Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-11
"S,reeihenrt,r said her husband.


The shipowner required no second
bidding. With the skill for which he
was noted he described his operations
in detail. telling how every farthinS VI
the first installments OF the two great
loans WAS paid up. how the earnings
of his fleet would quickly overtake the
deficit in capital value caused by the
loss of the three ships and how In six
months time the leading financial
houses of London. Paris and Berlin
would he Offering him more money
than he would need.
TO shrcwd man of business the
pr1io..; could not fail TO commend IT.
self. and the Yorkshire squire. though
Il trit.e obstinate i'm temper. was singu'
LARRY clear headed in other respects.
He L,ou".t hi; great fist down on the
table with whack.
Send Il cable 10 your company, Sir
Arthur" he cried. and tell them that
your prospective son-in-law will pro-
vide the 100000 you require. l Will
see that his draft is honored. You can
add. If YOU like. that another ten VIII
be ready If wanted when this LOT Is
spent. did my lad one deuced bad
turn in my life. This time. | think. /
am doing him Il good one
You are. indeed" said Iris father
enthusiastically. The unallotted capi-
tai he is aking>up will be worth four
times its face value In two years.
"All the more reason To make his
holding twenty instead of ten roarcd
the York shireman. But. look here.
You talk about dropping proceedings
against that precious earl whom /
saw today Why not tell him not to
try any funny tricks until Roberts
money is safely lodged to your ac-
count? We have him in our power.
Dash 1t all. let us Use him Bit
Even Iris laughed ut this naive sug-
cestion. 1t WAS delightful to think
that their arch enemy was actually
helping the baropets affairs at that
very moment and would continue to
do so until he was flung aside rs being
of no further value. Although Nentnor
himself had carefully avoided any
formal commitment. the cablcgrams
awaiting the shipowner at Singapore
showed that confidence Lad already
been restored by the uncontradicted
use OF his lordShip'S name.
Robert ut last obtained hearing.
You two are quietly assuming the
attitude of the financial magnates OF
this gathering" he said. IL must ad-
NIT that you have managed things
very well between you. and do not
propose for one moment to interfere
with your arrangements. Nevertheless.
Iris and are really the chief moneyed
persons present. You spoke of inan-
clal houses In England and ON the con-
tinent backing up your loans six
months hence Sir Arthur. Iou need
not go to them. We will be your
bankers"
The baronet laughed with Il whole
hearted gayety that revealed whence
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bright disposition.
"Will you sell your island. Robert:
he cried. IL ain afraid that not even
Iris could wheedle any one into buy
Ing it."
But. father. dear" interrupted the
girl earnestly. what Robert says is
true. We have gold mine there. II
Is worth so much that you Will hardly
believe il until there can no longer D'
any doubt in your mind. l suppose
that is why Robert asked me not t'
mention his discovery to You earlier.
mo, Iris. that was not the reason,
said her lover. and the elder men iel
that more than idle fancy inspired ih'
astounding intelligence that they hat
iust heard. Your love was more Il
me than all the gold in the world.
had won you. meant to keep you
but refused to buy you
He turned to her father. His pent
up emotion mastered him. ANA III
spoke as one who could no longer re
strain his feelings.