The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-05-21

way out OF IL. 90 0ee0 ADVICE and
need it bad. I'll tell you all about it
on one condition."
The lawyer nodded, pulled at his CT
gar and gazed up into the thick leayed
tree above his head. while Richard
continued:
THE condition is that what | am
about to tell you must be kept an alb
Bolute secret, no matter what YOUR
judgment happens to be. Promise
that and I'll talk; otherwise Pm a
| ciam." @
'Dick," said the old gentleman, II
have followed the legal profession for
thirty-two years, and few Of my clients
have found cause to complain of my
| discretion. This is a first rate cigar,
and I'm going to earn it. What is
troubling you?"
The moment Mr.. Corrigan understood
the proposition which Mr.. Renwyck
had made to Richard on the previous
evening he choked with. laughter until
his latest client was forced to thump
him vigorously on the back, while the
balance Of the narrative was 50 pune
tuated with his chuckles and gasps
that it was concluded with some diff
Guilty.
Richard was handicapped in his full
appreciation of the joke, which ap-
peared to him to be very serious mat
ter indeed. When, his story was fin
ished he observed solemnly:
"You see, Mr.: Corrigan. it's this way.
If keep my mouth shut Mr.. Renwyck
will make it hot for dad. If I tele-
graph dad and give him the tip why,
just as sure as gun, he'll turn around
| and wipe up the earth with Mr.. Rem
wyck. I'm in a redhot saddle, Mr..
| Corrigan, with my feet tied under
meath. I've just got to sit and blister.
I can't see dad done up, but I'd rather
do that than play low down trick on
| a man who trusts me. And in any
| event I stand to lose the young lady,.
In my place what would you do?'
"Do" shouted the little man, while
huge tears trickled down his face and
filed the creases of his double chin.
'Do! Why, I'd do Jacob Renwyck;
that's what I'd do. Go for him, Dicky
bird! ALPS fair in love and Wall
street. He isn't lamb, I tell you.
He's a ram, and butter at that!
Shear him, my boy, shear him to the
skinv'
II can't" said Richard quietly.
"Can't! The devil you can't! Why
not?"
Mr.. Corrigan," said the Texan ear
nestly, Gin business it may be a COM
mon thing to take advantage of an
other man when you can, and it may
be foolish on my part to decline, but I
tell you, sir, if did thing like that
could never look Miss Harriet in the
| face. TO me it means more than money
or dad or anything else. I may be
poor Englishman and a mighty bad
actor, but can't forget that I'm still
gentleman"
Richard looked his companion
squarely in the eye and turned on his
heel. He was about to stride angrily
away when he felt two short plump
arms clasped tightly around his waist
and heard a laughing voice murmer In
his ear:
"Oh, Dicky, Dicky, what a bully
little minister you have spoiled! Sit
down, young man, and let me tell you
one thing soberly." He half dragged
half pushed Richard to seat upon the
bench and stood above him, resting
two plump hands upon his shoulders.
The laughter now was gone, and in it's
place came a wondrous tenderness.
my boy" he said, I'D rather have
seen you as you stood just now than
as the owner of all deep water har-
bors that were ever dredged. You
came here to win Harriet. and you're
going to get her If I have to sit on
Jacob Renwyck while you run off
with the girl on Hawk-a Ia Lochin-
var! God bless you, boy! II love
you for what you said, and now I'm
going to tell you something else"
Once more the merriment twinkled
in the little gimlet eyes whose owner
held his sides and shook from shoe to
collar button. Richard waited patient
~ for Uncle Michael to speak. but that
gentleman sat putting his cigar and ap-
parently studying the momentous ques-
ton in all it's lights and bearings.
"Dick," he said abruptly, you have
got yourself into a nice mess. haven't
you? It's up to you to do something
original. Any ideas on the subject?"
| Eyes, said Richard; "I'm going to
Mr.: Renwyck this evening and make
a clean breast Of it. It's the only
thing I can do"
Mr.. Corrigan whistled softly.
"After which brilliant move I dare
say you will apply for board in the
state insane asylum"
ANY place will do for me after
that" admitted the unfortunate ad-
| venturer
"You would find its Inmates congen-
ial after you followed that course, I
am sure, but if I were in your place
I'd do nothing Of the kind"
"Why not?'' Z
"FOr various reasons Tn tho f3rst