Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-06-01
Continued.

MI BOAail snakes ms nead slowly
His Office Is In Criticized Frlars
and Mncing Lane; but he had great
many places Of business. Your father
was an admirable man Of business,
Miss Dalton" and something like a
tear crept into the pale blue eyes.
May signs.
AS You were so close a friend TO
my father. perhaps you will forgive
me for asking your advice. What
hall 10? / -" and her lips
culver u do not know what to do,
IL is a sudden and--and terrible"
yes" he says, under his breath,
1T Is sudden am afraid there Is
not much to be done. ! have taken
The liberty to send for Mr.. Blake, AMI
| asked Mr.. Daltons solicitor In Lon
con to run down by m early train"
How did you know" asked May,
wondering, family.
He colors and his eyes shift.
THAT is--there was an important
business to be done"
May looks at him, her great, sor-
rowful eyes sinking into the poor
mans heart
Mr. Boyall," she says, "a dread
fu fear has been growing within me
that my father was in some trouble.
| never saw him look like he did to.
night He left me this morning as
well ana cheerful as usual Was there
come trouble2"
lie hositates minute, and then
looks at her
There was some trouble, Miss Dal.
ton" he says; men In business al
ways have trouble"
May holds up her hand ana stops
him
There was some great, heavy
trouble she says, sorrowfully. II
can see IT by your manner Mr. Boxall,
YOU need not fear to tell me-you
must not think that ! cannot bear It.
VIII you tell me the truth-,the whole
plain truth shall be quite calm.
There Is something piteous and
most moving in the absolute calm and
composurc Of the sweet voice, the
straightforward appeal OF the large.
fearless eyes.
The little nan Of business. who had
always battered himself that he had
no heart. and that nothing could
trouble him, turns his head and then
blows his nose TO stop the tears com
ing into his eyes.
Miss Dalton" he says, there was
trouble-great trouble, lin afraid
that there isn't much good attempting
TO keep II from you. If [ didn't tell
YOU, there are plenty that would soon
DO so Miss Dalton, we your father.
| mean-have had very heavy losses
very heavy"
"Losses!" says May but my
father was rich man"
Yes, he was very itch man,
says Mr.. BoXall, with an emphasis on
the word was. "But "a mss latter
ly were going bad with him-with
most OF us in the city for some time
past and--today yesterday y" he
glances at the window, through which
the dawn is creeping, yesterday we
met with sudden fail in the market.
I'm afraid ! could not malle myself
clear"
Go on says May, her eyes fixed
ON his face.
A sudden ana most unexpected fall
that took us by complete Curprlse; not
NIL Of us, though" he says, with al
KIND Of sad dignity and selfdefcnse
! saw II coming ! felt II In Nhe air |
50 10 speak. and advised. strongly
advised, Mi, Dalton TO sell out But
he was man who always relied on
his own judgment and he thought
was wrong, Not only that, but he was
particularly anxious TO clear a large
sum of money by this transaction,
which he would have done IL things
had gone ON az he expected, ] don't
hnow why II was" Mr. BoAall goes on
anxious about making great sums of
musIngiy bat Mr. Dalton was more
rloncy lately than ever ho was in the
Early days. I've been With him since
he began business, II was by my ad
vice that he fought the opium which
made his fortune, miss
May lnclinet her head
If he had but taken your advice
now, Mr., BoNalll' she says, with
sigh, "But--but surely the loss did
not make my father ill?"
Mr. BoNall looks at her. II is hard
cruel work TO have TO tell her the
truth, the bitter truth so plainly.
1T would not have been of so much
consequence six months ago" he says.
though heavy enough loss at any
time, but but your father has been
rather reckless lately well, not reck
less, but too eager never under,
stood It thoroughly He was rich
enough in all conscience but he
wasn't satisfied and he said 10 me
one day, Miss Dalton, ] want TO be the
richest man In the county, Boxallr
And he would have been, miss, II this
had come out right-the richest man
in the county,"
AMI now?" says May, YEARLY.