"Yes, it gives him a repulsive look."
"And yet he is popular in Milwaukee?"
"Yes, among those who were not swindled by his mining scheme. He has done more harm than he can ever repair. For instance," added the young man, bitterly, "this crime which I have committed—I will call it by its right name—I was impelled to do by my mother's poverty, brought on by him."
"How does it happen that you are not at the office to day?"
"I felt sick—sick at heart, rather than sick in body, and I sent word to my employer that I could not be there. I dread entering the office, for at any time exposure may come."
"If you could only raise the fifty dollars, you could replace the money before it was inquired for."
Ambrose Kean shook his head.
"I can't possibly raise it," he said, despondently.
"I would let you have it if I possessed as much money, but, as you may suppose, I am poor."
"I am no less grateful to you, Luke. You have a good heart, I am sure. You don't despise me?"