Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-05-29

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Ny. Plausible Sparkler called at Walter
Withekll's house, Ending himself and
wife both in. He was man OF middle
age about forty-with light, f1axen
hair, neatly oiled AMI curled, an inn.
mense fiaxep moustache. pair of eyes
tofalight blaish gray. which, Il certain
lights scihtAlated ike slhe eyes of a
squirrel; prominent Roman nose, like
the cutwater of q boat. with sloping
forehead. and a pair Of eats that be-
tokened asinine will combined with
great caution. He was dressed in the
very height of fashion, wore an enor-
nous diamond (Or paste) in hiSshirt-
front, and a heavy weight of bright,
yellow metal Gt looked like gol ~ at
tached to his watch.
'.Aha-ha! ha! ha"' laughed Spark
Ter, after ne had laid ont his brilliant
plan for the hundredth time, and had,
in bold fancy filled Walters Golfers to
the brim with gold! ''Ha! ha! ha,- old
Spoopendyke came to me yesterday and
wanted to give me his block of eight
story, marble-front stores in New York,
for two hundred, shares of our stock.
All! the old rascal has a long head on
his shoulders. He can see -aye, sec
what our enterprise must come TO. But
did not listen. You can imagine that
it was..a great temptation but I put it
behind me. We had resolved that we
would not give our property to make
wealthy men wealthier; but to make
poor men wealthy--ppor men who were
at the:same time deserving Think. my
dear Witherell-you will own more
cndyke proposed to take for that valua-
bic estate in the great metropolis
.. And so the oily-tongned. man talked
on, until Walter had the same IS prom
ised that he would be prepared to take
the stock on the morrow"
That very afternoon, after Sparkler
had gone, Walter Witherell filled out q.
mortgagc-deed with his own hand, and
then called in a justice to acknowledge
the signatures of himself and his wife.
Jennie signed it; but it almost broke her
heart to do it. And during the evening
he took the deed to the man of whom
he was to have the money, and received
a thousand dollars-ten new, crisp, one
hundred-dollar greenbacks, fresh from
the United States Treasury.
%. When Walter reached home, on his
return, from. the money lenders, he
found boy ut his door with tele-
gram. 1t was from his sister, in dis
tant part of the State. informing him of
the sickness of his mother 1.-The doc
tor says dangerous. Come immediate
ly." was the closing of the message.
: The nearest railway station was six
miles distant, and there was no train
until morning which would help him on
his way. However, the business to be
done with Mr.. Sparkler he could leave
with his wife just as WELL. The pre-
'iiniinaries had been all arranged, and
all that remained to be done was to pay
over the money-two thousand dollars
and take the certificate of stock.
There will be a paper to sigma
sort Of bond-just for FORMS. sake,
which you can sign Just as well. The
wife's name is good"
Hadn't you better give me a power
OF Attorney suggested Jennie. "Mr.
-Sparklers may reuse to take my name
without some such thing. Just you sit
down, and write out simple statement
that you give to me entire authority to
sign for you. certain paper, stating
what it is, and that you will hold your
self bound thereby San
Walter liked the idea,, and he pro-
ceeded forthwith to make out the paper
as his wife had suggested. He gave her
this, together with two thousand dollars
in money, and she was to do the bust
ness with Sparkler. The thousand dol
lars from the savings bank he had
drawn that very day, so that the money
was all ready.
On the following morning Walter ate
an early breakfast; then harnessed the
horse which his wife was used to driv-
ing, and having kissed his little ones
he entered the carriage, and Jennie
stopped there and saw him off. On her
way home she stopped at the dwelling
of dear friend-Kate Moulton whose
husband was going to take a thousand
dollars worth of stock of 1.-The Grand
Orient Petroleum, Mining and Manu-
facturing Company"
"kate," said Jennie, "Charles- will
surely take the stock?'' -. ~-.
(. Yes. have tried to persuade him,
but he will not listen.' 4
Dear Kate, want you to do me a
favor. Listen" And she whispered
the request into her ear, so that even
the walls should not hear it, "Win
you do it?'' Z
And Kate Moulton promised that she
would do it. upon which Jennie With
erell went home quite contented
1t was after noon when Mr.. Sparkler
called, bright and bustling, ready for
his business with Walter Witherell. He
was somewhat disappointed when he
found that the man was gone, but when
the wife had assured him that she was
fully empowered to act for her husband,
he was content. She led him into the
library. and gave him seat, after
which she proceeded to business And
Plausible Jparkler, Esquire. found her
not quite so ready to his hand as he
might have. found the master. of the |
household However, she managed to |
get -throngh with the business after a /
and she breathed more freely
when she had seen the last of the phil
anthropic Speculation.
On the morning of the next day a tel
egram came from Walter, to his wife,
lnfmminy her thai his mother was fail |
ing. and she had better Join him with I
the children, and on the day after that, !
leaving the house in the charge of their
one servant and the farm hands, she |
set forth in answer to her husbands !
CALL 3 = : =.
She arrived in season to see Walters
mother alive, and to sit by her side