The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-10
HOW HER FORTUNE WAS SAVED.
Singular Series of Accidents that Made an
Intended Bride Happy.


Intended Bride Happy.
AIddetovn IN. W Special.
A man not living far from this place wrote to
a friend here, about four weeks ago. to buy
thirty shares of the Middletown National Bank,
which has since failed. The money to be thus
invested was trust in his hands for niece,
who Was soon to be married The money had
previously been invested upon bond and mort
gage, which had matured and had been paid.
The Middletown friend did not know of thirty
shares for sale in a lump, but he knew where
about two thirds of the required amonnt could
be picked up, and he had no doubtthat the entire
number of shares could be procured at an early
date. The amount of thetrust fund was SO. 100
enough to buy thirty shares at 1875, at which the
stock was quoted before the failure.
certified check was procured from the bank
where the money had been deposited for the
full amount and duly Endorsed in letter di-
rected to the Middletown who was to ne
gotfate the purchase. On the way to the post
! Office, which was two miles distant from his
house, the writer of the letter lost it out of his
pocket, having pulled it out with his handker-
! chief. 1t fell into the bottom of the buggy.
When he arrived at the postohice it was closed
for the night, and, putting his goved hand into
| hispocket he drew out what he supposed was
| the envelope containing the check and deposited
| it in the outer box. The envelope so deposited
| was in reality an undirected one that had been
harded to him in the street in New Y DIRK only a
| few days previous and contained an advertising
] circular He drove home put the buggy away,
and went to bed, feeling that he had done his
/ work we'll
He waited full week. and hearing nothing in
relation to the transaction, he wrote second
letter, inquirihg of his friend as to his success
/ in getting all of the stock, and asking, as mat
ter of form, if he had received tho certified
check. He was soon informed that no such
cheek had come to hand He went to the post
Office, but there nothing was known Of it.
care. you sure you mailed it9" asked the post
master.
He raroe,nharad II diet;nc+11, and oava +be
| night and time. This called to the postmaster's
| mind that the morning after the supposed mail
| ing of the letter the drop box on the door con
tanned only an undirected circular, which he
| easily found in the Office. The gentleman guess
ed out the matter aud drove rapidly home. In
the boot of the buggy he found the missing let
ter safe and sound. He put the letter safely in
| an inner pocket, and went about doing his regu
| lar chores, intending to write a second letter
| and mail it that evening. Becoming heated by
vigorous work, he took off his coat and hung ii
up in the wagon house. Soon after some friends
drove up to spend the remainder of the day
with him, and he went to the house with them,
leaving the coat with the letter in it in the
wagon-ho1se He did not go to the village that
| night as he intended, and the coat and it's con
| tents ware for time forgotten. The next morn
ing he wrote his Second letter after which
he sought the coat containing the first letter and
| the certified check, which, to his surprise had
| disappeared. A careful search for it proved
ffuitless. None of the family or hired help could
throw any light upon it, ana he was compelled to
come to the conclusion that some tramp had
stolen it. AS it has not since been heard of, that
was probably its fate
Steps to stop payment on The check were sue
cessful and in the course of few weeks q dupli
cate was issued by the bank. Withthis in his
possession the gentleman started early one morn
| ing, day or two aftefward, TO drive to Middle
town and deliver the check in person. When on
| the way ne was taken suddenly SICK and was
Obliged TO return home, and for over week he
was confined to his tooth. On the day after
| Thanksgiving he again started for Middletown
with the check in his pocket, intending to secure
the stock. His surprise may be imagined on
reaching here to learn that the bank in which he
had been about to invest his wards littleIfeftune,
which was Familiarity known as ''old reliable.
and which he believed to be as solid as the ever
lasting hills was hopelessiy bankrhpted.