The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-06-08
"a REvERsION: ITS PRODUCT"

What do you think of that, Reggie?''
said a tall, dark youth to another Of the
same gilded type, tossing him letter,
rs they throw themselves into adjacent
seats in the smoking room of the Blen-
helm.
"A woman's, evidently" is the an
swer, as his friend chances at it. g hr'
he adds moment later, as he opens it,
u have had few billets-doux, but
none quite of this sort. What is the
little game?''
9 Precisely the question l thought you
might answer me. p"
"Never did an acrostic in my life,
Tim. But let's see-hum! The lights
are as puzzling as ever. When did you
get thisPn
"Just now, as we came in"
"Of course, you don't know the writ
ing of your anonymaP"
g No, it looks too straightforward to
be feigned."
:" A maid might have done the need
Hardly It is too much the hand of
n lady"
* friendP'
Il don't think a girl would care to
give one such possible whip
- Sum total, Tim. This is from a
young lady you don't know. She must
take a marvellous interest in you, if the
acquaintance be really so one-sided."
" Exactly; that puzzles me. Besides,
how could she, know the very sum lost
last night at the PhgnixP''
That's easy enough The Hebrew
has a tout wherever there's a flash, ;
and such a hot thing as you made of it
would be sent straight to him this morn
ing
Even so, he is not likely to have re-
tailed it in Mayfair
mo; but Mayfair. in the person of
some hard-prcssed dame, may have paid
him n VISIT
You're no good, Reg. Too much
of the Leggity' has dulled the finer
perceptions of your youth.
9 bet you FLYER that if you 60 to
Sharp street you'll find Isaac knows
more of this note than either of us
"'Iwould be hardly fair on her to ask
him, if he did"
Theodore Innes Montague, called from
early Elton days Tim, was the second
son of Lord Heighleigh, and had made
life so rapid that his fourth year in the
Brigade found him in the black books of
that irascible, wealthy, but somewhat
close-fisted peer. He had already got
through very tidy property which his
mother had left him. Thrice had his
father paid, under severe protest, what
other men would consider anything but
small fortunes, ali of which had gone
into the gulf that is surrounded by cards
and horses. On the last occasion he
had been warned that if his sufficiently
handsome allowance was exceeded he
must get himself out of the mess.
For n time the burned child had
dreaded the fire enough to keep in safe
tY; but as with most men, the tempta-
ton coming suddenly and unexpectedly,
all his resolution vanished, and begin
ming with a delusive vein of luck, he lost
more at one sitting than he could now
hope to obtain anywhere. 1t was al
ready midnight of Saturday, and the
following Monday he was compelled to
produce large sum or say 80 good bye
to much that he found he could not
give up without making life greater
blank than ne care to face.
The note that he and Temporary had
been discussing was curt enough
If you wish to avoid unpleasant
consequences, don't waste another day,
but go straight to him who has helped
you before. The ten thousand will be
forthcoming.
The envelope bore the Western Dis
trict post-mark. 1t came from a sta
toner in Mayfair. Other clue there was
not.
Several cigarettes and iced drinks had
been consumed since Tins last remark
on the subject, when Reggie broke the
long silence, which may or may not be
taken as indicative of deep thought, by
saying suddenly: Il tell you what, she
means your Governor, of course. It's
rs clear as mud. Never mind who she
is. The tips straight enough You 90
on and make a clean breast of it to-
morrow, after luncheon, and I'll lay you
pony to nothing you'll find yourself
treated, down to the last detail, like the
prodigal SON"
But the other shook his head No,
Reg, it's nasty enough to have broken
my word to the old pater, but I'm
ahnged if / can go and tell him so. -
"Others will, sooner or later, my
dear fellow. Why not score off your
own bat?''
"A bad smile. Besides, he's as hot
as Lucifer and might say something l
could not swallow, though | deserve it.
No, must stand the shot myself some
how.n
But how?''
." That tomorrow may decide. Any
how, I'll turn in now Perhaps a quiet
night for once may bring a happy
thought"
But the next day was well on before
Tim hailed a ''Forder" and found
himself en- route to the friend of the inn
pecunious but expectant ones Of the
upper ten"