The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-06-01


gown, being supposed to be down with
fever; meanwhile the real patient had
careful attention and strengthing nourish-
ment.
The third day notable event happened.
A high-class monthly sent me guinea for
o contribution, and requested a similar one
I worked checrfully after that till the cri-
sis came, and the nurse glcefully reported
that the young lady was conscious, and
asking for her father.
"May l sec her % said I, eagerly.
Dear, dear, no, sir. The excitement
would throw her back. Besides she must
not talk. Her father is MIR. Bullion of -
street.
Bullion, the great foreign banker.
What brought his daughter unattended;
into this vile side street, Time would ex-
plain, perhaps. Meanwhile Jack put on
his hat and departed in Quest of the great
banker. In an hour he was with us, his usual
imposing air and magistcrial demcanor lost
i'll the agitation of the moment He shook
me warmly by the hand. +ssw
"Your friend has explained all, Mr..
Hathaway. I am deeply grateful to you,
Where is my child2"
The most renowned physician in town.
was quickly summoned but in vain Mr.
Bullion begged him to devise means to re-
move his daughter. At present sho must
not leave her bed. In few days, per-
haps, with returning strength, she might
lie for two or three hours at time on a
sofa IN our sitting-room. Further change
was imperatively forbidden.
So Mr.. Bullion, with many apolopies,
begged that some of his daughters favoritc
pictures, and'a few chairs, etc., from her
boudoir, might be brought; and we could
not refuse. A few hours transformed
our bachelor den into kind of fairy
palace.
MIR. Bullion was naturally constant WIS.,
itor, and | had to receive him in the tat
tered dressing gown. Twice he found me
writing with manuscripts Uttered around.
"You are an author ?" he quericd with u
smile.
~ WOull-De Onc.'
''Pray do not dcsist from writing on myac-
count. May I amuse myself for time
with your papers ?"
lie borrowed bulky one at lcaving-,o
submit it, he said, to publisher he knew :
Next day received a letter from a we'll
known firm, Offering $3.50 for the COPY
right and an additional $3.50 if a second
edition were called for. In my youth and
inexpericncc, 1t did not occur to me for
months the money came from the bankers
pocket
OF course l eagerly assented, and took
my coat and vest out OF pawn-not day
too soon, for Miss Bullion was pronounced
conValescent, and that afternoon her faith
er's strong arms conveyed her from one
room to the other.
l lived in fairyland for a week till our
guests departed. She explained the visit to
our obscure street-it was to pawn iewelry
to1 her brothers benefit, a wild lad, whose
eXcesscs had driven him from home, and
who had recently been writing her letter
after letter, limiting at frightful conseque..-
ces If she did not furnish him with money
"NIr. Halfway" she said, '.will you be
my friend, and try to reclaim him e.
She put transparent little hand in mine,
as SHE spoke, and promised. Her friend
Il would have promised her anything for
such title.
Then All eventful conversation took place
between me and the banker.
"You have abandoned the idea af becom-
ing barristcr, Mr.. Halfway, and the pro-
fession Of an author is q prccarious one.
Unite it with another pursuit. You are a
good linguist, and badly need foreign
correspondent. The hours and duties will
be light enough; cast in your lot with mo
Il will take care you have no cause to re-
gret it.
| thought ofmy "friend," and consented.
The firm is Bullion & Hathaway now, the
Junior partner having married the seniors
daughter John Hornsey is their lawyer,
a man much respected in the profession.
Hal Trcvoris just beginning to make stir as
a fashionable physician.