The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-16

than he had been. She had had him
go in with her to send her card to
Mr.. Andrew Galbraith, but beyond the
fact that she had been closeted for
q half-hour with the white-haired
banker, the father knew nothing
nor did he seek to know, having per-
| feet confidence in his daughter
| What took place in Andrew Gal
| braith's sitting-room at the summer
hotel was never known to any save
the two who We're the actors in the
little drama. But when Charlotte
came out Andrew Galbraith accom-
panied her and put her into the
! buggy with her father. And she was
crying little. though not as those
who weep without hope.
The old banker watched the buggy
as it melted into the darkness of the
driveway, and shook his head
"There goes woman that any man
might be proud to give his name TILL"
he said. Now, if the young deevil
has half her courag e-"
"a gentleman to see you, Mr. Gal
braith," said the voice of the night
\
were in your room, and | sent him
| there"
Griswold was standing, hat in hand,
in the middle of the comfortable sit
ting room when the banker entered.
II beg your pardon" he began.
'The clerk told me you were here,
and | found the door open"
''Sit down. said the banker, not in
Hospitality. drawing up his own easy
ing.
No." he objected. what l have
to say may be said standing. Mr..
Galbraith, did you ever see me be-
fore you came to Wahaska?
The shrewd old face was unreada-
BILE by any, but if there was certain
CLINT of hardness in the eyes, it was
tempered by the lines about the
mouth.
"You wore beard when you were
in New Orleans, Mr.. Griswold," he
said at length.
"Then you recognized me?"
"Not at first, you may be sure
81 suppose not; otherwise | should
be awaiting my trial in the parish
prison"
'Is there any good reason why ye
shouldn't be?" demanded the old
man, with a rasp in his voice.
''None at all, though up to an hour
ago l should not have admitted it,
And what made We change your
mind, I'd like to asll?"
ga number of things, but chiefly
this: / have come to know now that
what did that morning was wrong"
"Wrong!" shouted the banker.
''Are we clean daft, man? Was there
wrong?"
''Not from your point of view, per-
haps; but if it had seemed wrong to
me, | should not have done it,"
YOU'RE crazy, man; clean daft, l
say"
Put it in the past tense, if you
please, Mr.. Galbraith. I'm i'll my
right mind now"
'And what cured We, I'd like to
know?"
'The fact that / found out an hour
ago that L had made a good woman
my accomplice after the fact There
can be no question about the sinful
ness of that, so l am here to do what
| may in the way of PREPARATION"
go on" said Andrew Galbraith.
''First about the money"
1t was the canny soul of the old
Scotch1nan that groaned.
''Ye lost it, We loon; l know all
about that. Go on with your repara-
tions."
"How did you know l lost it?'
queried Griswold, no little mystitied
"Never you mind what l know OF
how l know it. Go on, say"
"But l didn't lose it; or rather,
lost it and found it again. Odd as il
may seem to you, / have never re
garded the money as my own. have
held it as a fund in trust for the gooc
of my kind. Ninety-fve Thousand
, dollars are invested in the Wahasks
! iron works, and there are some three
! thousand dollars of undivided profit:
; due on this investment. Here is (;
, check payable to your order for IN.
, balance at the banli-$3,94 0.57. Thu
: iron works stock can be sold at pa
tomorrow, if you like, and that, will
the dividend and this balance, viii
: make you whole again, with a small
interest on the principal"
Andrew Galbraith heard hin
through, with grim satisfaction de
/ picting itself on the shrewd old face
'Ye're not SO bad financier," h
+ said. "Now, what's to become o
l YEP"
l 'That remains for you to say
t You may go and ring for the police
t and III wait here till an Office
e comes; or if you don't care to b
: mixed up in it, I'll take the first trai
, south and surrender myself in Ne,
S Orleans"
3 SIS that all?"
e "All but one thing. If you put tn
j iron works on the market at once
: will embarrass Mr.. Raymer perhap
y to the point of forcing him to tn
a wall. l have no right to ask favor
Il