The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-13
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Mrs. Westmacott had stopped, and
was standing very stihiy with her red
Indian face even grimmer than usual.
Pearson?" said she. Jeremiah
Pearson?"
"The same"
"Then it's all off," 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 q little crossed and disap-
pointed at her caprice and the lost COM
mission for Harold.
II tell you what. admiral" she ex-
claimed suddenly, 'if were you I
should get your boy out Of this part
nership."
but why. MADAME"
Because he 10 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" IN
mo one In this world knows jeremiah
Pearson as I know him, admiral. I
warn You because have friendly
feeling both for you and for your son.
me man y rogue and you had best
avoid him" -
But these are only words, ma'am. Do
you tell me that you know him better
city," - s''~
Man." cried Mrs. westmacott. '.will
you allow that know him when I tell
you that my maiden name was Ada
PEARSON, and that jeremiah Pearson Is
my only brother?"
The admiral whistled. .sWhew!" cried
he. Now that think Of It, there ts a
likeness"
He Is man Of iron, admiral-a man
without heart. should shock you
II Were to tell you what have en-
oured from my brother. My 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-
Dies. 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-
man. l.knoW him and am prepared
| for. him.
This L. all new to me. ma'am. pom
my word. hardly know what to say to
u. ! thank you for having spoken so
plainly. From what you say, this is a
poor sort Of consort for man to sail
with. Perhaps Harold would do well to
cut him adrift.'
Without losing day." M
well. we shall talk It over. You NAV
be sure Of that. But here we are ut
the station, 30 will just see you into
your carriage and then home to see
what my wife says to the matter"
Az he trudged homeward, thouehtful
and perplexed. he was surprised to hear
q shout behind him, ana to see Harold
running down the road after him.
Why. dad" he cried. II have Just
come from town, and the first thing I
saw was your back as you marched
away. But you are such quick walker
that had to run to catch you.''
The admirars smile Of pleasure had
broken his STERN face into thousand
! wrinkles. "You are early to-day" said
he.
eyes. wanted to consult you"
Nothing wrong?'
"Oh no, only an Inconvenience"
''What il 1t, them" ~.
Glow much have we in our private
account"
Pretty fair. Some eight hundred.
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 80 on.
He told me that there was enough at
the bank for all claims. I had occasion
on Tuesday to pay away two cheques.
one for ESQ 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.
whats the meaning Of that, then?" he
asked. s.ss s
''oh. 1t can easily be set right. You
see Pearson invests all the spare cap
ital and keeps ~ small a. margin as
possible In the bank. still IL was too
bad for him to allow me even to run a
risk Of having q cheque returned. I
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; 30
had better transfer part Of our private
account to meet them"
"Quite 50. my boy All that's mine IL
yours. But who do you think this
Pearson Is? He IL Mrs. Westmacott's
brother"
'.Really. What singular thing! Well.
can see likeness now that you men
ton it. They have both the same hard
type Of face"
him-says he 10 the rankest pirate in
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