Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

ter is posted BY friend, and that you will
have your trouble in vain if you try to find
me. am sorry to leave you in such q
tight place, but one or other of Us must be
| squeezed, and on the whole I prefer that II
should be you. You'll find nothing in the
bank, and about S113 900 unaccounted for.
I am not sure that the best thing that you
tate yoursenior's example. If you act at
once you may get clear away. If not, it's
not only that you must put up your shutters
but am afraid that this missing money
could hardly be included as an ordinary
debt. and of course you are legally response
BILE for it Just as much as I am. Take q
| friends advice and get to America A
young man with brains can always do some
| thing out there, and you can live down this
little mischance It will be cheap lesson
| ii 1t teaches you to take nothing upon
trust in business, and to insist upon know
ing exactly what your partner is doing,
however senior he may be to you"
has absconded.
"And left mo both . bankrupt and .
thief"
"'sNo, no, Harold" sobbed his mother.
"All will be right What matter about
money!
"Money, motheri It is my honorr'
''The boy is yight. It is his honor, and
my honor, for his is mine. This is sore
trouble, mother, when we thought our life's
troubles were all behind US, but we will
bear it as we have borne others" He held
out his stringy hand, and the two old folks
sat with bowed gray heads, their fingers in
tertwined, strong in each others love and
sympathy.
1--WE were too happy" she sighed
p,rk 10 nalS
"Yes, John, 1t is Gods will. "
Harold had already called together
his clear practical sense, which for
an instant In the presence Of this trightful
blow had deserted him.
'It is bad enough, heaven knows" said
he, ''but we must not take too dark view
of 1t. After all, this insolent letter is In
itself evidence tha. had nothing to do
with the schemes Of the base villain who
wrote It"
'grhey may think It prearanged."
"They could not My whole life c1fes
out against the thought. They could not
look me in the face and entertain it. But
we must waste no time. I must 60 to the
city,
"What will you doP''
"What an honest man should do Iwfn
write to all our clients and creditors as
semble them, lay the whole matter before
them, read them the letter, and put,myseH
absolutely in their hands"
He had caught sight through the long
glass folding doors of the gleam of white
blouse and a straw hat in the tennis
ground Clara used often to meet him
there of a morning to say a few words be-
before he hurried away into the city. He
walked out now with the quick, firm step
of man who has taken . momentous reso-
luton, but his face was haggard and his
lips pale.
"Clara, "said he, as she came toward him
with words Of greeting, ST am sorry to
bring i'll news to you, but things have gone
wrong in the city, and-and think that
My partner has fled and left me responsible
for heavy debts, and in such position that
I may be required by law to produce some
at least of this missing money. 1t has been
confded to him to invest, and he has en-
bezzled it. I, as his partner, am liable for
it. have brought misery on all whom
love-my father, my mother. But you at
least shall not be under the shadow. You
are free, Clara There is no tie between
u.s."
'Tt takes two to make such tie, Harold"
said she smiling, and putting her hand in
side his arm. 1T takes two to make it,
dear, and also two to break it Is that the
way they do business in the city, sir, that a
man can always at his own sweet will tear
up his engagement"
"You hold me to it, Clara?"
''No creditor so remorseless as !, Harold.
Never, never, shall you get from that
bond"
Harold tried to speak, but his heart was
too full. He could only press the white
hand which curled round his sleeve. She
walked up and down by his side, and send
ing little CLEANS of cheeriness through the
gloom which girt him in. 10 listen to her