The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-11-03

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other turn dOwnwards. By and bv ~
market seemed to settle and Northwestor
was fully five points lower than when Ind
dington had made his lucky purchase III
brokers were unanimous that there ,uo
nothing to make them go lower The mani
was mere scare, the result of naninnIo
tions by the bears and the circulation Of idl
gossip and false rumors. Never had Their
been such chance to make money in stools
| they said. They were bound to go IN nm,
up a good deal higher than they were he
fore. Our amateur Spectator thought h,
recognized his opportunity at last Tn
moment of uncomfortable impulse he drew
out all the money in bank. This time h,
would play for big stake. Instead of % h,
| bought 200 shares of Northwestern com
mon. at served me well before.r h,
thought. 81 will try it again. Surely i
can't go lower thar it is now"
And the very next day was the dav or
which the great break in Manhattan Ele
waited occurred carrying every thing down
with it. Then there was a real panic on the
New York Stock Exchange. Northwestern
went down to III, snuffing out John Iud
dington's $500 margin as whirlwind
shulS ouO CduulO' hHOn no went INTO
brokers' Office and saw what mad happened
he turned pale, but he was cool and col
lected.
There is only one more thing to do,n he
said. 81 can't tell Alice what l have done
and can't long keep it from her. Fortu
nately have s., 900 insurance on my lifen
He spent the afternoon as usual at hi,
work, and when he reached home his wifi
was busy getting the supper. He kissed
her with peculiar tenderness whNh q
noticed, but did net guess it1-nfe0.
He could hear the voices of Geo1g55 aIod
Ethyl playing in the back yard H5went
up stairs quietly to his wife's bedroom.
On piece of paper with which helm pro-
vided himself at the office for the Iurpose,
he wrote with a pencil brief nee to his
wife. This he folded and laid on thdresser,
placing the hand mirror on onesorner to
hold it down. Unlocking canet that
hung against the wall, he took firm the top
shelf small, vOry-handled revolver,
which he had owned before his mar
riage and which was reerved as
a keepsake and as a defepe against
burglars. All the barrels Iere loaded
He lifted the hammer patially with
his thumb and urned tie cylinder
with his fingers. TheweaponBeemed to be
in perfect order. HI stood or a few mo-
ments rejecting whether tbre was any
thing else that he ought to do He could not
think of any thinI. Just tlen he heard
EthyPs voice in thCroom below singing one
of her baby songs. 1t sounded marvelously
sweet, and was approaching the stairway
Evidently she hal heard tint mana was
home and was coming to find him. Without
sound of anv foottep on the stairs or in the
hall, the door was,lddenlvp omen and
Alice sprang iato he room.
"What are youdoing. ,John?, she asked.
with an inuuiringglance at the pistol. "Why
have YOU been souuiet up here2n
80, nothing he answered, carelessly.
81 was lust looking at the revolver to see if
it was alright in case of an emergency
He moved quietly towards the dresser,
picked I'D the note and slidit into his pocket.
"Weu, is it all right?,
Eyes. reckon. 1t seems to be-
'WeI, then, put it up and come down to
SUPERB
And she remained in theroom until her
orders were executed.
Johns appetite was not ferocious that
evening, but he made shift to swallow a few
After supper he said: II am
going out for little walk. feel thekneed
of little exercise"
He was really going out to think, IA he
lighted a cigar (something he rasely dt TO
assist him in the operation. CD fdo \
think who have bever learne4 SmoBfs
He used, to light u with, the note " inca he
mad taken from Hle dressing case, and VIII
he carefully held in his fingers until NJ "