The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-03-18

cient self respect left in the treasur
to go round"
Which was all very III ANA No.
meant il at the ii =.
the asset o. SELF rcf"sat
mach NO i"'
plant and buildings. IN the streams
lakes, hatche.ies aEl forests Of j.
Siowitha. The enormously wealthy
sc don stand long upon dignity if that
d. nifty is going to he very expensive.
{ " ne poor can a.'ord disastrous self
rtspe, I.
So the chances were that Neergard
would become ucnhcr, which was
why he had acquired the tract. and the
price he would h.,N. TO pay was not
only in ta,vs upon the acreage. but Sc
cretly solid rum in addition to little
Mr. Ruthven, whom he was binding to
| him by every tie he could pay for
He suffered Gerald and little Ruth
ven TO pilot him. lie remained cheer
fully oblivious TO the snubs and indif-
ference accorded him by Dtrs. Ruthven.
Mrs. Fame and others of their entour-
age whom he encountered over the card
tables or at card suppers. Amt all the
while he was Attending TO his business
with an energy AID activity that ought
TO have shamel Gerald and did at
times. particularly when he arrived at
the Office utterly unfit for the work be
fore him.
But NecrIird continued astonishing
| ly tolerant and Kind. lending him mon
ey. advancing him what he required
taking up or renewing notes for him
until the boy, heavily in his debt
plunged more heavily still In sheer des-
peration. only to founder the deeper at
every struggle TO cXtrlcatc himself.
Alike Ruthven suspected something
OF this. but II WAS useless as well as
pciious In other ways for her TO argue
with Gerald. for the boy had come to
a point where even his devotion TO her
could not stop him lie must go on.
Meanwhile the Euthvens were living
almost lavlshly ana keeping four more
horses. But Eileen Erroll's bank bal
ance had now dwiudlod to three fig
ures. and Gerald had not only acted Of
fenslvely toward Selwyn. Int had quar-
relied so violently with Austin that the
latter thoroughly inccnsed and disgust
ed threatened u forbid him the house
"The little fool" he said TO Selwyn.
"came here last night sinking of
wine and attcmrtcd 10 lay down the
law to me-triCd TO dragoon me into a
compromise with him over the invest
ments have m;de for him! BY God.
Phil. he shall no control one cent until
the trust conditions are fulfilled.
though II wa- left to my discretion
too. And told him so fatty. told
him he wa#p't it 60 he trusted with
the coupons OF repudiated South
American bond
Hold on. Austin That isn't the
way TO tackle hoy like thatv'
isn't IT. Well why not? Do you
expect me to dlrScr with himw
mo; but. Austin, you've always been
little hrusqup with him. Don't you
thnk"-
"No. | don't. It's discipline he needs.
ana he'll got Il good and plenty every
time he comes bore"
T-l'm afraid he may cease coming
here That's the worst of II. For his
sisters sake ! think we ought to try
to put up with
"Put IN. Put MP. I've been doing
nothing else since he came of age.
He's turned out fool Of n puppy, |
tell you. He's idle. lazy, dlsslpated,
impudent cOnccited. insufferable"-
"But not vicious. Austin, and not
untruthfu Where his affections are
centered he is always generous; where
they should re ccn,crcd he is merely
thoughtless, not deliberately selfish.
And. Austin. we've simply got 10 be-
lieve in him. You know-on Eileen's
account"
Austin grew angrier and redder.
"Eileen's account? DO you mean her
bank account? rs easy enough TO be-
lieve in him If you inspect his sisters
bank account. believe in him? oh,
certainly do. believe he's pup
enough to come cneaEing TO his sister
TO pay for all tie fooleries he's en-
gagged In. And I've positively forbid
den her to draw another check TO his
order"
ITS that little bangled whelp Ruth
ven," said Selwyn between his teeth
II warned Gerald most solemnly of
that man, but He shrugged his
shoulders and glanced about him AT
the linen covered furniture and bare
floors. After moment he looked up
"The game there Is, of course, noto-
rlous. If matters did not stand as
they do" 90. he flushed painfully - I'D
go straight to liuthyen and find out
whether or not this business could be
stopped"
II Alike had done her best 10 keeI
Gerald away, she appeared to he quite
powerless in the matter; and 1t was
therefore useless TO go 10 her. Besides
he had every inclination to avoid her
He had learned his lesson.
To whom then could he go? Through
whom could he reach Gerald? Through
Nina? Useless. Md Gerald had al
ready deiied Austin. Through Neer
| gard. then? But he was on no terms