The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-06
CHAPTER yIrI.

! The next week was busy one for me.
l spent II IN seraping together every bit
/ or cash l could lay my hands on. III |
could get together enough 10 pay the In
terest on the 100000 supposed TO be in
vested IN approved securities-really dis
posed of In a manner only known to his
excsllency-I should have six months 20
look about me. Now remaining out OF my
bonus" was nil. out OF nay reserve
fund" $4,000. This was enough. But.
alas. how happened il that this sum was
In my handsy Because l had borrowed
$1,000 from the bank If they wouldn't
let their own manager overdraw. whom
would they? SO overdrew. BUT if this
money wasn't back before the monthly
balancing. Jones would know. And
dared not rely on being able 10 stop his
mouth again. When l said Johnny Carr
was the only honest man in Aureataland
l forgot Jones. Jones also was honest.
and Jones would consider il his duty to
let the directors know of my oyerdraft.
IL once they knew, was lost. for an over
draft effected privately from the safe By
the manager is, l do NOT deny il. decidedly
irregular. Unless I could add $1,000 10
my $4,000 before the end of the month
SHOULD nave 10 teIdulE
This melancholy conclusion was re-en-
forced and rendered demonstrable by
letter which arrived. 10 crown my woes.
from my respected father, informing me
that be had unhappily become indebted TO
our chairman in the sum of $4,000. the
result of a deal between them, that he
had seen the chairman. that the chairman
was urgent for payment. that he used
most violent language against our family
in general. ending by declaring his In
tention of stopping my salary to pay the
parental debt IF he doesn't Ike il he
may 30, and small loss" This was
most unjusrihable proceeding. but I was
hardly in position to take up a high
moral attitude toward the chairman. and
in the result | saw myself confronted
with the certainty of besgsry snd the
probability Of jail But for this unto
ward reverse Of fortune I might have tax
en- courage and made clean breast of my
misdoings, relying on the chairman's OBJ
legations TO my father to pull me through.
But now where was II | was. as Donna
Antonio put it. very deep in indeed SO
overwhelmed was | by my position. and
so occupied by my frantic efforts 10 inn
prove IL. that I did not even find time to
go and see the Signorina. much as l need |
ed comfort; and. as the 5<ys went on | !
fell into such despair that went no.
where. bat sat dismally in my own rooms. |
looking at my portmanteau, and wonder !
ing how soon | must pack and fly. IL not /
for life, at least for liberty.
At last the crash came I was sitting /
in my Office one morning. engaged in the I
difficult task of trying to make ten into
fifteen. when I hear dthe clatfer Of hoofs-
A moment later the door was opened. !
and Jones ushered in Colonel McGregor.
nodded 10 the Colonel. who came in with
his usual leisureiy step, SAT- himself down.
to say:
What can do for you. CoIoaeIT".
He waited till the door closed behind
Jones, and then said:
I've got TO the bottom OF it at last.
Martin That old scamp's villainy.v said
be. jerking his thumb toward the Piazza
and the statue Of the Liberator. He's
very cute, but he's made mistake at
asst
'.Do come to the point, Colonel What's
L all abouts"
Would you be surprised to hear" said
he Colonel. adopting famous mode OF
'peech, that the interest. on the debt
could not be paid on the 31stfr
mo. shouldn't" said /. resignedly,
would you be surprised to hear that
10 more interest would ever be paid?v
what do you mean, MANI" I cried,
Gaping up.
The President" said be, calmly. will,
N the 31st instant, repudiate the national
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Ito be continued-)