The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-17
SCRIMSON & FULLY.
The Dissolution of an Old, and
Formation of a New, Firm.

= OIuldLlOn O1 d NEW, flEh.
'It's no use, Marx. He won't listen to
reason"
Il don't want TO use logic with him,
Fanny. 1t isn't matter for argument"
''But you don't know papa as well as !
do"
"And [ don't think prize his acquaint-
ance as much as that of his daughter"
'You don't know him, and''-giving lust
a little squeeze TO the coat sleavs on which
her gloyed hand rested-"you must let me
say ali the unpleasant things about him.
You don't know how set he is in his way,
and now he is very angry"
81 never saw a decent man kicked out of
doors except on the stage, and he won't
begin the practice in real lifo on me. Don't
You believe it, Fanny"
HE didn't say anything about kicking, -
replied Fanny, with disdain; "but when
you come to the house this evening he will
send word that | am not at home. It's no
use, Mark. You must he patient a little
while. We must be patient" emphasizing
the pronOun with another little squeeze of
the coat sleeve.
W ndb mas set inc olu curmudgeOn"-
Fanny withdrew her hand-"what has
turned the favor of your respected
parent"-the hand was replaced-''so sud
denly against me? What is he angry
about?" asked Mark
THAT is just what l came out to meet
you for, and would have told Won long
ago il you hadn't been so unreasonable.
You must know, SIR, that l am doing a
very improper thing in running after YOU
in t1is way, and walking home with YOU
from your Office, when papa has forbidden
Ene 10 receive you at the house: and
think, perhaps, ought to leave you at
once, right here"
Nv hat were you going to say, Fanny,
when interrupted you with my unreason-
ableness" meekly responded Mark.
Il had begun to tell you that it is all
about your uncle, and not about you at
aIl.n
-'What has my uncle done? He has been
IN partnership with your father for ten
years past, and that is how we came to
know each other, Fanny. They can't have
Quarrefed after all this time"
Yes; Cney nave. L never saw papa so
angry before. He has been cross for a
week, and to-day he came home crosser
Khan ever, and told me he never wanted to
see any one by the name of Tully again.
He said you must stop coming to the house,
and that If didn't want to refuse to see
you, he would take care of it; and when I
said | couldn't, he called in the house-
Keeper, and told her TO give orders to the
servants to say that was not at home 20
you"
And made you cry-confound him ~
InterJected Marx, as, looking down at the
brown eyes on level with his shoulder
he saw the lashes set in diamonds.
~ didn't cry much, "replied Fanny, with
a little sniff, and winkiE- hard. 'But he
up the business. and we shall 90 off some.
where; for he hates the whole town, he
says, aud all he wants is to come back ia
your uncle's funeral. Isn't it awful. Mark;
All want of old Tully is legal proofs OF
his DEATH, he said"
"H'm" was Marks inarticulate com.
ment, as ii the glimmer of an idea had
struck him.
why, he talks just as if your uncle had
-cdeated him." continued Fanny. "He saws
that he must get out of tho business to saw
what be has left, and that 'old Tully' Will
have to die to pay him what he has got
from him." e'
They must have had lively time o.
lt, SAID Mark. But it is all nonsense
Esch of them is rich enough to retire if h,
wants 20; and as for that life-insurance. il
was only a little piece of business for me
Neither of them needs it."
What hfe-insurance." asked Fanny.
About three years ago." explained
Mark. when L was getting business foI
the GOnadnock Mutual Profit and Renevo.
lent Association, induced them to take
out policies in favor of each other. So
your father holds policy of ten Thousand
on my uncle's life, and nv uncle the sam,
on the life OF your father. If either o.
hem dies, the other gets the money. That.
~nas ne meant when he said old TuIly
would have to die to pay him.
How lOrrIhla ~ tad KtD.
you think your uucle feels the same wa,
about my father?"
Il don't doubt he feels a great dea
worse, TO judge from what know of tn,
old gentleman's sentiments when he ono,
gets an antlpathy. But don't YOU worry
Fanny, continued Mark, in a reassurins
tone. "Neither of them will realize on hi,
policy for long time yet, and there'II b.
another partnership of Scrimson ani TuII,
before that" .---I-
20, Mark" and the brown ewes wer
quickly raised and cast down:
Il won't come to see you Tonight" sait
Mark, after they had walked on a way."an,
perhaps not to- morrow night. have SOM
regard for the sudden prejudicas of Won
respected father, and I want to see how
Sny uncle takes it. When 1 find that ont
shall know what TO do. Trust it to me
Fanny. l viii write you at the house
They can't say mot at home to the United
Mark bought an evening paper as h
went on to his uncle's house after partin,
from Fanny. An advertisement caugh
his eye:
DISSOLUTION OF PARrNERsHIP.-The CO
partnership heretofore existing between tn
undersigned, under the style of Scrimson
fully, is this day dissolved by mutual cor
sent All outstanding accounts will b.
settled on presentation at the Office Is Dos m
street, to James Collins who is authorized I,
receipt for the firm.
ANDREW j. SCRIMSON,
MARCELLUS +. TULLY"
MIR. TullY senior was indeed in quite a
'Giolent q state of mind as his nephew ha,
pictured him. The latter, with a prudenc
most becoming to his years, refrained from
communicating to his uncle the origina
source OF his information of the breach be
tween the partners, presenting the news
paper announcement as his excuse for in
szHry as 10 particulars. These were sool
L.