The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-07-30
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Al2hor Of "tbuI Psav," "GrtdlA Gaunt.n etc.
CHAPTER VIII,

your obstinacy, somebody else will gel
paid some money, TO dance with over
your grave So -.--r..,
i'T beg your pardon. Grace, said Mr.,
Garden, entering, with some printed
papers In his hand. That Is not the
only use OF an insurance. He may want
TO marry, OTTO borrow asum OF money
to begin business; and then . policy. Of
Insurance, with two or three premiums
paid, smooths the difficulty. Every.
body should make will, and every.
body should insure his lie.
well then, sir, I will do both.' ~
lStonl' said Garden, who could nov
afford to be candida first OF all you
ought to satisfy yourself Of the flour
ish.ng condition OF the company He
handed him q prospectus: This will
show you our capital, and our dis
bursements last year, and the balance
OF profit declared. And this gives the
balance sheet OF the 'Vulture,' and the
Falcon which have assigned their bu-
slness to US, andlRre now Incorporated
In the 'GosshaWk." 4 lh st
'Oh, what q voraclous blrdr obsefy-
ed Grace. I hope these other chicka-
biddIes will not prove iIdigestible.
Were they plucked first, papa? or did
the 'Gosshawk' swallow Them, feathers
and all?'
Little laughed heartily at this pert
sally, but Mr.. Garden WINGED underit,
Then Grace saw she WAS not quite
weaponless, and added, AFTER such q
meal as that, MIR. Little, you will 60
down like u crumb.'
Grace, that Is enough said Mr.. Car
den, rather severely.
Grace beld he tongue directly, aud the
water came into her eyes. Anything
like serious remonStrHnCe was novel;
ty to her.
When Henry had read the paper,
Mr.. Garden asked him, rather careless
ly, what sum hO wished TO be insured
for.
Now Henry had so little wish about
the matter that he had not given 1t a
thought, and the question took him
quite abaCk. lie looked helplessly at
Jael. 10 his surprise, she decided on the
sum for him without moments heslta.
ton, and conveyed the figure with that
dexterity which the simplest Of her sex
can command whenever telegraphy Is
wanted. She did 1t with two unbroken
movements: she put up all the fingers
OF her right hand to her brow, and that
meant five; then she turned her hand
rapidly, so as to hide her mouth trom
the others, who were both on her right
hand, and she made the word thousand
clear, with her lips and tongue, eSpe'
cIhllY the SLlI f---r--''7l't' f.- f
But the sum staggered Henry, and
made him think he must BIZ m!SInter-
preling her. .l., .,r...--
He hesitated. 10 gain tImO. Ham =
said he, the sum- Hlual ...
Jael repeated her nAn!umims as
before. UaT q -ls
Still Henry doubled, and, to feel his
way, said, hall interrogativply, Five
Thousand? r,r0.
Jael nodded. ~ ., .... .
. Five thousand;poundS, said Henry,
az bold as brass. 60
'Five thousand pouuds!' cried Mr.
Garden. "A workman insure his life
for Ave thousand pounds I ..5
Well, mans life 10 worth five
thousand pounds, or II, Is worth moth
ing. And. sir, how long do you think
i shall beaR workman, especially Ia
Hillsborough, when from workman ID
master Is no more than hopping across
a gutter y t'aaa. a. rTllf lI...r
Mr.. Garden smiled approval, 'Bu,
i've thousand pounds! The annual
premium will be considerable. May
ask about how much you make d
Year, lfa % 10. as. .l.ita. g.ral.
"'oh, papaI p' 90 ). .e'p sanirf
well, sir, Mr.. CbeethAm pays me
$500 year, at the rate OF, aud can
make another 9l0O by carving aL odd
times. But, II You dOubt my ability,
let US stay as we are, sir. 1t was youi
proposal, not mine, You know
a.. Young man, said MIR. Garden
never be poppery In business. He
said this SO solemnly and paternally, Il
sounded Ike the eleventh command
ment. Hlu ar4l s,t# s-
To conclude, It was arranged Henry
should take the higher class OF insur.
auce, which provided for accidents,
voyages, everything, and should be In
sured for &. 900. provided the ph ysicIar
appointed by the company should pro.
nounce him free from disease.
Henry then rose, and said, sorrow.
fully, 10 Grace, You will not see me
here very often now; aud never on Sat.
urday afternoon or Mouday morning
! am not going to have some black
guard tracking me, and fltnging o car
OF guppowder In at your window
When l do come, It will be in the morn
Ing, and on working day; and shall
perhaps go ten miles round to get here
II must be diamond cut diamond, fol
many months to come, between the
Trades and me- He uttered these
words with manly. gravity, as one whC
did not underrato the peril he was rel
solved TO face; and left them with re-.
spectful bow.
That's a rising man. said Mr.. Car
den, and may draw . hundred Of hIi
class 10 the 'Gosshawk.' TWAS gooC
stroke Of business, quite out Of thu
COMMON - 1'''
Grace said not a word; but she shool
her head, and looked panied and Ill u
ease. Jael watched her tlxedIy. ~ !
Henry called at the works that night
and examined the new defences will
Mr., Cheelham. He also bought pow
erful mRgnifying glass; and next morn
Ing he came TO the factory, examined
the clnders, and everything else, with
the magnifier, lighted his forge, and re
sumcd his work.
At dinner. time he went out aud hat
his chop, and road the Liberal; It con,
talned letter from JObson, In reply L
the editor. asrfv-,.sy asfrr {
Jobson deploredths ctImiuWl act, ad
mitted that the two Unions had decideC
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