Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-14
RY. 4. CONAN DOYLE

edIeon salu Sne. Jeremiah
Pearson?"
"The same"
"Then it's all of" she cried. "You
need not carry out that investment"
Very WELL ma'am."
They walked on together side by side,
she broodlng 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, IF l were you I
should get your boy out of this part
nership."
but why, madam"
Because he is tied to one Of the deep
est, sslyest 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 l know him, admiral
warn you because have friendly
feeling both for you and forsyour 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 in the
city,"
Man" cried Mrs. Westmacott, will
you allow that know him when tell
you that my maiden name was Ada
Pearson, and that jeremiah Pearson IS
my only brother?"
The admiral whlstled. "WhewW. cried
he. Now that think Of 1t, there is q
likeness"
HE Is man Of iron, admlral-a man
without a heart. I should shock you
II were to tell you what I have en-
dured from my brother. My fathers
wealth was divided equally between us.
l1ls own share he ran through in five
years, and he has tried since then by
every trick Of a cunning, low-mlnded
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, know my brother, Jere-
miah' know him and 1 am prepared
for him."
This Is all new to me, ma'am. Pom
my word, hardly know what to say to
1t. 1 thank you for having spoken so
plainly. From what you say, this is n
poor sort Of consort for a man to sail
with. Perhaps Harold would do well to
cut him adrlft."
Without losing a day"
well, we shall talk it over. You may
be sure Of that But here we are ut
the station, so 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 to hear
shout behind him, and to see Harold
running down the road after him.
why, dad" he cried. 81 have Just
come from town, and the first thing
saw was your back as you marched
away But you are such quick walker
that had to run to catch you"
The admirals smile of pleasure had
broken his stern face into thousand
wrinkles. You are early to-day" said
he
Eyes, I wanted to consult you"
Nothing wrong?"
"Oh no, only an inconvenience"
what is it, them"
AiON mum nave we III our private
account?"
pretty fair. Some eight hundred, I
think"
"Oh, half that will be ample. It was
rather thoughtless Of Pearson"
what then?"
WELL you see, dad, when he went
away upon this little holiday to Havre
he left me to pay accounts and so on.
He told 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 $780, and
here they are returned with a bank no
tice that we have already overdrawn to
the extent Of some hundreds"
The admiral looked very grave.
Whats the meaning Of that, then?" he
asked.
"Oh, 1t can easily be set right. You
see Pearson invests all the spare cap
ital and keeps as small a margin as
possible in the bank Still 1t was too
bad for him to 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 to these
people. In the meantime. however, I
have had to issue several cheques; so
had better transfer part OF our private
account to meet them"
quite so, my boy. All that's mine Is
yours. But who do you think this
Pearson is? He is Mrs. Westmacott's
brother"
Really. What a singular thlngi Well,
I can see likeness now that you mem
ton 1t. They have both the same hard
type Of face"
"She has been warning me against
hlm-says he Is the rankest pirate in
London. / hope that 1t Is all right,
boy, and that we may not find our
selves in broken water"
Harold had turned a little pale as he
heard Mrs. Westmacott's opinion of his
senior partner. 1t gave shape and SUBJ
stance to certain vague fears and sus- |
plcions Of his own which had been |
pushed back as often as they obtruded |
themselves as being too monstrous and |
fantastic for belief.
He Is well-known man in the city, |
dad" said he.
"Of course he is-of course he is. That |
is what told her. They would have |
found him out there II anything had |
been amiss with him. Bless you, there's
nothing so bitter as a family quarrel. |
Still 1t is Just as well that you have
written about this affair, for we may /