Daily globe., 1879-06-08

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The morning comes before the SUM-
Susan Coolidge, In Christian Union.
A Duel With Bludgeons.
In the great city of M - there was
nota firm more respected than that Of
Goldwell, Pennydew s. Co., bankers.
Nobody knew much about the eco, y
but Goldwell was. familiar name which
commercial fathers quoted to their clerk
ly sons when urging them to be indus
trious, civil and punctual, in the sure
hope of rising in this world; and Penny
dew's was a name which was also quoted
largely, but III different way, for the
owner had the reputation Of being the
keenest file-the worst. man to beat-of
any in Lancashire. There was not
much similarity between the two. part
ners, for Goldwell was handsome, kindly,
generous and modest man Of eundenia-
BILE financial and administrative genius,
too; whereas PennydeW was ugly, cross,
close-fsted and not particularly clever,
barring that acuteness above mentioned,
which was but the result Of a mar
row-minded distrust of the whole world.
The firm could never have prospered but
for the genius and spirited enterprise Of
Goldwell, its founder; yet it was Penny
dewwho reaped all the honors appertain-
ing to the high position it had secured.
He was member OF Parliament, an al
derman of M 49,; he had been mayor Of
the city and was knighted. He was, again,
chairman or committeeman of numerous
charitable or learned societies, an honor
ary colonel Of rife corps and a member
Of the best clubs in London
GoldWell was member of nothing;
chairman Of nothing. He might have all
the honors which fell to Pennydew, but
he had constantly refused to accept any
thing. lie gave literally to charities,
but would have no hand in managing
them; he would not belong to any club!
he declined to identify himself with eth
Ell of the political parties, and did not
even vote at elections Though genial,
and evidently fond of hospitality, he mix
ed as little as possible with society, and
seldom accompanied his aife and daugh-
ters to the festive gatherings which they
attended. Some said that his health was
bad Though there was nogtrace of it on
his face), others that he. was writing a
work upon banking, which absorbed all
his time after office hours and this was
true $50 that Mr.. Goldwell was always
able to pleadhis literary occupations in
excuse for his apparent want of sociabili-
ty. At all events nobody suspected that
Mr.. Goldwell had cloud on his. mind !;
nobody would have believed that his
aversion from society was caused by
a dark page in his antecedents, Of which
he had been daily and hourly fearing the
exposure for years and years.
Pennydew suspected this less than any
body He entertained a great respect,
and even in his grabbed way, some ]ik-
ing for his hard-working partner, who
had never wronged or panied him by
word or deed since they had begun busi-
ness together. Pennydew was great
stickler fer propreities; a sharp detector
of laches in his, neighbors; and, to do
him justice, he had never spied anything
wrong in John Goldwell Therefore, it
would have shocked and appalled, him to
the utmost had he been witness Of a
scene which took place in his partners s
study one winter evening about a twelve
month ago. The only actors in this scene
man of about fifty, an ill-clad fellow with
cunning eyes, vulgar manners, and a
breath that smelled Of brandy.
aNow, Sir, it's e1,00O," said this fcl-
low, bluntly, but not loud ssYou can
afford to pay it.. for you've got on better
in the world than [ have
"And it | don't give you q penny?' ex-
claimed John Goldwell, who was ashy
pale, and spoke in great agitation. ssY ou
happen to know of an act of folly which
/ committed in my past life, and 70,
which l suffered punishment. What
can you expect by publishing it2 You
will not be believed; and If you met with
some credulous hearers, how can they
harm me? [ have lived here without 6
stnin on my character; I owe nothing; /
have introduced myself into no clubs o.
socities from which could be expelled
if my antecedents were know. In tina,
respect am perfectly independent
aThat's right enough, slr,' answered
the red-faced man dryly; s'you've turned
over new leaf, and amt known to any
body under your old name; still it Nigh
go a bit hard with you if it got abou.
that you were John Williams who ha6
been transported five years for embezzle
ment. What would your partner, Mr
Pennydew, say to that? Then there's
that pretty young lady Of yours, you
eldest daughter, who I hear is going to b.
married to the son Of General Fermeroy
What do you think the general woult
say if he knew you had been a convict9'
4 ssDo you mean to say you would b
scoundrel enough to wantonly break m!
4 child 8 happiness for the sake of wreak
4 ing your spite on me?' cried John Gold
we'll.
II want 81 900" answered the other
doggedly. You can give me a nev
/ start in life,and you'll find it cheaper to d
I than to quarrel with me- ;.5..
John Goldwell uttered moan. Her
was a lion in the power Of q cur. Th
catastrophe which he had dreaded all hi
life upon him, and just in the form b
had expected it-a demand of hush
money, with the prospect of being fol
evermore In the power of the man t
whom he should have once yield
a ed. His visitor was a fellow name.
I Tom Dunno, who had once been
]. policeman, and had apprehended Johl
Goldwell, alias Williams, when the lat
ter had been given into custody for frau'
J. fve-and- thirty years previously, Dunn
had afterward become q detective, hat
. been discharged from the force for drunk
I en- misconduct. He was now. by his owl
account, living on his wife, and made
poor job Of it. John GoldWell looked a
| the man: marked the leer in his eyes, tn