Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-30

~ ohoA y NC Wa VIC VI the most Llrl1ty
and most prosperous in every way. OF
the observation-disclosures In the State: and
the projectors Of 1.-THE Grand Orient
Petroleum, Mining apd Manu- act
uring Company had spotted. him as
one of the first OF their victims; and so
plausibly had they talked, so grandilo-
quently had they set forth the golden
possibilities Of their vast property, and
50 plainly had they given him ID sec
the wealth that mast dow in,upun him.
that his head was turned.
On the very next day after the con-
versation % which We have listened.
Mr.. Plausible Sparkler called aeWalter
Witherell house. finding himself and
vile both in. lie was Rninu Of middle
age about forty will lipht aaxen
hair, neatly oiled ami curled, an i'm
mensc ilaNen moustache. n pair of eyes
Of light BLUSH gray. which, in7certain
| lights, scintillated IKE The eyes Of a
squirrel; prominent Roman nose, like
the cutwatcr OF boat. with a sloping
forehead, and n pair of ears that be-
tokoned asinine will combined With
great caution. lie was dressed in the
very height Of fashion, wore an enor-
nous diamond Cor paste) in his shirt
front, and heavy weight OF bright,
yellow metal Ot looked like golij at
tachcd to his watch.
"Aha,-ha! hal har' laughed Spark
| Ter, after lie had laid out his brilliant
| plan for the hundredth time, and had,
IN bold fancy. flied walters Golfers 70
the brim with gold "Ha! hal ha.--old
Spoopcndyko came 10 me yesterday and
wanted 20 give me his block of eight
story, marble-front stores i'm New York,
Tor two hundred shares of our stock
All! the old rascal has n long head on
bis Shoulders. lie can see aye, see
what orr enterprise must come to. But
j did not listen. You can imagine that
/ IL was n great temptation; but I put il
behind me. We had resolved that we
would not give our property to make
wealthy men weather.; but To make
poor men wealthy--poor men who were
ut the same time deserving. Think. nv
dear Wtherell-- youT will own more
stock. very much more. thanold Spoop-
endyke proposed 30 take for that vaIua-
bic estate in the great metropolis"
And 40 the oily-tongued man talked
on, until Walter bad the same rs prom
istd thar he would,be prepared to take
tho stock on the morrow" III
That very afternoon, after Sparkler
had gone, Waiter Witheren filed out a
mortgage-deed with his own hand, and
then called in n Justice 90 acknowledge
the signatures Of himself and his witc.
Jennie signed II; but il almost broke her
heart 10 do il. And during the evening
he took the deed to the man of whom
he was TO have the money. and received
n thousand dollars-tcn new, crisp, one
hundred-dollar grecnbacks, fresh from
the United States Treasury.
When Walter reached home, on his
return from the money-lender's he
found n boy ut his door with tele-
gram. II was from his sister, in a dis
tant part OF the State. informing him OF
the sickness of his mother. 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. Sparklcr be could leave
with his wife Just as well. The pre-
liminaries had been all arranged, and
all that remained To be done was to pay
| uOllAIH
and cake the certificate of stock.
There will be n paper to sigma
sort OF bOnd-just for forms sake,
which you can sign Just rs well. The
wife's naIue is good -.n2
Hadn't you better give me power
OF attorncye' suggested Jennie, mir.
Sparkler may re use to take my name
without some such thing. Just You sit
down, and write out a simple statement
that you give To me entire authority, 10
sign for You n certain paper, STATING
what IL Is, and that you will hold your
self bound thereby"
Walter liked the idea, and he pro.
ceeded forthwith to make out the paper
rs his wife had suggested. He rave hen
this, together with two thousand dollars
in money, and she was to do. the busi
ness with Sparkler. The thousand dol.
lars from the savings bank he nm
drawn that very day, 80 that tho money
was all ready.
On the following morning Walter at,
an early breakfast; then harnessed tn,
horse which his wife was used to driy.
ing. and having kissed his little one,
he entered the carriage, AMI Jennie
drove him over to the station. nno
stopped there and saw him of. On hel
way Tome she stopped ut the dwelling
of dear fricnd-kato Moultou -whose
husband was going to. takoa thousanC
dollars. Worth of stock Of The Graur
Orient Pelroleam. Mining and Manu-
featuring Company."L/N
"Eatc." said Jcstic, ''Charles will
surely take the stock"
Yes have tried to persuade him
but he will not listen. a" -. n =
''Dear Kate, | want you to do me ,
favor. Listen" And she whispers
the request into her ear, so that ever
the walls should not hear. it. "WH
you DO itF' ....t -
il And Kate Mounon promised that sh,
would do IL. upon which Jennie With
erell went home quite cOntented.t
It was after noon when Mr.. Sparklet
called, bright and bustling, ready fol
his business with Walter WitherelL HC
was somewhat disappointed when n,
found that the man was gone, but wher
the. vie bad assured him that she wa:
fully empowered 10 net for her husband
he was content. She led him into tho
library. and gave him a seat. afte,
which Sue proceeded TO business. And
Glausihle JparSl0r. Esquire. found hen
not quite so ready 10 his hand As he
might have found the master of the
household However. she managed Il
get through with the business after a
fashion, and she breathed moro freely
when She had seen the last OF the phil
anthrople Spectator. -
On the morning "a the next day \ tel
egram came from Walter. TO lis wife
informing her that his mother was fail'
ing. and she had better Join him with
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 husband.
call.
She arrived in season TO sec Walter,