer was polite
ly declined, but as the stranger, began
to press the mntter. Dr. MeCormlck,
with a twinkle In his eye, told the fel
low who he was. The stranger's dis
comfiture was as pitiful as his de
parture was awkward and ludicrous.
A day or two Inter the pnrson sat In
the, same seat, nnd another stranger,
an old gentleman with a long grny
beard and kindly face, sat down beside
him. One remark led to another until
the clergyman In a burst of confidence
related his previous experience. It
tickled the old man mightily. Chuckling
In great glee and slapping the parson
on the log, lie exclaimed:
"Ile-he-he! That's a corker, old
sport! Ami he believed It!" From
Success Magazine.
Steamed Drown Bread,
Sift together two cups of corn meal,
two cups of rye meal, one-half level
teaspoonful of salt. Mix with one cup
of hot water in which Is dissolved a
level teaspoonful of soda, two cups of
sour milk, and two-thirds cup of mo
lasses. Beat and pour into a buttered
mold and steam five hours, or into
one-pound baking powder tins and
steam two hours. The smaller loaves
save time and cut In good-shaped
slices. -
Devil's Food.
Boil together a half-cun of crated
chocolate, a gill of milk and a half-cup
of brown sugar. When thick, like rich
cream; set aside to cool. Cieam a half-
cup of butter with a cup of brown
SUSar. add twn-rhirfla nf a mm nf mllb-
Jand two beaten eggs. Stir In vanilla
flavoring and beat in the boiled mix
! ture, then two cupfuls of prepared
nour. Bake In layers and Dut tneeth
er with a boiled frosting.
SOMETHING FOB EVERYBODY
Taklnir No Chance.
Borely I got rather a cool recep
tion when I called at the Smiths' last
night, but they warmed up finally.
Why, when I was leaving the whole
family came to tho door with me!
Griggs That wns because some one
took three umbrellas out of their hall
rack a few evenings ago. Puck.
Mnemonic.
"I suppose there is a great deal ot
mental strain Involved In the conduct
of Immense Interests like yours?"
"I should say so," answered Dustln
Star. "Its mighty hard to go on the
witness stand and remember the list of
things your lawyer told you to forget.'
Washington Star.
Potato Candy.
Boll a medium-sized potato, and
mash very fine, without using milk or
Dutter. When cold, add powdered rue.
ar. At first the mixture will get very
tnin, nut will thicken as you add
more sugar. When thick, add chopped
walnuts, if you wish, and mold Into
uoiia wuu me nana3, pressing a
halved English walnut on each side
of the ball. Simple and good, and
easy to make.
Breakfat Omelet. '
neat iour eggs separately; add to
the yolks one teaspoonful of flour
stirred Into a little milk; add a half
teaspoonful of salt, a cup of warm
milk, then the stiffly beaten whlt
Pour into a well-greased pan and bake
in a fairly hot oven for fifteen or
twenty minutes. Serve with a cream
sauce.
Ebb Toant.
Beat well four eggs and' cook slowlv
antll thick and croinny In one-half cup
rich milk which has been lientiil to
the boiling iiolnt. Add one- teaspoonful
nutter and one-third tenspoon salt
Place upon Bl Ices of freshly-made tnnsr.
dust with pepper and sprinkle with
cnoppea parsley. -
Manned Carrot.
Scrape and slice the carrots nnH hn
tender, changing the water once and
adding saJt to the second water.
Drain, rub through a colander and
mash as you would potatoes, beating
light with a large spoonful nf lmitr
and seasoning to taste. Serve very
UUb.
Boiled Cuatnrd.
Beat the yolks of three
With two rounding teasnnnnfnlu
sugar and pour in two cups of boiling
not nuiK. I'our back into the double
boiler and cook until It will coat a
spoon when dinned Into it rni
flavor with lemon or vanilla. - .
Jelly Slrnlnera.
If when salt and flour hn?n nro em.
tied you will put them In the clothes
namper to De washed and boiled out,
you will always have a sunniv nf ioii
strainers. The salt ban Is lust th.
thing for the odd glasses of iniiv n,0.
all during the season..
I
Muslin is being made from the fiber
of the banana tree.
Estimates place the amount of capi
tal value of .British Investments in
India at $2,350,000.
As game preserves, it Is claimed
that the northern regions and forests
of Canada furnish the finest fur-bearing
animals In the world.
Natives of Burma and parts of In
dia prepare tea in a peculiar .way,
called "pickling." The leaves are boil
ed and pressed Into bamboo tubes,
which are burled in the ground un
til the material has matured.
Roughly speaking, It might be said
that the annual importations into the
United States of coffee, tea and cocoa
amount to $100,000,000 a year; three
fourths coffee, and the remainder
about equally divided between cocoa
and tea.
Several years ago the late Sir Fran
cis Lockwood got a prisoner off by
proving an alibi. Afterward the Judge
met the eminent lawyer and said:
"Well, Lockwood, that was a very good
alibi." "Yes,, my lord," was the an
swer; "I had three offered me, and I
think I selected the best."
The River Indus in width during
the year may vary by miles. Traffic
for Ion distances cannot be guaran
teed because the ever-shifting channel
throws up mud flats and sand banks
here and overwhelms good land there
In a manner which defeats the wis
dom of the ancient boatmen.
John Bright used to tell how a bar
ber who was cutting .his hair once
said to him: VYou 'ave a large 'ead,
sir; It is a good thing to 'ave a large
'ead, for a large 'ead means a large
brain, and a large brain Is the most
useful thing a man can 'ave, as It
nourishes the roots of the 'air."
Baltimore is congratulating herself
on the figures shown by the new city
directory, Just issued. A decided
growth commercially and a gain of
nearly twelve thousand In population
In the last year are Indicated. The
population Is placed at 691,128, which
Is a gain of 11.941, according to the
directory editor's estimate.
R. A. Hudson, of Weddlngton, was
here Saturday and sold to Messrs.
Stack & Hudson, sixty bales of cot
ton for his neighbors, the Misses
Ross. These ladles make in the neigh
borhood of one hundred bales each
yeaY on their lands In that section,
and Mr. Hudson carried them a check
for a clear $3,000. Monroe (La.)
Journal.
Colo Younger, former bandit, out on
parole granted by the Governor of
Minnesota, has taken to the lecture
platform in Oklahoma. "A young man
never made a more serious mistake
than to suppose that the world owes
him a living. It doesn't," says Young
er. "The understanding with tho
Governor of Minnesota was that I
might do as I pleased as long as I
didn't do it in Minnesota," the bandit
declares.
On, the west slope of the Cascade
mountains a giant red fir was recent!
blown across the tracks of the North
ern Pacific railroad. Traffic was
blocked by the monster log, which
measured eight feet in diameter.
There was no saw within miles that
was big enough to cut the timber and
as the railroad company could not
wait the Ave days required to saw a.
section from the huge log, dynamite
was placed In deeply bored holes and
the aged tree blown, to splinters. It
was easier to repair ten rods of road
bed than to saw through eight feet of
solid red fir. New York Sun.
The total number of American regu
lars who Berved in Mexico and lta bor
ders during the Mexican war was 21,
509; of volunteers. 22.027. In the as
saults upon Mexico City. General
Scott had on August 20. 1847. an avail
able force of 10,738, nearly one-half
of whom were recruits. After several
onslaughts the city was finally taken
on September 14, after which General
Scott was reinforced to an aggregate
of 20,000 men. The treaty of peace
was signed on February 2, 1848. The
total American losses In the valley of
Mexico were 2,703, including 383 offi
cers. The Mexicans had 7.000 killed
and wounded and 3.730 Mexicans wern
taken prisoners of war.
Antletara Is regarded as the bloodl-
est battle of the civil war. The losses
were nearly equally divided. The to
tal In killed and wounded in the en
tire Maryland campaign. September
12-20, 1862, being 22,891 for the two
armies. The proportion of forces actu
ally engaged in the fight 1b estimated
by F. W. Palfrey In his volume, "An-
tletam ana Freder cksbure." thr
Union to two Confederates. This is
based upon the exclusion from M
Clellan's strength of the Fifth and
Sixth Corps and the cavalry division,
numbering together 29.560. which
were hardly used at all, losing but 2
per cent The other corps of the
Potomao lost about 20 Der cent, and .
the Confederates over S5 per cent
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