The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-09-12

! for his pa;>s. he must Just recommence
his weary fight with fortune IN some
other arena,
Why. Bernard This is IN agreeable
I surprise indeed, / was wondering not
| above a dav OF two ago what had be-
como of my ancient ally. So many
pranks as we've been guilty of together.
! Ha, ha!"
The speaker was Frank Allerton, Ber'
( nard's dearest college chum, and a Young
/ Northern squire, whose sister Amy
but this was a romantic dream which
had faded into an absurdity in the thick
gloom Of environing disaster. Why re-
call it?
The new conner had joined the tram
at Cotchly Junction, and, like Bernard,
was bound for the metropolis. As the
friends were alone in the compartment,
Bernard'S story was soon told.
And are you hunting the rascal
down."
Il have attempted it, and he has
beaten me-"
What sort of a fellow is he-in per-
sonal appearance, / mean?"
For the fourth or fifth time Bernard
ran gliblv over the salient characteristics
of that figure which fate, rather than
any conscious mental effort, had photo
graphed so infinitely upon his memory.
1T is he exactly! !" cried Frank Aller-
ton, with an almost ludictous combina-
ton of amazement, disgust and wrath
mirroYed upon his countenance. "Why,
the fellow has been living at Beckham,
within a stones throw of u own manor
house, for eight or nine months. Mr..
JOHNSON" /
"Yes, that is the name he is using"
is reputed in the village to be worth
half a million of money, more or less.
He is the esOurce of all the amateur
mendicants in the district, figuring as
a well-to-do bachelor, he has ever dared
to make certain proposals for my sisters
hand. Amy refused his hand sorely ON
the ground Of disparity of years.
Not sorely on that ground, Bernard
took leave to hope, in despite of his
friends dogmatism. But he had no
word to answer at the moment. And
there was excnse for his tempory be-
wilderment in the presence of so strange
and unlooked-for a revelation. In the
hour Of his darkest despair the fair
promise of contingent victory had come.
"Wha q restless and daring hypocrite
the man must be" Frank continued.
''Il admit / never liked him from the
first, butt had no idea of such a sword
of Damocles being suspended over his
head. Amy has had a lucky escape,
and she will think So"
At last Bernard regained his power
of u~tterance.
"T1l go to London now" he said,
''apply for a warrant, and acquaint my
father with the facts; and then, in COM
pany with a police officer, seek out Mr..
Joynson at home"
This programme was fulfilled, and
success crowned the enterprise. A few
weeks later commercial circles were
discussing everywhere a new cause ce-
lebre, and the strange change of events
as unfolded in the speech of counsel for
the personal---very. which not only had
a notorious swindler been immeshed in
the net of the law, but stolen bonds had
found their way back into the Golfers of
the rightful owners.
But not the least happy result to
Bernard Hooker was that he learned
from Amy Allerton's own sweet lips
that at least one reason beyond that Of
age had existed for her refu sal of Arch
er Glennings suit. She had already
bestowed her heart upon her brothers
friend.
Her hand soon followed. And now
Bernard Hooker-a rising and popular
barrister-sometimes tells his wife with
a smile that on a certain memorable
May day he chased q fortune in two
lenses.