The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-06-28

time | was on my voyage to England,
On the way, l had one night a
| frightful dream. fancied terrible
enemy had me on my back, and was
clutching at my throat. Tighter grew
his grasp and fainter my breath. My
starting eyes scanned every feature OF
my murderer. Slowly and painfully
LAS | was held in this way, for some
time as it appeared-did ! call to my
mind the face before me. 1t was
Staining, but Staining, reckless, des-
perate, gaspcd for mercy.
''Give 1t TO me; want IL, must
have it instantly-instantly!" was
the hoarse reply.
"What-what can you mean?"
"What. :" he shrieked in manical
frenzy. Wretch, my twenty pounds!
had quite forgotten about this bet
and the twenty pounds; but the
dream set me thinking Of what ru-
mors had heard occasionally respect
ing tHtaihiHS SiHSS ieit i.hSiauo,
that his money had wasted, that he
fallen considerably in position, and
even into poverty. had written to
him several times but of late he had
not replied.
Poor fellow now thought,
there may really he something in
that dream. II his pride will accept
it, he shall have that money back
and very glad shall be to restore it. !"
Back in England. Settled down
again in the old country. Main mat
ters disposed of, | began to thing OF
minor ones, and among the latter the
discovery Of Staining. He was not in
the former haunts, and failed to find
him for SO long that | was beginning
to despair, when one night met him
i'm the street.
The brilliant artificial light of the
ballroom may increase the lustre of a
woman's bright eyes and of her spark
ling jewels but if you want TO see a
poor, broken-down man, decayed and
dismal, in his worst aspect, survey
him standing disconsolately under a
street lamp, drizzling rain descend
ing upon him, and he, with folded
arms, presenting "a picture of mute
despair. So did behold Staining.
I put my hand upon his shoulder. He
sprang from me as though were a
wild beast.
Il did not want to run away he
said hoarsely, "they knew that-I'll
face ii )" he added, tremulously. Go
on, I'll walk quietly enough Why
surely, can it be-can-'
YES, it is Smith, your old compan-
ion. Pray be composed Staining,
my friend, what of all this ? Come
away and confide me. You know
you can trust me. If you are in
trouble and money can help you, you
shall not want And took his arm,
and we went together.
And then heard poor Staining's
confession, and it amounted to this !:
"When he had wasted his money, he
obtained situation in merchants
office THE pay, poor enough, was
sufficient to keep him; but even now
nothing could restrain him from gamb-
lingin small way on horse racing. As
n consequence he was soon penniless
and worse-dishonest. He had paid
Il betting debt out of twenty pound
note which the day before | met him
had been entrusted to him. Discovery
had ensued almost instantaneously,
ard though the lucklcss man had ex-
planned that it was only through the
failure of another member of the yir-
tuoes Paternity he could not at once
replace tsse money, he had been dis
charged, and had reason to suppose
he would H. prosecuted.
MANY, la.ny thanks" replied the
poor fellow 10 the offer ] directly
made him. .'N9u can see the firm in
the morning; bus though they have
allowed day to pxss, ! doubt wheth-
er they will take the money. be-
Gese they are bent eR my ruin.
ieould not believe it SO early the
next day | was at the ostiee Of Messrs.
Isaytsc,i, Blendon d TO. and having
been admitted into the room of the
senior PARTNER ] stated my er.and and
pro1tered my twenty pounds.
Mr.. Eayslon was sleek old gentle-
man. There was, SO to speak, wealth
and eass, all over him. He bent his
head co,nplacenty and replied:
~ can appreciate your kindness to
this poor rian, and myself would
PASS the matter over at once, but my
partner, Mr.. Blendon, takes differ
ent view, and ] cannot interfere >
And he was firm upon the point.
Could l see Mr.. Blendon? Yes, if !
could call again i'm two hours.
In the cab kept muttering to my
self, "Rlendon, and Robert Blendon,
too. Lam sure of it. Still, if ii be
SO, it is very strange. think should
know the face again, however time
NAV have altered it. We shall sec
who will be MASTER
Back to Messrs. Baydon, Blendon
4 Co. IS Office, and then into the pres
once IF Mr. Rlendou
Ali my anxiety for my poor friend
faded away. was master of the sit,
Natlon. Briefly l stated my desire te
pay the amount of Staining's defalca'
ton, and my hope that under the ex
tenuating circumstances no publicity
| would be given to the miserable
| wrong-doing.
Mr.. Blendon heard me with som.
Impotence, and before replying, h'
| drew q check to .'self or bearer
could see him do it, for hundred
pounds. Having given this to {
clerk to get cashed, he said to me ar
ranging papers the while
"You will excuse my answerin:
somewhat shortly. 1t cannot be. l
il not the money we care about, bu
we must vindicate the law
] declare / was half pleased at tn
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