The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-09-13
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By r. ]. KNIGHT ADKIN
Copyright, 1905, by +. J. X. AdLin
Ey r. ]. KNIGHT ADKIN

uckHoWleuBe tINt you are nlruWofk
ing, honorable and trustworthy. Surely
have proved that by taking You Sc
completely into my confidence in bust
hess matters. But that is not suif
Client. The man who marrics my daugh
ter must have shown some striking
evidence of business acumen before
give my consent" MIR. hampton
banker and diamond merchant, wIpet
his glasses and sat back In the com
Portable chair of his private office, dis
missing the whole matter with way,
of his hand
Eric Wilmanton, his confidential sec
rotary. also tried to forget the matter
temporarily, but with less success
Hes such self willed old gentle
man," he sighed To himself, that IL b,
weren't Doris father | should call hin
a stubborn old fool" This heretica
train of thought was broken by the en-
trance of II clerk With card lie tool
1t. mir. Wilfred Norton Harrington t,
see you" he said. Il don't think he's 1
client of ours?"
his employer. Il don't reeollect tn,
name. oh. yes. though l fancy h,
must be the son of that wealthy ole
Harrington of san Francisco who dice
n couple of months ago. | heard thai
the young man was going to settle II
New York. Send him in, he added Il
the clerk.
The latter retired and presently nd
mitted tall. clean shaven man OF
about forty, dressed In top hat and
fashionably cut frock coat which did
not seem to fit him.
MIR Brampton, | believe should
like to transact some private business
with you If you can spare the time,
said the stranger.
"My secretary IS entirely IN my con
tidence." answered MIR. Brampton. I'll
fact. l depend ON him good deal sc
you may speak quite freely
Mr.. Harrington sat down and
placed red morocco jewel cnse OF
the table Il have no doubt you know
of my fathers death some two months
ago, and also that have purchased
No. 8 Fifth avenue. | havc my af
fuirs pretty well settled now, but IN
looking over the Jcwelry left by my
father | find that there urc several
things Which | don't cnre To keep
Pearls, for Instance, my wife has II
superstitious horror Of She refuses
to wear them and 1t would be ridicu.
lous to keep them locked up In the
safe" He paused for n moment and
took from the ease ii magnificent rope
OF graduated pearls. Here Is n string
of 175 pearls that / am willing To dis
pose of"
The other two bent over him Will
interest; they were indeed II handsome
set
Il think | remember being notified
that your father was collecting these
some five years ago. | sent him II few
on approval. fancy" said Mr. Bramp
ton. at last. jotting down conscrva
tive estimate of $500 on writing
pad. which he dropped in II drawer
where his secretary could see the fig
ures.
The latter took It, and wrote $4,000
beneath, and returned it.
Il have ms many pearls now as
care to handle" the banker went on
but If you will put n price on these
will see If we can make n deal"
my wife Insists SO strongly on my
dlsposlng OF them that have decided
to let them go ut price considerably
below their value, $50 900"
The other two men looked at each
other. at is not II matter to be de-
clded offhand," said Mr.. hampton
GRAFTON. | think we can come to an
agreement"
III few hours would be sufficient,
suggested Harrington, Il should be
very pleased If you would dine with
us and we can settle the matter this
evening"
''1hat is excellent" replied the bank.
er as the visitor rose. "Good day"
II suppose you would like TO tele-
graph 10 San francisco to make sure
that everything is all right" said Eric
when the door was closed.
Yes. I'll wire the Pacific bank as
matter of form, but of course his
receiving me In his own house will be
really sufficient Every one knows
he's bought No g. Fifth avenue" Mr.
Brampton wrote and dispatched the
message Immediately
A satisfactory reply arrived before
they left the office. Mr.. Harrington
had removed n considerable amount OF
jewelry from that very bank to his
New York house about q fortnight be
fore
IF l can conclude this purchase sat
isfaetorily II Will mean considerable
turn over" said the banker as he left
the office. You lack real business
instincts, Wilmanton, In being too eau
tious. know you didn't Ike this
mans appearance. and you would have
let the matter go, very like"
II shall be anxious to hear what
kind Of an understanding you come 10
this evening" said Erie.
At 10 o'clock next morning Mr.
Brampton arrived Mt the office IN an
excellent frame Of mind. II have
bought the pearls for $50, 900" he said
as he hung up his hat. '1hose liar
ringtons are charming people. OF
course | was the only guest, as they
are still IN mourning"
How did you like the lady Of the
house r asked Eric.
"She seemed a very fine woman, but
just trifie common. thought she
spoke with slightly foreign accent,
but l may have been mistaken. She
seemed very anxious TO get rid Of tn,
pearls, said they always brought hei
bad luck or some such foolishneGs, ant
so we concluded the bargain. Mr.
Harrington promised to bring then
around at noon, and I'll give him thu
check. By the way. there was n mar
In the telephone booth as / came