The Raymer enterprise., 1918-11-21
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The captain said .hat be would be
down later on to talk things over.
Meanwhile, II the papers and SUCH
could be got together. 1t would sort
Of help along"
When Mrs. Corcoran Dunn made her
daily visit to the Warren apartment
that afternoon she found Caroline
alone and almost In tears. Captain
Elisha had broken the news at the tn.
BILE during luncheon, after which be
went downtown. Stephen. having raw.
Cd, protested and made himself gen.
orally dlsagreeable and his sister cor.
spondingly miserable. had departed for
the club. It was a time for conf
dences, and the willy Mrs. Dunn real.
tied that fact. She soothed, comfort
ed and within half an hour had learn
I'd the whole story. Incidentally she
learned that a possible fve hundred
thousand was the extrem6 limit Of the
family's pecuniary resources.
Now Jon know everythIngr sobbed
Caroline. "Oh. Mrs. Dunn. you won't
desert us. will your
"You may depend on Malcolm and me,
DEAR" Mrs. Dunn declared. ave are
not fair weather friends. And, after
al, It is not 40 very bad. Affairs might
be very much WORSE"
"Worsel Oh. Mrs. Dunn, how could
they bel Think of I'll Stephen and !
are dependent upon him for every
thing. We must ask him for every
penny. And whatever he says to do
We must do. We're obliged to-"
On Thursday after luncheon o. Cap
tain Elisha sat In his own room read
Ing q book he had taken from the
library there came knock at the door.
Come ahead inE' ordered tho cap
tain. Caroline entered. Her uncle rose
and put down the book.
oh" be exclaimed, "is 1t your Ex-
cuse me. ! thought twas the commo-
dore-Edwards. I mean. II I'd known
you was comm callin'. Caroline. !
shouldn't have been quite 90 bossy."
thank you." answered his niece. II
came to see you on-I suppose you
might call It business. At any rate, It
is a financial matter. sha'n't detain
you long"
Captain Elisha was q tribe disap-
pointed.
"Oh." he said, ION business, was 1T
I hoped-I didn't know but you'd come
Just out Of sociability. However. I'm
mighty glad to see yor, Caroline"
Captain Warren" she began. I'll
came to ask a favor. I am obliged to
ask II because you are our"-she al
most choked over the hated word-"our
guardian. and I can no longer act on
my own responsibility. l wish to ask
you for some money"
Captain Elisha nodded gravely.
II see," he said. sWell, Caroline,
don't believe you'll find me very close
listed. ! think I told you and Steve
that you was to do Just as you'd been
In the habit Of doin'. Is your reg.
lar allowance too small1 Remember.
I don't know much about such things
here In New York. and you must be
frank and aboyeboard and tell me II
you have any complaints"
II have no complaints. My allow
ance s sufficient. It Is the same that
father used to give me. and It b all I
need. One of the maids Annie. has
trouble at home. and l wanted to help
her,"
The captain nodded once more.
"Annie," he repeated. that's the rosy
faced one, the Irish one?"
"Yes. Her father was seriously IN.
jured the other day and cannot work.
His hip 10 broken, and the doctors bill
will be large. They are very poor.
Ind I thought perhaps She hesi-
tated, faitered and then said haughti.
u. "Father was very sympathetic and
liked to have me do such things."
"Shol eho! Sartin! Course he did
! Ike Il too I'm glad you came 70
me Just a. you did, Caroline. How
much DO you want to start WITH
II don't know exactly. thought I
might ask our own doctor to attend b
IL case and might send thsm some
6ollcocio and food
~0ood Mai Go right ahead, Can.
- How'd H. accident happeni
AnybeGy1 tsulk was NJ