Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-10
CHAPTER XVIII.
Captnin Winter Receives a Blow.

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Captain Winter Receives n Blow.
To his occult business of receiver of
stolen gold and precious stones, Isaac
KisCh added the hardly more reputa-
BILE profession of uSurer. He had n
multitude of little fishes in his net, and
one big one. The big one was none
other than Ursula's old acquaintance,
Captain Winter.
The Captain was an honest, reckless.
pleasure-loying fellow-just the kind of
man whom Kisch loved TO have for n
debtor. Having quarrelled with his
uncle. he had only the mo~ney-lenders
to fail back upon. Mr.. Kisch's inten-
ton was to take advantage of the
heirs necessities to lend him as much
as possible, at the highest rate of in
terest the young man would stand, on
! the security of his reversi0n, and then,
rs soon as he came into possession of
/ his property. insist upon being paid i'll
full, force Il sale, and possibly obtain
Il fine estate ut half it's value.
There had been negotiations for n
further advance of $4,000: and one
morning, about two months after his
premises had been searched by the po-
i lice, Kisch was waiting for the Cap
tain at a small office he had in the city.
There was no clerk. only q boy at five
shillingS n week, to show visitors in
and out. He was pacing back and for
ward, with his peculiar, cat-like tread.
biting his not oyer-clean ~finger-nails,
frowning ard showing other signs of
mental perturbation. 1t was not that
he feared he would lose his money
the usual source of uneasiness of mon
~ey-lenders. The fact was that he very
much wished TO advance this sum of
f2.000. and thus consolidate his hold
on the Winter e~states-and he had not
the money. He had relied so conf
IDENTIFY on getting the money into his
hands that he had lent out nearly all
his capital. And now he had been dis
appointed about the diamonds, and for
the first time in his life he had an *
cellent opening for lending money and
no money to lend, 1t was more than
~aggravating. 1t was intolerable!
He was startled from his meditations
by n clear, fresh young voice exclaim-
ing at his elbow:
IN trouble you for that $4,000,
Ikisch.'
Captain Winter said the Jew. sol
emily. Il cannot lend you that large
81 M of money on your note of hand"
Note of hand. What's the man talk
ing about:' demanded the CAPTAIN.
Its on the security of the family es-
tates | wish TO borrow. They are
worth six times-aye, ten times-what
you have advanced me-"
Very true. | have no doubt. my dear
Captain; all l meant to say was that
in a transaction Of such magnitude. /
would prefer to lend on the advice of
my solicitor
Captain Winter muttered something
about the solicitor which the Jew was
polite enough TO take no notice Of. and
demanded why. ii he could lend f15.OOO
without the advice Of his solicitor, he
need boggle for $1,000? But the Jew
retorted that 1t was precisely because
he had been going ON in this fashion
so long that he thought it wae time To
pun up. In reality, all the Jew want
ed was a little time, which he expected
the laws delays would allow him, to
call In money enough to complete the
loan.
The end of 1t was that Mr.. Kisch. de-
clining to take the best-known facts
about the family for granted, agreed to
send his lawyer down to confer with
Mr.. Lawson, Sir julius Winters sole.
itor, and satisfy himself hat the pro-
posed security vas sound. This being
settled, the Captain went down to Til
bridge to prepare Mr.. Lawson for the
coming interview.
MIR. Percy" said the lawyer. using
the old familiar mode of address. II
don't hin it's the least use of your
bringing any solicitor down here on
such IN Grand"
You don't mean that you would re.
fuse all information?" cried the young
man, with a touch Of indignation in his
voice. mind you. this is no ordinary
ease OF spendthrift heir. You know
that my uncle and I have auarrelled-
or. rather, he insisted on auarrelliny
with me, for the very good reason that
| hope 10 reign at the castle after him.
Now"
Mr.. Percy" said the lawyer. i'm.
| ulslvely. Il think you ought TO know.
1 hin YOU ought ( o have known ali
along. | regret having given my prom
Use TO keep it from you for a single
day"
."What on earth are you talking
about?' cried the young a who had
grown very pale. though he would
have sworn that his face remained of
its usual hue.
"Can you bear bad news, Percy?
Very bad newsg'
u lan ku0w-I--"