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Show fJWVTrF QY A.CONAN DOYL& WW JNTRNA7ifMi AtSOCIAWH. CIIAITKK XlV.-fCoSTlsciol Ills way now led townrda the riverside river-side regions, una a cleansing whiff of tar wm 10 be delected In the atagnant , autumn air. Men with the blue Jersey nd peaked Clip of tile boatmen, or the while duck of the docker, began to re place the rorduroya nnd fustian of the 'aborera. Hhnpa with nautical Instruments Instru-ments In the windows, rope "nd paint ellera, and slop simps with Ionic ro rf oilskins dangling from hooks, nil tariHalmed the neighborhood of the locks. The Admiral qulrkeneil hie pure nd straightened hie (Inure na hla pur-roundiiiuii pur-roundiiiuii became more nniittcnl, until t MM, peeping between two hlictl. dlnity wharfs, he raught a glimpse or the mud-colored water! of the Thames. "l of the bristle of mini and funnels which roee from Its broad bosom. To the right lay a quiet atreet, with many brasa platea upon either aide, and wire blinds In all the wlndowa. The Admiral Ad-miral walked alowly down It until "The 'Faint Lawrence Hhlpplng Company" cauaiit hla eye. lie cr issrd the road, pushed open the door, and found hlm- self In a low-celllng'-d olllce, with a . Ionic rounler at one end and a ureal number of wooden sections of ahlpa stuck upon hoards ami plastered all ovr the walla. "la Mr. Henry In?" asked the Admiral, i "No, air." anawered an elderly man ' from a high sent In the rorner. "He haa not come Into town to-day. I ran man-; man-; nif any business you may wish seen to." ' "You don't happen to have a flrat or aerond olllcera place vacant, do you?" The manager looked with a dubloua eye at hla singular applicant. "Io you hold renlltrateaT" he aeked. "I hold every nautical certlllcale there la." "Then you won't do for ua." i "Why nut?" 1 "Your age, ilr.M t 4 "I give you my word that I can see aa well aa aver, and am aa food a man I la every way." j "1 don't doubt It." i "Why ahould my age be a bar, then?" 'Well, I muat put It plainly. If a man i, of your are, holding certificates, haa t not sot past a second officer's berth, i , there must ba a blr-lr -,rk against him ) somewhere. 1 0 in l know what It la, drink or tampei. or -' of Judgment, but aomethtog the- -.ua; , "I assure you tin Is nothing;, but I 1 find myself stranded, and so liavs to turn to Lhe old business again." "Oh, thai s It," said the msnager, with suspicion In his eye. "How lung " wars you In your last billet?" I "Klfty-ons are." "Whstl" ' f "Yes. sir, one-and-flfty years." ("In tlie asms employ?" "Yes." "Why, you must havt begun as a blld." "I waa twelva when I Joined." "It must be a strangely managed business," said the manager, "whloh al-' al-' Iowa men to leava It who have served j (or fifty years, and who are still as good ' waver. Whom did you serve?" if "Tha Queen. Heaven blesa herl" "Oh, you were In the Hoyal navy, i What rating did you hold?" "I am Admiral of lha Kleet." ; The manager atarted, and sprang I down from his high stool, . ' "My name la Admiral Hay Denver. Then la my card. And here are the records of my service. 1 don't, you un-' un-' derstand, want to puah another man from hla billet; but If you should chance to have a berth open, I ahould be very glad of It. I know tha navigation from the Cod Hanks right up to Montreal a great deal better than 1 know the streets j of I.ondon." IThe astonished manager glanced over the blue papers which his visitor had handed him. "Won't you take a olialr, Admiral?" said he. "Thank you! Hut I ahould be obliged If you would drop my title now. 1 told you because you asked me, but I've left lhe quarter deck, and am plain Mr. Huy llenver now." I ".May I ask," said the manager, "are you tlio aame Denver who commanded i mt one time on the North American ela tion?" "I did." "Thon It was you who got one of our boats, the Comus, off the rocks In the Hay of Fundy? The directors voted you three hundred guineas as salvsge, and you refused them.' "1 1 was an offer which should not have been made." said the Admiral aternly. "Well. It reflects credit upon you that you should think so. If Mr. Henry were hers I am sure that he would arrange this matter for you at once. As It Is, I shall lay It before tha directors to-day, and I am sura that they will be proud s.o have you In our employment, and, I hone. In aome more suitable pos'Mon than that which you suitm-st." "I am very much obliged to you, sir." said the Admiral, and started off again, well pleased, upon hla homeward Journey. Jour-ney. ' CHAITKR XV. BT1I.I. AMONO StlnAt.S. lft"f? JV F.XT day brought CJ ',IY , the . Admiral a jji!- ". ' cheque for 15,000 I . Y 1 from Mr. MeAdiim. and a stamped r " JVVlN awrenient by Inch J '-'!, '',jL,he made over tils .... ' p. m.ion pp,r, to ',' the spcculmUe In- llV'y v"'",r- " w" "'" . . ij j until he hart elirno.l Cly'ly SIKl Brill II off lliat the full slgnlllrance f all that ha had done broke upon . Mm Jle had sacrificed everything. Ills pension waa gone. He had nothing noth-ing save what he could earn. Hut lhe stout old heart never quailed. He waited eagerly for a letter from the Halnt Lawrence Shipping Company, Com-pany, and In the meanwhile ha gave his landlord a qunrter's notice. Hundred pound a year houses would In future ba a luaury which he could not aspire to. A small lodging In some Inextienslve part of London must be the substitute for his breeiy Norwood villa. Ho be It, thenl lletter that a thousandfold, than that hla name should be associated with failure and disgrace. On that morning Harold Denver waa to meet the creditors of the firm, and to explain the situation to them. It was a hateful task, a degrading tak. but he set himself to do It with quiet resolution. At home they waited In Intense In-tense anilely to learn the result of the meeting. It was late before he returned, haggard and pale, like a man who has done and suffered much. "What's this board In front of the house?" he asked. "We are going to try a Utile change of acene," said the Admiral. "This place la ne'ther town or country. Hut never mind that. hoy. Tell us what happened hap-pened In the city." "Clod help met My wretched business Is driving you out of house snd homel" cried Harold, broken down by thla fresh evidence of the effects of his misfortunes. misfor-tunes. "It Is easier for me to meet my creditors than to see you two suffer-lug suffer-lug so patiently for my sake." "Tut, tut!" erlrd the Admiral "There's no suffering In the matter. Mother would rather be near the theaters. thea-ters. That'a the bottom of It. Isn't It, mother? You come and alt down hers between us and tell ua all about It." Harold sat down with a loving hand In each of his. "It's not so bad na we thought," said he, "and yet It la bad enough. 1 have about ten ilaya to tlnd the money, but I don't know which way to turn for It. I'earsnn, however, lied, as usual, when he spoke of tin. (ml. The amount la not quite 7.000." The Admiral clapped his hsnda. "I knew wa ahould weather It, after all! Hurrah, my boyl Hip, hip, hip, hurrah!" hur-rah!" Harold gased at him In surprise, while tha old aeaman waved his arm abova his hesd and bellowed out threa slen-torlsn slen-torlsn cheers. "Where am I to get seven thousand pounda from, dad?" ha asked. "Never mind. You spin your yarn." "Well, they wera very good and vary kind, but of courss they must hava their money or their money's worth. They passed a vote of spmpsthy for me, snd sgreed to wait ten daya before be-fore they took any proceedings. Three of them, whose clslm csma to tt.600, told ma that If I would glva thsm my personal !. O. U., any pay Interest at tha rate of five per cent, their amounts might stand over aa long aa t wlsned. That would ha a charge of fl7ft upon my Income, but with economy I oould meet It, and It diminishes tha debt by one-half," Again tha Admiral burst out cheering cheer-ing "There remains, therefore, about it,-too, it,-too, which has to ba found within ten daya. No man ahall loss by ma. I gava them my word In tha room that If I worked my aoul out of my body every ona of them should ba paid. I ahall not apend a penny upon myself until It la done. But aome of them can't wait. They are poor men themselves, and muat hava their money. They hava Issued a warrant for Pearaon'a arrest Hut they think' that ha haa got away to tha states." "These men shall hava their money," said the Admiral, "Dad!" "Yes, my boy, you don't know tha resources of ths family. Ona never doea know until ona trlea. What hava you yourself now?" , "I hsva about a thousand pounda Invested." In-vested." "All right. And I have about aa much more. There's a good start. Now, mother, It la your turn. What Is that little bit of paper of youra?" Mrs. Denver unfolded It, aud plaoad It upon Harold's knee. "I'lva thousand poundal" ha gasped. "Ah, but mother Is not the only rich one. Look st this!" And the Admiral unfolded his cheque, snd plsced It upon the other knee. Harold gased front one to the other In bewilderment. "Ten thousand pounds!" ha cried, "flood henvonal where did these come from?" "You will not worry sny longer, dear," murmured his mother, slipping her arm round him. Hut his quirk eye had caught tha signature upon one of the checks. "Doc. tor Walker!" ho cried, flushing. "Thla Is Clara'a doing. Oh, dad. we cannot take thla money. It would not tie right nor honorable." "No, hoy, I am glad you think ao. It la something, however, to hsve proved one's friend, for a real good friend he la. It waa ha who brought It In, though Clnra sent him. Hut this other money will be enough to cover everything, and It Is all my own." "Your own? Where did you get It, dad?" "Tut, tut) See what It la to have city man to deal with. It Is my nwn, snd fairly earned, and that is enouuh." "Dear old did!" Harold aqueeu-d his gnarled hand. "And you. mother! You have lifted the trouble from my heart. I feel another man. You have saved my honor, my good nme. everything. I can not owe you more, for I uwe you everything already." So while the niilumn sunset shone mddlly thrmeh the broad window tlose three sat together hand In hand, with heart- which were too full to speak. Suddenly tl" sort thudding of tennis bulls was he aid, and .Mrs. W.-st. ma. on bounded Into view upon the lawn with br.imllMod racket and short skirts nutterlug In the breese. The eluht came as a relief to their strained nerves, Biol they burnt all thu-u Into a hearty lit uf lauchter. ".She Is f laying with her nephuw," said II.iroM at l"t- ."J" hava not come out yet. 1 "" that It would be well If you wertt" it, m, that cheque, mother, and I r turn It In person." . "Certainly. Harold. I thin be very nice." , lie went In through the garlen P,r, and the Doctor were sitting tege'lter In the dliilng-rtom. She sprang " hei feet at the eight of him. "Oh, Harold. I have been ,;.n '''' you so Impatiently." she cried. a you pass the front windows hour ago. I would have com" ln " I dared. Do tell ua whst hss hsPPetW "I hsve come In to thank r" ' How enn I repay you for ysjj '' nees? Here Is your cheque. Doctor. 1 hava not needed It. I And t' 1 My my hands on enough to P ar creditors." ., ..... ... fervently. "The sum Is less thsn I thoutht. iM our resources considerably mo"";, have been able to do It with east. "With easel" The Doctor's l'w clouded and hla manner grew I think, Harold, that you would J"tw to take thla money of mine, than that which seems to you to be gainel with ease." "Thank you. sir. If I borrowed rrasi any one It would be from you. But ny father haa thlB very sum, five thousattJ pounds, and, aa I tell him, I ows hla so much that I have no eompusOloa about owing him more." "No compunction! Wurely " " some sacrifices which a son should net allow his pnr-nfa to make." "Kacrlflres! What do you mean. "la It possible that you do not no how thla money haa been obtained? "I glva you my word. Doctor Walker, that I have no Idea. I asked my father, but he refused to tell me." "I thought not." said ths Doctor, M' gloom clearing from his brow. "I wns sure that you were not a man who, to clear yourself from a little money difficulty, diffi-culty, would Bncrlfice tha happlneee of your mother and tha realth of your father." I "flood gracious! what do you mean?" "It IS only right that you should know. That money represents theoom-mutatlnn theoom-mutatlnn of your father's pension. Hs has reduced himself to poverty, and Intends In-tends to go to sea again to earn a tiring." tir-ing." "To sea again! Impossible!" "It Is the truth. Chsrles Westrtacott haa told Ida. lie waa with him In tha City when he took hla poor ntnelon about from denl-r to dealer trying to sell It. He succeeded at Inst, and benca the money." "He haa sold his pension!" cried Harold, Har-old, with his hsnds to hla face. "My dear old dnd has sold his pension!" He rushed from the room, and surst j wildly Into the presence of his p:ints once more. "I can not take It, fataer." hs cried, "lletter bankruptcy tlian that, oh, If I had only known .jour plant We must hava back the periauo. oh. mother, mother, bow couhtj you think ma capable of such seHlihfsss? Glva ma tha check, dad, and I will aea thla man to-night, for I would staler dla Ilka a dog In tha ditch than to ttsjch a penny of this money." I (TO SB CONTIXOSD.I |