Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-11-07

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ec1M or so blue sheets OF
NTgfGl6 paper all mottled
ONCO over with stamps
and seals, with very large V. RS
printed upon the heads Of them. He
tied these carefully into small bundle,
and placing them in the inner pocket OF
his coat, he seized his stick and nat.
"Oh, John, don't do this rash thing, y
cried Mrs. Denver, laying her hands
upon his sleeve. II have seen so little
of you, John. Only three years since
you left the service. Don't leave me
again. know 1t is weak Of me, but
cannot bear It,"
There's my own brave lass" said
he, smoothing down the grey-shot hair
We've lived in honor together, mother,
and, please God, in honor we'll die. NO
matter how debts are made, they have
got to be met, and what the boy owes
we owe. He has not the money, and
how is he to find 1t? He can't find 1t.
What then? 1t becomes my business,
and there's only one way for 1t"
But 1t may not be so very bad, John.
y Had we not best wait until after he
=, Aes these people tomorrow"
"They may give him little time, lass.
But I'll have a care that I don't go 80
far that can't put back again. Now,
mother, there's no use holding me. It's
got to be done, and there's no sense In
, Sinking it." He detached her fingers
from his sleeve, pushed her gently back
into an armchair, and hurried from the
house.
In less than half an hour the Admiral
was whirled into Victoria Station and
found himself amid a dense bustllng
throng, who jostled and pushed In the
crowded terminus. His Grand, which
had seemed feasible enough in his own
room, began now to present difficulties
in the carrying out, and he puzzled over
? how he should take the first steps.
Amid the stream Of business men, each
hurrying on his definite way, the old
seaman in his grey tweed suit and black
soft hst strobe slowly along, his head
sunk and his brow wrlnkled in per-
plexity. Suddenly an idea occurred to
him. He walked back to the railway
stall and bought daily paper This
he turned and turned until a certain
column met his eye, when he smoothed
1t out, and carrying it over to seat,
proceeded to read 1t at his leisure.
And, indeed, as a man read that
column, 1t seemed strange to him that
there should still remain any one in this
world of ours who should be in straits
for want of money Here were whole
lines Of gentlemen who were burdened
with a surplus in their incomes, and
who were loudly calling to the poor and
needy to come and take 1t off their
hands. Here was the guileless person
who was not professional moneylend-
err but who would be glad to corre-
spond, etc. Here, too, was the accommo-
dating individual who advanced sums
from ten to ten thousand pounds with
out expense, security or delay. "The
money actually paid over within few
hours" ran this fascinating advertise
ment, conjurlng up a vision Of swift
messengers rushing with bags of gold
to the aid Of the poor struggler. A
third gentleman did all business by per-
sonal application, advanced money on
anything or nothing; the llghtest and
alrlest promise was enough to content
him according to his circular, and finally
he never asked for more than five per
cent. This struck the Admiral as far
the most promising, and his wrinkles
relaxed, and his frown softened away
as he gazed at 1t. He folded up the
paper, rose from the seat, and
i found himself face to face with Charles
AWestmacott.
X "Hullo, Admiral"
"Hullo, Westmacottw Charles had
always been a favorite Of the seamans.
what are you doing here?"
"oh, have been doing a little bust
ness for my aunt But I have never
seen you in London before"
~ hate the place. 1t smothers me.
There's not breath Of clean air on this
side of Greenwich. But maybe you
know your way about pretty well in the
clty?"
well, know something about It.
You see I've never lived very far from it,
and 1 do a good deal of my aunt's busl-
ness.
Maybe you know Bread street?"
TT Is out Of Cheapside."
"Well then. how do you steer for It
from here? You make me out a course
and I'll keep to It,"
why, Admiral, have nothing to do.
I'll take you there with pleasure"
viii you, though? Well, I'd take 1t
very kindly IL you would. I have busl-
ness there. Smith & Hamburg, financial
agents, Bread Street"
The pair made their way to the river
side, and so down the Thames TO st.
Pauls landlng-a mode Of travel which
was much more to the Admlral's taste
than bus or cab. On the way he told
his companion his mission and the
causes which led to 1t. Charles West
macott knew little enough Of city life
and the ways Of business, but at least
be had more experience in both than
jthe Admiral, and he made up his mind
not to leave him until the matter was
settled.
THESE are the people," said the Ad-
mlral. twisting round his paper, and
pointing to the advertisement which had