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

l had . beautiful wife and two
lively children. aud yet. With oil the
sources Ut happiness. ! wss not quite
c.,n,ented-ihere was . crease in the
rvsr Leaf.
For some time past I had been
vainly end-avoring to account for the
extraordinary interest which nv
:sther-in.las had frs, taken 10 me.
because discovered. ~ grew older
and sAw more of this selfi.h, egoiisticsl
world. ihst yer y few such generous
actions were performed without
m"iive. and the s''lUti'n Of this. To
ne. difficult problem frequently &C.
cup,ed my thoughts.
Al first hal attributed it all to
Alice's influence. but I knew nov
that il hsd been - great . surprise
10 her as M msself.
Abou; thi. time D.. Bernard. one OF
Mr. Thorne's mnst intimate friuds. ar
rived in New York. snd one morning.
~hiIe sitting at be akiast expressed
great surprise At the numerous sdver-
lisements in the papers relating to
mpnev lost and fund
WELL" said he, Il have not the
least sympathy for thoee who lo-e
mooey. They are generally careless.
.tupid People. not fit to be trusted:
al'h"lyh l remember having heard of
q Young man who l''s, . p,ckr,-b.ok
some wears ago. containing S2U. 900.
and I declare when I read his pileous
appeals. which we're in oil the papers.
nv heart fairly sched for him. Bat"
c,ntinue.i he. addressing nv father
in Law. who had bec"me very pale,
you ought tn remember the cir
cum-tance. for il occurred just at the
time Of the great failure III Pailadel-
phia by which you were Cd heavy q
loser"
YES. I recnliect the affair."" re-
piled Mr.. Thorne, who appeared 10 be
>ulf.:ing.
Il never heard" continued the
doctor, "what bec,me OF the poor
devil; and vet l should like to knew
'.Should you ?" said l. lsughingIy /; |
'ihen let mo crafty your curiniiv-
I.Arthur Wallace. nm that pour devil.
doctor; saved frum ruin aud despair
nv nv benefacior hers Aud then
I related oil the events of the last Il
years.
THE doctor .prsng 10 his feet and
grs.ped his old friends hand.
well and generously done :" said
he; hut Mr.. Thorbe interrupted him
IL am not we'll. " he said family. Il
suffer grra,ly-let me On to nv room"
Tho mex, day he eent for me To hi.
private office. | found him lu'kiHg
pale md hagsaTd.
Sit down. nv dear Arthur" said
he, IN a ksw voice. land listen to me-
Foe a long time ! have had a cm-
,e.sinn to make To- vnu. one tia,
weighs IN ne 81 heavily tina, ] mus
es,e nv conscience Of i;s load. !
can better bear Ia d. - n"w than l
have in q measure made sxme amends
e,r the trnmhle orce csus.d you.'
.Th. trouble wa caused me-" cried
I. "iau have 'saen the mns: yener-
10. oi men to me-. II IL through YOUR
kindness occurs my Presen, position
ii is tn yru ! owe ms hspriues-. and.
more t:ap all. nv honor
Mr.. Thorne opened hi. dssk and
took from j, q ,sck-t.took
ID, vnu rem-mber ihis?' said ne,
as be- place.! il in nv hand.
Yea" rrplie,! /. Il, Is the one
lost: bnt how"
l cuuii n.t finish NV question. The
truth stared m- in the face. / srrang
to nv feet in di.msv.
"Grest heaven! l cried: "yos
found the money
AYE. AMI KEEP, it," be Rroaned. !
with anguish in hi, v"ice. but oh +!
4, not condemn ~i;h,ut hearing me
Yesterday you heard DR.. B-nsr'i
allure 70 the great LES had sue
tsiae,l by the failure in Philadelphia
I .iid nnt dare Ia make nv embsrra.s- I
nent known. a. that would have
fastened nv ruin-ny ruin! Gui
knows il was M. far myself that ]
cared. but for Alice. nv darling child .
|, wAs on the 1l,h Ut D-crmter that
YOU lo., the mony. On. l shall never 1
urge; the date. II WAS "n that dsy !
thu, I meditated suicide. MAS shcTt |
go. go to meet INV liabilities mstur i
ing ON the 18th. Was overwhelmed .
~iih despair: the air OF the ofiiee !.
seemed TO slifle the. and rushed into
the street. had hardly goUe ten /
wards when nv ioot siIuck something. !
I, wss your picket ho"k. I opened
il, aud the eight turned me gi'dy sud
faint. Then cnmmenced within nv |
breat oae If ihUse moral struggle I
which. even to the cnnqu-r"r. j. tear
fol, bas in which. alas! ! Was
miserahly vsnquished. The next dav |
I .ati.ii-d ell claims put upon me. To
the world I Was George Th"rue. m
honest. upright man; to myself.
was nothing better than msl-fscfor
You know the rest. Through nv
guilt you passed two weeks Of in
deser,baa!e anguish. I have since en-
desvored tn make re ,sssrion for the
misery caused but I also suffered
Moral atnnemeuts are the most cruel.
because they arc eternal. have
know and yet feel the bitterness Of
-xpia,ion. Saw. nv son. can you :
fareive nv crime?"
Could I forgive? I lonked at the
paliid face. aneui.hed eyes. What
were my suflerings Of these two terrible
weeks compared to the secret pain
and shame this man had bnyn fur