, 1885-11-22

"lIcs a gambler. all the same. ' in
sisted the junior partner; Just rs all Wall
street men ARE. know. for havc tried
II,
The other man looked mp nj him
quickly. and with considerable surprise.
and said
why. were you bitten down there |
never heard Of IT,
~Ch. II was a long while ago. in 10
Just hc ore the panic ] went home one
: a'urday night. and the books in { harley
shorres o.tice showed that had $3.50.
0aO due me That's a tidy little sum.
you know.
"The slump camo Monday morning.
thr market fell of - per cent and bv
the time | had got down to the office and
given letters 10 Osborne to get himself
aud me out any way he could. found
that ! had not only lost the $3.50, 0Ol but
| owed my broker $87. coo beside |
droppcd on Wall street then. and |
wouldn't 20 into it again II | were sure
Of 500. 900 n year for the rest Of my
life. -
# euce you wouldn't " said the other
man. with his mouth full Of omclcttc.
well, ! wouldn't. said the Junior
member. "and there's a mighty good rea
son right before you. Look at yonder war
horse te ism ratified at all. IS he? OH
tbrce Times Simon hos Noon borc and he
GOES out to lools At tho fnnc everv two
5minu,es Every ,%yaiier will toll Won that
Of late he hasn't been abIe ~ cot INV
thing DOM teii me anvthing about Wall
street "
"We'l. I won't said the other
pllcidly. because you're such n bloom
ing crank TN the sub 'ect I'll tell you
what ! will do. though I'll call for you
nv new mail nhoeion -
EDoes II vyiggle back and forth ike a
dog carl and mSkc vour ncci, acbaSn
RNo II rides as easy ma a buckboard
ON a level Jersey road. -
poth, ma, o-o,. AMI coro1ossiv sar,,cred
away Al = oicIacI Inc 5,n}or nartncr
Int, }}ho ha,ds 81 hfs ,,oie, ooiad /, srnct
sni, Viii yvbjte ovorr.i,ors All iigbt
gIovos 4 Tow mi,uies iater ba was
5owIing serenoIv no Filth avenuc beside
bIs friend Thov s,onnaJ a. ,Lrco ~ tour
Of Tho road hoysos cane dawn town
amin and Tho ronnJer Lonncod out oS tbe
mail nh rton will n sbort nod tn bis
friend L,,rriel nns,airs and in rerork.
ahIv sbori ,i,nc aoma out on ,he strao,
AGAIN Sid in eyoninS dress and c%orryinc
n heavv cont ovor bis arm ITe dined
viii a relative moi nigbt and AT g o.cIorl
aiigbied from n friend,s hrougham ami
walked into a church On Fin svenuc IN
witness tho marriage Of bis niece He
had eaton vol and drnnt much wine
and his farc wac violentIv dushcd
lie STONED A liitlo more than he
had in The morning and "a he went
down ,be o;sie Of he church half the
neonle assembled there sfa-ed nj the man
r,yha bad IN. ronrtation ~ iiving fost and
hard for mani veors Tho ornanist was
nIaving eome,Iing softI~ there was tho
J aador Of flowers in The church and the
handsome women maoniieentlv orroveJ
were on either side Among Them were
bright eyed Young girls and fresh .faced
yoInp men beside whose healthy yisqros
The flushed face of the rounder looked al
most purple'
Some Of the women nodded to him
Familiarity. others barely bowed. while the
men saluted him in a manner that ex-
pressed their surprise at seeing him in
such an ~asscmblagc The organist still
played away. There was a little hum Of
conversation through the church Then
the bridal party entered, aud the
red-faced man became lost TO him
self and all of his surroundings
as he looked at the bride. Brides
are always beautiful. and the daintiness
and refinement Of this particular one set
the junior partner thinking until the cere
mony was over, and he Tell into a reveIrH
lie was tapped lightly on the shoulder
with a fan and, turning suddenly. saw n
large and rather over-dressed woman, who
was smiling Mt him quizzically. .
You are the most incongruous and
desolate looking being. she said calmly.
that have ever seen in n church. How
came you in such respectable society,"
1T does seem a bit strange, and it's
given me an attack OF low spirits Are
you going omef'
Yea VIII YOU make us n little visit y
I'm a bit afraid to take any more re
s%nectability just now But ] don't mind
allowing YOU to drop me at the club on
your way down.
How c%onsideraie you are Come
III.
Al 10 o'clock he sat in tho smoking.
rom Of his olnb drinkinp thimblefnls OF
brandy whom n Iot Of Chatter about a
girl who wore a sort Of Queen Anne in
5Fvangelincr caught bis oar A naUid.
faced ynunp man with n blase manner
md a forehead nearly an inch HIGH an.
nounced that she was the most plumu
and ploasinr specimen of n Jolly little
LnrleSonc ~ariisre tbat he had seen sine be
had lcft deab ole / ondon. and that her
eighteenth century sort of n dress with
its bjgh whist and low cut corsere made
n delicious pic,urcs
Tho unior rartner took n iopp drink Of
The uunch hurried out took one Of Inc
club cabs went TO The Fourio, nh Street
theatre. bought n boy. alChou III the per-
formapce was ucnrly over AMI went in.
The frat glance nj the stare showed him
lie ,,irl he was Looking for lie stared "A,
her carefully for fully two minute, and
then called an usher to him u'clr aud
asked 10 be shown To Mr. .J,ln Mn.kav $
dressing room.
-Do YOU know Mr.. Nackav. sirg~
~Of course. Show me the wnyl"
He went down two short frhis Of
stems and came TO a door IN d, wich a
nasteboard card with the nan,e Of the
comedian roughly written The loon
club man stepped within. Mr. Mackay
wore the ridiculous looking MIG tina