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Show nd I fancy it may exclaimed the ad-his ad-his own mind. twenty-five pounds day's work, upon ry handsome order, f'ome one, and why I'm sure he'll lose I had better transfer part of our private account to meet them." "Quite so, my boy. All that's mine Is yours. But who do you think this Pearson is? He Is Mrs. Westmacottfs brother." "Really. What a singular thing! Well, I can see a likeness now that you mention men-tion it. They have h ih the same hard type of face." "She has been warning me. against him says he is the rankest pirate in London. I hope that it la all right, boy, and that we may not flni, ourselves our-selves in broken water," Harold had turned a little pale as he heard Mrs. Westmacott's opinion, of his senior partner. It gave shape and substance sub-stance to certain vague fears: and suspicions sus-picions of his own which had' been pushed back as often as they obtruded themselves as being too monstrous and fantastic for belief. "He is a well-known, man ine the aity, dad," said he. "Of course he Is of course- he Is: That is what I told her. They would have found him out there if anything had been amiss with him.. Bless you,, there's nothing so bitter as a- family quarrel. Still it is just as well that you have i eat hurry. By the rom what you said f a partner." the junior partner, r. I was introduced md he offered Har-!f Har-!f course we had a i to pay." had stopped, and stiffly with ht red rimmer than usual, she. "Jeremiah ," she cried. "You that investment." a." igether side by side, ;ome thought of her crossed and dlsap-ce dlsap-ce and the lost eom- , admiral," she ex-"lf ex-"lf I were you I y out of this part- d to one of the deep-i deep-i the whole city of n, ma'am? What n? He bears a good rld knows Jeremiah w him, admiral. I I have a friendly u and for your son. le and you had best iy words, ma'am. Do ou know him better iand Jobbers in the Irs. Westmacott, "will know him when I tjll Klden name was Ada t Jeremiah Pearson. written about this affair,, foe we- jsay as well have all' fair and" above board." But Harold's Ietteir to hiB partner was crossed by su lettei- from his partner to Harold. It tay awaiting him upon the breakfast table next morning, and tt sent the heart into his. mouth as he read it, and caused him to spring up from his chair- with a white faca and staring eyes. "My boy! My boy!" "I am ruined, mother ruined!" He stood: gazing; wildly in front of him, while the sheet of paper fluttered down to the carpet. Then he dropped back Into the chair, and sank his face into his hands. His mother had her arms round him in an Instant, while the admiral, with shaking fingers, picked up the letter let-ter from the floor and adjusted his glasses to read lt "My Dear Denver," It ran. "Bjr the time that this reaches you I shall be out of the reach of yourself or of any one else who may desire an Interview. Ten need not search for me, for I assure you that this letter is posted by a friend, and that you 'will have your trouble in vain Jf you try to find me. I am sorry to leave you in such a tight place, but one or other of us must be squeezed, and on the whole I" prefer that it should be you. You'll find nothing noth-ing In the bank, and about 13,080 unaccounted un-accounted for. I'm not sure that ths best thing you can do is not to realizt what you . can and imitate yaur senior's sen-ior's example. If you act at ence you may get clean away. If not, It's 'only that you must put u your shutters, but I am afraid that this missing menoy could hardly be Included as ar. ordinary debt, and of coursegr0"u-are legally responsible re-sponsible "for lt, much as I am. Takeajfv-" and ffet to Jjjg, ,"" with brains can It there, and you |
