Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-07-06
CHAPTER XII.
FRIENDS IN NEED.

matters"
"Yes, my dear" He laid down hi,
paper and looked a question.
Kindly tell me again, papa, how mucl
money l have in my very own right
You have often told me before, but al
ways forget figures"
"You have e250 year Of your own
under your aunt's will"
"And Ida?'
ida has e150."
Now, think can live very well on
too year, papa. am not very extrava-
CANT, and could make my own dresses
If had sewing machine"
"Very likely, dear"
In that case I have e200 year which
could do without"
IF 1T were necessary"
but 1t is necessary. Oh, do help me.
like good, dear, kind papa in this mat
ter, for my whole heart is set upon it.
Harold is In sore need of money and
through no fault of his own" With n
woman's tack and eloquence she told
the whole story. "Put yourself in nv
place, papa. What is the money to me?
never think of it from years end to
years end. But now know how pre-
cious 1t is. l could not have thought that
money could be so valuable. See what I
can do with it. 1t may help to save him.
must have it by tomorrow. Oh. do. do
advise me as to what should do. and
how shouldaget the money"
The doctor smiled at her eagerness.
"You are as anxious to get rid of money
as others are to gain it," said he. "In
another case / might think it rash, but l
believe in your Harold, and I can see
that he has had villainous treatment
You will let me deal with the matter"
"You, papa?"
ut can be done best between men.
Your capital, Clara, is some e5 900, but
1t is out ON a mortgage, and you could
not call it in"
"Oh, dearl oh, dear!"
But we can still manage, l have as
much at my bank. l will advance it to
the Denvers as coming from you, and
you can repay it to me, or the interest of
it, when your money becomes due"
'Oh, this is beautiful! How sweet and
kind of YOU"
But there is one obstacle-I do not
think that you would ever induce Harold
to take this money"
Clara's face fell. Don't you think so
really2"
II am sure that he would not"
"Then what are you to do? What
horrid things money matters are to ar
fangel"
Il shall see his father. We can manage
1t all between u.s."
"Oh, do, do, papa! And you will do it
soonY"
"There is no time like the present. | |
will go in at once" He scribbled check. |
put it in an envelope, put on his broad |
straw hat and strolled in through the |
garden to pay his morning call.
1t was singular sight which met his
eyes as he entered the sitting room of the
admiral. A great sea chest stood open
in the center, and all around upon the
carpet were little piles of jerseys, oil
skins, books, sextant boxes instruments
and sea boots. The old seaman sat
gravely amid this lumber, turning it
over and examining it intently, while
his wife, with the tears running silently
down her ruddy cheeks, sat upon the
sofa, her elbows upon her knees and her
chin upon her hands, rocking herself
slowly backward and forward.
"Hullo. DOCTOR" said the admiral,
holding out his hand. "There's foul
weather set in upon us, as you may have
heard, but l have ridden out many a
worse squall, and, please God, we shall
all three of us weather this one also,
though two of us are o little more
cranky than we WERE"
my dear friends came in to tell you
how deeply we sympathize with you ALL
My girl has only just told me about it,"
at has come so suddenly upon us,
DOCTOR" sobbed Mrs. Hay Denver. 81
thought that had John to myself for
the rest Of our lives-heaven knows that
we have not seen very much of each
now he talks of going to sea
again."
"Aye, aye, Walker, that's the only way
out of it. When l first heard of 1t,
was thrown up in the wind with all
aback. give you my word that lost
my bearings more completely than ever
since l strapped a middy's dirk to my
belt. You see, friend, Fuow Something
Of shipwreck or battle or whatever may
come upon the waters, but the shoals in
the city of London on which my poor
boy has struck are clean beyond me.
Pearson had been my pilot there, and
now I know him to beE rogue But I've
taken my bearings lSw, and see my
course right before me-"
"What then, admiral?"
''Oh, have one or two little plans.
I'll have some news for the boy. Why,
hang it, Walker, man, may be a bit
stiff in the joints, but you'll be my wit !
ness that I can do my 12 miles under the
three hours. What, then? My eyes are
IS good as ever, except just for the news
paper. My head is clear. I'm three and
sixty, but Pm as good man as ever |
was--too good man to lie up for an
othep 10 years. I'd be the better for
smack of the salt water again and a
whiff of the breeze. Tut, mother, it's I
not four years cruise this time. I'll be