The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-15

not sure but you might be in bed. Have
You heard from home lately. ConradYr
y asked the doctor.
. Yes, sir. l received a letter rev
/ welll" 80
mo, sir" said Walter, taking instant
alarm. "Have-have you heard any
Yes. my boy; and that is my reason
ioi calling upon you al this unusual hour.
l received this telegram twenty minutes
Walter took the telegram with trem-
sage:
DR. Porter-Please send Walter Con
RAD home BY the first train. His father
IS very sick NANCY FORBES"
10 you think there Is any danger.
IT. Porterf' asked Walter. with a pale
cannot tel. my boy; this telegram
furnishes all the information possess.
Who is Nancy ForbesTr
She IS the housekeeper. I can't real
lie that father is so sick. He did not saw
any thing about ii when he wrote
Let US hope it is only brief sick
ness l think you had better 20 home bv
the first train tomorrow morning"
he principal shook hands with Walter
and withdrew. When his tan form had
vanished, Walter sat down and tried 10
realize the fact Of his fathers Sickness ;
out enis ne found difficult IL was a long /
sil1s before ne got to sleep. but at length 4
ne cio sleep. waking in time only for a 4
1as'y preparation for the h0meward jour b
ne was so occupied with thoughts OF h
l's .Atner that It was not till he was well d
n the way home that il occurred 10 him n
nat TINS was his fifteenth birthday. 10
snien ne had been looking forward for 81
cme time.
The seat in front Of Walter was for i
ONE time vacant; but at the WoodvifIe III
'ation Two gentlemen got in and entered en-
pom an animated conversation. Walter he
"a not at first pay any attention to il.
ie was looking out Of the window list m.
ssiy' unable to tx his mind upon any
ing except his fathers sickness. But
length his attention was caught bv tn
me remarks made by one Of the gentle M,
en- IN front, and from this point he list 10
ie dlanguidly.
4 suspected him to be a swindler when
nrst came 70 me. said the gentleman sto
ting next the window -He hadn't an ~
nest look. and J was determined not rI.
have anything to do with his scheme he
ming companies are RISKY things al tba
Us l once got taken in TO the tune ~,
I'VE thousand dollars. but il taught me mr.
lesson SO l was not particularly inn -,
'ssed with the brilliant prospectus Of
treat metropolitan Mining Companv
spite OF its high-sounding name and
promised dividend Of thirty per cent. =.
pend upon it. James Wall and his con-
crates viii pocket all the dividends ana
[ are made Won
Very likely you are right. But IL NAV agel
that Wall really believed there was q eacl
chance Of making money" othe
Of course he did. but he was deter on
ed to make the money for himself 60
not for the stockholders -.
might have been tempted 10 invesf -
all my money was locked M AT the ''i'ii
!. and / could not bavs 49, =. ~ sense
borrowing the money, and that I was OF
lved not to do" meal
Z was fortunate for you thar vor Tn
{, for the bubble has already burst reveI
e viii be many losers. By the wav AVN
ar that Mr.. Conrad Of WiIIouphbv -
largely Interested He is a rich man
his means - =" had b
am sorry for him. but that was reck- laura
"Tv
IS. ne was completely taken in By con"
He's smooth fellow" too.
zen the gentlemen left the cars Wal Is def
Nv e-of them had left a morning for a
lying In the seat. He picked IL up men
1amined the columns until his eyes eva =,
pom the following paragraph: RI
le failure Of the Great METROPOLITAN ne
9 Company proves to be a disas- lVrin
one. The as.et. nil -. taurar
to pay more than five per cent Of ON
Mount Of the sums invested bv the said. {
olders, possibly not that There Times.
have been gross nismana9enent
,een reached. We nndsrs.s . SA ,sa, ''wh
fairs Of the company are in the ily cal
OF assignees who are empowered to live in
mem up. The stockholders In this the lar
VIII await the result with anx- Just rel
years
y Iooks rather Encouraging, to be "Oh,
= .n a,.e ! suppose father piled Il
se good zeal. But III tell him 4 bio .,
Int worry about me. shan't mind
'oor. even II 1t comes to that. As lnoDiies
; be is left to me, won't com 70 rel
"Stra
time passed until the cars stopped De"Dei
loughby station Walter Jumped when Il
fence and took his way across the the 1an'
his fathers house. By the road ooh,
d have been a mile, but it was Barry
more than half mile by the foot nIalny
ent up the pathway to the front
d rang the bell. The door was They
BY Nancy Forbes. the housekeeper, when th
lame was appended to the tsle- @No.
e you, Master Walter" she said. .p...
lad you are home, but It's sad
u're come to-" anger IN
Their very sick, them" asked Wal Yes;
ing pale. one for
dear child, your father died at r.
lock this morning. f,oxoo-
CHAPTER II. suvulu =
udden announcement of hfs fatb- Aeno" !"