The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-02-08

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"Yes; I tended bar. but I dou't
make that . speciality"
Tho ease Was adj 'ueped until to.
ROkANcE OF A POCKET
BOOK.
l wss just 25 when I 6rst met
Alice Thorns, the dau .hier aud heiress
Of George Thorne. the great bauker
/ fell desperately in love With the
charming girl. knowing we'll taa.
such love Mas utter madness.
Her father Ma rePoried 10 30 .
very proud. ambitious man. Who
would look high for s'n in-law. /
ielt that he would not 90 much -
give . hearing to my suit: and. ~ {"
winning her without his c"nsent.
what would that bring to her bu,
misery! I bad nothing with which to
repay or Compensate her for the
sacrifice of . marriage with my
poverty.
S, We babe good-by without word
ri explanation. though / knew she
read the anguish 10 my heart. aud
tears were in the anti eyes averted
from me. I kissed The trembling
hand che placed in mine. and turned
away and bale farewell 10 her end
hope together.
Scarcely had ] got back to town.
and vas striving earnestly 20 drown
vain rsgre, ia the hustle and iniere.t
of bushes. when 0 terrible misfortune
tell upon me. Mr.. Over,"n hal
given me . check f'r S2O. 900 desiring
roe to 60 to The benk aud get il
cs.hcd. Having executed the com
mission and returned. imagine my
horror on discovering tina; The
pocket book containing the money 10.
gone.
Whether stolen nv villains or l"s,
hy nv nGn careiessnes-, What mat
tered IL? II was gone AMI Was utter
II ruined.
Was, / suffered during tie next few
hours G-d only knoxs; and when.
after being dismissed. l returned to
my own room. l Was very nearly
desperate; not only hal ] list .
lucrative position, but NY future ap-
peare,! to b. irretri.vabiy blasted, for
there are suspicion. which are ~ fatal
to man morally. rs would b. phy.i
cs,!iy the wound of a rifle ball.
But Was Young aud 1T . hopeful
nature, aud I began Z" realizs that |
hal been leniently tlelt with. o. re-
calling ell that happened after my
leaving the bank, aud the utter in,-
possibility 81 the prket-book being
taken from the br-s-t packet Of i.y
cat. c me to the conclu.i,n that !
must have dropped il. aud tn r-up"n
resolved a. have rrcourse 10 all
means in my power to recovered the
money.
I had saved during the last few
years q c .nsidersb!e portion IL my
salary, aud determined now ~ devote
i, 20 the purpose I had in view. !
advertised daily ia all the prominent
journals. nut Offering the customary
reward. but describing nv uufor-
tunate position. INV honor lost aud my
fortune blight-d.
For two weeks l kept my loas be-
tore the public. and had almost brgun
u di.pair Of any favorable results.
when. one m,rning. . sirsnger came
to me-a tall. dark. sseru-looking man.
who regarded me with pair Of kind
" brown eyes. that had something
familiar about them.
The stranger declined the seat l Of
f.red to him. and began at once
speaking brusquslv and 10 the point.
Il have heard Of your Ioss." eaid he
Il have read your advertisement in
the papers. and I feel deeply inter-
essed in and for you. I have just
left your late employers. aud after the
manner in which ell nv
inquiries were answered | became
your surety for the $40. 600"
"What?'
I sprsng toward him in the widest
excitement. i
"Oh. SIR bagau but he stopped
ne.
LET me finish" said he. I've done
this because am convinced that you
are an upright. honest man. and the
zrsatest prnnf Of my confidence
,An give you is that I am about to
bier you the position "f cashier in nv
house. My name. cir, is
George Thorne."
George Thor0e. the father Of Alice. |
he gill that I loved! All! the
mystery vas solved! il Was Of her |
he eyes had reminded me; il was To
her I vas indebted for this help.
Fifteen years rad flown since the
lay lost the pocket.book. l had uow
,rcome prosperous man. surr"unnd-
n bv all the lvxuries which wealth
,if rds. had found in Mr.. Thorue
MR. than . patron; / fund
rivnd; under bru>que manner he
.sd heart If gold. Fr"m the first
l.y Of our acquaintance he hnd evinc
Il toward me the liveliest interest aud
'fi.cti,n.
l Was soon made partner. and when.
N q bIessed day. iscame the hus
,and Of Alice, and his s'u-in-lsw. he
,re.enird me with receipt ior the