Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-08
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l I-or Of it's accomplishment. Ii he
dc "ot had the advantage Of such an
nM .+;or as Sam had had, yet he had
sauSa large fortune by trading on the
H'Io .ssos of his fellow-men. Those
SsaAl ncbieve this, though it may be little
WIZ ,hair credit. become more thoroughly
~.rafntpd with the springs of the human
'o ~ Than all the metaphysicians and phi
pla who have ever written or dream
g'. abon+ il The son might be an astute
enough at his vocation of the turf,
49, bo was a child, compared to his faith
w. wbpn computing to what extent ne
",.,d persuade. bind, or break men to
W. wa, avn will, The son thought the advan-
....s of such an alliance must be SO
. ~', in a worldly point Of view
'. uorold Denison that he would be
1Oulro coadiutor in the scheme, from the
"l if was proposed to him; the faith
=. ~ once foresaw the old family pride
.bot would be up in arms against him
tbo instant he mooted the idea.
Rnt he said to himself, Il have had
,rcb to do with Harold Denison, and
.bonH know him thoroughly. He is selfish
- bsart TO the core In all those trou-
Mans dsys of his, when I was settling
Ii. affairs. [ never knew him dwell upon
nAat the results might be to his wife
and daughter 1t was ever what he had
"a give I'D. He'll scout this proposal
with indignation when | first mention it
m him: but he'll come round to 1t In
Ana As for the girls that's Sans
affair, but when Denison has once made
nm his mind to her marrying him, he's as
likely man as | know to turn on the
domestic screw heavily. I've seen that
oracle worked more than once, and it's
generally pretty efficacious. They run
sway with somebody else afterwards, oc-
casonalIy, but that's the fault of the
husbands not keeping them within
hounds Yes I'll ride over and see Den
son tomorrow. It won't be very pleas
ant lob, | doubt but am used to that. =
The owner of Glinn felt that slight
nervous perturbation that invariably at
tends the call of a large creditor. The
noise of the carriage wheels had merely
produced feeling of languid curiosity !;
but the announcement that Mr.. Pearman
wanted to see him made the squire's
pulse quicken, and it was with an anx-
Lefty he was unable to disguise that he
welcomed him in his own peculiar slow
tones.
sit down, Pearman. Take that arm
chair, and make yourself comfortable. l
hope to heaven you haven't come to make
me the reverse?'
Not at all, Mr.. Denison. My visit Is
not business one, though l have some
thing | should like just to talk to you
little about presently. Shocking wealth
er we're having. Bad for the farmers
very, isn't it?"
You may say that. Nothing we have
to sell seems to be worth anything. All
farm produce is a drug in the market.
Hows Coriander going on? 1t looks like
your gathering a terrible harvest in April
at Newmarket, anyhow. The horse is
doing well, l supposeY
Yes, | believe so. You know, Mr..
Denison, I'm getting too old myself to
see after such things. I leave all that to
Sam; but he tells me the horse will run
well for the 'Guineas,' bar accidents"
Run wellH Bar accidents Why,
bar accidents he must win," cried the
ever sanguine Denison. II never bet
now, as you know; but in the old days
should have had a thousand on him."
All, WELL" said the old lawyer, there's
where it is. You always would believe
certainties in racing. l never myself
got further than believing 81 horse would
run we'll"
Yes" laughed the squire; ''and in
consequence you made a fortune while
lost one. I'm afraid, too, it would be
Inc same thing all over again if l could
begin once more"
Pearman shot a keen look at him from
under his grizzled broks, and thought
most assuredly that it would be so, and
now very much it would facilitate his
present design if the squire was a little
involved in that way at present. He of
WUrSe knew the main part of Harold
Denlson entanglements, but even he,
though his principal man of business, did
uo' know low bad things really were. 1t
would have given him more confidence
" untold the object Of his embassy had
ue oeen possessed of such knowledge.
.r Wei, Pearman," continued the squire,
am afraid / have no money left to put
upon Coriander. Those old days are
SOue Aes" said Denison, bitterly; "half-
pence are Of more account to me now
Ian Sovereigns were then. But what is
!. you want to talk to me about? Moth
- TO my advantage, I'll be bound"
N afraid not; not but that it might
w. but I've never been able, Mr.. Deni-
wa 10 induce you to listen to anything
" your own advantage"
8 1ad, sir, l can call to mind very
Y" OF Your propositions, that tended that
Wy 4 few hundreds to be saved here
WI Aere. at the cost of total abandon
,-s4C OF my social position-cases in
r ~%1Sa J, the saving was incommensurate
WIN the sacrifice"
q, lou judge me hardly, Mr.. Denison.
~. '1e occasions to which you allude,
s S-.Hon me if say that it was on over
ra ,~'..so dellcacy on your part which pre-
$50 st;.tu matters being brought to more
Will l|''acSory conclusion. 1t is the way
mnst you all" muttered the old lawyer,
Ms 1s-ngy You forget these scruples
ba,r- Uey might be of use to you, and
st 9,t2sr u.s. who have to put your affairs
@,sII with them afterwards"
foora, Denison of Glinn, sir, is not to be
N'ea IN the same category as n bank