The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-05-09
CHAPTER Z.
FHn TENNIS PARTY,

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CHAPTER Z
THB TENNIS PARTY.
Ida shook hands coldly enough with The
lawyer, for whom She cherished Q dislike not
unmixed with fear Many women arc BY
nature gifted with an extraordinary power
Of intuition, which fully makes up for their
hetlcisncy In reasoning force They do not
conclude from the premises Of their observa
ton, they know that this man Is 10 BE- feared
and that trusted. In fact, they share with
the rest Of breathing creation that self pro
tectiye instinct Of instantaneous and almost
automatic Judgment given to guard e from
the dangers with wiich 10 Is continually
Threatened at the hands Of mans overmaster'
Ing strength and ordered intelligence Ida
was one Of them She knew nothing 10 Mr..
QuestS disadvantage, indeed, she always
heard him spoken Of with great respect, and.
cufiously enough. she liked bis wife very
much. But she could not bear the man.
feeling In her heart that he was not only to
b avoided on account Of bis own hiddet
qualities. but that he was, moreover, A.
active personal enemy.
They went into tho old dining room, where
the luncheon was set, and while Ida allowed
Mr.. Quest 10 cut her some cold bolleIl bcet-
an operation In which ho did not seem TO b.
very much ct home, she came to o rapid con
clusion In her own mind. She had Seei.
clearly enough from her fathers face that
his interview with the lawyer had been of .
most serious character, but she know that the
chances were that she would never DO able to
get il upshot out OF him, for the old gentle
man had curious hab:t Of keeping such un.
pleasant matters to himself until DO was alb
90 utely forced BY circumstances to reveal
them. She also knew that her fathers
aifairB were In most critical condition, for
that shO had extracted from him on the pre-
viouS night, and u any remedy was 10 be al
tempted IL must DO attempted ct once, and on
some heroic scale. Therefore, she made up
her mind 10 ask her bets noir, Mr.. Quest,
what the truth might BE-
"Mr. Quest she said, with some trepida-
ton, a. heat last triumphantly handed her
the beef, 81 hope that you will forgive me
for asking you plain question, and that II
you can you will favor me with . plain
answer. know my fa'her's aifairs are very
much involved, and that hs Il now anxious
20 borrow some more money, but ! do not
know quite how matters stand, and want TO
learn the sxact truth
~ am very glad TO hear you speak like
that, Miss do Ia Mollo," answered the lawyer,
because was trying " IlAAs up my mind
to breach the subject, which Il o painful ono
to me Frankly, then, forgive mo for saying
It, your father Is absolutely ruined. The IN
terest on the mortgages Is q year In arrear,
his largest farm Is just thrown upon bis
hands, and, to complete the tale, tho mortsn'
gees arc going to call in their money or fore
closeG"
At this statement, which was almost brutal
In IT. brief comprehensiveness Ida turnCI
pale as death, as well she might, and dropped
her fork with chatter upon her plate.
Ibid not REALM that things were quite %
bad, |" she murmured "Then suppose that
the place will be taken from Us, and we shall
shall have TO 60 away"
"Yes, certainly, unless money can befound
10 take up the mortgages, Of which I see NO
ehanca The place will be sold for what IL
will fetch, and that nowadays will DO no
great sum"
"when will that bcF' she asked
an about six or nine months Tina"
Ida's lips trembled, and the sight Of the
food upon her plate became uauseous TO her.
A vision arose before her minds eye Of her.
self and her old father departing hand In
hand from the cattle gates. behind and about
which cleaned he hard wild lights Of o
March sunset. to seek place to hide them.
selves, and the h;rror Of &c almost overcamo
her,
"is thers no WY Of escaped" she asked,
hoaTssly. ITO l>se this place would kill my
father. He loves II better than anything In
the world, his whole life b wrapped up in
its
| az - ...Ia. 100000 49, NTa.. 4. 4.
Molla 10 b . most charming old place, e.
pecially 10 ANYBODY interested In the past
But unfortunately, Inortgagoes are no re-
speeters Of feell1gA To them land ID % much
property, and Eothing more"
II know al thai" she said, impatientiy
"You do not answer my question:" and she
leaned toward 'iim and rested her hand upon
the tablA as there no way out Of IT,
Mr.. Quest dr INK little claFet before be
answered. "Yes," he said, II think there l.,
II only you will take IT,"
"What way :" she asked, eagerly.
swell, thos.gh, Ne ! said just now, tho
mortgages; Of IN estate a. Q body arc merely
Q business corporation, and look at things
from businerB point Of view only, you must
remember that they arc composed Of indi.
viduals, and hat individuals can DO inilu.
enced u they can DO got at For instance,
CosSey q Son are On abstraction, and harshly
disposed In their abstract capacity, but Mr.
Edward Cossey 10 al individual, and lshould
ny, % far a. thip particular matter is con.
cerned, q be1evolently disposed individual
Now, Mr.. Edward coSsey 10 not himself at
the present moment actually ono Of the ilrm
Of cossey g. Son, but be b the heir Of tho
head Of the h5use, and, Of course, has author
itV. and what q better still, the command Of