Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-12-09
CHAPTER XXTY.


When the harvest was over and the
grain was ingathered, and the work of
the year completed, George began to
make his arrangements. He had receiv-
ed the formal notice and a six months
grace in which to find the money. There
was no longer any doubt possible that
he must leave Sidcote. He had now
made it all out in his own mind There
would be enough money from the harvest
to pay the half-years' interest," the land
would be foreclosed. And the sale of his
farm implements, furniture and every
thing would leave him with a few hun
dred to begin the world again. He would
60 to Tasmania, where a man might buy
a small farm and live upon the fruit of
his own labor.
"Let u.s." said Mary, make one last
appeal to my uncle. We will go togeth-
er, George. Perhaps he may relent even
at the last"
They made that appeal at an unfor-
tunate time. To begin with, it was In the
morning, when David was still with his
uncle and in the second place, 1t was
a morning when David had been abusing
his position. The redemption value of
the coupons, In fact, was at a preposter-
GUS figure, and the poor old man, torn by
the desire to get back his property and
by rage at the terrible ransom imposed
upon 1t, was rapidly arriving at the con
dition In which his nephew loved TO see
him, when he lost his self-command, and
in turns groveled, wept, protested, i'm
plored, cursed and tried to bride hi:
nephew.
When they opened the door they found
the old man trembling and shaking will
the passions of impotence and rage. Hi
face. livid and distorted, with haggar n
eyes, was turned upward In an agony o
entreaty, to meet David's. There wa
no passion in that fact, nor any emotion
except a calm and sober satisfaction
which might even have been holy graft
tude, for David's heavy face was har
to read. He stood over his uncle's chair
dominating him. with a bundle Of paper
In his hand, regardless alike of praye-
or imprecations.
wait a minute George" he sale
''We have just finished our business. an
most pleasant half hour we have spen
TO befsure. Now, uncle, steady, say, @
you viii have a fit-now, is it a deal. q
shall put this little packet into the fire
fgurev
I'm take it--ohl I'll take it,
David laid the paper on the table Ii
Btantly and made note in pocketboo
PITY" he said, that you would n,
come 70 terms sooner. You'd have spare
yourself a great deal Of trouble and tim
But there, you always would have 70,
way, and you enjoy beating man dow
don't your His uncle did not look g
aety as if he had enjoyed the last a
tempt. NOW, I've done, George"
Although he had finished his bushes
David did not retire, but took a seat
Mary's seat-in the window, prepared
listen, and with the appearance of Of
interested in what was coming.
What do you want, GeorgeT NJ
Leighan asked, impstiently "Why
you come here while l am busy. Mar
I'm not so strong as I was, and Day
made me angry. Wait a moment. d
yld said something that angered n
Wait moment. He doesn't mean TO a
ger me-no-no-but he does, son
times"
He covered his face with his han
Presently the trembling left him and
recovered
Now" he said, with show Of bril-
ness, i am better again. What a.
Seorgef II 1t Is business. have '
eoms to propose anythingi You b,
80 Sour legal notice, | believer Y
~1 yea know the conditions Of