The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-05-03
CHAPTER VII-Continued.

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The captain said hat 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 ta-
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 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 five hundred
thousand was the extreme limit of the
family's pecuniary resources.
'.Now you know eyerythingr' sobbed
Caroline. "Oh. Mrs. Dunn, you won't
desert us, Will you!
''You may depend on Malcolm and me,
DEAR" Mrs. Dunn declared. eve 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
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 came knock at the door.
"Come ahead inr' ordered the cap
tain. Caroline entered Her uncle rose
and put down the book.
"Oh," he exclaimed, sis it you? Ex-
cuse me. / thought twas the commo-
dore-Edwards, mean. If I'd known
you was comm callin', Caroline,
shouldn't have been quite so bessy."
THANK you," answered his niece. 81
came to see you OIL suppose you
might call it business. At any rate, it
is financial matter I sha'n't detain
you long"
Captain Elisha was a trife disap-
pointed.
"Oh,' he said, ION business, was tt?
hoped-I didn't know but you'd come
just out of sociability. However, I'm
mighty glad to see you, Caroline
Captain Warren she began. IL
came to ask a favor. / am obliged to
ask it because you are our"-she al
most choked over the hated word-'our
guardian, and l can no longer act on
my own responsibility. l wish to ask
you for some money"
Captain Elisha nodded gravely.
II see," he said. We'll, Caroline, l
don't believe you'll find me very close
fsted. l think l 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 small? Remember
| don't know much about such things
here in New York, and you must be
frank and abGyeboard and tell me if
you have any complaints"
Il have no complaints. My allow
ance is sufficient. 1t is the same that
father used to give me, and it is all
need One of the maids, Annie, has
trouble at home, and | 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 is broken, and the doctors bill
will be. large. They are very poor
and | thought perhaps She hesi-
tated, faltered and then said haughti-
Iy, 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?''
Il don't know exactly. | thought
might ask our own doctor to attend to
the case and might send them some
deIicacies and food"
Good ideal Go right ahead, Caro-
line. How'd the accident happen:
Anybody's fault. was it,
Caroline's eyes snapped. "Indeti it
was! she said Indignantly. 1T was
a wet morning after q rain, and the
pavement was slippery. Mr.. Moriarty,
Annie's father, was not working that
day, and he had gone cut to do the
family marketing. He was crossing
the street when an automobile, rscsS
lessly driven, SO every one says, GFcye
directly down on him. He tried to
jump out of the way and succeeded,
otherwise he might have been killed,
but he fell and broke his hip. He is
an old man, and the case is serious"
Dear, dear, you don't tell me! Poor
old chap! The auto feller-did he help2