The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-12-13

He laid down his
paper and looked a question.
kindly tell me again, papa, how
much money 1 have in my very own
right. You have often told me before,
but always forget figures"
You have two hundred and fifty
pounds a year, under your aunt's will"
"And Ida?"
Ida has one hundred and fifty"
Now, 1 think l can live very well
on fifty pounds a year, papa. am not
very extravagant, and 1 could make my
own dresses If 1 had a sewing-machine."
VERY likely, dear"
"In that case I have two hundred n
year which could do without"
"If II were necessary"
But 1t IS necessary. Oh, do help me,
like a good. dear kind papa, in this
matter, for my whole heart is set upon
II. Harold is in sore need Of money,
and through no fault Of his own" With
a womans tact and eloquence, she told
the whole story. Put yourself in my
place, papa. What is the money to me ?
I never think Of it from years end 10
years end. But now I know how pre-
cious Il is. / could not have thought
that money could be so valuable. See
what can do with it. 1t may help TO
save him. 1 must have 1t by to-mor-
row. Oh, do, do advise me as to what
1 should do, and how / should get 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. I'm
another case I might think 1t rash, but
1 believe in your Harold, and 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 five thou
sand pounds, but it is out on a mort
gage and you could not call it in"
ooh, dear! oh, dear!'
But we can still manage. / have
| as much at my bank. i will advance II
to the Denvers as coming from you, and
you can repay it to me, or the interest
of 1t, when your money becomes due
ooh, that is beautiful! How sweet
and kind of your
But there is one obstacle: / do not
think that you would ever induce Har-
old to take thiS~Honey."
Claras face zen. Don't you thinl;
so. really?"
II am sure that he would not
Then what are you to do? What
horrid things money matters are to ar
range"
II shall see his father. We can man
age it all between US"
"Oh. do, do, papa! And you will do
It soon?"
There is no time like the present. ]
| will go in at once" He scrubbed a
cheque, put it in an envelope, put on
his broad straw hat, and strolled In
| through the garden to pay his morning
! call.
1t was a 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 round upon
the carpet were little piles of Jerseys,
| oil-skins, books. sextant boxes, instru-
ments and sea boots. The old seaman
! sat gravely amidst this lumber, turn
| ing it over, and examining it intently,
| while his wife, with the tears running
| quietly down her ruddy cheeks, sat up
on 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 / have ridden out many
worse squall, and please God, we
shall all three of us weather this one
also, though two of us are a little moro
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."
ut has come so suddenly upon us
doctor" sobbed Mrs. Hay Denver. 81
thought ] had John TO myself for the
rest OF our lives-Heaven knows that
we have not seen very much of each
other-but now he talks of going "a
sea again"
AYE, aye, Walker, that's the only
way out of It. 1 was thrown up In the
wind with all aback. / give you my
word that lost my bearings more COM
! pletely than ever since 1 strapped a
middy's dirk TO my belt. You see
friend, 1 know something OF shipwrecl
i or battle or whatever may come upon
the waters, but the shoals in the city OF
London upon which my poor boy has
struck are clear beyond me. Pearson
had been my pilot there. and now
know him to be rogue. But I've talk
en- my bearings now, and j see my
course right before me-"