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Show JNTtRHWnwi "" V,CCIATaZ i:hai''i:h xi -ic.vum , i,i. "Whit an h.ui.m man h..nl.t .1... I will write to all i.nr rll.-iita sn.l rr.'.ll-t..r. rr.'.ll-t..r. S"-.-niMr them. Ii.y the wli-le niiil-:.-r hrr.,re then,, n.l th.-in tin letter md put myneir oi.s..iit.ly In Ihelr hi, h.." "That's It. hoy yar.l.'irm lo yardnrm ami have It ov.-r." "I rmit po ill ..n. ..' lie pul nn hl te. rent nn.l his hut. "Hut 1 have t-n mlinilr. y.t h.r..re I run rntrli th lialn. There Is mi.. Intl.. thing which I must .to h. r.re 1 st-irt." He lia.l cn.iKht sIkIiI thr.MiKh the I. .nn Kin's fi.lillng ,1, -r of the n-nn of a wlilto til.iuse nml n straw hut In lh tennis ground. Clnra used efti n to meet him th. re of a morning t.i suy a few wnr.ls before he hurried away Into the city. Ii.. walked out now Willi the nil.'k, firm step nf a ini.n who hns tuk-en tuk-en a mom. nlous resolution, hut Ills fuc waa hHKKiir.1 and hl llpe pule. "Clara.'' auld he, aa she . inn.. I.iwur.l him with wnr.ls of greeting. "I am sorry sor-ry lo bring III news to you. hut thlnit have gone wrong In the illy, and and I think I niiulit to release you from your engngement." Cluri atiu.d at him with her great uueatlonlng dark eyes, and her face became be-came aa pule ns tils. "How ran the city affect you and me, Harold?" j "It Is dishonor. I cannot ask you to ahare It," "Dishonor! The loss of some miser- I able gold and silver coins!" "Oh, C'lnra. If It worn only that! We ' could be far huppler together In a lit- j tie cottage In the country thnn with all I the riches of the city. Poverty could not cut me to the heart, as I have been ! cut this morning. Why. II Is hut twenty minutes since 1 had the letter. Clan. I and It seems to me to be some old, oi l ' thing which hapis-ned far awuy In my past life, some horrid Min k cloud i which shut out all the freshness and j the peace from It." j "Hut what Is It. then? What do you . fear worse than poverty?" To have debts that I cannot meet. ! To be hammered down upon 'change 1 and declared a bankrupt. To know that I otnera have a Juat claim -on in and ! lo feel that t dare not me. . their eyes, i Is not that worse than poverty?" "Vea, Harold, a thousand fold wnre!. Hut all thla may he gut over. la there nothing more?" "My partner haa fled and left me responsible re-sponsible for heavy del.ta. and In such a position that I may tie rriiulred by the law lo produce aome at least of thla missing money. It has been confided con-fided lo me to Invest, and he has em-l.essled em-l.essled It. I, aa his partner, am liable lor It. I have brought misery on all whom I love niy father, my mother. But you at least shall not he under the hadow. Vou me free, Clara. There Is na tie between us." I "II takes two to in.. ke such a tie. Harold." auld she, smiling nn.l putting her hand Inside his arm. "It lakes two to make It. dear, and also Iwo to break It. Is that the way they do business In the city. sir. that a mun can always at hla own sweet will tear up his engagement?" en-gagement?" , "Vou hold me lo It, Clara?" "No creditor so remorseless aa I. Harold. Never, never, ahall you gel from that bond." "Hut I am ruined. My whoM life la blasted." "And so you wish lo ruin me, and blast my life also. No, Indeed, air, you hull not get away ao lightly. Hut lerlously now, Harold, you would hurt me If It were not an absurd. Do y.,u think a woman'a love la like thla sun-lliuile sun-lliuile which I carry In my hand, a thing only fitted for the sunshine, and of no use when the winds blow and the clouds gather?" "I would not drag you down. Clara." "Hhoul.l I not be drugged Uown Indeed In-deed If 1 left your side at such n tlm? It la only now that I ran be of use to you. help you. sustain you. You have always been so slr.ipg, so above me. Tou are strong still, but then two will be stronger. Hesldea, sir, you have no Iden what a woman of biiMlnesa 1 am. Psimi says so. and he knows." Harold tried to speak, but his heart was too full. He could only press the white hand which curled round his sleeve. Hhe walked up and down by his side, prattling merrily, nml sending Utile Ut-ile gleams of cheerlness through the gloom which girt him In. To listen lo her he might have thought it was Ida, and not her atnld and demur slater! who waa chatting to htm. "It will anon be cleared up." ahe aal.l. "and th.-n we shall feel quite dull, (if course all busln.ss men have these little lit-tle upa and downa. Why. I suppose nf all the men you meet upon 'change, thera Is not one who haa not aome such story to tell. If everything was always smooth, you know, then of course every one would turn stockbroker, and you would hayo to hold your meetings in Hyde park. How much la It that you need?" "Mor" than I can aver get. Not less than thirteen thousand pouu.la." Clara a face fell aa ahe heard the am. unit. What do you prouoae do luff?" "I shall go to the city now. and I shall ask all our creditors to meet ma tomorrow. to-morrow. I ahall r-ad them Pearson s letter, and put myself into their hnnda." "And they, what will they do?" "What run they ito? They will aerve 1 writs for their money, and the llrm will be der l-.red bankrupt." "And the meeting will be to-morrow, ynu say. Will you take my advice?" "Whnt Is It. Clara V j "To aek them fur a few days of de- ' .v. Win. knows what new turn mat- lers may tLkc?" j J "What turn ,nn they lake? I ha nc -i rans .-r rul-lng the money.- l.'t us have a few daa" -.1. we shout.t have that In the oi-dlr. oi-dlr. .;v course of bii-ln.-ss. The lcg.il r.'tii..,lltl. would lake them some III-tl" III-tl" t, ii- Itul 1 ii.u-t g... Clara, I must , m.t ,.. ., , mirk. j,y ,,,.,. . n,lla, j be a my offices. " I "Vis. -:..;., ,.., r,. rlirtit. tl-.l bl.ss , you .m l suanl you! I -1 , ill I... ,e-e In 1 he Wild...-,,..... but ..II ,lav I shall be hv yjilr , .Mice ml.lf at ThroKiuorton slre,. in spirit, end If ever vou should be e.,1 .,u will hear my IHtle whlsp. r In y.ur ear. and know Hint there Is one client whom you will never be able lo act rl.l ..r-ncver na long as wa both live, dear." CIIAPTKH XII. irtllKM.S IN XKKII. YV -i fl I'APA." fAII Kf'7 n'm '"" "rn- ' ''V l'":' wr'"kll"K ''IT I IV br-ws and putting ! rf ' l' h"r """"r-tll'S to- 1 1 - A ,' ' "er with the air v "V v J l-rson "f bu-lneai, -; ((' "I want to have a , VL .-r J t"1" yu aboui vj.i money matters." ir' "Yes, my dear.' He laid down bis paper and looked a ques;on. "Kltully tell me again, pana, how much money I have In my very own riant. You have often told ma before, but I always forget tlgurea." "You have two hundred and fifty pounds a year, under your aunt's will." "And Ida?" "Ida hs. .. i hundred and fifty." "Now. nV 1 ran llvo very well on fifty , .... , a yenr. pai. I am not I very extravagant, and I could make my , own dresses If 1 hsd n sewing-machine." "Very likely, dear." j "In that case I have Iwo hundred I year which I could do without." "If It were necessary." j "Hut It Is necessary. Oh. do help m. I like a g.s.d. dear, kind pups. In this I matter, for my whole heart Is set upon It. Harold Is in sore need of money, and throiiah no fault of his own " With a woman'a tnct and elo.uenee, ahe told the whole atory. "Put yourself in my place, pain. What la the money to me? I never think of It from year a end to year a end. Hut now I know how pre. eloua It Is. 1 could not have thought that money could he ao valuable. Hee what I ran do with It. It may help to anve hlln. 1 must hnve It by to-morrow. Oh. do, do advise me aa to what I should do, and how I aliould get tha ! money." The d.ictor amtled at her eagerneaa. "You are aa anxloua to get rid of money aa nthere are to gain It." aald he. "In another coae I might think It rash, but 1 believe In your Harold, ai.d I run see that he haa had vlllulnous trentm.-nt. Ynu will let me deal with tha matter." "You, papa?" "It can lw done beat between men. Your capital, Clara, la at. me five thou- aand pounds, but It Is out on a mort-gage mort-gage and you could not call It In." "nil, dear! oh, dear!" "Hut we can still manage. I have aa much at my bank. 1 will advance It to the Dcnveia as coning rrom you, and you can repay It to me, or the Interest of It, when your money becomes due." "h, that la beautiful! How sweet and kind of you!" "Hut there la one obstacle: I do not think that you would ever Induce Harold Har-old to take thla money." Clara'a face fell. "Don't you think So, really?" "I am aur that he would not." "Then what are you In do? Whet horrid things money matters ara to ar- I range!" "1 ahalt aee hla father. We can mun-age mun-age It all between ua." "Oh, do, do. papa! And you will do It soon?" 'hero Is no time like the present. I will go In at once." He arrlhhled a che.itie, put It lii an envelope, put nn hla broad atraw hat, and strolled In through the garden to pay hla morning call. It waa a sliiKUlur sight which met hla 1 eyea as he entered the sitting-room of the admiral. A great sen chest stood open In the center, and nil roun.l upon the carpet were little piles of Jerseys, oll-sklus, books, sextant boxes, Instruments Instru-ments and aea b.s.ts. The old seaman aat gravely amidst this lumber, turning turn-ing It over, and examining It lutenily, while hla wire, with the tiara running uulctly down her ruddy cheeks, ant upon up-on the aofa, her elbows upon her knees and her chin upon her hands, rocking herself slowly backward and forward. Hullo, doctor," aald tha admiral, holding out hla hand, "therr'a foul weather aet In upon ua, aa you may have heard, but I have ridden out many a worse s.tuall, and please God, we shall all three of ua weather this one elan, though two of ua are a little more cranky than we were." "My dear friends. I came In In tell you how deeply we sympathise with you all. My girl has only Juat told me about It." "It haa come ao auddenly upon ua, doctor," at.l.bed Mra. Hay Denver. "1 thought I had John to myself for the reel of our lives Heaven knows that wo have not aeru very much of each other but now he talka of going to sea again." "Aye, aye. Walker, that's the Mly way out of It. I was thrown up In the wlad with all aback. I give you my word that I lost my la-urluga mote cm- j pletely than ever since 1 stropped a middy's dirk to my hell. You see, I friend, 1 know something of shipwreck or battle or whatever may come upon the Winers, but the shoals In the city of j London np-n which my poor boy has j struck are clear beyond me. Pearson had been my pilot there, and now 1 know hi. n to be a r..gue. Hut I've taken tak-en my bcrlni-s now. nn.l I sea my course rl!lit bofore n.e." "Wlint thn, n.lmlnil?" I . . , v'iw-se.ve.4ss.rf. hre It- '.v., . , ,; I" '' 'IIm i' .ivr""" 7 '"' cvc.i are s . ( 1 , ,.M ,. i v JllM ,,. then. ifr My , ,,r , , three-an.l- l,ij ,,, t1 B n aa ever I ,,, K , Iv.t , t )m up for an .p,,. , , h , better for .:,,, k , ,,, ,!, .., again, aid ., . .,, ,,, ,. ... mother. II n , a r oir - .u-- c m--this time. In k lnilll ;if two. It s l..,n.,.r, ,!, , ' ,,.,., ,..r visit In the r.v . u,kllll, botlenoisl.. , ,,.,, i,,,, 1,1, a,.u..ot. on.'! srxlnhi. t,, k mi,, nls , le st. "And your-.M). think, my d-.r friend, of hasting y.nir pennant again?" -ii, pennant. .-, ik.,, ? N n ,, I majesty. Hod l.l. i.r , ,,, ,, ; young m-n inn. . , ,,, ,ulk Ilk- me I sho.lld be Mum M,-. ti.,v ,,.,iv,.r ,r , the 11 .rchatil s.-n,,.. ,a,,.,y ,,,, , ' ntlKdt find s m... ,.,. wtll, w,.uh Ku,. me a clmnee is sr.-..n. ,.r thud ..ft), ei ; It wll ! Hick,. ,,, ,,. , ,,., tM. ni1 .of the l.rld)... ui.-l. r .y lingers on,. "Tut! tut! thla am ,. r do. this will never d 1. a-lrthal- The .t-ctor sal down hy Mrs. liny lienver sn.l .ail.n her hand In taken of Irl. n.lly s inputhy "We .usl wilt until our s..r, has It nut wfih all iN w h-o.i., nn I then w-'shall w-'shall kh.t-V liini.i K- Is d-tie, sn.l : how best to s. t It rluin i will lie tlni" : enough then to I. sin to noisier ..ur resources re-sources to meet it.- "Our resources!" The s.linln.l laugned. "There, tl, pension. I'm nfral), Walker, that our resources won't I need much mii-brlng." "Oh. come, there are aome which you may not hnve thou, ht f. Kor example, exam-ple, mluilral, 1 hn.. always intetnte.l thai my girl sh uiM have live thousand from me when rhe married. Of course, your boy a tr.iul.ls is her trouble, and the money rann.it Is- spent beiier limn In helping to aet it riKi,t. Hhe has a Ill-tie Ill-tie of her own w hich she wished tn contribute, con-tribute, but I thought It t.st to work It thla way. Will you take the check. Mra. lienver. and I think it would be beat If you said nothing to Harold about It. and Just used It ns the occasion served?" God bless you. Walker, you are a true friend. I won t forget this, Walker." Walk-er." The admiral sat down on his aea cheat and mopped his brow with hla red hnn.lkerchlef. "What la It tn me whether you have It now or then? II may la. more useful now. There's only one stipulation. i thlnga should come to the w.in.1, and If the business should prove ao bad tha: nothing can act It rlsht, then hold back thla check, for there la nn use In pouring pour-ing water Into a broken basin, and If the lad aliould fall, he will want aomi -thing to pick himself up nualn with " "He ahall not fall. Walker, a lot, you ahall not have occasion In be ashamed of the family Into which your daughter Is about to marry. I have my own plan. Hut we ahall hold your money, my friend, and It will 1 1 "list hen ua to feel that It la there." "Well, that la all rlht.r' eld Doctor Doc-tor Walker rising. tAnd If a little more ahould be needed, ut must not let htm go wrong for tl. Jnt of a thousnn I ! or two. And now. admiral. I'm off for my morning walk. Won't you come too?" "No. I am going Into town." "Well, good-bye. I hot to hate bet-ler bet-ler newa and that all will come rlirhl. lood-hye. Mra Denver. 1 feel aa If the boy were my own. and I shall not be easy until all la right with him." ito na ctisriNitau. I |
