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Updated: June 10, 2025
Hueston, seeing, by the expression of the young man's face, that something was wrong. "Have you heard any thing about Eldridge?" inquired Williams, in an anxious voice. "Yes, I understand that he is about making a failure of it; and, if so, it will be a bad one. But what has that to do with your affairs?" "If he fails, I am ruined," replied the young man, becoming greatly excited. "You?"
Much more was said on both sides, but no good result flowed from the conversation. Mr. Hueston did not hesitate to declare that he knew how it would all be in the end; but at the same time said that it was none of his business, and that "every man must look out for himself." The character of Dalton was by no means harshly judged by Mr. Hueston.
Dalton professed, after taking a decent time for pretended reflection, to see great advantage to all parties in a business connection, which in due time was formed. But few of those who knew Eldridge were apprized of what he intended doing, and those who did know, and were aware at the same time of Mr. Dalton's character, like Mr. Hueston, concluded to mind their own business.
In the winding up of the affairs of Eldridge, who stopped payment on the day Williams announced to his father-in-law the fact that he held his notes, every thing turned out as badly as Mr. Hueston had predicted. The unhappy young man was almost beside himself with trouble, mortification, and disappointment.
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