Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-09

ES..%gT came to him. Indeed wrinkling his
EG2AySS bushy brows, he as much as told her
Gaxl&A that he banker and not pawn
EEY SS3E broker
Elk @ TR Pm not asking the bank to do this for
heAE&yE me- she said, and she looked extra lovely
Y y sSns purpose Of course ~" asking
rnuz.xk Mr.. Hemingway poked the cluster OF
jewels very gingerly with his iorehnger
as if they were a lizard. o.,-., .:..
And, OF course she said, they arc worth twice
the money; maybe three or four times"
Perhaps said Mr.. Hemingway you will take
offcnse ii | suggest that your father-'
would nSt on s"s reasons sS My reasons involve an
other, Mr. Hemingway, and 50 II would not be hon
'TaSe QT ne sa G s tive hanRc nknp vor rea
sons would tempt me to accommodate you with the
loan you ask for far more than your collateral
oh she said YOU are business man. l could
give you reasons, and be sure they would go no
furthcr-cven ii YOU thought them funny But ii
would he would play the sieve don't want this
money for myself Mr.. Hemingway"
They never do said he
u wish to lend it in turn" she said "to person
who has been reckless, and who is in trouble but in
whom ! believe. But perhaps" she went on,
the person who is very proud will take ottense at
my offer OF help In which case Mr. Hemng-
way should return YOU be tnr m t1ng
oh" she said Il couldn't bear to be leased The
person is young gentleman. Any interest that |
take in him is a business interest pure and simple
believe that, tidcd his present difficulties, he
will steady down and become, credit to his SEX
!
And you wish to lend him five THOUSAND dollars
and your interest in him is platonic?
Nothing so ardent" said she demurely II wish
him to pay his debts, to give me his word that he
will neither drink gamble until he has paid back
his debt to me, and will suggest that he go out to
one OF those big Western states and become man.. .
Mr.. Hemingway swept the jewels together and
wrapped them in the tissue paper in which she had
brought them.
And by the way" she said, when the details OF
the loan had been arranged, and she had stuffed the
five thousand dollars into the palm OF wash glove,
nobody must know about this, because shall have
TO- say that--my gewgaws have been stolen Papa
will ask point blank why never wear the pearls he
eyf me- me: and nd l. ihaIi have to anticipate
Oh she said demurely, tonight OF tomorrow
night shall rouse the household with screams, and
claim that woke and man bending my
dressing table
She rose, still demure and cool, but with strong
sparkling in her eyes from difficult matter
cessfully adjusted, left the office.
IN the fall from grace OF David Larkn there was
nv9lyed no great show OF natural deprayity,
Iarkn's the OF young man who tried to
do what he was not old enough, strong enough, or
wise enough 10 get away with as the saying is.
Aiken did not corrupt him; he corrupt when he
dollars snached from the lap OF Dame Fortune at
moment when she was mindng some other small
boy Horses running up to their form, spectacular
bridge hands (not we'll payed), and bets upon every
subject that can be thought OF had all contributed.
Then Larkn caught cold in his nose that it
ran all day and all night and because the Browns
had invited him to Aiken for fortnight whenever
lie cared to come he seized upon the excuse of his
cold and boarded the first train He was no sooner
in Aiken than Dame Fortune ceased mindng the
other small boy and turned her petulant eyes upon
Larkin. forthwith lie began to lose.
Bad luck is not a good excuse. for failure in
character; but God knows how wckedly provocative
thereof it can be- The elders Of the Aiken club did
not notice that Larkn was slipping from grace. be.
cause his slipping gradual; but they noticed all
OF sudden, with pity, chagrin for they liked him,
and kindly contempt, that he had fallen. Forthwith
wave of reform swept the Aiken club, or it
amounted to that.
But night, being sure they could not be con-
anything
sympathetic scoding he made his sorry onfessions
into the lovely pink hollow of Miss Tenants ear.
Instead of scolding, he received sympathy and
understanding; and he misconstrued the fact that
she caught his hand in hers and squeezed it very
hard; and did not know that he had misconstrued
that fact until he found that it was her cheek that
he had kissed instead of her hastily avertcd lips.
the sorv OF his Young lie With further COMES sions
And it is on record that when Larkin came into the
brightly lighted club there was dust upon the knees
Il am fond of you, David" she had said, "and in
spite OF all the mess you have made OF thngi
6Sfye on on yo should tdv dps myself listened
But she did not sleep all night for thinking how
she could be OF real material help to the young man
and cause him to into the straigh narrow path
that always leads to success, and sometimes to
Every spring the Mannngs who have nothing
against them except that they live on the wrong side
Of town. give wstaria party me Ma MANI co myc
their charming portcoed house from top to toe and
Ills their grounds,
Even Larkn when he paused under the towering
entrance vines, mauve and white forgot ms
troubles And coming upon tea tables standing III
the open and covered with good things and hndinR
among the white flannel and muslin guests, MISS
Tenant very obviously on the lookout for him
his cup was full When they had drunk very deel
Of orangeade and eaten jam sandwiches followed
by chicken sandwiches and walnut cake they went
strolling Miss Tenant still looking completely
ethereal creature that lived on the odor of flow
and kind thoughts rather than the more materia
edbles mentioned above), and then Larkin felt tina
his cup overlooking.
Larkn more filled his lungs with the breath
OF wistara and for letting it out in further con
fessions OF what he felt to be his hearts ultimate
depths. But Miss Tenant was too quick for him
balm OF her glove and pGt them p in his S hand
There" she said
What is this or?" he said
This is loan" said she, from me to you; to b
tding over OF present difficulties a reminder o
much that has been pleasant in the past, and al
earnest OF fusire well-doing. Good luck to you