The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-27

"That was the compact" ! said "wt
4 were 10 share and share alike"
I'll ever get rich" exclaimed Pau
with some afdor.
looked at him and laughed. II wa,
evident that Paul had some persona
a schemes In view, and diverted myself q
little all the next day, imagining what
: wonderful financial successes he was no,
: ping for. wasin capital spirits, although
3 the day was fatgulng one and | did not
leave the office until long after 8, and !
was engaged to dine with the Thatcher's
ct hali.past 0. Isped up town by the Gle.
; waited road, whisked along Fourteenth
street, down University place to Twelfth,
a andfound when reached my room had
40 minutes to shave and dress In. Paul
was out-had apparently been out all day,
, for there was no litter OF books or manu-.
scripts around. / felt sorry for the poor
, fellow, lonely, unlucky, cut of from do.
nestle ties and the pleasant intimacy oil
friendly homes, forced to console himself
: with bitter and barren philosophy and
look TO doubtful and distant future for
the scant rewards OF his fidelity to. prinCi.
pies which the rest Of the world hated and
disowned, While ! shaved | felt myself,
In contrast with him, pampered child OF
fortune. Twas tempted 10 put out my en-.
tire box Of cigars, that he might enjoy at
least such meager comfort when he came
in.
In this tender mood went to my ward
robe 10 get my dress.Clothes. They were
not there. Hooked in the clothes. press,
looked everywhere. did not readily
admit the possibility that they were acta.
ally gone. There are circumstances which
embitter friendship. Iswore at Paul with
most cordial profanity. He had gone out
attired in my dress.suit. Irreiragable
proof; his own habiliments (he had but
the one set Of garments) hung In the
closet.
Every man has his valuable point. l
liked Pauls views OF universal brother
hood; there was something ennobling in
the remuneration Of selfish individual
claims; but man has nevertheless few
inalienable rights, and one OF them seer
tainly the undisputed tenure Of his soli-
tary dress-suit
This was communism, was 1t? This was
the upshot OF those fine theories! Here
was l, plodding, hard.working fellow,
who had economical in all sorts Of ways
TO Keep himself in the condition OF gen.
tleman, the prey OF q lazy vagabond who
spent his time in quarreling with the uni.
verse instead of making his living like
other men!
Where could he have worn my clothes?
What need existed OF his making an APP
pearance in faultless evening attire among
his shabby Bohemian coterie?
Time passed whileI was in the clutches
OF this painful dilemma. Should send
an excuse TO the Thatchers, or commit
the glaring improperly OF going to the
dinner IN my rough morning clothes2
Even If Tom and his father overlooked
the fault, the fair Lulu would observe it
with feminine iasLidiousness, and make
up her mind that was altogether sunk
below her ideal. But l had no messen-
ger to send, and determined to 60 and
avenge my wrongs by telling everybody
the reason Of my being in this plight.
There was no end to the clever, satirical
observations concerning Paul and his fan.
tastic theories l made myself on the way
TO Mr.. ThatGher's.
found that the family had already sat
down to table, and was at once ushered
into the dining room. Mr.. Thatcher nod
ded to me and held out a couple OF fingers;
Tom was brusque and gave my clothes an
odd glance; but the fair Lulu was gracious
and thousand times more lovely than
ever.
had no eyes for anybody else until she
said sweetly, "Mr. Brisbane, let me intro.
duce you to Mr.. Forbes"
Hooked up. l needed all my selfcom.
mand not to cry out. There sat Paul OPP
posite, well dressed, calm, easy, assured,
returning my glance with humorous ex.
preston on his handsome face.
GLOW are you, Brix?" said he "You
were late in coming home tonight"
Lulu looked at me with interest. $50
you aud Mr.. Forbes are acquainted?" said
she.
"Brix and are brothers, Paul answer
ed Tor me in his genial, heartfelt way.
"Brix has redeemed my lost faith in man
kind. 1t is a distinct blessing to me that
Brix is alive. Poor wretch that l am,
without any ofthe rewards which sweeten
a lonely destiny, 1t has done me good to
know a man like Brix. may saw was a
stranger and he took me inn Il waited
breathless to hear If he added, "naked, and
he clothed me-" but he broke of with a
hall laugh and a smiling glance at me,)
then added: "Yes, Miss Lulu, Brix and
are friends"
Lulu smiled at him. She evidently con.
sidered it fellowship like that Of Fame ct
Ia bette.
I sat dumb. My wit was generally too
early or too late. / knew not in what
form to attack Paul-whether fearlessly to
expose him as vol in sleeps clothing,
or humiliate, sting and wound him by sa.
/ tire. could not, however, find chance
to speak, l sat like an awkward boy. OF
course my dinner was spoiled. made
mistakes in my wine. and Mr.. Thatcher
came to my relief with oiIicious instruc.
tons that he did not intend the Clos
Vougeot to 60 with the salad. Wherever
failed Paul shone. He was well dressed,
whereas was addressed; he was chatty,
even brilliant, whereas l was sulky and
silent discovered that he had spent a
month with the Thatchers in Italy. It
was easy to sec how they regarded him-a
man not too young, far from rich, yet who
} had seen and possessed the best part Of
the world-a sort OF Ulysses. was ray
less beside him. When / finally rallied
, and made some trifing observations, thoy
!, leIl uAtt WINS raul least remark was
pondered and treasured.
pleaded an engagement, illness, some.
thing, and left the house as soon as we
rose from the table. went home and sat
up modify until Paul came in. l ioresaw
climax OF emotion wrath and the end OF
our friendship. He entered Just past mid.
. night with iaunty air.
"still up?" said he, putting his hand on
. dreamed that you were invited to the
, Thatchers' tonight We would hare tossed
/ up for the dress-suit"
Tossed up?" l retorted fercely. This
!: is distinctly too much"
"What Is too much?'
r ~ have not been backward in confer.
: ring whatever benefits could grant con.
3 sistent ithmy own self.respect,n gasped
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