Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-10-31

"Oh, have one or two little plans.
I'll have some news for the boy. Why,
hang It, Walker man. may be bit
stiff iDIthe joints, but you'll be my wit
ness that can do my twelve miles I'M
der the three hours. What then? My
eyes are as good as ever except just for
the newspaper. Ny head Is clear. I'm
three-and-sixty, but I'm as good a man
as ever was-too good man to lie
up for another ten years. I'd be the
better for a smack of the salt water
again, and a Whit Of the breeze. Tut,
mother, It's not a four years cruise
this time. I'll be back every month or
two. It's no more than If went for
visit in the country" He was talking
boisterously, and heaplng his sea-boots
and sextants back into his chest.
And you really think, my dear
friend, of hosting 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.
1 should be plain Mr.. Hay Denver Of
the merchant service. l daresay that
might find some owner who would give
me chance as second or third officer
1t will be strange to me to feel the rails
Of the bridge under my fingers once
more"
Tut! tut! this will never do, this will
never do, admiralw The doctor sat
down by Mrs. Hay Denver and patted
her hand in token of friendly sympathy
1--WE must wait until your son has II
out with all these people, and then we
shall know what damage is done, and
how best to set it right. 1t will be time
enough then to begin to muster our re-
sources to meet it."
"Our resourcesp' The admiral
laughed. There's the pension. I'm
afraid, Walker, that our resources won't
need much mastering"
ooh, come, there are some which you
may not have thought Of. For exam
pie, admiral, have always intended
that my girl should have five thousand
from me when she married. OF course,
your boys trouble is her trouble, and
the money cannet be spent better than
in helping to set it right. She has lit
tie of her own which she wished to con-
tribute, but I thought 1t best to work
it this way. VIII 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. 1 won't forget this, Walk
en-" The admiral sat down on his sea
chest and mopped his brow with his red
handkerchief.
What Is it to me whether you have
1t now or then? 1t may be more useful
now. There's only one stipulation. II
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 pour
ing water into a broken basin, and II
the lad should fall, he will want some
thing 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 sz;engthen us to feel
that 1t is there"
"Well, that is all right" said Doc
tor Walker rising. And II 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?"
mo, 1 am going into town"
"Well, goodbye hope to have bet
ter news and that all will come right
Goodbye, Mrs. Denver. feel as If the
boy were my own, and I shall not be
easy until all is right with him."