Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-06-29

"Mr. McEbry, sell out my Chryso-
lite at once, and place the proceeds,
less brokerage, to my credit at Brown
Brothers"
But, Mr.. Howard, stocks are rising,
and Chrysolite is at the head of the
list, and going steadily up. would
advise holding on"
Il want the money to-day, and pre-
fer to SELL said Jack, briefly, and
sauntered out.
Going through a rapid mental cal
culation, he muttered under his mus
tache: about a thousand. Better
than l hoped for" And then voice
sounded at his elbow:
Halo, Jack What are you NUT
tering about in that melancholy way
MY fortune, Charley laughed
Howard
"Well, if | had such fortune in
prospect as you have, ! wouldn't look
SO solemn about it, old man
"And how much do you think II does
or will amount TOP
"Rumor, with its hundred tongues,
hath not one tongue that puts II less
than fifty thousand year
"Humph. Truthful rumor, sand
Jack.
Charley Grant looked at his friend
inquiringly. Jack, something is the
matter. You have had row with the
old gentleman as usual, suppose"
"As usual" calmly assented Howard.
I"Dine with me at Delmonico's at six,
Charley. | want your whole evening.
"All right, old fellow and they
separated.
At the door of the banking office Of
Brown Brothers, Jack paused for Il
moment, looking contemplatively at a
slip of paper bearing a number OF live
figures. you have kept the pace
famously my boy" was all the reiiec-
ton called forth
Howard entered the bank al the
chimes of old Trinity struck two, max
ING his way to the rear office with an
air of accustomed privilege. Half an
hour later he reappeared, accompanied
to the door Of the office by one Of the
firm.
every well, Mr.. Howard, the sum
shall be placed to the old gentleman
credit, \ very pleasant surprise Tor
him.
On his way out Jack paused and
drew check for S1,00S.4S. Ii was
promptly paid and leisurely pocketcd.
| Quite fortune was Jacks mental
comment
HOW HE FOUND IT.
The 500 morning train on the Den.
yer and South Park Railroad, detained
by heavy fall Of snow in Platts Can.
on rolled slowly up to the low board
structure that served as passenger
depot ut Weston, Col; time, 1850 a. m.
Dec. u, 1879. The multiplicity Of sa
looms, i'll the long row OF mingled tents
and slab shantieS stretching along the
sides of the track, proclaimed the place
a point of no little Importance. Piles
of freight, heavy wagons, long mule
!, trains and staggering bull-whacker
marked the then terminus of the rail
road.
The weary passengers turned to thu
f stage office to book their seats. M
coaches till tomorrow, gentlemen
Last train delayed also. Coaches lief
at daylight, crammed inside and out
Heavy fall of snow III South Park
New roads to break. Good accomoda
tons at the International, fourth shant.
, to right of office. Nine and a half t,
Buena Vista, sir. Next gentleman.
And the agent, callous alike to curse
or prayers, calmly repeated his formula
, to another group of unfortunates.
| Jack, what do you think of the Ia
ternational, ?" queried Charley Grant
+ as the friends passed the long, low, slah
sided edifice SO called.
e 1T is disgrace to the borders c
2 civilization. Let us see whether Their
; are any private conveyances to be had
Recourses to the imperturbable agen
: developed the fact that but one avail
!, able vehicle remained in the station
E 1t was engaged at once.
"Bill, put the sorrel and gray in tn
/, blackboard, and tell Eb to stop for tw
f fares for Leadsville. Send baggage Il
morrow, gentlemen. Very busy SCI
I son. and roads bad from the snow"
| The two men addressed, havin
/, nothing to offer in refutation of tn
last forcible assertion tacitly assente
: to its truth. A few minutes late
] Buck board, gentleman" from tn
: taciturn Bill. "Gimmie couple {
buffaloes, Hank. Wrap EN- up clos
. gentlemen. If you don't need 'em o
the divide, I'll eat 'em," and, as if col
d scious that the odds were in his iavo
Eb smiled superiority, threw off II
break, the sorrel and gray made wea
n attempt at friskness lost years betor
r and the blackboard rolled heavily alon
r. in the deep ruts Of the frozen ground.
d An hour had passed. The uneve
is road had given place to a snowy tral
over which the wheels crunched V
!. ciously.
The wind came rushing over the plaI
p with hoarse, vindictive scream, an
. the air was white with snow that CT
the face savagely. The horses we
e laboring heavily through the low Dirt
n