The Press., 1893-06-29

It acds c singular sight 1olltch met his eyes.
 "Oh, have one or two little plans. I'll have some news for the boy. Why, hang it, Walker, man, may be bit stiff in the joints, but you'll be my wit ness that can do my 12 miles under the three hours. What, then? My eyes are as good as ever, except just for the news paper. My head is clear. I'm three and sixty, but I'm as good man as ever I was-too good a man to lie up for an other 10 years. I'd be the better for a smack of the salt water again and a whiff of the breeze. Tut, mother, it's not four years cruise this time I'll be back every month or two. It's no more than if went for a visit in the country" He was talking boisterously and heap ing his sea boots and sextants back into his chest.
 "And you really think, my dear friend, of hoisting your pennant again?'
 My pennant, Walker? No. no. Her majesty, God bless her. has too many young men to need an old hulk like me. I shall be plain MT. Hay Denver of the merchant service. I daresay that I might find some owner who would give me chance as second or third officer. It will be strange to me to feel the rails of the bridge under my fingers once more."
 "Tutl tut! this will never do. this will never do, admiralv' The doctor sat down by Mrs. Hay Denver and patted her hand in token of friendly sympathy. "We must wait until your son has had it out with all these people, and then we shall know what damage is done and how best to set it right. It will be time enough then to begin to muster our re- sources to meet it."
 "Our resources" The admiral laughed 'There's the pension. I'm afraid, Walk CT, that our resources won't need much mastering"
 "Oh, come, there are some which you may not have thought of. For example, admiral, had always intended that my girl should have e5,O0O from me when she married. Of course your boys trou- ble is her trouble, and the money cannot be spent better than in helping to set it right. She has little of her own which she wished to contribute, but thought it best to work it this way. Will you take the check, Mrs. Denver, and think it would be best if you said nothing to Harold about it and just used it as the occasion served?'
 "God bless you, Walker, you are a true friend. Iwon't forget this, Walker. " The admiral sat down on his sea chest and mopped his brow with his red hand kerchief.
 "What is it to me whether you have it now or then? It may be more useful now. There's only one stipulation. If things should come to the worst and if the business should prove so bad that nothing can set it right, then hold back this check, for there is no use in pouring I water into broken basin, and if the lad should fall he will want something to pick himself up again with"
 ''He shall not fall, Walker, and you shall not have occasion to be ashamed of the family into which your daughter is about to marry. have my own plan. But we shall hold your money, my friend, and it will strengthen us to feel that it is there."
 ''Well, that is all right" said Dr. Walker, rising, land if little more should be needed we must not let him go wrong for the want of thousand or two. And now, admiral, I'm off for my morning walk. Won't you come too?'
 ''No, am going into town"
 "Well, goodby. hope to have better news, and that all will come right. Goodby, Mrs. Denver. feel as if the boy were my own, and I shall not be easy until all is right with him.