The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-04-06

m,et me see. M-m-m; yes, about
ak Thousand dollars year interest. =,
"Ah! six thousand dollars year. And
when can the sale and the investment
be made 7" ~ Il 2 -
"To-morrow morning; that is, If you
will allow our firm to conduct the usns-
action" ,e .ssss - d.
Certainly; in whom could my conn-
dence be better placed -
The broker made polite bow.
"And now" said Charles, IL should
feel Obliged if You would have the good
ness to advance me few hundreds, Us
am rather short of cash"
"My dear sir, as much rs you require
Is at your service. How much 90 you
want-one; two, or four thousand
"Thank you, five hundred VIII oe
quite sufficient"
"May hope" added the broker, when
Charles rose to take leave, THAT our
firm may be favored with the continu-
ance of your Patronager
Certainly" ,.
No period of Charles Denim's life at
fords pleasauter reflections than TINS
brief interview with Mr.. Spelter. lie
then began to realize fer tho first time
that he was truly a rich man. The five
hundred dollars cash in hand settled
the question.
In the meantime Plea and Ginseng
were shocked ut the success OF their
story, and were not q little alarmed az
Charley's sudden journey to Boston;
which was attributed by others to legal
business respecting his uncle's estate.
They began to fear that he had gone too
far: that he had come to regard the joke
When 66saliIs, Gs rerurneu e.y... D~~.y.., .hoy
went to him with solemn faces.
"My dear Charles" said Ginseng,
"you. know your uncle is not dead"
"I cannot be sure of that, said Charles,
"for / am by no means convinced OF MS
existence"
"Well, but you know that this inner
itance is only hoaxp
"To tell the truth, think we are the
only people of that opinion"
"We have been very wrong to origin
ate such foolish invention, for whicn
we are sincerely sorry" -,
"On the contrary, / am much opiged
to you." :.
dBut it is our duty to contradict IT,
and to confess how foolish we have
BEEN"
Truth cannot remain long concealed,
or reports of this kind stand long In
these days of telegraphic dispatches;
people began to wonder, as time rolled
on. that no news came from Mexico;
the wise and prudent shook their heads
ominously when Denim's name was men
toned. go III
Charles, however, had settled with
| his broker, and was possessed OF good
solid investment in tive-twenties.
"The most ludicrous feature OF the
case is" said one, "that he ends Dy De-
lieving in the truth of his own inven-
ton. For my part, must say that
was always rather skeptical about that
inheritance"
"AnI also" said Mr.. Howsunter,
"though it has cost me five thousand
dollars"
On seeing dozen letters on the table
one morning, Charles guessed that the
bubble had finally burst. Their con-
tents were much alike, for instance:
"Mr. Schneider's respects to Mr.. Dem
i'm, and having heavy demands to meet,
will feel obliged by a check for the
amount enclosed"
Charles replies disarmed all doubts
Of his solvency.
"Mr. Denim thanks Mr.. Schneider for
having at last sent in his account, and
encloses q check for the amount"
This cool and unconcerned demeanor
kept curiosity alive for few days
longer.
"What lucky telloww said one.
"Luck has nothing to do with it," re-
joined another; "he has played his
cards we'll, and has won."
Once or twice Charles conscience
troubled him; but a moments retiec-
tion convinced him that his own exer-
tions had no share in his good fortune,
and that he owed il all to a universal
public worship of the golden calf, and
to the truth of Pleas axiom, "the next
best thing to capital is credit"