Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-03-17

advancing SO much, but the cough stuck
in his throat
''For how long do you want the fifty
dollars %
''For-say-two weeks.
Never mind the various lodges at |
tending the transaction on the part of
the broker. Suffice it to say that he at
length counted fifty dollars to his Gus
toner and took the watch and the trade
as he termed it stood thus AT any /
time within two weeks the gentleman
could redeem the watch upon the pay
ment of sixty dollars.
''Rather steep interest" said the
elderly gentleman, with a smile far more
grim and severe than any which had pre-
ceded it.
John would have again explained the
enormous risks of his business, but the
gentleman would not listen.
"What name % said John, holding
his pen over his entry book.
"Put it down Simon Snibbs, if you
must have name"
So John put it down, and then put
the watch away, and the customer de-
parted with the fifty dollars.
After the man had gone, John Gled-
din took out the watch and looked at it
again. His eyes sparkled eagerly. Sup
pose anything should happen to prevent
the prompt redemption of the valuable
pledge The thought thrilled him
through and through.
The days passed-and week passed.
The days passed again, and another
week sped by.
At length the elderly gentleman re-
turned and asked for his watch
'What name ?'' asked John, profess
ing to have forgotten.
''Snibbs-Simon Snibbs.''
''Oh, yes, | remember. Let me see."
And he looked over his book. Really,
Mr.. Snibbs, you have made a mistake.
have no watch of yours
s'How, sir?'' cried the customer, in
blank astonishment Didn't leave
valuable gold watch as security for
certain sum of money which l borrowed
of you %
John smiled blandly.
''Not exactly as you putt, Mr. Snibbs.
If you will refresh your memory, you'll
recollect that l bought the watch-that
for value received, you gave me regu-
lar bill of sale-with the proviso, how
ever, that if within two weeks from the
date thereof you should pay me the sum
of sixty dollars in current funds, the
watch shall become your property. The
two weeks expired yesterday, sir.
"But-sir Will you
John put up his hand reprovingly.
There is no need of going into pas
sion, my dear sir. You see how the mat
ter stands"
From towering rage the old man de-
scended to argument and explanation.
He told how he had been detained in
New York by an unaceountable accident,
and how he had embraced the first op-
portunity to call for his watch.
) 81 had not worried much," he said,
'because | had not thought that any
man could be so consummately mean and
cold-bloodedly heartless as to rob me
upon such pretext."
At this John waxed wroth, and order
: ed him to leave the office.
And the gentleman, evidently fearing
that he should be led to the commission
Of some foolish outrage if he remained
longer within the yillainous influence,
closed his lips tightly together and went
away
On the afternoon Of that very day John
Gleddin sold the watch to an agent of a
: Philadelphia house for two hundred and
seventy-fve dollars
"Hy-yah p he cried, as George Aus.
tin dropped in during the evening. '.Plod
on at your type-case, old fellow ploo
on ~
1 whats up, John %
> "fhe greatest operation I ever made
two hundred and twenty-five dollars il
Il pocket at single turn of the die-in
{ terest on fifty dollars for two weeks
: What dye think of that ?''
eff money were mans chief end,
said George, soberly,-"if money wer'
the sole source Of happiness, | shoul(
say you were on the road. But you know
my sentiments and we won't argue tn,
point. And besides, we haven't time
!. came to let you know that Uncle Mo
:. ses has got home
r. "Uncle Moses % cried John, clappin,
, his hands.
,e YES he has just arrived, and calle,
IS on Inc this afternoon. He wants yo
and to call on him this evening at th
- fremont House -
le "Of course we'll 60 and see him, sal
John starting at once to put away hi
to valuables. The old fellow must
rich as mud, and you and I are his onl
of relatives"
il "He is certainly rich" responde
\ George ou;atlv ..,,l L.: -