Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-10-27
MON DAY MORNING, OCTOBER g7. 1873


dollars-perhaps twenty -ivo thousand-in pros
pect. He frightened with the glare of the
golden promise, and went at his work.
That evening lie callediou Julia Annesley -
o! beautiful girl! What apleasure and Joy to
make her happy. And she loved him so truly
. and so devotedly. They ia ked of the future
+, They hoped TO be married with the coming New
Year.
ave shall have to economist, darling"
said Edgar. | must not venture beyond my
income.
"Our best and sures. iLcoms shall be love
and help for one another" answered Julia,
beamingly.
He kissed her, and thought how, for her sake,
he would like to be rich.
He went home. building huge castles ia tho
air by the way. His mother received him with
kiss and o blessing. She was proud of her
| son, and she was grateful to him; for well she
knew, though she owned the roof that covered
them, she should have Jared but III had 1t not
boen for Edgar's helping hand.
Sho was meek, mild Christian woman loving
and tender. She was proud other boys manly
beauty, but she was far more proud Of his ster-
, ling character.
This was Monday evening. On Wednesday
the street was shocked by the report of defal-
cation.
| A young man-cashier In bank-had fall
| on suddenly from an honorable position TO one
| ing with the funds of the bank, and had robbed
the institution of fifty thousand dollars. This
man had been Edgar's friend. They had been
companions for years
| Only the day before Edgar had wished that,
| Wien lie was married, he could give to Julia
| such carriage as this man had given to his
wife.
On this "Wednesday evening Edgar called up
on his broker. All looked we'll.
On SaturflaV morning Edoar road Il, tI,o
newspaper that the land grant to the Ash Val.
| 10y railroad had been defeated In the Legisla.
ture.
He hurried upon the street, aud he heard It
plainly spoken-"Ash Valley hat!"--Gone from
forty down to twenty -fve" He went to his
| brokers and there was no concealng the
trlth.
"Never say dep cried the spider o.stero u,ly.
Didn't you ever catch balibut, have--and
had to haul in ninety flthons OF line three
| times before got the fish. When one of them
big fellows come clOso to the surface, and turns
head down, you've got to let him go back to
| bottom"
"Bui, bless you we aint going to lose him.
We pull again. Cheer up, my boy. There's
the New Spring Hill stock. lis going up like
hot cakes. | can buy 1t to-day for twenty
It'll be double that in six days.
That very Afternoon Edgar manipulated the
books again, and pat three thousand dollars in
to the brokers' hand.
Another week passed, and Spring lIil had
not advanced peg. On the Sabbath Edgar
did not attend church with his mother. She
heard lie was not feeling well.
The fearful race was quickly run. Spripp
Hill declined, instead of advancing, and Edgar
was called upon to make good his purchase
He could no. do 1t. He surrendered the stock.
He was eight thousand dollars out, and not a
scrap 10 show for II.
AT the bank the directors had been more criti.
cal than usual. Defalcations in other places
had made them watchful. The falling OF men
whom they had regarded as sterling and reIa-
bic had caused them to lock over more closely
the figures of their own trusted servants,
The summons came to Edgar Fontenay TO
meet the directors IN their private room. He
entered, and saw his books open before them -
His crime was known to thea What had he
IIo ,Anh dow" a,.d Losscd 70. mercy. Might
not his untai nisled character until this time
plead for him.
The president shook his head mournfully.
"Alas Edgar, that is what makes your crime
black. That is why we are shocked. That
you could have cast such character into the
scale Of treachery is fearful. When The demon
OF fraud and speculation comes upon us in such
shape, where can safety for the public be
found five fail 10 unmask the monster? Our
duty Is painful, but il must be done"
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.,o, "AI mig gm",uay haaoa', ,, h,gmIuafk anu
stohy' EuSdr oeSgeu tnat lie nlSnt DC allow
VI 70 60 nome ana speak WIN ms mother
sa alriee was ealieu anu liie oiucer went WIN
nun " his mohe' i,, ne went IN pae anu paisied,
s'asger.he nke uruhkeh man.
Wna' nusn was upon .he mouse Not a
sounu-not "nsper-notnihs 10 oiu nm We.-
place He asked the officer.
The sheriff shook his head seriouslv uTho
sir slarueu' ne saiu' ouci lhihgs llave
ias.. Dut we mnsL not MaI mere. II you
mou'u see your iho'i'i ~ m'iu neI al once viii
ius. you ti'a' .ai' VIII mait heie ten minutes
anu .ivv,,i ,ush you ~ must ~ "i'n ihe'
Nv 'n me 10,
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ah IAN.
low wan ~ IL one III aistress' came from
"i a'Joi,ii's ,oo''i' ~,
Ivy soh eileu hiear' Il cannot see
he,; axe me away. Let me uie AS deserve =
Wh'ie hs spohe, the aoor way opened ana
WINE anu het race was as white rs was Tie robe
"hicn seeheu winning sheet'
Ju,ia .,ui
"EuSar 80 10 your moiIer' 20 quickly oi
you WIN hot see i,er alVe'
WIN one WIN desperate cry he started fol-
ward ne had reached Inc open door, and julia
iau vahlsneu iiom MS sigh, when heavy
, mana was iaiu upon ms arm.
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