The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-12

ner. see nAa noS uked 70 ux a tine TOR
the carriage, she SAID de giAdfy agreed
to do so, a. any ycung man In TAmworth
would have been giSd to do.
So 5000 as they were wsu in the street,
away from light, Edith, who lad studied
out the whole conversation IN advance,
said 70 hlns Il have question Of con-
science On which / want the advice Of a
ms1-ef a business man. Nc father "a
away for sax weeks / ind thare Is mis-
take about nay money and | have over
drawn at the bank on ny private accauns.
Now IL happens that have received slO9
b. ACCIDENT know not from whom To
is Ling in my desk unused. should YOU
think might use that, Gs II il were lent to
me. and repay it when my fAther comes
homeyn
The president heard her through, waited
a moment and then said: II believeat law
you might. ] doubt II You could b sued
for doing it But It is not . nice thing 10
do If it had been you would not be In
doubt yourself"
Thank you" said Edith. You feel
Just as do" But he did not let her so
on. Yen see, " he said, your unknown
correspondent might appear tomorrow
morning, and You would want to have her
mOuey ready for her. You yvOald do much
better to borrow yourself 1t your bank or
OF some friend"
Il have 80 many friends" said Edith.
more bitterly than she meant. that can
not select aud am afraid my father would
be wTetchedly annoyed II he kneW I was In
this scrape, though really it n from no
fault OF mine. cannot well borrory1 a. tho
bank without saying that he has been care.
less or making people think 50. II gives
ceroain publicity TO the mistake he mado
wbeu he thought thst fors weeks could
paddle my own canoe"
II do not think there u such .pahlicity a.
you tea-. You see" sad be good naeured-
ly, the bank people would be only too glad
20 lend your fsther's daughter anything.
IL can be most easily arranged. How much
do you WANT
"Oh, want as much a. $3.50. These are
all the subscriptions pa likes me 20 make
-and"-
The young man laughed very bghr1y. as
she thought.
Pardon me-" he said. From yourrtono
] Thoughts you were going 20 say two hun
d,rd and fifty thousand. 1 wish. Miss
i-dtth, you would let me lend 10 to yOumy-
self You have been kind enough tosaslc
my advice. VIII you be good enough to
take iti"
Edith was now taken wholly ahack Sho
had chosen her sdviser-as be said Here
was proposal which would lift her out OF
the depths For the instant she felt that
If only she had the three bits o. paper he
spoke OF she should De perfectly hs&5py.
She could see The two notes OF ono hundred
and one OF hfoy-olean two Of thcn APP
pssred, crisp and claan. and one nabbypand
dirty, before her minds eye.
Put she did not waver evan for that In
slant. Her manner was kind enough, but
absolutely FIRM As she declined. You are
quite right in saying that had bether ask
the bank people. / win Certainly do 30.
You are veIy kind, and shall always 30
grateful to you for your willingness. But
Il will be better so
81 hope you are not offended. s.ad he.
somewhat proudly "YOu sewn 20 be dis-
tressed We are not In = novel wanted
to be of use That IL all "
'NOffended-how could / be offrndedr'
said she ~ asked for information AMI
advice You have given me both. shall
Eet oas Of my troubles now. soc. And
shall thank you for showing me how
VIII you not come in No. Good night.
then" And she gave hmm her hand
"Piease do not think am offyDded "
Il WINS very queer. II they had only
known all would hive besn well For Lhia
president OF the ChantauquA circle was
Antony Blake AZ II was they both wsns
bone, aud for two or three h01rs neither
Of them went 90 sleep Ought / hsvs
said this Why did cay thSt" Ia all pos-
stble forms I'LL naLure and yoslhh asser1ed
Themselves and the provoking eonvrrsa--
ton was forgotten.