The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-07-31


paper and looked a question.
kindly tell me again. papa, how
much money 1 have In my very own
right. You have often told me before.
but / always forget figures"
You have two hundred and fifty
pounds year, under your aunt'a will"
And Ida2"
Ida ha} hundred and nifty"
Now ak / can 1.-Two very well
on NIFTY pgr' n year papa. / am not
very extravagant. and could mako my
own dresses n / had aewlng-machlne.
Very likely. dear"
I'm that case / have two hundred n
year which / could do without"
IF Il were necessary"
but II iH necessary. Oh. do help me.
like a good dear kind papa. In this
matter. for my whole heart II set upon
10. Harold Il In sore need OF money,
and through no fault of his own" with
q woman's tact and eloquencc. she told
the whole story. put yourself In my
place, papa. what In the money to meg
l never think OF II from years end 70
years end. But now / know how pre-
clous II Is. l could not have thought
that money could be 40 valuable. See
what can do with IT, II may help to
save him. I must have II by to-mor-
row. oh. do, do advise me as TO what
I should do, and how / should get the
money"
The doctor smiled at her eagerness.
You are as anxious TO get ria OF money
ms others are to gain H." said he. In
another case I might think Il rash. but
/ believe In your Harold. and can see
that he has had villalnous treatment.
You win let me deal with the matter"
You. papa7'
ut can be. done best between men.
Your capital, Clara. In some Ave thou
sand pounds, but II N out on a mort
gage and you could not call Il In"
"Oh. dearl oh, dearl'
hut we can still manage. have
as much at my bank / win advance It
20 the Denvers as coming from you. and
you can repay Il 90 me. or the interest
OF II. when your money becomes due"
oh that Is beautiful How sweet
and kind OF youl"
But there is one obstacle. / do not
think that you would ever induce Har-
old 10 take this money"
clara's face foll. Don't you think
so. realiy7"
Il am sure that he would not"
Then what are you TO do7 What
horrid things money matters are 10 ar
ranger
II shall see his father. We can man
age II all between u.s."
"Oh. do, do, papa! And you will do
II soon7"
There is no time like the present.
will go In at once" lie soribbled a
cheque. put It In an envelope, put on
his broad straw hat. and stroiled IN
through the garden to pay his morning |
call
II was singular sight which met his
eyes as he entered the Hlttlng-room OF /
the admiral. A great sea chest stood
open In the center and all round upon /
the carpet were little piles OF Jerseys.
oll-slSins, books. sextant boxes. lnstru- I
ments and sea boots. The old seaman /
sat gravely amidst this lumber. turn /
Ing II over and examining It lntently, /
while MS wife, with the tears running
quietly down her ruddy cheeks, sat up
on the sofa, her elbows upon her knees
ana her chin upon her hands. rocking
heraelt slowly backward ana forward
"Hullo' DOCTOR" said the admiral
holding out his hand. there's foul
weather set In upon us. as you may
have heard, but / have ridden out many
- NNANN "NNAAAt anu llNANf huut we
shall all three OF US weather this one
also though two OF Us are a little more
cranky than we were"
MY dear friends. / came In 10 tell
you how deeply we sympathize with you
all MY girl has only just told me
about IT,"
1T has come so suddenly upon us.
doctor" sobbed Mrs, Hay Denver. II
thought / had John TO myself for the
rest or our llves-Heaven knows that
we have not seen very much OF each
other-but now he talks Of going TO
sea again"
Aye aye Walker. that's the aaly
way out Of Il. I was thrown up In the
Wind with an aback ] give you my
word that lost my bearings more COM
pletely than ever since / strapped a
niddy'a dirk 10 my belt You see.
friend, / know something OF shlpwreck
pr battle or whatever may come upon
.he waters but the shoals In the city Of
London upon which my poor boy has
struck are clear beyond me. Pearson
had been my pilot there. and now !
know him 20 be a rogue But rye iAk-
m my bearings now, ana / see my
course right before me-"
What then. admlral9"