Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-01-11

putting myself In a false position by prcpos-
ing a business arrangement which is not Gc-
ceptable, As regards tho interest, l admit
that 1t is as YOU say, and very much regret
It. That stupid fellow, George, is always 50
dreadfully bchindhand with his accounts
that can never get anything settled" re
did not state, and INDEED did not know, that
the reason That the unfortunate George was
behindhand was that there were no accounts
to make up, or rat her that they were all on
the wrong side Of tho ledger ~ will have
that matter seen TO ct once. OF course, bust
ness people are quite right 10 consider their
due, and do not Blame Messrs. Cosssy in tho
matter, not in the least. Still, must say
that, considering the long and intimate rela-
tionship that has for realty two centuries ex-
istod between their house and my family,
thoy misht-well--hay shown little more
consideration
YES said Mr.. Quest, 81 dare say that the.
step strikes you as q harsh enc. To be per-
foctly frank with you, Mr.. do Ia Molle it
struck mo as u very harsh one, hut of course
/ am only servant, ana bound to carry out
my instructions. l syinuathzo with you
very lnuch--very much, indeed
"Oh, don't do that, said the old gentle
man. "Of course, other arrangements must
! he made; and, much as ii viii pain Inc 10
terminate my connection with Mcssr5. Cos
sey, they shall be madcn
But | think went on the lawyer, without
any notice Of his interruptions that you mis-
understand the matter little, Cusscy q
Son arc only 4 trading corporation, whose
object is to make money by lending it, or
othcrwise-at all hazards to make money.
The kind OF feeling that you aiiude TO- and
that might induce them, in consideration of
long intimacy and close connection in the
past, to iorego w. opportunity Of so doing,
and even to run n risk Of loss, is thing
which belongs to former generations. But
the present il n strictly commercial age and
We arc the most commercial of the trading
nations Cossey 81 Son move with the time,
that is all, and they would rather sell up a
dozen families which had dealt with them
for two centurie. than losc five hundred
pounds, provided. cf course, that they could
do so without scandal and loss Of general
respect, which, whore q banking house is
concerned, also means Il loss Of custom. |
nm q great lover # tho past myself, and Le-
ieNo that our ancestors waysof doing bust
ness were, on the Who'll, better and moro
| charitable than ours; hut have to make my
living ard take the world Is fad it, Mr. 10
L. Molle.n
Quite so, Quest: quite 80" answered tho
/ squire, quietly. II had no idea that You
looked at these matters in such a Light.
I Certainly The world has changed a good deal
since | was young man, ana DO not think
it has changed much for tho better. But
you will want your luncheon; it is hungry
work talking ebout foreclosures Mr..
Guest lad not used this unpleasant word,
but de squire had seen his drift. Come
into the next ROOM and he lei tho way to
tho drawing room, where Ida was sitting,
reading The Times.
"lla," he said, wish an afcctation Of
heGrtnesS, which did not, however, deceive
his daughter, Who knew low to read every
change Of her dear fathers faco here is MIR
Quest. Take him into luncheon. my lovo
will como presently. [ want to finish a loto"
Then he returned to the ve,tihu,e, and sat
DOM in his faYorte Old oak chair.
"Ruined," he said TO limse,f. II can
never get the money as things ere ard there
will he q foreclosure. Wei, am an Old
IMAM, and holo that I shall not 1.-Two to SEQ
it. But there is Ida. Poor lda-I cannot
bear TO think of it; and tho OH place, too,
after all these generations after all thosa
generations"
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