Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-07-09

gas light was startled to notice, stanolng
with her face unconsciously turned toward
its almost ghastly radiance, the fair young
lady of the brooch, and could distinctly
hear her muttcr to herself .
at must be ten f! What shall do J"
Youth, if you will let it alone In Its
good impulses, is ever inclined to benev-
Olence, and with a sudden and reckless
forgetfulness of Miss De Silver, and OF
her father the banker, turned toward the
pale unknown and said, with hardly my
customary ease of manner, Here ls nVs
dollars, Miss / saw you in the shop
z There was sudden start, and painful
flush in the pale cheek, but my voice and
manner were too respectful to admit .
suspicion of Intentional ofense, and l
added, quickly,
"You can pay me whenever you choose
interest, too, If you want to. r
"But you are stranger" -s,a4a-..
$50 I hope is old Moses What's his
name over there" {E Is #Ea &.
"Ah, Isaw you therel But then, you
too are poor, and can not consent to
rob YOU"
No; I'm not poor. I'm only q fool,
that's all. Please take the money. l
know you want it. If you don't take it
Almost smile struggled with the keen
pain in her face, but the story Of her
trouble seemed fairly forced from her
lips-and they were pretty if they soere
thin. It was nothing sensational-a sick
mother, slow pay for work done, rent due,
hard landlord-just an everyday and
commonplace sort Of an affair. 1t did not
sound very commonplace, though, as she
fO1I n ~ od tho "A % dnllo r
bill into her little hand, and ran as the
Congressman did at Manassas, forgetting
that by so doing I destroyed all prospects
| of ever being repaid.
was anxious to find a brokers' Office,
however, and my watch felt heavier
! without its chain than it ever did with,
though must say that my heart not only
| felt light but warm. A little investigation
made me decide to wait until the follow
| ing morning, and my next attempt at the
| employment of collaterals was made by
broad daylight, with my brain cool, and
clear of everything but Miss De Silver.
The office over which found the kind
| of sign described by my uncle " was emil
| nently respectable, and frOnted on the
busiest part of Broadway. 1t was even
elegantly furnished, and if that was any
evidence of its character, nothing could
have helped it better than the aristOeratic
air of the elegant youth who so politely
greeted me as l entered. No need, Ger
tainly, CT any qualmish feeling at having
to do with such a gentleman rs MIR. De
Roos, the Diamond broker" 80
Rather old-fashioned watch, but the
cases are heavy. Seventy-fve dollars?
Let me see |"
The cases were balanced for a moment
daintily in his jeweled fingers, and the
works scanned somewhat disdainfully.
"Seventy five9 Yes, I guess it viii
bear that. Thirty days only9 Longer if
you want it. Well, all right. Nice day,
isn't it? 4.t-4
Entries were made in a book or two,
the watch carefully deposited In drawer,
my ticket was made out and sarefully
inclosed in an envelope; my money was
counted out to me with an exceedingly
pleasant smile and bow, and my object
was attained without the slightest ripple
of any thing disagreexble, unless 1t was
the half-laughing insinuation that my ina
pecuniosity was the consequence OF recent
acchanalian-excesses.s q "a "a -
That, however, took in good part, for
Inow felt sure of appearing in propef
style at. the De Silver, mansion. My
thoughts ran wholly on apparel, and the
probable effect to be produced thereby
aa ks III r. Z u&sAA a. ~
must say that when my new array did
come home 1 looked remarkably well in it,
and, of facourse, put it at once in service.
But notwithstanding my nearer approach
to solomon or the lilies, felt more nerv.
ousiless on the De Silver doorstep than
even, under the dangling balls of the
Lombard Arms"
AS stood, a moment later, in the fres-
coed 'vestibule fumbling for d card, j could
not help oyerhearing suppressed conver-
sation which seemed to be going forward
at the lower end of the hall.
Indeed, Miss De Silver, Iwould not
have asked, only we do need it so very
much"
"Pshaw, Miss Paynei That's always
the story. ] won't be angry, though,
really and if you will come in tomorrow
will try and have it ready foryou. Of
course you will throw off something for
prompt payments" =
ooh, Miss De Silver"
We'll, well-somebody's come, and
mamma is waiting for me-"
| heard door close, and then-for
somehow was quite slow and clumsy
ABOUT finding thatcar ard-who should come
out through the hall toward me but my
fair acquaintance of the five-dollar loan
| If did not blush she did and right be-
| fore the astounded hunky she reached out
her hand for the bit of pasteboard which
had just discovered, saying, in quick,
curt tone of voice.
"Your card, Sir, pleasel", .,.,s
She was gone, after she got it, like a
figure in dream, and | was ushered into
the drawing room, staggering under a
vague feeling that there were three balls
on my head, or that somebody had asked
me what time it was.
There was certainly nothing like f1attery
hardly fair appearance OF apprecia'
tion-in the manner of my reception
when the bankers heiress at last sailed
| into the room. could not help wonder.
ing if should ever dare to call that state.
| ly creature Matilda" Still, | made the
best of my conversational powers, and
was really making some headway when
to my unutterable dismay, the sliding
glass which concealed an inner parlor was
drawn gently back in its noiseless grooves
and the faultlessly dressed apparition oi
the elegant /" "diamond broker" came Gid
ing over the carpet to present his adieu1
to Miss De Silver" Certainly the color
did come to my face, but the excellent
young man relieved me in the kindes1
manner. Nothing could be more cordla
or friendly than his recognition.
I" All, you know each other, them"
+ 1t was the voice OF Miss De Silver
and there was tremor in it which called
my attention to the fact that if haG
blushed she had not-on the contrary