The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-12-06
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was SAdHuluB very Will ltT lCN
indian face even grimmer than usual.
Pearson" said She Jeremiah
Pearson?"
The same"
Then it's all on" she cried "You
need not carry out that investment"
Very well, ma am"
They walked on together side by side.
she brooding over some thought of her
own, and he little crossed and disap-
pointed at her caprice and the lost COM
mission for Harold.
Il tell you what, admiral" she ex-
! claimed suddenly, 'ff l were you 1
should get your boy out OF this part
nership."
But why. madam"
Because he is tied TO one Of the deep
est. slyest foxes in the whole city OF
| London"
Jeremiah Pearson. ma'am? What
can you know of him? He bears a good
name"
! mo one in this world knows jeremiah
Pearson as / know him, admiral. /
warn you because / have a friendly
feeling both for you and for your son.
The man is a rogue and you had best
| avoid him.
! But these are only words, ma'am. Do
you tell me that you know him better
| than the brokers and jobbers I'm the
! city?"
Man" cried Mrs westmacott. will
you allow that 1 know him when l tell
you that my maiden name was Ada
Pearson, and that jeremiah Pearson is
my only BROTHER"
The admiral whistled "Wheww cried
he. NOW that l think Of it, there is a
! likeness"
He is a man OF iron, admiral--a man
without heart. / should shock you
II i We're 10 tell you what have en-
dured from my brother Ny fathers
wealth was divided equally between us
His own share he ran through in five
years, and he has tried since then by
every trick of a cunning. low-minded
man, by base cajolery. by legal quib-
bles, by brutal intimidation, TO juggle
me out Of my share as well. There is
no villainy of which the man is not ca
pable. Oh, l know my brother. Jere-
miah. ] know him and l am prepared
for him"
This is all new to me, ma am. Pom
my word. hardly know what TO say TO
| IT. L thank you for having spoken so
| plainly. From what you say. this Is a
| poor sort OF consort for a man 10 sail
with. Perhaps Harold would do well TO
cut him adrift."
Without losing a Gay"
| We'll, we shall talk il over You may
be sure Of that. But here we are at
the station, so l will just see you into
! your carriage and then home to see
what my wife says TO the matter"
AS he trudged homeward. thoughtful
and perplexed, he was surprised 10 hear
a shout behind him. and to see Harold
running down the road after him.
why. dad" he cried. Il have just
come from town. and the first thing 1
saw was your back as you marched
away. But you are such quick walker
that 1 had TO run 10 catch you
The admiral's smile Of pleasure had
! broken his stern face into a thousand
wrinkles. You are early to-day" said
! he.
Yes. wanted to consult you
Nothing wrong"
"Oh no. only an Inconvenience"
What is II, them
How much have we in cur private
account"
Pretty fair. Some eight hundred. I
think"
"Oh, half thSt will be ample II was
rather thouglsless of Pearson"
What them
Wen. you see. dad, when he went
away upon this little holiday Ia Havre
he let me to pay accounts and SO on
! He tod me that there was enough at
| the bank for all claims. / had occasion
] on Tuesday To pay away two cheques
! one for $50 and the other for f120. and
here they are returned with bank no.
| tice that we have already overdrawn to
| the extent Of some hundreds"
The admiral looked very grave-
What's the meaning of that, them" he
asked.
"Oh, IL can easily be set right. You
/ see Pearson invests ali the spare cap
| ital and keeps as small a margin as
possible in the bank. Still IT was too
| bad for him 10 allow me even to run a
risk of having a cheque returned
! have written TO him and demanded his
authority to sell out some stock. and
| have written an explanation 10 these
people. In the meantime. however,
| have had to issue several cheques; so
had better transfer part of our private
account TO meet them"
quite 20. my boy. All that's mine is
yours. But who do you think this
Pearson IS? lie Is Mrs. Westmacotts
| DTOlHeF.
Really. What singular thing! Well.
I can see likeness now that you men
ton 1T. They have both the same hard
type Of face"
she has been warning me against
him-says he is the rankest pirate in
| London. / hope that ii is all right,
boy, and that we may not find our
selves in broken water"
Harold had turned little pale as he
heard Mrs. Westmacott's opinion ofAis
senior partner. II gave shape and SUB
stance TO certain vague fears and sus-
picions OF his own which had been
pushed back as often as they obtruded
themselves as being too monstrous and
| fantastic for belief
He is a well-known man in the city.
dad" said he.
''Of course ne is--of course he Is. That
Is what / told her They would have
! found him out there " anything had
been amiss with him Bless you. there's
nothing so bitter as a family Quarrel.
SIN 1t Is just as well that you have
written about this affair, for we may
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