Show for lot nothing cil per cold cent 1111 house houfe in bibich 2 mr 1 ir liff elliam larn T johnton johnson caralt d on the lie bu inaba of money lender and financial agent MOS in no ana different from lhome bur rounding it inie have that the lie downstairs down stair front window i bair hot P the legend loon lonn office lit in large e black letterson lett erbon on amilte ground A It ilet oi derla agel man mail as mr joli johnson dibon and people w 00 ho met inet him in the direct and did not know him would ha hae e I 1 aken him for an thing rather than a man inan who put out his hia nione to fiur certainly taini there n nothing of 0 the helock fehil b ock about him as he wit one bering morning in offiel biter a much thumbed account hook book ile mas a tall firc loohn built man ith n pale face ond and a thin crop of beard and his liera that alais looked as if it had bail grown gro ri in patches usually Vau alli when lie he ana its not talking to lils chenta he h carried a quill I 1 ien en in ills his mouth there here wab nai in I 1 alb habit hint gaie gae him the appearance of an abstracted 11 str poodle carra caroi ing iia a stick I 1 mr mir johnbson is 15 deeply en gr 0 sa ed in the of a end enar lit hi his account book when ahrn the door of the loan inan office opened ner cr buddi rily abd set act lit bell ringing etli with din dia io nance lie he heaed a light step in ili little lobb which ins VIT off from the he rett of the room lor kor n moment he did riot not answer the of the he bellit va aiss neer nise lobe in too ton much haste to malconie belcome mel conie callers but presently present li lie rose robe and opened the door the quill luell pen still retaining its hori hon position in hla his mouth hits his t 3 e es mire wirelessly lessly from tin iding counter to the who stood behind it lie ile was vi as not en ansil W for he had cen man strange things in his time but hit hat lit lie no now sai an surprised him blin into a ague uncomfortable fort able silence behind the little counter stood blood a young ladi ny may a girl of tome some is 18 or A r WHAT AMOUNT IX DO IOU OU ewt TO bostro no it RON T 19 10 ears dressed ei mont of gool punition tion and palpable file ment fertsh face itself to mr ir johnsont ets et front from beneath the of a much billo cred picture hat seemed strang strangle ti out of keeping mith the cinfo 1 ng color of t th be lit little t le lobbs I 1 uh oh er cr c e tire are mr NN illiam johnsoni sl the yes fin answered sered nir mr johnson joannon ducr 1 ou ue cr r aou ou itna mone bonfi don t 3 ion oil ica vs sold aid mr job johnson neon again 1 I I 1 vont mant to borrow some ionic mone money y 1 abe bo taid looking out of ea tei ea ot at the monva lender lemler mr johnson a 6 first grapul ae i wa a to biresch out ins his liand for one of the ap forms stood rend in it wall bo on the lie counter hut but upon reflection lion lie lifted the he bengin Bl ngin ghelf abid atkey ill ills iu ell clitus at to tep step attle hen phe hui I 1 abd into I 1 lie ile office ht h clofed the lie door and joined her and fro from m cheer force of I 1 abit lie he ih iff e quill luell pen to his mouth I 1 lie I 1 e pirl girl aai tho itic to 10 ilie poodle and a amile rippled cir liw face nit mi johnson Johns did not abere it il le L indicated indica tec a u chair at the fide cf lil artl and nihon ott bip pirl firl I 1 nd na I 1 ikeie aei it il I 1 in I 1 resu ined lip win OMI feat f tat and looked at licar hat but amount did 30 ilish ish to borrow ro baid nir mr johnson oil ah v ell 11 now said mr jollon 1 I AUP up role rotc 3 oil coul I 1 furnish good security 1 I thought though that aou ou it final lid bin III bour 5 our advertise advertisement nent sou know kno A that ou lend money on borrowers ers note of hand icklone cloned I think ho how it a put pul lint wand W and no and that it to borro borrowers bor aes an mr ir johnson ohl bald the girl ohl tilen I 1 3 OU oil lie f don t lend money without lit hout se e cut curay 10 11 maid aid nir mr johnson Jo linton of bourke if ve e know the I 1 arta and kno knois that Ws jt all right and ha why curse in blat cube cake 1 I bt ne e raid fuld the girl I 1 yes or of course 3 ou dout dont kuo huo gna on thing about me llon how sill of met me I 1 thought one lad had just juist to 10 come ond and get the mono an and d sign ign a paper or something some thing 11 the girl looked up from her p cresol filth which iilah she had bad been tracing im patterns pat terna on the floor berh perhaps a ps I 1 d better tell aou cu nil all about it she ehe bald ald i of churbe courbe co urbe oil ont le 11 anybody will 1111 oua never divulge secretes tc crete s said mr johnson 1 ell I 1 want ant to storrow I 1 20 to bua b a bicycle therel there sold boid the girl bilth a des destiche tishe tap lap of the parabola pa raol upon the floor I 1 lou ou ste etc I 1 aie e spent otei penin of rna ni quarter n and taws mill t a 8 month 1110 rith before ile an ana more thie due ard I 1 wilst nut hal hau 0 bl pile antii n iid I 1 looked overall the gibout ri iti ioni ont and I 1 saw savi ours aid BI 1 so BO I 1 came to 3 ou I 1 might I 1 inquire what hat name ui ilia oni ant I 1 ald sald mr johnson I 1 uli I 1 am III mias Latt lattimar imir of course ou inasi ni father mr kobert lat rel replied plied nir mr johndon Joh Jolin nion bon cuore than cier 11 lf ir no doubt that hed ho d baj bu oun bicili non lion 11 1 no 0 o he vont ont lie ile links la 10 ft A i cur lul it enough for a girl to no oi J sh all ha leaie e I 1 lobov 0 bu v ma ni oi oit ait it wa bicycle clet mt mr johnston took I 1 the lie quill out of lilt 1101 th and kerat berat ched lis his head lah the fin thera orld end of it im afraid 3 bour our father mouldan t ap prove nia ilia am a in lie began olt oli lie b not to know I 1 now nom rici Is a littly deal just 1 bc ticen iou and me ine fler all its ir not getting things on credit til Is it detaube the nione idill really bl bi mine ihen han ou c e it lint it t I 1 it t to tome me von vi on t lit it T ices cei un answered sered mr mir Joli nhon I 1 e eb cb that a nil right said mib Latt battliner liner 1 11 ell line lime 14 1 got to dign ana on papers or aai thing mr johnson Jolin Bon it lii Is usual to rnald In wore oh but bot ive ice no time for Inqui exl claimed almed miss lattimer I 1 ne e got to intel A friend at the agent s in an I 1 our oh look here leaie on my iny cal caid d nir mr johnbson John bon in in ti larl bl ier N lo To linson loolie nt at the pitco of pa d and then tit at I 1 it tinier irn pilled hini him to roe onu and unlock n m chilli aich brood lit in a corner of the ninn lie ile fumbled about and final 13 1 i 1 rod act 1 I four fi flap e pound noich nem bic from froin the bink of I 1 angland inell ell int ain nir mr johnon I 1 it brint ina at of donig doing bittins bu hinse but and abi thirel re lie tc ultra ul trl erlis un abit ab nb to it elpi tin in atterb elf 11 ben did aou ou bay 3 jou ou could pa it baek back nicano olt oil on oil abe first mikii Ditt dittlinger liner 1 I 1 lint hat s scarcely scarce 13 u la is it I 1 rhen I 1 mno nia expect to see 3 ou oil on oil the first of july ins ananin ain haider johnbson in inking I 1 ng arim don n Us lie e rot rote e i 3 ou anni I 1 exal excl miss mish I 1 stilmer delighted delight edl 1 hanks an fill 1 V 1 sli stuffed the joics into a gold amii t and emilid nt at nir mr johnson all the innocent of a child ml a 0 lins hoi pot got eliat liol it arants anth iltis lint me MC hareid t aliment I 1 to a or ani an tiling thing 11 1 think kaid nir mr Jo hiTon ill anc ou pi thi nin I 1 lloil ch hitre t forbach n bort lonn loan ninna 11 not this italo to abbod an bod in bc add rd tin doup 11 I 1 N e ai nii s keep bt mutters iera co quiet olt oh to le 10 burel bierc laughed the lie girl all tl intili nir mr johnon john on nudged and exl 13 3 3 aull ou 11 bs tic e me inc on the first of juia jul dind certain boit ou kno on I 1 lie lortt of J july ul mi bohn lo linon on I 1 bat t in ili his hi office in a of nervous c cie cepec ie a tanca but s lind noth ing to do front from MIB roer ml all the ig lit h and idill she fhe came tame not and then ns caning near the brought a reg lists red letter and mr lir johnson opened opined it and drew drei out 10 in notes and ont I 1 lound unil in gold nud and a note that binell Ld of i fotr ft r along a long time mr johnson rose from froin ills his desk and locked up hi notes in hla his babe ilien chook hi took he sovereign in ili ins his hand and went out into the street lie ile present 13 canie came to the little thop of ni ft jein jeweler eler and entert d it limido finhen hen lie canic came out the so sovereign hung on his i atch chain rind I 1 I 1 is fangen 6 felt for it at 01 d cal ased it is if it hod bad been line t ine thing and that was theand the end laic es e |