The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-04-01


SURVEYED HIS BRoTHER's PARTNER
place. But before he could glance crit
ically or comprehensively around the
Office, his attention was arrested, his
faculties were absorbed by startling
discovery.
Behind one of the desks, and evident
/ ~ in rightful possession thereof, he
saw an awlzwardly bent figure, a famil-
lar shock of dark brown hair, a familiar
pair Of English whiskers and eye
glasses.
! Tossing down his pen after afixing a
| few hairline hourishes to the signature
that he had just scrawled on the paper
before him, Mr.. Wescott suddenly
Strengthened up and met North's as
tonished gaze.
BY Jover' was North's mental ejacu-
lation as he surveyed his brothers part
ner with mingled emotions. Its Wecn'
"What's the matter, North?'' de-
manded that gentleman, leaning for
ward with both elbows on the desk,
resting his chin on one hand and direct
ing a keen glance at North through his
eyeglasses.
s'Oh, nothing at all, Wee. Thought
see how you were said North, as he
threw himself into an easy chair oppo-
site Mr.. Wescott and coolly returned
his scrutiny.
'fQuite condescension'' growled
Wee. sarcastically. s'Seen old Archer
this morning."
s'Oh, come now, Wee, why are you
forever thrusting old Archer upon me9'
began North, waving his hand with an
air of languid protest.
Because you're SO confoundedly
negligent that you'll not attend to any
thing OF the sort unless it is kept be
fore your mind, 2 retorted Wee, sharply
ooh, is that it? You take my in
terests very much to heart, Wee oh
served North with an INDECENT draw
which, as he perceived with secret salts
faction, was particularly exasperating
to Mr.. Wescotf.
sit isn't your interests" returned
Wee, shortly 'It's my own. which are
being sacrificed by my business con-
nection with you."
s'Ny dear fellow, you don't say soi''
exclaimed North, lifting his eyebrows
with innocently amazed inquiry.
cts a factl You are standing in my
light as well as your own, and I say It's
a shame to sacrifice SO many important
interests to mere selfish indoleacc and
Encouragement. Here's this note 20
Archer; no one with any sense would
wouldn't listen to my advice, and so
you became surety for a man who final
ly rewarded you by running away when
the note fell due and leaving you to set
tie with Archer. It's a swindle. pure
and simple, on Amity's part, but since
you've assumed the obligation you
ought to meet it in q prompt and bust
ness-like way. Instead of this. you
lave put old Archer off from time to (
lime, always promising to attend 20 the
natter and never doing it, til now the
lote is Overdue bygcodness knows how
ong, and the old follow is raising the
iiclzens about it all over town. If you
imagine that you can manage, or rather
your affairs in this way
Without injuTing the credit OF yourself
md everyone else who is unfortunate
nough to have any business connec-
ions with you, then you are vastly
mistaken. It's an outrage, North, and
protest against itl''
Mr.. Wescott's temper had gotten de-
idedly the better Of him during this
ddress, and the fact that he could elicit
10 response from North only increased
lis irritation. With q mighty effort
his strong desire to pitch
he senior partner out Of the Office, the
ufled junior continued in a voice that
rembled with suppressed wrath:
'It's all very well, Mr.. North, for you
o assume this air of indifferencc-it's
II very well for you to ignore ray fre-
uent advice and remembrance; but in
be very nature of things this. cannot
o on forever, II you are determined
0 let your credit go 70 the dogs, must
efuse it the company Of mine. / do
OF share your sublime disregard Of
ublic opinion, and my standing among ,
usiness men is matter of great i'm !
to me. If this sort of thing
oes on much longer I'll dissolve part
ership--I swear | will"
"Will your" inquired North, provok !
gly. "Don't, Wee; what would become {
ne?''
This was too obviously satire, and