Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-03-29
CHAPTER VII-Continued.

The captain said that he would be
down later on to talk things over
Meanwhile, If the papers and such
could be got together, it 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 ia
BILE during luncheon, after which he
went downtown. Stephen, having raw
ed, protested and made himself gen
orally disagreeable and his sister cor
spondingly miserable, had departed for
the club. 1t was a time for conf
dences, and the willy Mrs. Dunn real
lied that fact. She soothed, comfort
ed and within half an hour had learn
ed the whole story. incidentally she
learned that a possible Eve hundred
thousand was the extreme limit Of the
family's %pecuniary resources.
Now you know everything" sobbed
Caroline. "Oh, Mrs. Dunn. you won't
desert us, will you"
"You may depend on Malcolm and me,
dear" Mrs. Dunn declared. "We are
not fair weather friends. And, after
all, it is not so very bad. Affairs might
be very much worse"
"Worse! Oh, Mrs. Dunn, how could
they be? Think Of it! Stephen and I
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 as Cap
tain Elisha sat in his own room read
ing a book he had taken from the
library there anne a knock at the door.
"Come ahead In" ordered the cap
tain. Caroline entered. Her uncle rose
and put down the book.
"Oh," he exclaimed, lis 1t you? Ex-
.cuse me. I thought twas the commo-
dore-Edwards, I mean. II I'd known
you was comm calm, Caroline, I
shouldn't have been quite so bossy."
Thank you" answered his niece. 81
came to see you OIL suppose you
might call it business. At any rate, it
is a financial matter. I sha'n't detain
you long"
Captain Elisha was q trife disap-
pointed.
"Oh," he said, ION business, was it?
I hoped-I didn't know but you'd come
just out Of s%ociability. However, I'm
mighty glad to see yon, Caroline"
Captain Warren" she began, IL
came to ask a favor. l am obliged to
ask it because you are our"-she al
most choked over the hated word-"our
guardian, and I can no longer act on
my own responsibility. I wish to ask
you for some money"
Captain Elisha nodded gravely.
II see," he said. swell Caroline, I
don't believe you'll find me very close
listed. l think l told you and Steve
that you was to do just as you'd been
in the habit Of dom. Is your reg
liar allowance too small? Remember,
4 uoh hhOW "uSh opOuS SuSn IhASo
here in New York, and you must be
frank and aboveboard and tell me II
you have any complaints"
II have no complaints. My allow
anc is sufficient. 1t Is the same that
father used to give me, and 1t is all 1
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?"
Eyes. Her father was seriously In
juyed the other day and cannot work.
His hip is broken, and the Doctors bill
will be large. They are very poor,
and l thought perhaps She hest
tated, faltered and then said haughti-
~, Father was very sympathetic and
liked to have me do such things"
"Sho! Sho! Sartin! Course he did.
/ like it too. I'm glad you came to
me just as you did, Caroline. How
much do you want to start with?"
II don't know exactly. l thought l
might ask our own doctor to attend to
the case and might send them some
d~elicacies and food"
Good idea! Go right ahead, Caro-
line. How'd the accident happen?
Anybody's fault, was it?'