The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-03-20
UNDER A CLOUD.

MOTIFS tucker and his uncle sat at their
coy breakfast table one winter morning,
each with copy of the mornings paper
in his hand, each with a clouded browand
troubled eye The elder gentleman was
the first to speak.
II IS a bal business, Morris'
bad business, indeed, sir''
IEen there was another long silence
while each aglir read the ominous news
of the failure Of a firm whose business was
50 involved with the5rown thatthe failure
OF one h0u.H YVES early utter ruin to the
other. The hot chops cooled on the dish,
the coffee was untouched, and the break
fast literally forgotten when the gentle
men -eit the house 20 ascertain he extent
Of their mi-fortunes. BAD a. they feared
these would prove, the realities Were even
worse than the anticipation, and before
night the OH trm Of Tucker q Co. was in
the list of failures
'''. 20 amount va H''''' 'ls-
I&ejeiHi work TO be done after the failure
was am established fact: but Morris Tucker
never .fiDcIaf from, INV +,-l- ,, i,,f,,-=-
~, -'i', .Iis ''sN VI iil'srl le"
'i'i ny Il - lei'' an" ne laced ms
uncle at the table once more. Then, with
set features and a male face. ba sid
ere 80, -. ..,. -
W an uo"i' SiI
lhlilN htd bettvi Cai on Miss Cresswell'
." / can spare yoU. but are YOU wise to
hurry an interview that, I fear. viii be
..-..s.-1 -, III 10
very paiuIul
Better TO understand my position at
once. sir. If" he rnoistened his dr. Inns
-, 80 .-....-.-.-. .7-,7
''7 il 0l'1 W u. Us oilo7sI MN II Nleta
Is true to me l VIII remain here and try to
work my way up again to the position 7
held or,I,- Yesterday IF eta f-oas ,,,,, So,
my thSaEeI"eIi'' accept your proposal to
go TO CaIfOTniaS
q think it is a GOOD time to Iool, mn
+I,, IA ,,1f,,,- >, -, ~. ~. y y
''-'' '''' aims 9''I'' vi LSAeI' SIlolhS
easily over the first part of his nephew's
speech there may be money in them"
q. w, viii saar II 7 a., - =. - =.
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dDle u" ii'l'' 7'ii-e uI'loOS messenger.
I am afraid you VIII go" his uncle
said
IL may DC. MIS-. Cress"ell Is worldly
"Ooi-iS,l., . HSlt So , A.,
I e-S5 = y woiial iNay' Iei me
9j1,b Ia 9l,S''' ll,oliInE DeLore1
cboice 90 ,;fe ~ ~ EHIr or
fasIfotf,, ro17+if-I - I:I y, t.lIS
asbut few women are. brlf She is thdraIld6l
" Ioortleg baJ ] l - ,,,oi oC,-IL "a
~ n I'ysSi va - lg,7 iol'eu your choICe "ouid
g CIaTilo She is , moro ,r;r5r,
g. o., - - ~ - q, - - ~.
low, Ie ,,z dea5Iy No.; - Sii''ii 'ie''' L
pr,t y-,,7 orc fond Of ef.+,v
UEOI For Ter fa+ber,s golLa +Lo 7,..1,
Of nv dead vie 7 have +riod =, I,a y, 49, ,a
hTt She repare r3er,' " Az : ''0'S'
ssy-a Of ,-CTI r,s.,-s.r s,,Ol-o ,,-Jo,, T +1,5 49, T
sbc7Ird scoL- 70 ,,-i,, - L., - ''i" yOu L
q Fera71sa love is TOO soc-C5 -, ~ 800,
for aI,- C,,a +o ilta,fs,,e, ,,-itI r. - ~ -
II Meta Io,-as 7-C71 I 1l-iII - ~ - -
welcome and cordial afTasIioT Ltbar ba =.
becomes Co11r wife NTorrie RI -,..,-o
vC11renIf to, tho worst M ~ - '''' ii0i 'e
Nerved far +be v-o-sf Ni.,,-,.is T,ol,-
souCb+ his be+rCtbad E-iIe - o.
tir1e he hel cgY,-a frCTy' til vyr. II i Cllo
an ornhaDed lad Of 1fratas,, =, o.
cent his uncIe's offer Of n bovoo ho
baT MT Moo C-,a5a,,-1I ,o,1. - IL IL
He hsE received cordial y,-eIooTre f1,o;yy,
her mother. and had not s1sDectad The
schemes and subtle infiuence tba+ bad
led him on. step by steD from the nositio1,
Of friend TO that of accented e4ri+oI C,f tbo
beautiful girl. While his feet we're
bringing him slowly to rhe roornent0T1s
interview after the f0iIure of the firm Of
which his uncle had made him fulI
mariner Mrs CreSsv-eIl was schooling her
daughter to meet the ernergenrv
.. Did Won write to Morris. Meta ,u she
asked. IanguidIv Stirring her coffee
Not vet - was the renIv he win
probably call being an honorable gentle
man mamma -
Il hope YOU viii be firm, Meta. Re
member that YOU have been the ini7red
party throughout. From the time vOl1r
poor papa died have had every reason
to believe Nir. Tucker would make Won
and yOrr sister the hefrpsses of his nror,eytv
He wOIshipued vOur aunt and he never
smoke OF any relatives of his own until
this nephew appeared | believe there
was some quarrel between the brothers
that ended in the Younger one f,oincr
West. while John the elder. remained
here. At all events. it is very clear now