Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-09-02
AcAsE OF CoNsCIENCE.

Yield what the heart must understand
A long, last "Good-byew
ACAsE OF conscience.
It was the hardest Of hard times.
Old well-esta blished houses were fail
ing all around. No wonder that the
smaller concerns were fairly swallow
ed up In tile crashes going on In the
business world. No wonder that
Harry Tyndall, young city rnerch-
AIT, SATIN his Office gazing with des-
pairing eyes at the spectre ruin which
stared at him from no great distance.
He had weathered the storms Of three
brief years-he had soon hoped to
weather this, but the loss Of a thous-
and pounds held by friend deprived
him Of the means Of making Il pay
nlent due In three days, and he felt
that all was indeed lost, for his efforts
TO negotiate q loan In the present state
Of the money market had been worse
than useless. III faA5
The prospect before him was not q
cheerful one. 1t Is rather hard to be.
gin life over again ut thirty, especial
ly when one has reached that age
after years of poverty, toll and self
exertion. In his younger days, Har-
ry Tyndall had known want In its
cruelest, most savage form; he. had
battled its grim legions and risen to
Independence; aud now, at the thres-
hold Of higher life, he was hurled
back, with just u glimpse OF the en-
chantcd grounds within.
AS lie sat confronting the heap Of
papers on his desk. the office door
opened and lady entered. MechanicaI.
Nv Harry rose and placed a chair hut
US the lady threw back her vail. he
exclaimed In surprise Miss Ber.
wick y,
"pardon nv intrusion. Mr.. Tvn-
dall,u said the most musical Of yoices.
luI have been ON the MINER fioor Iook.
ing for the office of Graves q Wald
ron, and was told they were on TIL,
floor. wish to give Mr.. Waldun
this package. Nav I ask YOU To de.
iiiver IL? will remain here. Ofnil
things / dislike IN lost. N, vselfin tI,s..
q ri passaves hunting f;,r ofiices.vs
Harry took the nackave aIacritv-
was zone but moments and IN hi,
return found Miss berwick standing
by the window idly looking down the
street, She turned at his entrance
thanked him with a smile and a how
and then took her BRIGHT presence o,,I
of the room. and Harry was left n
his meditations.
al may lust AZ well give n nm.
have not a friend who could help me
lin this strait.n he uttered after hal
an hours deep Thought. ar vii
ruptcy, and then depart for America
where toll is betterrequired.n
And as he spoke he rose TO his feet
his eyes falling ON the floor. He wa,
vaguely conscious of some dark objec
at his feet, stooped carelesslv To lin
lit, and saw that IL was a pocket
book-leatlier. and rather the wors,
for wear, but was very plethoric. III,
/. sat down again and Opened n. There
were various compartments, but al
of them empty save one. That on,
contained lust ten one-hundred
hound notes.
Just the sum that would save him
from ruin. III Il were His he coui,
pay that bill falling due, sell off nj,
stock. and seek n Situation until lin,
panic was past!
He looked the pocket-book ove
again. There was no clue to IN,
lOWner. vet he felt convinced that n
must Of course belong to Clara Rer
wick. She was the only person VIII.
had been in his office that morning
II was a terrible Temptation TO Harry
Had his visitor been INV other than
Clara Berwick II Is hard To saw wheth
er conscience or INCLINATION wonl,
have prevailed: as II was. conscience
won the day. and he started ont afte
Miss Berwick.
She was not to be found. however
and Harry concluded she had non,
home. So thither he bent his stems
Clara was an heiress and somethin,
lof "A belle. too. She WINS nat classic
ally beautiful. but she was vo,Iny
and had good figure. clear comnleS
ion frank yrev eyes and very !, hnnd
ant hair: ali of which goo1 noint,
lshe made the most ~ ns ever,
dauphter of Eve h bound 10 do ali,
came down i'm response. Ia Harry,
double knock and Looked o,,ite s,,r
nrised. thouyh she en,lea voreI IN con
ceaI ii.
When Harry showed her the noel,
let book she looked at IL attentivelv