The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-08-20
BLOOMSBURG PA. FRIDAY. AUGUST 20, 1880.
Pardon me, Mr. Morse, for interrupt

inc vou lint here is = letter for Won
IIn tool tLc lcttnr from her hand
closed lho door and hastily oncned tbo ON,
yolonr. 4 folded naner fell ont In =
moment he was by his wifr's side. and,
almost sprcchlcss w,tL unconventional
cd her fine manor She took il II wos I,
check for twenty thousand dollars
,W,hot cam il mnoni II cannot bo fo,.
us shn s,iI nosit;ycly
Morse sonoht fine landlodv and amos
tionod Lor carefully ohnnt tho lotter sbo
LoI broncbt linn She roml1tnlIhim no,L-
inc sovc that = vonno, man Ind tol1 bor
to deliver II to IIr Morse,
The next doy Morse wont to tbr hank
mentioned in the check and raouostcJ
tLc officials to inform him who filiod nut
tbo check S9id ono of thpm. a vnun,,
man donnsitod fine money in onr h,nds
and then had the chrrk made nnt in
your name.
~DiJ hn ,,i,a his o,,,, ro,,o2" ;,or;r,d
Morse.
"No. sir
Can Won oive me discription of
him
.Tou fair con,,,loviorod with d,rl
hai, anl ryr. and toIts with = forcion
gcrnnt " Morse nopIrrcd oycr thc dos
cription of his unknown friend Int m
ayailnolv. lie had onitc n number of
friends ihot would answer to such do
scrintion I'm, none tLot wonld he likely
to Lr.tov, snrh - gift on = moor ,,,imnJ
artist
.ShaIl we cash tba check si,2" nolit,lv
u,,rslioncd ono of tho oAicois
.No. thanks should consider thot
| have no rigb TO his check even. until
| Lnnv. tho namn of no donor and hi,
motive fo, doinlr a. bo has " ana howing
Morse loft thp 6onlinp Lonsn
Once on the strrnt he walked ronid,,.
ho,,nu,orl 4 ton Gaurn nos,nJ M,
with n soft felt hot nnlled low over n
nai, If n,o, fbat hr;o,itomnG Of tho si,,l,t
If tho oitist ,n1 tI,nn soJ1onoI ot Tho
sirht of thr or,n swoy;ng IifrlnssIv at h;s
.iIo
..Wor o,ontlonan Inrosun,o Won c,.bod
fine chcrl" sail Rnbnrt Wnrd rntnriuo
tbn bonl,;ny bnnsn s,on oftorv,,rI
No. si, we did mot
.AOl N-ly 11pt , iupbprotiyaly
.Sir,l,. H.. Morse s,id th,f bo sb,uld
NOT consider the check his own until he
lnn,, thc 'n,,nn and oIinrl IF tb, Innn,.
4 sho1n If onno,anro no..ol oynr
W,rds foca
.Oh nroul Loo,t bo so;1 n binso,f
with tbn income of rrst,riny ,,of Lnln
less arm to its woutol nowrrnlorr1 free
ly at your disnosoly., tbot nrond nature
rebels ot tbe tLou1ht If assistance from
another. II will soon prove toyou THAT
if * only fine inst re-ravnant If = lonn-
standiuI d.ht
A week had PASSED. and still Raymond
Morse wos ,uzlrcd over tbn eui,,r,, tbot
rs vet he had found himself unable to
solve.
a note for Won. sir
lie rccooni2cd the haudwritinr of fine
address at once. for il was precisely like
the other.
II contained but a few words:
Mr. Morse-If convenient. will Won he
So kind rs to call nj No. 37--str.et. ON
Wednesday next
At the anpointed time RAYMOND Morse
called at the place DESIGNATED. The ser
want ushcrcd him into a room very lux
uriantlv furnished. At his entrance a
gentleman. tall. fair. with dark hair and
ewes. arose and greeted him courteously.
Seating himself in an easy chair placed nj
his side. Morse looked at his host square
" in the face. Somehow the gaze that
met him SO frankly move the artist
stro,,,,I,-