Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-21

little fortune of her own. Perhaps this
had quite as much to do with the num-
Der of her suitors as her beauty.
On this particular evening her adj
mirers were so many and attentive, and
Nellie was so delightful and attentive to.
all, that Frank was in a continual white
heat Of jealousy and rage. Had he
been melodramatic in his character;
nothing but an unlimited quantity of
gore would have satisfied him. ra.,.#
Major Bernard, a military gentleman
from the city, very proud of his name
and the handle to it, was his particular
aversion. 1t would have given Frank
great pleasure to have waded in the
blood of the whole Bernard family I
At eleven o'clock the major and Nellie
left the dancers, to stroll in the moon
light. 0, if Frank could have got at
him The conspicuously tender way
in which he put her shawl around her
created a volcano in Frank, compared
to which Versuvius was mildness.
When he went to bed that night it was
with a determination never to make
love to Nellie again. E~
That was how it happened that for
six months he never called to see her.
When they met in the street she gave
him reproachful, almost pleading looks,
but he only bowed coldly. He would
have given anything to have taken her
in his arms, but congratulated himself
that he was not to be deluded by her
arts Foolish fellow not to know he
might have done so-take her In his
arms-for the asking.
1t was a time of great financial de-
preston Frank Gray's business was
good but collections were slow For d
year he had found it hard work to meet
his obligations. A note for three thous-
and dollars would be due in few days
at the town bank. The man to whom
he had given it-a rich old miser with
a heart of stOne-had refused to renew
it, either wholly or in part. " r.
In vain, as the day drew fatally near,
Frank had endeavored to collect the
money. That failing, equally vain was
his endeavOr to borrow it. Every one
seemed to be in the same condition as
himself. He found, too, that most
friendships won't stand a three thous-
and dollar test. Il = ~
Of course the whole town knew he
was in trouble. Pinch your nose at
one end of a country town and some
body at the other end sneezes. -n
Nellie Brainard had heard of his diff
ficulties, and taking into consideration
that he had not called on her for
months, seemed to take a great inter
est in Frank Gray's affairs. She ques
toned and crossquestioned until she
ascertained the amount of the note, and
the day upon which it would fall due.
Upon that day at four o'clock Frank
sat in his Office waiting for the protest.
He had requested the teller ofthe bank,
a friend of his, to bring it. He had suf-
fered much all day. He was. proud
fellow. and would have rather lost his
right arm than MS financial honor. ~
Ina little while his friend entered and
exclaimed: s......
Why, old boy, how pale you are.
Cheer upr'
But he only answered in a despair
ing way Give ME the protest! Pr
Frank, was the reply, there is 60
protest" sE5# 80 5000
The astonished man sprang to his
feet. ..... ....
+" No protest? [ cannot understands
"Now," said his friend, IF you will sit
down again, and not act SO much like a
wild Indian. [ will explain"
" Go on-go onp' ssa 9.r s#T..--.z75s
'The note was paid at ten minutes Of
three"
Paid! Impossible! What mystery
is this?'
"Will you be quiet? It is no mystery
to me. When l had given up all hope
that you might by some chance raise
the money, a middle-aged lady entered.
l had never seen her before. She
walked up to the window, and said,
in quite matter-of-fact way, There is
a note Of Mr.. Frank Gray's, for three
thousand dollars, due here to-day I
assented ~ -,
Believe mel was .astonished when she
said, Here is the money. I do not
wish the note; give it to Mr.. Gray"
F." The mystery is greater than ever.'
Frank interrupted. i ~ l1o~ sfg -
mot so fast old boy,nhis friend went
on. ".You need not blush when L tell
you I know you love Nellie Brainard.
Now do not speak again until [ get
through. You may blush if you wish
when I say [ believe that all along
Nellie Brainard has loved you. Now [
am certain of it." Z, FOL
Frank gasped- actually gasped. T1'7
"YOu know she has quite large de-
post in our bank. Well, this morning
she came in, and, to my establishment,
drew twenty-nine hundred dollars At
three o'clock the note was paid by the
middle-aged lady ofwhom [ have: told
you. [ have since learned that there is
an aunt on visit to Nellie, who answers
the description of that middle-aged
lady. Nellie no doubt had one hundred
dollars in cash, and drew only twenty
nine hundred as blind. = : my
1t was plain enough now. Frank was
dazed. f., ........l
OF course he didn't dress himself re-
gardlessly that evening before he start
ed to see Nellie! Perhaps he didn't
walk along the road as though he was
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