The "Blacklisted" Cadet — page 11: what you’re looking at

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CLIT FARALAY’S ‘WARD.’ ome it named Clif familiarly to take avatar cf matters _ and ‘‘see to Toin’s welfare.’ 2 ““As hereinafter detailed,’ the screed ran; but Clif understood that death had prevented the cun- sunimation of the most important of the testator’s lans. ‘“Signed,’’ read Clif, and stopped blank with a surprised look. Ce “Who? who??? fluttered the suspenseful Vic, un-— able to refrain from putting in an oar, whatever the consequences. : *’ “Simon Ward,’ *? read Clif. ‘'Why, sir!’ he cried to thie lawyer 1 genuine astonishment, ‘‘I scarcely knew the sentleman |! Y? “So he informed ine,’’ calmly nodded the other. ‘“We were comparative strangers !”? “T understand so, but le seemed to have formed a high aud exclusive idea of your superior merits.’” ‘“T have never seen him but once!”? “You found some valuables he lost, and restored them.’? “Simple honesty. ”? ‘*VYou saved lis life.’ Clif looked modest. ‘SAt the risk of your own.” Clif was silent. The ‘‘Siinon Ward” ndme had suggested to Clifa vivid train of recent incidents. About a mouth previous, the cadet while rowing ~ up the Severn river some distance from the academy had coine across a man soinewhat beyond middle age strucoling in its strong current. . It was just below a “bridge, from which Clif later learned Ward had wildly sprang to rescue a bag of valuables that had slipped from his hand over its rail. Ward, sinking for the last time, was reached by Poe the swiftly-directed boat, but in his mad strug gles ——_— he Guctionmed It. | cee os al 4 oD © A “4 . . Ag A ee ee ge. aN “ = p « ' e ~ alt # Me . . + ‘ a - ' is . in x Lae a = } st * * » AS . i. . ce x) + + 3 ’ . ts 2 é <i Lo *. » "] . A > Hs, We mm = ia? a wey if os * > » % Z rs a : a Ae é ire AS % * - ? wae v, LS; - ig! s 7 a ‘ ' a% - ’ > y ' Ye ee na “4a ie éx aN gi . Wee ei } . 4) ,. é a ea he t . i. io oe 28 - * mee > * ‘ Me BMICDOOKS.cory