The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-04
TWENTY POUNDS STERLING.
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Staining. He was always so sure he was right. Our mutual friend Marxwell ought 10 have sailed for Brazil, but l felt con- fident had seen him in the street. but Staining said ii was nonsense, and he be, me To to IS. was wrong. He had hardly finished speaking when Marx well came in. Staining pulled out of his pocket a To no:e and handed il to me.
 There you are. old fellow. A fool and his money, etc. Another illustra- tion of that wise acage."
 Not exactly: for you don't expect shall take your money:
 "fes, do; and shall be extremely an- l noyed if you refuse. protested. bu, presently he said, ia considerable irritation
 Then be my almoner. and slve the money away in charity
 He left presently, and as there are ob- jee;ions to standing in the public high ways with bank note n your hand. and 3 puzzled expression in your face the note was transferred 10 my po-ke, ard went iay way wondering. when was met fGll tilt by clergyman whom knew.
 Hulloa." he cried. Mir. Smith, you and seem 10 have our minds 8 much occupied that we cannot take care of OUT bodies
 No grave matter of mine" said {; ' but you look sad. Nothing wrong with you and yours:r
 No, thank you but have us: lei, depressing scene. 4 young couple, mar ried in haste. have come D grief. The wife and child are II. Relatives ard friends have receded ln;o inc remote background. And worse than all ;ne husband-''
 Has become In;eiapc.aie or ms gone mad"
 Neither one TOT inc o:het
 Something worse =
 ''Aes; for ,o De d,.hoaes. $ 4alse n ,n going mad. And x Is sch : e.ete :r.:.e ;ha; is needed. apparently. ;s pe. .ll straight. that sroan a: r,y ;n.5!i.;y ' ind t"
 What's wanted
 Wei. ii's ouly .s.9
 There's the money gos re se;re. Haste away, ard do :. ;ae sssi -. can with it.
 My friend leoke. ls,oa,.hed Heeven hesitated q moment.
 1t is very good ei y9'... ke sl.i. ner- vously. but really
 = have the power to s.ve ,his away. Good by" And l hurried ot.. Then hastened back to him.
 May reques, tha. you wifi 5n 10 ae- count mention my name
 '. As you wish +. won't: but you shosld knowthe obiec's of your bounty. And he told me. Then we parted. Ihad only gone q dozen yards when there passed me young man with flushed face and l frightened. anxious look in his eyes. He caush, up to my friend and spoke 90 him.
 That Is the man" said to myself. whose proceedings have been dubious. and who will. trust be rescued by S.ain- ing's Lco. Well. II the wheel should turn. and thts poor man should ever be IF position 10 deliver a fel.ow-crea:ure from such trouble IS he himse,tis now in. oy the surrender oi 70. wonder whether hell do f. Smith. you surely know human nature we'll enough 10 an- swer your own foolish question. No: he not a bi, of i;.'
 This incident was soon swep. from my mind oy sudden call 10 go aboard even to the place where Marxwell did not go- Brazil. Nothing hampered me then: was young bachelor. a::i could start for the an;ipodes al two days notice. When take my wife and chldren-I forgo, the number-for our autumnai trip. in these later years of my lite. require weeks preparation.
 Away. then, to Brazil; away to new lite. new companions. new hopes. and fears: away 10 fortune and the yellow fever. Here occurs in my tale an inter- vai ot twenty years my story deals ia ,wentiesl i douo, whether should have come back had no: young English lady one nigh, sung in my hearing an old home ballad. so well remembered in con nec,ion with some loved ones who Tn ,h.s world will sing no more, tha. craving for my native land mastered me ], once. and m very shor; tiiae was on my return home.
 on the way l had one nigh, trighi.t., dream. ianoIed terrible enemy hal me down and c.u;1hed my throat, rlgl.ter grew h,s grasp and fainter ny breath. My s.Igyl1g eyes scaane,! every tea:ure ot my murderer. Slowly aut pain fully did call to my mind ;aeilce above ne. !, was S,ainins-bu, he was reckless, desperate. lsasped an ea,rea:y for mercy.
 "Give f 10 me ,; want |; nus, have :, sns;ani.y-ins;aa;iy:" WIS tae hoa.se reply.
 Wha:-wha; eaa ne mem
 What. he shr,eSe3 n nauiAcai frenzy. My !co"
 had quite forgotten aboa. me 6e: and ,he ,o, ba, the dream SC! n,e thinking oi wha; rumoys had heard respecting S:alnIng since lef. Eng land tha, his money hai wasted. tha, he had fallen Tn position ard even into poverty.
 Poor fellow" thought. there may De something n ,ha: dream If his price will aceep; i, he saaii nave iha; money back. and very siad shai. be to restore IL.
 Back in England. settled down in the old country. Main matters disposei of.