Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-02-20
THE
SPENDERS
A Tale Of the Third Generation
BY HARRY LEON WILSON
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Copyright, by Lothrop Pubiishine Company.
CHAPTER XXIV.-CoNTrNrEp.

CHAPTER XXIV.-CoNTINUED
Look here, Uncle Peter, you've
been telling me right along l did have
my fathers head and my fathers
ways and his nerve and God knows
what l didn't have that he had"
Il was fooled can't deny il.
What's the use Of tryin to crawl out
of it? You did fool me, and | own up
TO it; thought you had some sense.
some capacity; but you was only like
him on the surface; you jest got one
or two little ways like his, that's all
Danl J. now was good stuff all the
way through. He might "a guessed
wrong on copper, but he'd "a saved
getaway stake or borrowed one. and
he'd "a piked back fur Montana TO
make his pile right overland he'd "a
made it. too-that was the kind of
man your pa Washed "a made it,"
Il have saved getaway stake"
Your pa had the head, tell you
and the spirit"
And, by God, I'll show you I've got
the head. You think because | want
ed to live here, and because | made
Hhis wrong play, that I'm like all these
pinheads you've seen around here
All show you different!-I'u fool you"
Now don't exploded" said The old
ssman, YEARLY. You meant well, poor
fellow-ln say that fur you; you got
q good heart. But there's lots of good
men that amt good fur anything in
particular. You've got a good heart
-yes-yOu're all right from the neck
down"
See here" said Percival, more
calmly, listen: I've got you all into
this thing, and played you broke
against copper; and I'm going To- get
you out-understand that"
The old man looked at him pity
ingly.
Il tell you I'm going 70 get you out.
Tn going back there, and get things in
action, and I'm going TO stay by them.
I've got a good idea of these proper
ties-ana you hear me, now-Ill fin.
ash with a bank roll thatll choke Red
Bank Canyon"
Fouts knock and came in.
Now you 20 along uptown, Uncle
Peter. want a few minutes with
2tr. Fouts. and I'll come to your place
at seven"
The Old man arose deJectcdly.
FONT let me interfere a minute
with your financial operations. I'm
100 old man to be around in folks
way"
He slouched out with his head bent
A moment later Percival rcmem-
bered his last words, also his refer
once 70 Blythe He was seized with
fear for what he might do ia his
despair Uncle Peter would act
quickly II his mind had been made NJ.
He ran out into Wall street. and
hurried up TO Broadway A block Oh
on that crowded thorouRhfare be- saw
che tall figure OF Uncle Peter turning
into the door OF a saloon. He might
have bought poison. He ran the
1ength of the Dl, ok and turned in
Uncle Peter stood at one end Of tue
BAR with a glass OF creamy beer in
front Of him. At the moment Per.
eival entered he was fnclOsing o !srge
slab OF Swiss cheese between tpo
slices of rye bread.
He turned and faced Percival. look
Sfg from him TO his sandwich with
vacant eyes.
I'm that wrought up and die.
4ressed, son. hardly know what I'm
doinI Look a, me nov with this
stun I'm my hands"
Il just wanted to be sure yOu were
all right" said Percival, greatly re-
heveG.
"All right" the old man repeated.
SAll right Ny God--ruined, There's
nothin left TO do now"
Bs looked abHsEtly 1t t9e Sapd.