The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-10-12

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loftily. 81 look at it from the higher
plane. Isn't it purer pleasure to pay
just debt than to feel that perhaps one
has defrauded an orphan Ps
"But if one knows nothing about it 2
If the person grandma loaned it to is
dead, would his children feel glad to
hear of such large debt? You know
that it was twenty years ago that this
happened"
Vincent looked slightly discounted
at this view of the subject.
But Gertrude, seeing thatshe had the
best of the argument, was magnani,
nous, and did not follow up her vic
tory.
She took up pen, and, after a mo-
ment's thought, wrote something on a
sheet of note paper.
"There, Vincent, will that answer 2"
Vincent took it from her and read:
eff b. V. H., or his or her heirs,
know anything of a sum of money
loaned long time ago to b. V. u.
without any security but his promise to
pay as soon as able to do SOY, they will
confer favor upon the heirs of B. G.
by communicating with them at their
convenience. Address V. t., Box 1881,
P. o.
"That's all right, Gertie. Copy it
right away, and I'll run to the Office
with it."
Running won't hurry the mail,
VIM" said Gertrude, pithily.
"Don't tease, Gertie. Girls are not
nice when they torment fellow"
"But fellow needs to be kept
down O little, or he realizes too deeply
that he is a so-called Lord of creation
you know, Vincent. But you are better
than most; SO I'll be your humble little
servant, and do as you say"
And the girl bent and touched her
lips to her brothers forehead, with a
bright smile, which atoned for her teas
ing.
Ihe advertisement was duly inserted,
and for days and weeks the two studied
the columns of the daily paper, hoping
for an answer. But none came, and at
last, in the pressure of newly assumed
duties, oil thought of it faded gradually
out of their minds.
Vincent had found position in n
store, and Gertrude had gone back to
her school as pupil teacher, so as to
finish the nearly completed course of
study which had been interrupted by
her kind grandmother's death, and the
loss of fortune which had so speedily
followed it.
Time passed on, and Gertrude was
graduated at the head of her class, carry
ing off high honors.
She was at once offered position in
madam's school at good salary. She
accepted with glad heart. Now she
could help Vincent to carry out his
hearts dearest wish, as her only expenses
would be for her clothing, and she could
appropriate the most OF her earnings
toward paying for his tuition at the law
school.
"Wait, Gertie," said Vincent (clear-
ing his throat of lump which had come
into it as he had listened to her unself-
ish offer), "until I get start. It's
your turn now, but mine will come if
industry and perseverance can compass
it; then we'll see."
"I have no doubt you'll get me a
coach and four, Vin," said Gertrude,
with slight touch of her old mischief
lurking about her lips and eyes; but
she sobered down at once and added,
seriously:
Glove me always as well as you do
now, and continue to be the same
steady, good-principled boy, and shall
be the happiest, most contented sister
in the whole world"
Spite of Vincent's twenty years and
tall stature, Gertrude still called him a
boy; and that name from her lips
sounded in his ears with music no
other title could have carried with it.
With the lapse of two more twelve
months Vincent had attained the first
stepping-stone toward success. He had
mastered the details of his chosen pro-
fession, had passed his examination,
and his name was enrolled among those
who were considered competent to un-
ravel knotty law points.
Judge Lorrimer, famous jurist, had
taken fancy to him, and admitted him
to his Office, first as clerk, then after q
time as junior partner. He found his
position no sinecure, but he worked un-
weariedly on, feeling no effort too great
that would help him on toward fortune
and fame.
One day, while searching for some
documents pertaining to an important
case, he came upon some papers yellow
with age, labeled "B. V. rs Bonds.
The conjunction of initials was such an
unusual one, that Vincents heart gave
a sudden bound. Surely he had come
at last upon a clew which would enable
him to find tho person to whom his
grandmother had made the loan. AS
soon as he could gain Judge Lorrimer's
ear he told him of his discovery, and OF
his reason for being so much interested
in it, The Judge listened with attention
until Vincent had concluded his story
Then he said;
"Even if your surmises are correct,
my opinion is that you can do nothing
about it. Mr.. bennington has beer
dead many years, and his heirs are
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