Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-04-02
"Dcad Broke"


"Whew ~ said the landlord. elias
he no friends to pay for him ?"
"Plenty of friends now, but let
them find out that he is broke and
they'll be off like a covey of birds
81 must see him. and the hotel
proprietor, walking out on the piazza,
approached Il young man leaning
against ore Of the front pillars.
"Mr. Watson, your bill, | see is in
arrears one week over the settlement
day. Why is it y
The young man flushed at first as if
in anger; then a smile overspread his
handsome face. Il know am delin'
qucnt, Major Snow, but | can't pay at
present"
"Do you expect money soon p
"Well, really, l don't know who
should seud me anything from their
surteit of cash.
"Then am to understand that you
are not only unable to pay, but do not
expect to be able ?"
Undoubtedly, Major"
"Sorry, Watson, for you have been
n favorito of the season, and | don't
like to turn you out before the break
up. Nor will |. If you can give up
your suit of rooms and take up with
one suited to your circumstances
| will let you remain the season
out, trusting you to pay me in the
future
"You are very good, Major, and
guess I'll have to consent"
SO the baggage Of Robert Watson
was lifted and borne from the elegant
suit on the second-hoor to litt!C
seven by fourteen room OIL the fifth
floor.
How quickly it became known tha,
the change had been made
Queer thought the hotel proprie-
tor. "iIe certainly had money enough
when be came, for he deposited COO
FIVE thousand in the safe. lie hasa
been flst, | am certain, and in his
habits has been SO good that the young
bloods have rather played off from
him. But he has been favorite
Not a belle in the room but would
drop her best fliend for his attend
ancc. Hang me if | can understand
it,"
Watson, hailing from Baltimore
had been a season quest at the Cas-
cade Friends he had in plenty. lie
was courteous, well bred, goodlooking
intelligent, and, apparently rich--wbat
more could be asked? =? Among the
ladies he had moved quite a prince;
and many were the gossamer webs
woven as tolls to capture him, but tc
all he proved a very incorrigiblc recu
smt-he would not be any ones prize
The exquisite charm of voice, manner
and sentiment, the beauty of person,
the elegance of attire-all were agreea
bic to him, deeply so, for he seemed
to enjoy them all immensely; bnt not
the brilliant poetess, Miss Montjoy
nor the coy and artless Dumain, nor
the rattle headed young Miss Lambert,
nor the naughty, elegant, and exclusive
Miss Percy, not the rich Mss Oro-
Names appeared to command him. He
was to all alike, the agreeable com
panion, the candid friend, the shrewd
resistant of all arts to lead him into
loves labyrinthine mazes.
Into the parlors during the even
ing he particularly pressed his way
If a bovy of gay fellows surrounded
Miss Montjoy, he worked his way to
the circle, and, at last received from
that lady of Sappho like lips his dis
charge. She did most crushiDgly and
gracefully turn her back upon him not
three days after his removal from the
second-foor.
Miss Dumain he sought, confident
that one so artless certainly would be
above the hollow-h hearted crowd, and
still give him her kindly greeting.
Vain conception The artlcss girl was
coy indeed; and when at length he
cornered her it was to his discontinue.
She suddenly turned and forced her
way past him, without even one of her
downcast glanccs. On the contrary,
her eyes were fixed fully on his face,
and plainly said, "Sir, we are strang
ers." h
Next he tried rattle.hcaded Miss
Lambert, and she ratified on quite as
usual; but Watson soon discovered
that the rattle was not for him.
Strangely enough, tho proud and