The daily gazette., 1878-08-03

at cau't be possible, Waynew cried
o 1t old Leo Symes, the banker, bringing
his clenched first down Hpon the green
baizej desk with thump which made
the pens in the pen rack dance. Lost it
all Man, you must have been insane ?
$50 have, "muttered Robert Wayne,
moodily. "Evcry man tn at stakes his ali
in the great Wall street lottery is insane
Only, unfortunately for me, have made
the discovery a day too late"
"And you have saved nothing out of
the wreck?"
"Nothing whatever"
"And your family-what is to become
of them?"
"God knows" sighed Wayne, letting
his face fall ON hands. "But, Symes, !
have not told you the worst. 1t isn't that
l have only lost my own; but have lost
what belongs to other people,"
81 don't quite follow you, said the old
banker, knitting his shaggy white eye
brows.
"There's one note for twenty Thousand
dollars" mnttered Robert Wayne,
hoarsely, "tsa at j flung into crater ofspec-
ulation after the rest, which, ifit should
go to protest, would cover me with ever
lasting disgrace"
"Good Heavensw calculated the ban
ker.
"The note falls due tom 1rrow," adoed
Wayne, looking up with the white, set
face of dispair. Scan you raise funds for
me to meet it?"
"Can | call ldown shower of gold from
yonder sky?" sternly retofted Symes.
"If you cannot am ruined. With Inc,
Symes, it is question of life aud death;
for | wi not live to see my own disgrace
"You have yourself to blame tor it,"
said the banker, coldly. -
"God help me, yes; but / never knew
whither the tangled palh of money-get-
| ting would lead me-" walled Waye. "Do
mol reproach me now, Symes; it is too
late. 1fyou can help me, say so; if not
| "At present." slowly spoke the banker,
| 81 see no posi- hle method ofassisting you
j But-your father was my old friend
! Give me until Tonight to think it over
| Until tonight, nine"
| Left alone, the old man rose and walk
ed musingly back back into an innei
office A lady sat. there-a lady whose
i face was as pale as death.
| Mr.. Symes started back.
| "You here, Mrs, Vaughan ?" said he
eyes she answered, ,breathlessly. "Youi
clerk showed me in inst before you en-
tered-with your friend.
"Then You have heard all z"
| 81 think ] have a right TO hear all, "sht
said; "Mr. Wayne is my daughters hus
band"
Mr.. Symes elevated his brows-"Mr
Wayne is ruined man" said he.
"Mr Symes," said..Mrs.: Vaughan. 81
came hereS to,SasisS ven to invest some
jmoney for me. have changed my mind
Let it be made over to Mr.. Wayne"
"Without reserve z"
"Without reserve"
"Pardon, Mr.. Vaughan, said the. blum
old man, "but you are fool"
"Pardon me, Mt. Symes, but you dom
understand the case all Let him havt
the twenty thousand dollars-as Tree
s"' .1f YOU insist uponit4H~s9 RI % +
81 do insist upon it "
And so the little fortune upon which
Mabel Vaughan depended fora hvell-
hood was given up unrestrictedly 10 hel
daughters husband. ..., =.
II 9Wayne," said Symes, when the busi
ness was all transacted, "I'm going to
break faith with lny client. cts an un
professional thing to do, I know, but
can't help it. Who do you suppose has
saved you from ruin and diserace z"
"I am sure 1 don't know"
your mother-in-law., She knew q
trouble-she has given her all 10 extri
tcate from It. Wayne, She is the noples'
creature that eyer 5reathed Y q
Robert Wayne tried TO speak, but ms