The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-30

WHICH ne imposed upon susie ana EcI
mother ba, had no good opportunity
% expose him. ard he went 81. through
all the long Angus, DAYS. playiag the role
ri cenqueFlns hero. He knew how -
listen 10 ioas sso les ssoal cid ladies
how 70 talk politics with old gentlemen
how 20 play billiards perfectly IN a word.
how 10 kali time Tor himself and Others.
a, watering place. How braNely he
led the German. and how graceful ms
situations in the lanciers
A prime favori,e with the host was he.
and the underIings knew wei the surety
OF a tip every time they came IN con-
tact with HIM. Who ceald reslS; the fas-
cinating. the flashing, the splendid SEX
win: The faction that held GU, against
him was small indced-eonsis,lns IN fact
of myself. solitary and alone.
One afternoon, was agreeably sur
prised by The appearance OF an excellent
friend OF NINE. a heavy leather dealer.
doing business N the classic loc aliix
known as the Swamp. This gen, enan.
II. 0olwell-tirm of Treadley Y ColNell
was taking a week ar two Of RELATION.
and had chosen Belle Lake A. The ned Of
his tas,icaiion. last Il Se exchanged
situations. the great Selwin. monarch OF
all he surveyed. came down me piazza IN
gorgeous array. with Sgslc Na>eby and
another soans laiy ColNeli looked i,
them moment, and uttered a .ong. los
whistle
Neil. neset
What's me matter asked any
thin, extraordinary :,
-" oc.icvc sne. ny hey = 30 YOU
see TIA; Young swell With tae I've
blondes =
see HIM; iaish, say We haven;
seen anything else teF some time. Thss's
Nj. Charles Selwin. he \ No. I MI, b
Of the season. Eve thousand i year.
young. handsome. agreeable. tie has
the whole community II h. feet.
There, don't say arv more Aoa
lake my breath AWAY Selwsu. Hes "a
more Selwin than Yea are. His name :
Pollock. and he's ! hambng. 1--we thou
sand a year. Ell: Why. could buy and
sell him with a I'VE dollar bill. and have 4
pocket full Il small ehange left over
:" You mas, be mistaken. lie certainly
has money he spends any amaun, 81
No: can't BE wrong know HIM
- ffsff ~ fffsNf> ~'lAs=C sllAilCN HACK
some OF, at me once ~ the heapes,
kind et = swlndle. and I'll sj.e him a idil
nov. Mat I'll = hAnee comes. II
as,onish him.
After dinner. we were smoking oar
olgars IN front OF the house when selwln
lounged out. rs he came down the
steps, 1eiweli. hailed him
Halo, Pollock, Bill Pollock
He w4s startled, SIRE eneu Il. It's
confusion was evident enough II excite
attention from all present. Col.ell had
made telling shot. but II VII Pfeiaa-
turely discharged. and the 6eu4ueraf Mas
100 much far u vet old Tandem s,me
along Al the moment. and seeing Sclwln ;
embarrassment. asked HIM wha, Ma the
matter.
Your name isn', Pollock. Is ~ SAID
he
The cool impassibility. natural 10 the
young man. returned. and with the
sweetest sincerity, he explained that he
had tuln-brother. closely resembling
himself. who. under the assumed name
Of Pollock. WAS leading afuInous and dis
orderly life
E" He has always been a trouble To the
family. said injured innocence. and
hearing his name suddenly has disturbed
me. ! fancied he Nigh, have come here.
10 Worry me INTO giving HIN money. -
he sometimes does
All this. SAID with perfect AIR ei trtth.
aud coming from The admired and re-
spected Sel~ln. carried conviction tn the
public mind al once. Even ColWeii ,eas
staggered. ana thought II might be true
SeiwIn's triumph. then. WAS complete
The anti-Selwln party was annihilttec
and he was more popular than ever.
lnder the pretcNi OF passing par; OF his
time with an invalid mother. this young
gentleman absented himself from Belle
Lake every Wednesday night. returning
on saturday. My belle. Mas tina, he hen
Transacted some business. oi Il more ar
less Questionable nature aati tina, ne
money he spent - freely Va earned "a
made. by hook or crook oct OF some
body from week Ia week. ! saw. how
ever, that /, Was of no Use ~ attempt ,u
overthrow him. ihs; season. Il, Belle ! axe
and. as business required my return 10
town. gave up the whole AFFAIR
susie and her mother remained some
time longer. and from occasional reports
! learned that selWin's success w,th the
poor giri Was considered lndubi,able.
Feeling sure tha, she was about being
deluded into marriage ,ha, rould only
bring miserable disappointment 10 her
self and family. determined TO make one
more effort TO prevent IL. Susie was 100
nice girl TO throw herself away on such
fellow. and in capacity OF ami de famllie.
! thought | would take the affair in my
own hands.
With this intention sought the
swamp. and found my friend Colwell.
inquired Of him the particulars Of has
relations with the =" Bill Pollock he had
mentioned. and the swind.e prad4ced
upon him BY thar person.
=" IN almost ashamed 20 tel yon about
that. said ColweiI: but i you taink
tina, my experience sll be q any "a re
TO YOU YOU are welcome This l'oilock.
or oelwin. or whoever he 5. Is a 'splri,.4al
MEG i'm. \ year or 80 ago ! heard -