The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-03
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my word 1t is a very handsome ORDER
ma'am."
well, 1 must pay some one, and why
not him?"
.'Ill tell him, and I'm sure he'll lose
no time"
"Oh, there is no great hurry. BY the
way, L understand from what you said
Just now that he has a partner.
Eyes, my boy is the junior partner.
Pearson is the senior. l was introduced
to him years ago, and he offered Har-
old the opening. OF course we had
pretty stiff premium to pay.
Mrs. Westmacott had stopped, and
was standing very stiff1y 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.
Every well, maam
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.
81 tell you what, admiral" she ex-
claimed suddenly, eff L were you I
should get your boy out of this part
nership.'
but why, MADAME"
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 I
warn you because 1 have 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 in the
city,"
Man." cried Mrs. Westmacott, "wiIl
you allow that [ know him when 1 tell
you that my maiden name was Ada
Pearson, and that jeremiah Pearson is
my only brother?''
The admiral whist1ed "Whewn' cried
he Nov that think Of it, there is a
likeness
He is man of iron, admiral man
without heart. I should shock you
II l were to tell you what I have en-
dured from my brother My fathers
wealth was divided equally between us.
Ills own share he ran through in five
years, and he has tried since then by
every trick of cunning, low-minded
man, by base cajolery, by legal quib-
ples, by brutal intimidation, to juggle
me out of my share as we'll There is
no ylllainy of which the man is not ca
pable. Oh, / know my brother. Jere-
mlah. | know him and I am prepared
for him.
This is all new to me, ma'am. pom
my word, hardly know what to saw to
It. thank you for having spoken so
plainly. From what you say, this is
poor sort of consort for a man to sail
with. Perhaps Harold would do well to
cut him adrift''
without losing a DAY"
Wen, we shall talk it over. You NAV
be sure of that. But here we are nj
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.
hS' uo'u' lie cTleQ, 4 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.o
The admiraPs smile of pleasure had
broken his stern face into a. tbousand
wrinkles. you are early to-day" said
he.
Yes, I wanted to consult YOU"
Nothing wrong?"
"Oh no, only an Inconvenience"
What is it, then?"
How much have we in our private
account?'
Pretty fair. Some eight hundred T
think" ~
oh, half that will be ample. If was
rather thoughtless of Pearson"
What then?"
Well, you see, dad, when he went
away upon this little holiday to Havra
ne left me to pay accounts and 50 IN
lie told me that there was enough a.
the bank for all claims. I had occa sion
on tuesday to pay away two cheouos
one Tor $50 and the other for f120 and
mere they are returned with a bank no
elce that we have already overdrawn ia
Inc extent OF some hundreds,
The admiral looked very grave
asked ~
on, it can easily be set right. You
see PEARSON invests all the spare can
ltai and keeps as small a margin &c
possible in the bank sin - 80 -