Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-03-23

"Why don't you push them, as you
call - demanded Laura. "Ii they
owed me. think | would know why
didn have my money"
''Ah, NY chlld," said the old gentle
milling, pushing them might be
tISlrorS thlag | could do. They are
not men to be driven
Il d drive them if they owed me.
aud didn't pay. How can you run
yenr mill If you don't get p y for your
cloth -
That's sober question, Laura !:
ana there's where the pinch comes !"
"WeII---l'd pinch CIaxton an d
Sinonds, think"
let me look at the letter." said
Charles.
MIR. Fuller handed it TO him, and
while he was reading it Laura went
away with the children TO put them
bed.
''lt doesn't seem to be SO bad, after
all, Charles said, Iaying the etter
nPon the table.
10, no" responded Fuller. "lf |
can onl Y give them time they will come
out all right. | know | can rely upon
their word. They have sent a heavy
consignment Of clothing to Colorado,
and another To California, and there s
been "a hitch'in exchanges. AS they
say. believe both ventures will turn
uut remar kabIy we'll. In fact am
rather inclined to be pleased with the
prospect,-oniy, | must help them TO
open those markets.
My dear man, If my name can be
+ "i assistance 10 you, YOU may command
at"
+ Il can be Of great assistance Charles.
With Your name can get all the
noney from the bank shall absolute.
{ y require for two months to come"
"And by that time Claxton and
S-monds will have heard from their
/ Colorado and California Ccrrespon-
dents :"
"iss, have no Tear Of this ultimate
ssecess-
Laura returned at this point, and
shortly afterwards her father went
Fay
/ On the next day Charles called at
i Mr.. FulieTs counting room, and the
+ papers were made out for the bank.
A fes evenings thereafter there was
party at the house of friend, a here
many of the chief business men of the
place we're presybi. Charles aud his
wifs were oi this number. In the
course OF the evening a gentleman ap
roaehe,l Charles, and tapped him on
u..
'By the ~ay. Lee, have you heard,
,aicIy. from tlaxton y SImonds, Of
-, LOUIS:
There we're standing within hearing
# several gentlemen. who gathered
nearer as they heard the qu' s,Ion.
Charles replied in the affirmative.
And hat Is their condition -
"po you mean financially
Yes"
Their condition is undoubtedly
good!
Can they meet their maturing OBJ
liaAi, =
Il have perfect confidence in them. -
40. Charles :" cried Laura, who had
been hanging upon his arm, "how can
you saw so
Laura -
Nv Then they wrote TO papa only y
week ago that they couldn't paj him n
dollar, Aud you Know how dreadfully
worried lie was. | d, clare, don't be-
lIeyc they ever mean Ia pay "A cent
Didn't paor papa tell ne, with his
own lips, that lie Cared not push
hem
Charles lee was ready to sink from
shame aud modification. OF those
gathered to listen were three directors
Of the principal bank in the town.
He would have stopped his wifrs
speech had it been possible; but she
ratified on IN spite Of his implorine
look.
Laura. he said, .'yon do not under,
stand. Your father has 10 fears"
20, Charlrs. When he said, dis
timely. that the ten thousand dollars
now due. aud ten thousand dollars
more in Il month, he wouldn't get -
The b,nk direc ors turned away,
and so did Charles Lee. His wife saw
that he was very pale, aud she
thought it was from anger, SO she en-.
braced the first opportunity to slip
away fom him.
On their way home Laura said:
Il suppose YOU are very much pu',
out, Charles
about what
"About what | said cncerning Clax-
ton & Slmonds."
Il am distressed, Laura; but if YOU
think YOU did right, have nothing to
saw"
"Goodness mercy. Anybody would
think had done something dreadful" y
"Don't speak Of it now, please.
wish to give YOU no more lectures
For the pr, mt let the matter rest as
it is, SO far as you and | are concern
ed"
"But, Charles, you were telling Mr..
Burbank that Ciaxton 4 Simonds were
good
81 was telling what firmly believ-
| ed to be the truth, Laura. You did
not hear the whole of yonr fathers
/ disclosure the other evening. He and
| both believe Claxton 4 Simonds to
be financially stronger than ever before,
but the opening Of new and distant
markets for their goods has, for tho
time, absorbed their surplus capital
and thus cramped them. At all events,
| have so much faith in their sound
ness that | have lent my name to car.
ry on their paper
They had reached home at this point,
and the conversation was dropped.
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