The Washington times., 1910-11-26

: .-On the contrary the lnancier de-
c1sred with emphasis But 1 shall
come to the point at once 9 Morris.
am on the verge OF failure I may
Ionger-I believe that can But unless
I have assistance at the expiration OF
that time I must go TO the wall
Great Heavens" the young man e@-
claimed IN dism9y- Why pater, i
Thought that you we're worth--
Somewhere between $I50c0.90O and
50. 00o. 600 So I an, but at this urle
every dollar Of K IS tied up-pledGed-
There Is only one way by which I can
avoid the crash, and that way les
through you, my boy You IN
! hsrited from your father something
more than million dollars. did you
yes. nearly two" Lathrop answered.
Dread fell on him as he apprehenoe,t
the significance Of TrevoTs queslon-
a few hundred thOusands-Say, four
OF flve-wfII save me-" the financier
went on I want you 70 come 70 my
office IN the morning and inspect all
what YOU are doing, and then IN re-
tu-E- for a partnership in the business
let me have The money Will you do il.
For full minute I.athrop sat uerfect-
II still staring dumbly a his cOmpan-
ion He was face 70 face with dr.
fculty which he saw no means OF sur
mounting He had inherited two nj
lions In I'VE years he had succeeded in
souandering them to the last dollar.
But he had kept the secret Of his spend
thrift habits so carefully that not one
Of his ASSOCIATES suspected the condI-
ton Of his finances. His debts were
paid TO the smallest item It was be-
cause ne would not incur debts which
he could not pay that he had decided to
sink quietly out of existence He be
Ifered that ne had injured nobody but
himself. and that therefore, he had the
right to dispose Of his life even as he
1-- esd of .
regretted only one thing, the giving up
Of CARA Trevor. But he believed. with
the cynicism Of man Of the worEo-
that she would soon recover from the
shock OF his sudden taking on Now.
however, he was suddenly confronted
BY a difficulty Of which the possibility
had never occurred to him, a difficulty
that threatened his compiacencX in the
face Of q cowardly purpose FoH mo-
ment he found himself incapable Of
making any answer TO the hnancier
question. the while he remaining star
ing bewilderedIy into the elder man s
face Presently he saw a frown gath
ering upon the brokers' brow and heard
him say, with some cOldneSs-
IF had thought, Morris, that you
could hesitate. I should not have made
Morris pulled himself together then
and smiled with semblance Of sin
Did 1 seem to hesitate, pater7'' he
said Il was only wondering as to how
II could De DpllSiiSQ Jays
You viii do 1t. then? You viii lee
me have the money! exclaimed the
elder man, his face lighting up with a
joy that he did not care TO conceal.
4 mean. was the earnest answer,
that there has never been q. time since
I can remember when you CO.. I'd not
have had every dollar that I possessed
I wish that had placed II all in your
hands long ago. Then you would not
have been compelled to ask for IL now
Tut, 1ut. Morris. If that had been
the case you might have been in this
unpleasant fix with me. and therefore
unable TO help me out, Ny boy, you
have made me very happy I shall
sleep well tonight How is your money
invested 1orris2 In bonds and stock.
I suppose If so, they viii be easily
negotiable for my purposes
What is the exact amount that you
will require, pater2- asked Morris, fig-
uOTing TrevOr'S question
We'll, half million would be ample
I might possibly pull out with less, but
that amount would mean entire safety.
And when must you have it2' Lath-
rop continued.
J This is Wednesday. I should like to