The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-28

" | am going to tell you a story" he
said.
From those manuscripts I ask
ed, uneasily, for the box was large and
deep.
They are not manuscripts. said
Freddy These are my aunt's ini-
tials-NHry Serymgeour Sympleson.
Don't grumble, old fellow. If you
had lis aed to something / was on
the pc t of saying, in these cham
bers, five years ago. both of us might
have been spared some pain. Listen.
: More than twenty years ago that
respectable miscreant, Suckham
an influence it has been the task of
my life to counteract. Overcome it /
could not. All that remained to me
was to neutralize, as far as might be,
the evil it might occasion. Experience
convinced me that, so long as any
means remained at her command,
my aunt would be persuaded to use
them in accordance with the advice
of this man Drye, in preference to-
any other human being. She hated
the man, as far as sweet nature might,
but she had an almost fanatical re-
lance on his insncial judgment, and
adopted his recommendation like the
DEGREES of fate. So
There seemed but one course to
follow. adopted it. Her habit of
making me pecuniary presents sug-
gested my plan. accepted. / court
ed them in every possible manner. L
forced myself to falsehood. In short,
/ stopped at nothing, hoping so to di-
minish my aunt's resources, that, in
merest prudence, she would refrain
from further speculation. I obtained
rescued, l may call tin all, let me
see now"
He opened the box, and took out a
small book.
Yes; just so. Thirty-two thous-
and pounds"
Thirty two thousand"
With the interest-yes. Thus
stands the account: l received from
her, in all, twenty-five thousand
pounds sterling Every shilling, the
accruing interest also. has been well
invested, and the lady you describe as
ruined and starving (my poor, kind
soul y is richer than she was previous
to her acquaintance with Suckham
Drye. She has sixteen hundred year,
sir, and five hundred and fifty pounds
balance unemployed, which shall be
placed to an account that shall be
opened in her name, at Coutts', this
day,
my dear Freddy"
Yes dear Freddy Now, old
boy, as penalty for thinking your friend
could be such a scoundrel, you shall
do me a service.
Name it, and see.''
Go at once to my dear aunt see
you know where she is-and explain
to her, carefully and gently, all that
has passed. Take her papers with
you, and my love and blessing beside.
That miscreant, Drye, deceived me.
He promised you heard him-to
spare her in the matter eff the Subma-
rine swindle, and it was that that ru-
ined her. Happily, | can repay him.
He's witness for our opponents in q
case in which I am retained. fl
don't turn the villain inside out, may
Freddy kept his word. Mr.. Suck
ham Drye, forced to relate his own
biography before a crowded court,
compromised himself so seriously,
that, save in criminal dock, he is
not likely to be seen again in public.
Kind Miss Sympleson is we'll and
happy. She gives less advice than
formerly and though open handed as
ever, takes such reasonable care of
her money, that Freddy is likely to
receive back, in due time. more than
the fortune he saved, at some cost Of
conscience. from the clutches of Mr..
Suckham Drye. $500, ~.