The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-03

Igulle So lily Wy All mats mino1
yours. But who do you think ~
Pearson is2 He is Mrs. Westmaoouals
brother"
Really. What singular thing, w.
I can see a likeness now that Won r melS
ton it. They have both the Same bs
type of face ''a
sShe has been warning me apoi.
him-says he is the rankest pirata
London. / hope that it is all ria
boy, and that we may not find o..
selves in broken water
Harold had turned little pale as.
heard Mrs. Westmacott's opinion Of LIZ
senior partner. Tt gave shape and snh
stance to certain vague fears and 81.
picions of his own which had baaS
pushed back as often as they obtrnasa
themselves as being too monstrous ans
fantastic for belief.
.'He is a well-known man in the citn
dad said he.
"Of course he is-of course he is Thu.
is what I told her. They would bo~
found him out there if anything has
been amiss with him. Bless YOU. tharo,.
nothing so bitter as a family ouarro,
Still it is just as well that YOU bara
written about this affair, for we NAV
as well have all fair and above board
But Harold's letter to his partner wo.
crossed by a letter from his partnar
to Harold. 1t lay awaiting him unon
the breakfast table next morning. andit
sent the heart into his mouth as bo
read it, and caused him to spring I'M
from his chair with a white face and
staring eyes.
MY boy! My boy!"
81 am ruined, mother-ruinedr' Ha
stood gazing wildly in front Of him
while the sheet of paper fiuttercd down
to the carpet. Then he dropped back
into the chair, and sank his face into his
hands. His mother had her arms round
him in an instant, while the admiral
with shaking fingers, picked up the let
ter from the floor and adjusted his
glasses to read it.
my Dear Denver" it ran. "By the
time that this reaches you shall be out
of the reach of yourself or of any one
else who may desire an interview. You
need not search for me, for I assure
you that this letter is posted by
friend and that you will have your
trouble in vain if you try to find me-
l am sorry to leave you in such tight
place, but one or other of us must he
squeezed, and on the whole I prefer
that it should be you. You'll find moth
ing in the bank, and about 600 un-
accounted for. I'm not sure that the
best thing you can do is not to realize
what you can and initiate your SEN
ior's example. If you act at once you
may get clean away. If not, it's only
that you must put up your shutters,
but am afraid that this missing money
could hardly be included as an ordinary
debt, and of course you are legally re-
sponsible for it just as much as I am.
Take a friends advice and get to
America. A young man with brains can
always do something out there, and you
can live down this little mischance. 1t
will be a cheap lesson if it teaches you
to take nothing upon trust in business,
and to insist upon knowing exactly
what your partner is doing, however
senior he may be to you. Yours faith
fully JEREMIAH PEARSON"
"Great heavens!" groaned the admir-
al, ''he has absconded."
and left me both a bankrupt and
thief"
mo, no, Harold, sobbed his mother
All will be right. What matter about
money!
Money, mother! It is my honor"
1.-THE boy is right 1t is his honor
and my honor, for his is mine. This Is
a sore trouble, mother, when we thought
our life's troubles were all behind u.s.
but we will bear it as we have borne
others" He held out his stringy hand
and the two old folk sat with bowed
grey heads, their fingers intertwined
strong in each others love and SYM
pathy.
1--WE were too happy" she sighed.
but it is Gods will, mother"
Eyes, John, it is Gods will"
'And yet it is bitter to bear. l could
have lost all, the house, money, rank
| could have borne it. But at my age
my honor-the honor of an admiral Of
the fleet"
mo honor can be lost, John, where
no dishonor has been done. What have
you done? What has Harold done?
There is no question of honor"
The old man shook his head, but Har-
old had already called together his clear
practical sense, which for an instant IN
the presence of this frightful blow hac
deserted him.
THE mater is right, dad" said he.
1T is bad enough, heaven knows out
we must not take too dark view OF
it. After all, this insolent letter is in
itself evidence that 1 had nothing to DO
with the schemes of the base villain
who wrote it,"
They may think it prearranged.
''They could not. My whole life cries
out against the thought. They could
not look me in the face and entertain
it,
mo, boy, not if they have eyes IN
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