The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19

made her acquaintance, in fact. Now
that's the lady I've marked down as my
intended"
YES" said the old man musingly,
"that might do if we could bring it about ;
but he's q proud man, the father-very."
well come to that presently. Just
listen while l reckon up all the advan.
tages. First of all, l have taken fancy
to the girl. She's a real beauty. every
inch of her. In the next place, she's
an only child Consequently, it's only
fair to suppose that Glinn and, what's
left with it will eventually fall to her.
We have got most of the old property
now; and that would insure the whole
thing being in our hands at last
yours, Sam, yours. 1t is not likely
I'd last to see it. Harold Denison is full
twenty years younger than l am, and his
wife is younger again; they'll see me
out, boy"
"Well, father. it's no use denying it
may be so. Still. in days to come, !
should be Pearman of Glinn; and with
wife of their own class, it would be
hard if l didn't take my place IN the
county"
"Yes, you should manage it, though
have failed; but you've had advantages
l hadn't, Sam. You've a pull, you see,
in education: l hadn't much. The art
of making money taught myself, and 1t
didn't leave time for learning deal OF
anything else You start with a tidy lot
made; and l think l have shown you
enough to insure your not making ducks
and brakes of it"
mo. | don't think l shall hurt. l can
take care of myself pretty we'll at most
games on the board. l never dabble in
ANYTHING | don't understand. Don't you
make yourself uneasy about me, gov
ernor Now, DenisOn is poor man, is
he not!''
Yes; he has well on to three thou
sand a year nominal rental left still !;
but there's more than one mortgage on
the property, let alone other charges
Haven't you some money on the prop
erty yourself?'
'Ten thousand, Sam, and I'm first
mortgage; but l know there's second
mortgage of the same amount, and there
may be more for all l know"
well, these, you see, are all points in
nv favor. We could make this first mort
gage quite easy for him. at all events"
Its a deal of money-ten thousand
pounds; but of course it would be differ
ent if the whole property looked like
coming to you at last
well, then, we must take that Sec
ond mortgage also into our own hands,
and let it stand at very easy interest. It
will be only virtually allowing Denison
so much a year during his lifetime, and
in the long run will fall principally upon
me-
YES; but don't follow the meaning of
all this, Sam
That's just what l am about to ex-
plain to you. My chances of meeting
Miss Denison are so extremely few, that
it is quite impossible l can arrive at
asking for her hand in that way. My
only chance is your proposing it to her
father, and asking him to accord me per-
mission to try if l can win his daugh-
ter's hand. Mind, that is the way you
must put it; but don't forget that you
will have to bring your pecuniary hold
over him into play also-only, do it
gently"
You may trust me: l have pulled
the strings in so many ways in my time,
that I've learnt to be pretty cute about
doing it with a delicate touch. I'll help
you all l can when I've made my mind
quite up about it,
Go be continuedl