Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-09-06

day OF my lie 1 email remeWoE gou ouu
your kindness" said Mrs. Lashbrelsh ear
nestly, yet with evident surprise at the tRrn
the money-lender's remarks had taken.
His only immediate reply was short
strange laugh, which was so odd that for
The moment she felt quite uncomfortable.
but he continued, calmly and coherently
enough:
Il need detain you no longer, Mrs. Lash.
breigh. You viii see your son tomorrow.
With more thanks, but little bewlldered
by the mans strange speech and manner,
he visitor took her departure, and ere she
had been gone ten minutes the money'len'
der sailed out, dreary and stormy IS was
tie night, and went straight to the central
police station.
Eere his arrival was at FIRST put down to e
cause totally opposed TO the true one. and
he head officer on duty at once assured him
hist they hsd clue to young Lsshoreigh,
sko would be incustody before noon on the
next day. The surprise Of the worthy OF
fcer may be imagined on hearing that there
bad been q mistake made; That there was
% evidence against the young man. and
obove all, that the reward would be a2so-
hteIy withdrawn. Yet for private lntoT-
nation as to where he could see Bertram
Lasbbreigh on the next day, the money
lender intimated that be would pay literally,
and be was promised that this Information
should reach him early in the morning.
Late as it was, Hyltmsn had yet another
call to make, and before he returned home
he had somewhat stormy interview with
Mr.. GREY, who would not hear of withdraw
ing the reward, or of abandoning the prose
cn,ion, until his visitor told him fatty that
be had destroyed the forged document. AT
this bis wrath broke out against Hyltman,
whom he thre atened with legal proceedings
TOR his conduct but this made only slight
IMPRESSION on the mouey.lepder, who per
haps knew, as be strongly minated, Of
some weak plsces in his adversarys srmor,
which would make it highly injudicious to
force quarrel with.
The police officer was as good as his
word, and on the next morning q cab drew
up at the end of one OF the lowest, perhaps
most dangerous, streets in Clifborough, and
from this Mr.. Hyltmsn alightsd His in
uuiry of old women who opened the door at
which he knocked was met by the fat denial
of the presence there Of Mr. Lashbreigh,
with strong observations that she had never
heard of such person.
The money lender was by no means dis
comfted or even surprised at this. he
quietly slipped couple of gEttering coins
into the old womans hand and said:
You see who | am-thst am no police
man and have none with me. oply wish
TO speak to the boy for ten minutes. give
sou my word that mean him no harm.
We'll come in, then said the woman;
III take your word that you don't mean mis-
chief. 1t will be bad job for you if you
do. l tell you plainly, don't know how
ycr would get cut Of here. There he is"
Withthis ominous introduction. she threw
oten tie door of small room and showed
the wretched yoapg fellow, looking dull and
solitary enough.
He started up in alarm at seeing stran-
GER, and turned paler still when he saw who
bat stranger was.
Danish your fears" said the rev conner;
ecu are ssfe from me-trom everybody
Ycu Gre free map, and may yet be pros
perous one il you will follow my advice.
What will you do if you get a fresh start in
hc"
What would be do? What would not
the despairiDg, brokenhearted young scspe-
grace boy? All his old swsgger had gone;
be broke down helplessly, and with tears and
sobbing vowed his penitence and his willing
nees to go as day laborer, a navy, or a
scavenger, if he could only get free from
Lis present difficulties.
You need not DO anything like that, re-
tur' ed the money.lender. "All asked Of
You is that you shall be grateful TO your
mother, who has sacrificed all she has for
you. You have been bad son, and you
know it; be a better one in future, and all
will 20 well"
If earnest protss' atoms could count for
ANYTHING, the young fellow was resolved to
make amends in the future for the past;
and the money-lender-more credulous, ap-
paIently, than most Of his cIess-was evil
IDENTITY disposed to give weight to his declaFa'
tons. .
The first proof Of your sincerity will be,
he said, to f1d out what your mother has
done with her valuables. Restore them.
Here is the money she paid me on your be-
taiE if not sufficient, tend the holders to
me. Let this be done at once, then | shall
know how far 10 trSst you; but do not tell
your mother wha. | have arranged, until
you have seen or heard from me again.
This, and much more, the youngest prom
istd and, 80 far, was true to his word. He
gave the valuables to Hyltman, who, with
the decision which seemeda part Of his char
acter, told him he had settled for his depar-
ture for Australia, where, it was pretty gen
orally known, his father had gone; and, to
the young fellows increased sstonishment,
the money.lender added that the passage Of
his mother aud sisters would also be detray.
ed, it they chose 10 go; Of which there was
no doubt.
lurepIyt to the renewed and profuse thanks
Of Bertram, his new patron continued:
Your father, learn, was more sinned
acaiUst than SHINING. You know how far
you aided in his fall But in the frat place
| lily you, for reason unknown to you;
and in the next, because | have passed
through similar trial, and in you faults |
see the reft ction Of my own. Had | been
treated harshly at period If Great danger
in my e, rly hGe-sttend, young man, to
"uol an 60 AhSi lOA yOu Aol MI" SStAN
day what my words mean-I might have
been an outCast, or worse. | went abroad,
as you are about to do, and | rendered
some service to man, whose fortune | in
herted and whose name took; that name
bear now. On my return TO England, a
double change Of name bsftled my search
for he only person | cared for, snd-it has
ended in my doing you what good can.
This was an abrupt close to the money,
lenders speech, but the young fellow vas
somewhat used to this peculiarly.
'.
Soon after this interview Hyltmsn left the
city, so that all arrangements for the depa:'
lure Of the Lsshbreigh family were, made
by an agent, and the thankful mother could
Only express her gratitude BY letter.
Everything WAS done 20 promote the com
fort of the family; saloon passages were
AIKEN for them, while the young man was
entrusted with Letter of credit, to be used
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