The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-08

Trillion DIV met the first check in his CO.
reer. Withstand, whose appeals for help he
had disregarded, and whose property had
been woefully deprecated by the course Of
the "bears," Of whom Trillion was chief, failed
for a large sum. As he was treasurer Of the
Neversink mills, the stockholders and credi-
tors of that corporation made an immediate
investigation of its accounts Withstand
was found to be defaulter to the amount of
hundreds of thousands of dollars; the property
was gone undermined like a snow bank in
spring. The largest owner was Trillion. He
was overreached by his own shrewdness;
and the hitherto unlucky "bulls," who had
had small cause to laugh, thought it was
s'Sport to see the engineer
| Hoist with his own petard-"
better even than to have tossed him on their
own horns.
Irillion made some wry faces; but.the loss,
though great, was not ruinous. He was
| obliged, however, to take back the shares Of
the factory stock on which he obtained loans
Tor his later operations, and to substitute an
| equal amount of other securities = thus
cramping his resources at time when he
needed every dollar to carry out his plans
In the multiplicity of his affairs, Trillion
had almost forgotten Trainor, and left him
to pursue his own course But there was
man who had not forgotten him. and followed
all his movements with vigilant eye. Nor
cross was convinced that Trainor had in
some way become prosperous, and he now
advanced to use that peculiar note as draft
On the miserable debtors funds There was
the same willy approach, the same covert al
fusion to Trainor's supposed resources, the
tame peremptory demand, and the same ugly
shroats which had SO desperately maddened
him when the subject was preached before.
Trainor felt the Tightening of the lasso, but
could not free himself from the fatal moose.
He must pay whatever the cold-eyed creditor
demanded. Two thousand dollars was the
sum asked for the acknowledgment of having
appropriated five hundred. Two-pence for
half-penny has been accounted fair usury
among the Jews; but in Christian communi-
ties it is only crime that accumulates interest
like that
AS measure of precaution, Norcross had
made copy of the paper and prepared an
explanatory statement; these he now inclosed
in an envelope, in Trainor's presence, and
directed it to Messrs Holmes, Major C Case
Then drawing out his watch, as if to make
careful computation of time, he said
Mine, ten, eleven-yes-at eleven, to-mor-
row, l shall expect to receive the sum; other
wise shall feel it my duty to send this letter
by trusty hand. In fact suppose have
hardly done right in not putting the gentle
men on their guard before"
cold sweat covered Trainor's shiverine
limbs, and for a moment he stood irresolute
but recollecting Trillion, he rallied himself,
and acconfiner RI tbo NJ.
cross good-by; then, as the only revenge prac-
ticable he cursed him with the heartiest EN-.
phasis, when his back was turned. Presently
Tonsor came with the news of Whitsand's
failure.
"The street is full of rumors," he said
Bullion is large owner in the Neversink"
"Bosh" said Trainor-"Trainor is in there
for $4,000, to be sure; but what is that? He
has other property enough-half a million,
at least"
"Still, pebble brought down Goliath A
house failed in New York worth million,
failed yesterday for want of twenty-five
thousand"
Don't you be alarmed Trillion knows.
He isn't going to fail"
II want to get ten thousand from him to
take some shares bought for him."
SHOW soon?'
"Now; and he is not at his office"
"lll get you the money from our house. !
haven't deposited the funds for to-day vet.
and III put in a memorandum which Trillion
will make good"
Hadn't you better waite"
"No; it doesn't matter He's all right: and
it isn't best to break his rules for $4,000"
Trainor handed the money to the broker.
and, as bank hours were then about over. he
put his papers in order and went home.
"Lovey" he exclaimed, upon meeting his
wife, 81 have been thinking over what you
said about getting my notes cashed. be-
lieve I'll take Trillion's offer and salt the
money down. Probably, now, he will give
me better trade, for there is considerable
more due"
ooh, John! how glad am! You will do it
Tomorrow, won't you, nowg'
eyes, I'll settle with him tomorrow"
He was thinking of the fact that Sponsor
had bought shares for Trillion, and he won.
dered what the move meant. A house di-
vided against itself could not stand; and he
said to himself that a man must be uncom.
monty deep to be "bull" and shear" at the
same time. There was no doubt that Trllion
had embarked in some speculation which he
did not see fit to make known to his agent.
"There you go,--of into one of your fogs
again!" said his wife, noticing his suddenly
distracted air. "That's the way you have
done for the last three months, ever since
you began with that hateful man."
81 get to thinking about affairs, my little
woman, and l don't want to bother your
simple head with them; SO I go cruising off in
the fog, as you call it, by myself"
ooh, if you once get through with that
mans affairs, we'll have no more fogsg"
"No, deary, we'll have summer weather
and a smooth sea, hope, for the rest of our
voyage"
"You see, John, have been dreadfully
anxious, more than could tell you If any
thing goes wrong, I've noticed that it isn't
the big people that have to suffer; it's the
smaller ones that get caught"
eyes, it's an old story; the big flies break
out of the SPIDERS net; the little chaps hang
there. But I'll settle up the business to-mor-
row. shall have enough to buy us a little
house in the country-a snug box, with
garden; then III get horse to drive about
with, and we'll take some comfort. Come.
little woman, sit on my kneel Come, baby,
here is a knee for you, tool"
Holding them in his arms, he still unused
upon the morrow, and once and again
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