The American Marquis by Nick Carter — page 96: what you’re looking at

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92 THE AMERICAN MARQUIS. © very close to nothing. I shouldn’t wonder if this reduced me. ity very low. I knowl cant have much leit. I'll count up, just for fun.” | For an impecunious spendthrift like Alphonse this talk of money was a very agreeable one. He followed Clinton’s figures with great interest. What did he care if his creditors had to wait. ‘© What’s this?” exclaimed Clinton, in a tone of perplex- ‘* What’s what?” : . «¢ Why, it looks as if I’d used up my balance completely.” ““Pshaw! Well, then, old fellow, just cut me down half on that thousand for myself.” - Alphonse could afford to be generous. _ ‘< Yes, but the balance is gone without counting the tw thousand to you.”” : “© Mon Dieu!” Alphonse was very rudely startled out of his easy tran- quillity. , | ‘*How could I have been so careless. I don’t care for myself, Alphonse. It is only on your account.” ‘* But surely the bank will let you overdraw.” “Tndeed they will not. ‘They have told me so very po- litely, but very firmly.” ‘‘Isn’t there any way, then, you can let me have the money?” *“Not a way. Unless you can wait a few days, till I tele- graph for more.” _ *Tecan’t do that. Mon Diew! what shall I do?” ‘Ts this creditor so very savage?” ‘¢ Awful.” | ‘Try to put him off. ‘Tell him who I am; let me see him, and perhaps he will listen to me.” “You couldn’t do anything with him, D’Iberri. T’ll have to try Grace. Maybe she will have it. I must get it somehow. ” | : _ ** Well, look here, Alphonse—I feel as if I was somehow to blame in this matter myself. I ought to have had the money on hand. If Grace shouldnt have the money, let me go with you and talk to this absurd fellow, will you?” ‘< 1’) see Grace first.” : | ‘‘Well, you know I’m awfully sorry, now, don’t you, Alphonse? Il do a great deal for you for your own sake, EComicbooks:com: