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business. looked at the young earl
perhaps he wondered at hla perfect
calmncss. then he glanced nc q sheet
of paper lying on the desk.
1T Will not be pleasant to hear, Lord
CaWyen," he said. slowly; but you
ask FOR - To begin. At the age Of
n you succeeded 30 the RayonHmere
estates and title; the estates were clear
OF all debts and membranes. the
rent roll was thirty thousand per an
mum; there was. besides, a sum of nifty
thousand pounds In the Funds. the saw
ings OF the late eari-that Is correct,
believer"
quite So" was the curt reply.
you are now 2S years OF age. my
lord. and IN seven years you have run
through a fortune"
Keep 10 facts; no comments-plain
facts" said the earl.
"The plain facts are these" con-
tinued the lawyer. the Gfty thousand
went. believe, TO pay the FIRST years
losses on the Derby"
yet my horse won" interrupted
Lord Caraven
The winning Of that Derby was
| your ruin my lord. After that you
continually forcstalled your income by
borrowing money; then your losses on
the turf and the gaming table we're 90
/ great that YOU were compelled to raise
n heavy mortgage on the estate: then
/ you borrowed money on the pictures.
/ the plate and the furniture nj Ravens
mere. In fact my lord, briefly told.
your situation is this-you are hope
lossly. helplossly ruined. You owe six
| ~ thousand pounds mortgage money
and owe forty thousand pounds bOr-
rowed money-and you have nothing
90 pay II With. You received notice
from me six months since that the
mortgage money was called In. Unless
u Is paid In six weeks from now the
estate Rayensmere Castle with nj. is
belongings passes from you; Il will be
seized with all rs contents"
Are you quite sure that I can Dor.
row no more?" asked the earl.
quite sure my lord, you have sold
all the timber that you could sell. as I
told you-the only thing left Ia your
self"
Then, unless repay the sixty thou
sand pounds In six weeks. Ravensmere
becomes the property OF the man who
lent the money!"
Precisely So" replied Arley Ran
some
Then ! hope he may live 20 enjoy
IL, for have not sixty shlllings.
Hush" he continued. seeing that the
lawyer was about 10 speak mo COM
montsl am a ruined man. as you say:
but I will not submit 20 criticism. /
say frankly that ! have been a wicked
spendthrift-a prodigal; say frankly
that II ! could begin life again, / would
live differently. have been worse
than a fool have been a dupe. II Is
an over now. and have the price Of
my folly 10 pay"
IT Is a bitter price, too. my lord.
May | ask what you think OF dong?"
You may ask know no answer.
In six weeks ! lose Ravensmere, and
with Il all sources OF income. and. be-
sides that. / am forty thousand pounds
IN debt, and have not forty shillIngs
10 pay Il with. Il seems 10 me there Is
but one thing 10 be done"
Arley Ransome looked mp anxlously.
"What IS that?" he asked
II had better invest the trlne have
remaining In the purchase OF revolver
you can imagine FOR what purpose: IL
viii be- but a fttlng end 10 such ca
reer as mine. ! really do not think,
Ransome. that ! have had n hundred
thousand pounds worth OF pleasure
What comments the newspapers will
make upon mol They will head their
paragraphs. Suicide Of a Spendthrlf,
Earl'-they viii draw excellent morals
and warnings from my fate. Men OF
my age will read Il and think what d
dupo / must have been: n will no' be 4
noble ending for the last OF the Cara
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