The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-05

start with, and it grew rapidly, helped
at the very outset by two or three strik-
ingly fortunate cures. My health began
to come back at magical pace, and every
thing seemed destined to 60 on we'll,
thanks to my West Indian patient, to
whom I wrote once more, but from whom
/ never heard again. He was evidently
one of those people who are ashamed OF
doing hingsthst- make people feel CRATE
full.
found myself doing SO we'll that l
trusted in year or two to be able to
ask Mr.. Mendez to do me the farther
favor of letting me send him back what
he had advanced me in the repayment
of fee.
That l had never really earned so large
fee was the only thing had on my
mind, and that was certainly not aheavy
load. As for Annie, all her life was
turning back into its natural happiness;
and the child was thriving as we'll aseven
she could desire. Tom, too, was getting
ON in his slow and steady way; and the
brothers and sisters we're being drawn to-
gether, thanks to my CLEAN Of West In
dian sunshine. / don't think that An
ME and / were labeled lunatics any
more.
In speaking Of my good old friend Mr..
Deacon l ought to have said, or at least
l might have said, that he had two Sons
in the town, both middle-aged men; one
was lawyer, the other was the manager
of the branch bank where I had opened
my account with my first thousand
pounds. The lawyer was Mr.. Robert,
the bank manager was MIR. William, and
both were very good friends Of mine.
One afternoon when I happened to be at
the bank, Mr.. William asked to see me
in his private room. NATURALLY thought
it would turn out to be matter of
business of either medicine or money;
and as he had natural stiffness of man
ner very different from his fathers, 1
noticeds nothing unusual in his way Of
receiving me. He had another visitor
In the room, who was stranger TO me.
"Wilsou," he said, "you remember
MayT
"Of course do"
"You paid in q single Bank of Eng
land note? Should you know it if you
saw it againT' '..
II indorsed it with my name."
Sand when we received it from you We
entered the number and particulars.
Look here"
eyes, that is my name; so I suppose
that is my old friend"
"Your name, in your own hand writ
"Certainly; I'm not likely to forget
every pen-stroke I made in that sigma.
ture. hope there's nothing wrong"
"We paid it to customer of ours who
was borrowing money from US on mort
gage; from him it passed back to the
Bank of England. There are some rea-
sons that make the Bank of England
people .ittle curious as to its history;
and this gentleman here has come down
to make inquiry; perhaps you can help
him. How long ago did you receive this
note, and from whomT .b
ION the 10th of May. I received it al
the. Bank Of England itself, over the
counter" . .r..l ...
The two gentlemen looked at one an
other. W.. .t. .s.
."You say" said the stranger, "that
you, on the 10th of May last, received
over the counter of the Bank of Eng.
land this note, any note, Of this particu-
lar date and number? Ia that 80? Is that
what you sayT
"Certainly. Why notr asked L
"Do understand you would swear it
in court Of justice, if need were"
~ hope there is nothing wrong. But
I certainly would swear to that any.
where"
"And I also hope there is nothing
wrong. But there is certainly something
very strange. On what account was this
note paid into your handsi"
"In payment Of q check drawn in my
favor BY Mr.. Julius Mendez Of Kings.
ton, Jamaica"
ITO order or to bearer7"
"To order" .a.r -
"Can you give me the date Of the
checkT 1f
''The 18th Of September last"
"You are sure Of thatT
absolutely sure. But / suppose, Il
the date is of consequence, you can
write to Mr.. Mendez, or telegraph to
himr
"Mr. Mendez-" began Mr.. Deacon;
bat the gentleman from the bank inter
rupted him.
"You think--that Is tosay, you would
advise us to communicate with Mr.. Men,
dezf, Yes; no doubt we can send him a
message, If we please. So understand
your account is that you received this
identical note over the counter of the
Bank of England in payment Of a check
drawn to your order by Mr.. Mendez, and
dated the 18th of September; and that
you received the note on the 10th Of
May. Is that soH And that you say
you are ready to swearl Then in that
cass need not detain you longer, or Mr..
Deacon. Good day" a,.,s ,,i,,.f
"What does it all ,meanr I..asked!Mr.
William Deacon AZ soon as the other had
gone. II hope YOU are not in any trou-
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