Part 60 (1/2)
”He's afraid He's getting superstitious!” he cried ”What do you think of that, Johnnie?”
”Well,” drawled John, ”it's the first ti”
These words see Clark to the quick
”Will you dance?” said he, in a hoarse voice
I made no answer
”Curse her!up from his chair
”Don't let her bully you, you fool!”
Clark stepped toward me and laid one heavy hand on mine, while he attempted to pass the other roundtouch all my nature see like a frenzy over me I neither knew nor cared what I said
Yet I spoke slowly, and it was not like passion All that I had read in that manuscript was in my heart, the very spirit of the murdered Despard seemed to inspire me
”Touch h to Death already And you,” I cried, stretching out ain will I obey one command of yours Kill me if you choose, and send me after Colonel Despard”
These words seeroan, and clutched the arm of his chair John looked in fear from one to the other, and stammered with an oath:
”She knows all! Mrs Compton told her”
”Mrs Co,” said he, and then looked up fearfully at ain that fear which I had seen in them before was shown upon their faces
I looked upon these wretches as though I had surveyed theht That one of theotten I seemed to utter words which were inspired within me
”Colonel Despard has spoken to me froe him”
I turned and went out of the room As I left I heard John's voice:
”If she's the devil hiot to be took down!_”
I reachedin allhands I write this Will these be ive me safe deliverance Amen! amen!
CHAPTER xxx
SMITHERS & CO
The Brandon Bank, John Potts, President, had one day risen suddenly before the eyes of the astonished county and filled all men with curious speculations
John Potts had been detestable, but now, as a Bank President, he began to be respectable, to say the least Wealth has a charm about it which fascinates all men, even those of the oldest families, and now that this parvenu showed that he could easily ean to look upon his na the ring of gold
His first effort to take the county by storm, by an ordinary invitation to Brandon Hall, had been sneered at every where But this bank was a different thing Many began to think that perhaps Potts had been an ill-used and slandered ent, but who could prove any thing against him after all?