This
morning, if it will interest you, I propose to take you into my
confidence,"
The eagerness with which Frank greeted this proposal showed that
for him the story would have no lack of interest.
"Let us sit down under this tree," said Henry Morton, pointing to
a horse-chestnut, whose dense foliage promised a pleasant shelter
from the sun's rays.
They threw themselves upon the grass, and he forthwith commenced
his story.
"My father was born in Boston, and, growing up, engaged in
mercantile pursuits. He was moderately successful, and finally
accumulated fifty thousand dollars. He would not have stopped
there, for he was at the time making money rapidly, but his
health became precarious, and his physician required him
absolutely to give up business. The seeds of consumption, which
probably had been lurking for years in his system, had begun to
show themselves unmistakably, and required immediate attention.
"By the advice of his physician he sailed for the West India
Islands, hoping that the climate might have a beneficial effect
upon him.
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