The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-31

llhe Inc very ueVll, ana Hc moppeu
himself, and with q grunt of~fcllef
This comes In tho nick OF time to
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ITO go on comfortably with" sntd
Mr.. Downing. ITO wash one hand with
the other. so to speak. Quite So
jack was looking at Bowling, then
again Mt Crunden
II never knew, sir" lie said grnyry,
that 1t could matter like that. had
no idea. know things We're gn'rg
q bit slow for you, but ! thought they
were going all right"
They aren't going we'll" said Ciun.
den. They've been going very had s..
Don't run away, Lizzie. ITS proper
you should know. | have kept II to
myself MS long as I could"
Then for the first time he spoke to
his assistants OF the financial side of
Ills great scheme. Tho trouble vas
easily summed up: too much money
gone out, not enough come home. JIe
told them of his arrangement with tho
.bank-overdrnft OF 100000, to be re-
duced by f1,000 each quarter day. Well,
he had made two such reductions and
no more. The standing charge for
the borrowed money remained at about
5000 per nnnuin. The bank had smil-
ingly pouched this charge till last mid.
summer and then had begun to make
diflcultics--in fact. had Issued m Ill.
timatum: overdraft to be reduced to
$4,000 by September 3Dth. and the
stipulated reductions to be made pune
tlially thereafter. or tho bank must re-
consider Its position. And Mr.. Crun-
den did not know where to look for
the September thousand: and this was
why he had been so exceedingly
pleased TO find 1t in the sale 10 air.
Flower. of Surbiton.
Most convenient" said Bowling
sottl,ingly. 1T will all come right in
the end, of course"
that" said Crundcn. But. as no ex-
planned all his profit hung upon the
rate of speed: and already the slowness
had robbed tho possible profit of its
originally noble margin. only proper
you should know that, LIZ. my dear
Don't let us be downhearted." said
Bowling. I'VE must not allow Mr..
Vincent to go to London with a tale
OF difficulties"
II am not going to London" said
Jack, "in order to tell tales against
vscrs.''
No said Crunden. I'VE know that.
sir. What's mentioned In this room
won't be heard outside It."
Then Jack asked puestions-"Do you
mind my asking. sir?" 1t seemed to
him there must have been some weak
spot In the scheme itself.
ooh, 1t was very good scheme"
sad Bowling.
somehow" suggested Jack. you
know what said. sir. That l hoped
you hadn't btten of more than you
could chew"
1T was fine scheme" said Dow
ling deprecatingly. And I can an
swer Cor the calculations. They have
proved themselves correct, too. The
land. we have disposed of has exactly
realized my estimate per acre. No--the
set-backs are all outside the calcula-
tions-thn2s no man could have call
culated for"
And Bowling. as II put on his per-
sonul defense, made out list of I'M
fn-eseen events.
D"wling had counted on the rents OF
H,l Rise. These would have paid all
interest on borrowed money. and
brought some equivalent to Crunden
for loss of income from his own money
buried deep in the ground. Now, a.
Mr. Vincent knew. there were only
three tenants left In Hill Rise-thc
Miss VIgors, who clung to tho vicinity
of ST. Barnabas's Church; DR.. Blake.
who was having house built for him
by the London and Suburban, and Mrs.
Ridgwortt, who had become bed-rid-
den and could not move: and these
were paying only halt the old rental.
No man could have foretold the Hill
Rise exodus. If the tenants had re-
NAMED, one could have washed one
hand with the other
Yes said Jack, .and now you have
got both your hands dirty together"
FOR the moment. But all will come
right in the end. I. . Another event no
one could have calculated for was the
sale Of Hill House. Naturally the de-
velopment of those ten acres--really
better situated than our land-has
thrown us back"
Eyes. That's It," said Jack gravcly.
THAT was yuor weak spot. 1t seems
to me that has Just Knocked the bot
tom out of your scheme"
THE scheme was right enough"
said Bowling doggcdly. "I'll answer
for that. The delay is annoying. but
Then once again the telephone bell!
rang.
Lords sake" said Crunden, as Jack
jumped up and rushed across to his
table. Don't say It's them changed
their mind and trying to back out"
1T is for you. Mr.. Bowling" said
Jack. after listening to the message.
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