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

CHAPTER NJ -(Cov4tNrrpi.
What an honest man should do.
VIII write to all our clients and crcdi-
tors assemble them. lay the whole mat
ger before them, read them tho letter
ana put myself absolutely IN their
hands"
That's II. boy-yardarm to yardarm
and have II over"
Il must 20 at once" lie put on hts
| top-coat and hiH hat. "But / have ten
minutes yet before / can catch the
train. There Is one little thing which
1 must do before start"
lie mad caught sight through the LONE
glass folding door OF the CLEAN on
Whito blouse and n straw hat In tho
tennia ground. Clara used often 10
meet him there OF morning TO say a
/ Few words before he hurried away into
the city He walked out now with the
duick. firm step OF a man who has TAX
en- a momentous resolution. but his face
was haggard and his lips pale.
Clara said he. as she came toward
him with words N greeting. ~ am sor-
ny to bring IN news to you. but things
have gone wrong In the city. and-and
think ought to release you from your
engagement"
Clara stared at him with her great
questioning dark eyes, and her face be-
came as pale as his
How can the city AFFECT you and me,
Harold?"
1T is dishonor. l cannot ask you to
share IT,"
"Dishonorl The loss OF some miser-
able gold and silver colnsr'
oh. Clara, n II were only thatl We
IA
We cottage In the country than with all
the riches OF the city. Poverty could
not cut me 20 the heart. AZ ! have been
cut this morning. Why. II IA but twenty
minutes since / had the letter, Clara,
and 1t seems TO me to be some old. old
thing which happened far away In my
past life. some horrid black cloud
which shut out all the freshness and
the peace from IT,"
But what Ii II. then? What do YOU
fear worse than poverty7"
TO have debts that cannot meet.
TO be hammered down upon change
ana declared a bankrupt. To know that
others have a Just claim On me and
70 reel that dare not NEE. their eyes.
Is not that worse than poverty?"
Yes, Harold, a thousand fold worsei
But all this may be got over. IL there
nothing moreg"
MY partner has fed and left me re-
sponslble for heavy debts. and I'm such
position that | may be required by
the law TO produce some at least Of
this missing money II has been con-
uded TO me to invest. and he has cm-
hezzled H. I, as his partner. am liable
Tor II. 1 have brought misery on all
whom I love-my father. my mother
But you at least shall not be under the
shadow. You are free. Clara. There
" ne tie between U.S."
IT takes two 10 make such a tie.
Harold" said she smiling and putting
her hand inside his arm. 1T takes two
TO make II. dear. and also two to break
H. IL that the way they do business
In the city. sir. that man can always
at his own sweet viii tear up his en-
gagement3"
You hold me to Il. Clara9"
mo creditor so remorseless as ].
Harold. Never. never. shall you get
from that bond"
but am ruined. My Who'll, life Is
blasted"
And 40 you wish to ruin me. ana
blast my life also. No, iadeed. sir. You
shall not get away 80 lightly. nut
me II Il were not so absurd. DO YOU |
think woman's love Is like this sum /
shade which ! carry In my hand, n thing |
only fitted for the sunshine and OF no |
use when the winds blow and the clouds |
gather7"
Il would not drag you down. Clara"
should / not be dragged down In /
deed n ] LEFT your side AZ such tlme2 1
II Is only now that ! can be OF use 20 |
you. help you. sustain you. You have
always been so strong, 80 above me.
You are strong still but then two will
be stronger. Besides, SIR, you have no
idea what a woman OF business L am.
Papa says so. and he knows"
Harold tried 10 speak, but his heart
was too full He could only press the
white hand which curled round his
sleeve. She walked up and down by his
side, prattling merrily, and sending lit
tie CLEANS OF cheerlness through the
gloom which grit him In. To listen 10
her he might have thought II was Ida.
and not her staid and demure sister.
who was chatting to him.
1T viii soon be cleared up" she said
'and then we shall feel quite duh. OF
course all business men have these lit
lie ups and downs. Why, I suppose of
All the men you meet upon change,
here r. not one VINO has not some such
tory TO tell, II everything was always
lmooth. you know. then OF course every
me would turn stookbroker, and you
would hayc 10 hold your meetings m
Hyde Park How much is II that you
leed?"
More than can ever get Not less
han thirteen thousand pounds"
clara's face fell as she heard the
mount What do you propose do
ng?"
II shall so to the city now. and I SHAH
'sk all our creditors 10 meet me to-
morrow, ! shall read them Persons
etter. and put myself into their hands"
And they, what win they do?"
what can they do? They VIII serve
wits for their money, and the firm win
10 declared bankrupt"
And the meeting win be tomorrow,
.ou say WIN you take my advico?"
What Is It, Clara
ITO ask them for a few days OF de-
1y Who knows whaJ new turn mat
ers may tgkce'