The Republican journal., 1888-09-20
John Dale's Failure

| Bondlrrt He was still on the sunny side OF
forty, lti -ial haired business men and nnan
cer> consulted him upon the most mportan
matters. and whenever il was known that JOIN
| Dale was connected with any enterprise tht
success of the project was assured.
| Daie Wa lavish in hi> expenditures. and hi,
beautiful wife dill not try to restrain him
Mr.. ipait o,itshone the Younger beauties anl
bellies Of the pinca. and her husband was protlt
| OF her.
IL bon,iturs lhe main staple of the talk wa,
the Dal,.> their movements. their oxtra,a
yaure. ana larir good fortune. Sometimes oil,
men shook their hcads, bat everything that
pale touched seemed TO turn into gold. Tho
Young >pernator established Il bank ard built
a railroad. and took hold Of dozen other hi4
| enterprises. The entertainments a. tie Dale
mansion were on a scale Of ma.niticeEcc never
seen hcf"re in that part al the country. Among
the int jtel guests We're millionairr> who travel
e' III spectral ears. 1t Was Il roIn,uun thing
i'm people d ru>b acre, the continent 10 Sc,
the bar>.
The financial crisis of IS VA II terrific
disaster. / was frli 10: only in tile great ritir>
hu il tic smaller towns Il, well. In Bollhlr.r
tllo ollr>t business houses went to the wall
W hen man is III trouble he finds out hi
real tritnd' and enemies. The panic ~trtc,
John latc II Il bad time. At first he was con
l'ient thai he would come ont all right. He
t"rrowed riInt AID left and made brave ef.
fpr H. push bis way through. He even called
on steele, hut the Old Usurcr told nina that q
iG;in was ouG of the question.
one lay il was Whispered iiiat Dale Would
have i3 - under and that he would be lett
>eycr;t, hundred Thousand dollars in debt. That
night lhere WAS Il reception at liS house ana
| many nf the guests went simply ont Of cGro>i-
ty. They wanted t. how the great >liecl.-
later would look ga the eve Of his failure. Ii
tllese people expected to see a crushed nan
tiiry were disappointed. The entertainment
was the most delightful If the season. pale'>
bright and handsome face showed not thc
slightest ir"re Of care. and NJ wife wa, il her
most charming mood.
"rhry are frivolous people," said one Of tie
guests t. old steele early thc next morning. II
rave Dale credit for beiug thou@ltful man.
hut lie and his wife seem 70 be too light min,i-
ed TO appreciate the gravity of tic situation.
The, will appreciate it to-day" said Steele,
grimly. ~ have got hold Of a lot of Dule'-
paper. and am going to close Gown. You will
my lord and my lady come to grief.
The news Of Raie's failure created quite a
SENSATION. but scores of business men remark
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a'l' ne Ne WI nave notiill@ itll Siii !: hef-
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than hrggar. because he will hc heel, over
head III dehI. ihcre Will DE meeting of the
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..it Will be n terrible blow 10 Mrs Dale :.
>aEi leading society lady. "aid it may Kill
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| the failure Very little sympathy was cX-
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| wife into the library after breakfast. and told
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| "bul, tAralmri Iaic, n s''lle amaZemc!t
/ t1r> MAY pursue me al nv life. ana thcre i,
/ hoiihn. hnl poverty heioHe me.
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