The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-07-24
or 4. CONAN DoYLH

"Pearson2' said she Jeremiah
Pearsong"
THE same"
Then It's all on" she cried. "You
need not carry out that Investment"
Very we'll. ma'am"
They walked ON together side by side.
I she btoodng over some thought Of her
I own, and he little crossed and disap-
/ pointed at her caprice and the lost COM
mission FOR Harold
II tell you what. admiral" she ex-
I claimed suddenly ~ / were you
should get your boy out OF this part
/ nershlp"
/ but why. madam
/ Because he IL tied to one Of the deep
/ est slyest foxes In the whole city OF
] London"
Jeremiah Pearson. ma'am7 What
can you know of hlm7 lie bears a good
name
No one In this world knows jeremiah
/ Pearson AZ ! know him. admiral
warn you because ! have n friendly
Ieellng both for you and FOR your son
The man ~ a rogue ana you had best
avoid him"
hut these are only words, ma'am. 10
you tell me that you know him better
Than the brokers and jobbers In the
city,"
Man." cried Mrs weatmacott. twill
you allow that I know him when I tell
you that my maiden name was Ada
Pearson. ana that jeremiah Pearson r.
my only brother7"
The admiral whistied. 'whewr' cried
he Now that l think OF II. there IL a
. likeness"
He IL man OF iron. admlrnl--a man
without heart should shock you
" were TO tell you what l have on
dured from my brother My fathers
wealth was divided equally between us.
Hts own share he ran through In ave
years. and he has tried since then by
every trick of "a cunning. low-mlnded
man by base cajolery by legal qulb-
bles' by brutal intimidation. TO juggle
me out Of my snare AZ well There IA
no ylllainy OF which the man Is not ca
pable' Oh, | know my brother. Jere-
miah. know him and / am prepared
for him"
This II an new TO me- ma'am. pom
my word, hardly know what 10 say 10
H. thank you Tor having spoken 10
plainly. From what you say. this IL a
poor sort N conaort Tor man 10 sail
with. Perhaps Harold would do well 10
cut him adrlft"
without losing Gay"
Well, we shall talk II over You may
be sure OF that But here we are at
the station. 40 | will Just see you into
your carriage and then home to see
what my wife says TO the natter
A. he trudged homeward. thoughtful
and perpleNed. he was surprised 10 hear
shout behind him. and 10 see Harold
running down the road after him.
why dad" he cried. n have Just
come from town. and the first thing !
saw was your back as you marched
away But you arr such quick walker
that had to run to catch you"
The admiral's smile OF pleasure had
broken his stern face into thousand
wrinkles. You are early to-day" said
he.
Yes, I wanted to consult you"
Nothing wronE7"
"oh no. only an Inconvenience"
what n II. them"
How much have we In our private
account"
Pretty fair. Some eight hundred.
think"
"Oh. half that win be ample II was
rather thoughtlesa Of Pearson"
what thon7'
away upon this little holiday to Havre
he left me 10 pay accounts and ~ on.
lie told me that there was enough at
the bank for all claims. had occasion
on Tuesday 10 pay away two cheques.
one for $50 and the other Tor n2O. and
here they are returned with n bank no.
tice that We have already overdrRwn 10
the extent OF some hundreds"
The admiral looked very grave.
whats the meaning Of that. then7" he
asked.
"Oh. II can easily be set right You
see Pearson invests all the spare cap
ital and keeps aa small margin as
possible In the bank stili II was too
bad Tor him 20 allow me even 10 run
risk OF having cheque returned
have written 90 him and demanded his
authority 10 sell out some stock. and
have written an explanation TO these
people. In the meantime. however. I
have had TO issue several cheques; so
had better transfer part N our private
account 10 meet them"
quite 10. my boy All that's mine Is
yours But who do you think this
Pearson TSP He ~ Mrs. Westmacotts
brother"
Really what a singular thlng' Wen,
/ can see lkNuthh now ihht you mem
ton a. They have both the same hard
type N face"
"She has been warning me against
hlm-says he is the rankest pirate In
London / hope that 10 d. all right
boy. and that we may not md our
selves ln broken water"
Harold had turned little pale an he
heard Mrs Wostmacotts opinion of his
senior partner II gave shape aud sub
stance 20 certain vague fears and sus-
pici0ns OF his own which had been
pushed back as often os they obtrudod
themselves as being too monstrous ana
fantastic Tor belief
"Ho is % well-knowu man in the city,
dad" said he.
"Of course Doc is-of course Doc ~. That
ls what ! told her They would have
found him out there n anything hui
been amiss with him Bless you. there's
nothing so bitter as q family quarrel
san 70 ls just AS well tnnt you have
written about ula affair for we may
as wen have an fair ana above board
But Harolds letter 90 his partner was
crossed by O. letter from his partner