The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-04-01
Romance Of a Pocket-Book.

GEORGE Ihorne, the great banker.
| fell desperately in love with the
charming girl, knowing well that such
love was utter madness.
Her father was reported to be very
proud, ambitious man, who would look
high for a son-in-law. | felt that he
would not SO much as give a hearing
to my suit; and as to winning her
without his consent, what would that
bring to her but misery? l had no.
thing with which to compensate her
for the sacrifice of a marriage with my
poverty.
So we babe good-by without a word
of explanation, though | knew she
read the anguish in my heart, and
tears were in the soft eyes averted from
me. [ kissed the trembling hand she
placed in mine, and turned away and
babe farewell to her and hope to-
gether.
Scarcely had | got back to town
and was striving earnestly todrown vain
regret in the hustle and interest Of
business, when a terrible misfortune
fell upon me. Mr.. Overton had given
me check for $4,000, desiring me
to go to the bank and get it cashed.
Having executed the commission and
returned, imagine my horror on dis
covering that the pocket-book contain
ing the money was gone.
Whether stolen by Williams or lost
by my own carelessness, what matter
ed it? 1t was gone, and I was utter
ly ruined.
What | suffered during the next
few hours God only knows and when,
after being dismissed, [ returned to
my own room was very nearly des-
perate not only had [ lost lucrative
position, but my future appeared to be
irretrievably blasted for there are
suspicious which are as fatal to a man
morally as would be physically the
wound of a rife ball.
But | was young and of a hopeful
nature, and | began to realize that l
had been leniently dealt with. On re-
calling all that happened after my
leaving the bank, and the utter i'm
possibility of the pocket-book being
taken from the breast-pocket of my
coat, came to the conclusion that
must have dropped it, and thereupon
| resolved to have recourse to all
means in my power to recover the
money.
| had saved up during the last few
years a considerable portion of my sal
airy, and determined now to devote it
to the purpose | had in view. [ ad-
yertised daily in all the prominent
journals, not offering the customary
reward, but describing my unfortunate
position, my honor lost and my for
tune blighted
For two weeks | kept my loss before
the public, and had almost begun to
despair of any favorable result, when,
one morning, a stranger came to me
tall, dark, stern-looking man, who re-
garded me with pair of kindly brown
eyes, that had something familiar
about them.
The stranger declined the seat | of
fered to him, and began at once speak
ing brisquely and to the point. II
have read of your loss" said he. 81
have read your advertisement in the
papers, and | feel deaply interested in
and for you. | have just left your
late employers, and after the salts
factory manner in which all my in
quiries were answered, became your
surety for the $4,000"
"What ?"
| sprung toward him in the widest
excitement.
"Oh, sir y began, but he stopped
me.
"Let me fnish," said he. GIVE
done this because | am convinced thai
you are an upright, honest man, anC
the greatest proof of my confidence ]
can give you is that | am about t.
offer you the position Of cashier in my
banking house. My name, sir, i
George Thorne."
George Thorne, the father of Alice
the girl that | loved All, the mys
terry was solved 1t was of her hi
eyes reminded me it was to her | wa
indebted for this help.
Fifteen years had flown since tn,
day lost the pocketbook. | had nov
become a prosperous man, surrounded
by all the luxuries which wealth
affords. | had found in Hr. Thorn
more than a patron | found a friend
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