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The Heir Of Bendersleigh; Or, The Freemason's Promise.
man triumphantly , at the same time laughing loudly . "Come , now Sed t ! Ser ' VerS ^ ^ a ***** ^ *"** *' " - ' agSoSX eo ^ l ^ C ] i 6 nt ' "hQ dkl S °' «"« - '' Why , you could not look much blacker , " said Mr Baker "if T had Fopose ( 1 that should bo man . ' yoJtf % ^' j £ * want your assistance in this matter , and you must cany £ off for
' You can of course command my services , " was Mr . Graino-er '< - sS th t TT / 11 " / have ' alre f dy tM w ** -d % Sd r ! stand that I take a deep interest in the welfare of the Marshall ' s and I « ay say so especially , with reference to Harriet . It wiU be , gratifying day to me to see her worthily married , and I am there " fore glad that have communicated
you your intentions to mT as you may understand that I can be of service in the matter . " ' 5 t^lfl^'^^^^**"'M*M*** ™ m ^ teIy communicate intentions to MrsMarshall
iJ *? ^ your . " continued Mr . Gramger without noticing the interruption , « aR . d ut th ? Z Cl ° Seljr With m illterests of *» ™ % I do not doubt that this alliance you propose will lead to satisfactor y results " TPJ , Pn » none of your straight-laced morality in my manias KKI'SSTMr'Eate'Iisi"s'"Plcai*°55
f There is a moral m every marriage , " responded Mr . Grainger Breaching in a lawyer ' s office ! ho ! ho ! ho ! " cried Mi Baker in great glee " Come , Grainger , will you put this in train for 1 P Foi T must be bnef and be off , for there'l a ' skylarking chap waS for ne a eGe ° d J make ^ lie'U ' be smaslii
Ses a dtl ' TI ^^ e g Z glasses and throwing down the waiters , to amuse himself durim * - my lonabsence . . Capita chap ; he'd just do for yon , Grainger ; " and th nW this immoderatel y facetious , the young heir laughed out Mud 3 Becoming himself , he continued with much volubility . « Well WH do it , Grainger , will you ? You shall be father in church , and all That 111 be here again the day after to to know
. -morrow , how th matter o-oes so just draw me a cheque for 60 * ., and then I'll be off " Mr . Grainger was evidently not desirous of prolon-inb- the interview with his hopeful client , and he , therefore , immediatel / drewthe r S chequeand handed it over to MrBakerwho hastil it in
, . , y Jut his po ke gave a smart slap on he desk , with his cane , which made Mr . & ES jump , and then walked out of the office , whistling a popular air & Hunter said Mr . Grainger , putting his head into the outer office . £ ir , ot course , was the instantaneous reply "Look me out Mrs Marshall ' s mortgage , and bring it in to me . " Gabriel Hunter of knew where
course , to put his hand upon the docimient m question at once , and but a few moments , therefore , ^ ed
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Heir Of Bendersleigh; Or, The Freemason's Promise.
man triumphantly , at the same time laughing loudly . "Come , now Sed t ! Ser ' VerS ^ ^ a ***** ^ *"** *' " - ' agSoSX eo ^ l ^ C ] i 6 nt ' "hQ dkl S °' «"« - '' Why , you could not look much blacker , " said Mr Baker "if T had Fopose ( 1 that should bo man . ' yoJtf % ^' j £ * want your assistance in this matter , and you must cany £ off for
' You can of course command my services , " was Mr . Graino-er '< - sS th t TT / 11 " / have ' alre f dy tM w ** -d % Sd r ! stand that I take a deep interest in the welfare of the Marshall ' s and I « ay say so especially , with reference to Harriet . It wiU be , gratifying day to me to see her worthily married , and I am there " fore glad that have communicated
you your intentions to mT as you may understand that I can be of service in the matter . " ' 5 t^lfl^'^^^^**"'M*M*** ™ m ^ teIy communicate intentions to MrsMarshall
iJ *? ^ your . " continued Mr . Gramger without noticing the interruption , « aR . d ut th ? Z Cl ° Seljr With m illterests of *» ™ % I do not doubt that this alliance you propose will lead to satisfactor y results " TPJ , Pn » none of your straight-laced morality in my manias KKI'SSTMr'Eate'Iisi"s'"Plcai*°55
f There is a moral m every marriage , " responded Mr . Grainger Breaching in a lawyer ' s office ! ho ! ho ! ho ! " cried Mi Baker in great glee " Come , Grainger , will you put this in train for 1 P Foi T must be bnef and be off , for there'l a ' skylarking chap waS for ne a eGe ° d J make ^ lie'U ' be smaslii
Ses a dtl ' TI ^^ e g Z glasses and throwing down the waiters , to amuse himself durim * - my lonabsence . . Capita chap ; he'd just do for yon , Grainger ; " and th nW this immoderatel y facetious , the young heir laughed out Mud 3 Becoming himself , he continued with much volubility . « Well WH do it , Grainger , will you ? You shall be father in church , and all That 111 be here again the day after to to know
. -morrow , how th matter o-oes so just draw me a cheque for 60 * ., and then I'll be off " Mr . Grainger was evidently not desirous of prolon-inb- the interview with his hopeful client , and he , therefore , immediatel / drewthe r S chequeand handed it over to MrBakerwho hastil it in
, . , y Jut his po ke gave a smart slap on he desk , with his cane , which made Mr . & ES jump , and then walked out of the office , whistling a popular air & Hunter said Mr . Grainger , putting his head into the outer office . £ ir , ot course , was the instantaneous reply "Look me out Mrs Marshall ' s mortgage , and bring it in to me . " Gabriel Hunter of knew where
course , to put his hand upon the docimient m question at once , and but a few moments , therefore , ^ ed