Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-10-11

''Mr Quest she said, with some trepida-
ton, as he at Inst triumphantiy handed her |
the beef, II hope that you will forgive me |
for asking you plain question, and that II
you ean you will favor the with plain |
answer. know my fathers affairs are very |
much involved, and that he is now anxious
! q borrow some more noney. but ! do not
know quite how matters stand, and want 10
leurn the exnet truth"
/ II am very glad 10 hear you speak like
/ that Mis- dc la Molle" answered the lawyer,
sbecause | was trying 20 make up my mind
% breach tho subject, which Is painful one
to me. Frankly. taen, forgive me for saying
/ H. your father IS absolutely rniHcd. The In
4 terest on the mortgages Is year In arrear,
bis largest farm Is just thrown upon his
hands, aud, to complete the tale, the mortga
gees are going 10 cali Ia their money or fore.
close"
At this stat mcnt, which was almost brutal
IN its brief comprehensivcuess, Ida turned
pale as death, well she might, and dropped
her fork with a CHATTER upon her plate.
II did not realize that things were quite 20
bad" she murmured "rnen suppose that
the place will be taken from US, aud We shall
shall have TO go away
"Nes, certainly, unless money can be found
chance The place viii he sold for what il
will fetch, and that nowadays win DO no
great sum-"
when will that bef che asked.
Elm about six or nine months time"
idas lips tnemhiei, and the sight of the
food upon her plate bseaine nauscous to her.
A vision arose befare her minds eve Of her.
self and her old father departing hand In
hand from the castle gates. behind and about
which cleaned bic bard wild lights Of
March sunset, TO sek II place TO hide them
selves, and the q rTur Of IL almost oyercame
her.
lis there no WY Of escapef' she asked,
hoarsely. TOT So this place would xiii my
father lie Ioyeit better than anything in
the world, bis vhole life Ia wrapped up in
it,"
II can quite understand that, Miss do la
Molle IL is a most charming old place, Is,
pecially 70 any ody Interested In the past
But unfortunately, mortgages are no re-
specters Of feelings Tpthem land is No much
property, and r.othing more
II know al. that, e,e said. impatientiy
"fou do not as.swer my question: and she
!. leaned toward i'm and rested her hand upon
! the table is here way out OF tf'
! AIR. Quest df INK little claret before he
, answered. - ~, he said, II think there is,
II only you wis take IT,
, "Whnt way > shc asked. eagerly.
! well, tho, Oh. as ! said just now, the
J mortgages OF an estate as q body are merely
business Gu poration and look at things
, from busine point Of view only, you must
} remember that they are composed OF indi-
viduals, and hat individuals can ha nilu.
r enced II they can 10 got at For instance,
) Cussey a. Son are an abstraction, and harshiy
! disposed III '1eir abstract capacity, but Mr..
Edward Gosssy is All individual. and should
say, 10 far rs this particular matter is con
ccrned, lie levoently disposed individual
/, Now, MIR Ed aard Cossey is not himself at
the present moment actually ono OF the firm
Of Gossey & son. but he IN the heir OF the
head Of the hluse, and, Of course, Inns author
ity, and what Is better still, the command u
: money"
|. "a understand, said Ida. lyon mean that
my father should try ~ win over MIR. Ed
yard CoSsey Unfortunately, 20 be frank.
b. dislikes him. and NV father is not man
. IN keep his ,iislikes 10 himself
, People generally do disltke those TO whom
t'ey are erushrigly indebted, your father
| lslises MIR Casey because his name il Cos
sey, aud for no other reason. But that is no,
quite whnt meant, | do not think til,
! squire is tue right person to undertake ne
! rntiation OF that sort He is a little too out
spoken aud incautious. No, Mlss dc Ia Molle.
il it Is 10 be done at all yon must do Il Yoi
i must put the whole case before him at once
: tins very afternoon. hero is no time toi
. delay You need not enter into details, hs
knows all about them, only ask him 10 aver
tins catastrophe lie can do SO If he likes
. how ile does il ~ his own affair."
i But, Mr Quest said Ida, how can ash
. such favor 81 any ulant shall be putting
myself IN drcadfnlly false position.
, Il do no. preteHd Miss lie Ia Mole. that i
, is pleasant task Tor any young lady TO un
! dertake- quite understand sou shrinking
! IN IL H. But sometimes me Inns IL do un
i pleasant things, and maize compromises with
ones self resleeL n Is a question whether
i or no your family shall Ia utterly ruined are
destroyed fhern Is, n | honestly noleye. II,
prospect whatever Of your tather htlng abb,
. u ct the money to pas OH Gossey a Son
and If he did IL Wauia not help him. l,eraus,
. he could not pay tho interest ON IL Undel
i!lese circumstances, You haHe 70 choose be
tween putting Yourself III an eluivoca posi-
ton afii letting epesits take their eaurse /
would ue Useless for ans bndy else to under
! take Tie task. md, u course, . cannot guar
Hitlee thu; even you vii succeed, tut wiI
not minee matters. a. Won doubtless know
ANY man would lind Il hard 70 refuse fayol
asked rs such a supnliant Aud now yot
mast make M YOUR own mind. have shows
YOU path that may lsad your family frpm
position II the most imminent peril II yot
. are the woman take sbn for, yon viii no
si.rink from following IL
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