The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-05-07
AT SIMPSONS.

Amy letters for F. +. Van Cleef?" in
n nervous, anxious voice, was asked by
a well-fed, well-clothed, close-cropped
young fellow Of the hotel clerk.
All! what namePn demanded that
elegant functionary, not because he had
not heard perfectly well, but to find time
TO lounge over the ten feet intervening
b tween himself and the letter boxes.
The name was repeated in sharp,
quick tone.
mo; nothing"
please look in c."
The clerk stared wondered what was
up; reflected that the new conner had
brought but little baggage; mentally re-
solved to keep an eye on him; shuffled
over the letters in the &C" box; shook
his head, ,%nd then relapsed into an arm
chair overcome with the exertion.
: Frank look the elevator, let himself
into his room, lit a cigar, reflected, and
then sighed
Eight years in Europe, home at last,
summer well under way, II fair inherit
ance, principally in Chicago property,
and a prospect of being independent OF
his brush for the rest of his lite-such
were the time and circumstances under
which he found himself. Nothing to
sigh at in that.
But expensive living in Europe
had exhausted the gold remaining in his
pocket after he had paid his passage
money. His lawyers and the executors
of his late Aunt Mirandas estate had
been instructed, however, by the previ-
Gus mail to remit money to him at the
Brunswick, so that was matter of no
moment. But the remittance had not
arrived. Most of his baggage had been
expressed to Chicago from the hold of
the big Cunarder,. and in it the address
of his new lawyers.
"'My lawyers sounds WE'LL" he re-
flected, but / wish to the deuce they'd
send me some money"
Tuesday came, but with it no letters.
1t became annoying, but still he could
wait. Presently he went out for stroll,
found it warm, and deplored the luck that
kept him from getting away from the
heat and dust to Newport, where he was
to ioin some friends with whom he had
spent the winter in Rome.
Entering the hotel, the clerk handed
him letter All! money at last! No;
it was note, addressed IN an Anglo
Boston hand:
-OEAR Mr.. VAN CLEEF:
- Come and dine with us Tonight. We saw
your arrival in the Parthia's passenger-list in
the morning paper, and are anxious to know
how you are and whore you are going to spend
the summer, Come at seven. Dining by sun
light is like playing tea, so we eat late.
Yours, sincerely, MARIE.
No. 2S West 44th street.
"Now, who the deuce Marie, Marie
i don't know any Marie, especially any
Marie who is particularly interested in
me, and who writes a charming note
saws things which with women pass fol-
wit, and, =" smelling Of the paper, "who
uses extract of violet literally. Well
I'll be sure to go; it may divert my mind
from my pecuniary embarrassment. III
have to make clean breast of it 20 the
clerk soon, and probably be arrested fOl
a sWindler. A man who expects remit
tances and don't know his. lawyers ad
dress, who has no baggage and wants
money to get to Chicago with, looks ik
sublimely-cheeky confidence man"
Evening dress claw-hammer coat
ETC., but no gloves, no ties; why, none,
. is a mOmentary necessity, by Jove!n salt
Frank, as he took these articles from hi
trunk.
81 can't go to dinner and find out m
unknown friends if | don't have gloves
Oh, if there was only a Mont de Pete i
New York. BY Jove, Simpson'sl
will arise and go unto my uncle an
say, Uncle, lend me Sl0'"
Frank laughed, then grew sober agair
There was a sense of degradation in tn
mere idea. Then, with a shrug, b
took out box of jewelry, none of it e1
-pensiVe, and turned it over.
Hello, here's just the thing"
thought, as he took out locket 1t wf
an odd cameo. Around it coiled golde
serpent, with brilliantly-enameled scale
and pair of "pigeon's-blood" ruby eye
Frank had picked it up in little shop
London just before he sailed for hom
1t was one of the fancies in which he ha
begun to indulge himself when he +
ceiyed the first remittance from his ne
lawyers and new property.
This bauble is principally accountab
or my being short of money!
hought. Il will make it rememb