Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

"oh. havS the or two little plans.
I'll have some news for the boy. Why,
hang II, Walker man. may be a bit
stiff in the Joints, but you'll be my wit
ness that can do my twelve miles un-
der the three hours What then? My
eyes are as good as ever except just for
the newspaper My head is clear. I'm
thrce-and-sixty, but I'm as good man
as ever I was-too good a man to lie
up ~~f another ten years. I'd be the
letter for smack OF the salt water
again, and Whit OF the breeze. Tut,
mother, It's not q four years cruise
this time. I'll be back every month or
two. It's no more than II went for a
visit in the country" He was talking
boisterouslY and heaping 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.
l should be plain Mr. Hay Denver Of
the merchant service. daresay that
might find some owner who would give
me a 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! tutl this will never do, this will
never do, admlralw The doctor sat
down by Mrs. Hay Denver and patted
her hand in token Of friendly sympathy.
I'VE must wait until your son has 1t
out with all these people, and then we
shall know what damage is done, and
how best to set 1t 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"
"Oh, 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 cannot be spent better than
in helping to set 1t right. She has lit
tie Of her own which she wished to con-
tribute, but thought 1t best to work
1t this way, win you take the check,
Mrs. Denver, and think 1t would be
best If you said nothing to Harold about
1t, and just used it as the occasion
served?"
God bless you, Walker, you are a
true friend I won't forget this, Walk
err" The admiral sat down on his sea
chest and mopped his brow with his red
handkerchief
What is 1t to me whether you have
1t now or then? 1t may be more useful
now. There's only one stipulation. If
things should come to the worst, and
II the business should prove so bad that
nothing can set 1t right, then hold back
this check, for there Is no use in pour
ing water into q broken basin, and If
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. 1 have my own plan.
But we shall hold your money, my
friend, and 1t will strengthen us to feel
that it Is there"
well, that is all right" said Doc
tor Walker rising, And If little more
should be needed, we must not let him
go wrong for the want of a thousand
or two. And now, admiral, I'm off for
my morning walk. Won't you come
too?"
mo, I 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."