The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-22
A BIG MISTAKE

Henry Dyson was alone IN his little o.
Zee at the back end Of his store
Mr.. Dyson was pleasant lceking nan
Of abou; thir1y-iTe OF forty, and bis fel-
low townsmen frequently pointed TO him
with pride as 3 self-made business man
Bat while everybody had good word
OF Henry Dyson very fez people spoke
well Of his brother TeEa.
On the night our story opens our rner-
chan; was waiting FOR bis graeeless broth
er. ani ss the isoers roIls.l on the frosn
On his face grew deeper
can 10 nothing Eith Tom, he said
I as BE paned the floor impatiently- |
have given him every possible chance.
boz he grows more idle and dissipa.e.i
every day. Perhaps oa-ht not TO wit
tor him, but lie WIS 80 urgent in his re-
quest for an interview tonight that I
could not refuse hitn- Poor fellow
What new trouble can he be mixed in -
The front door opened and young
man en;ened quietly, and. afler furfive
glance around the store. proceeded to the
ofsce.
Well, Tom said Henry Dysan-
am here. you see replied Tora-
Il suppose, said Henry. that i Is uSe-
less 10 ask yo1 why you are 80 late or
where you have been during the past two
days
Ton. looked a little nervous. and his
eyes fell
That Is neither here nor there" he
answered in staggering way have
had some business Of ny own to look az
ter, and l knew you were not short Of
help in the store
Wei. what Is ite- asked Henry alb
rupily-
Brother Tom broke Out hHrrieily
and il illtering voice, . must have
some m0ney-s3se0 or 80.
wonder where you viii get il, Hen
" rejoined- :. You viii not get another
cent from me-ibaf Is certain Why
should l toll here and economic IN or
der to furnish you with funds to be loss
at the gaming table
If lido not get this money, said Tom,
turning very pale. " shah have TO leave
the country
A good thing for the country, them
snapped Henry Don't iet that interfere
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Ton seemed 10 fall ali TO pieces a.
this reply. he made one more effort.
q hope you are not hard up YOURSELF
he said.
vas never getting along better" ne
sponded the merchant, but that has
nothing to DO with the case
He pulled open the door Of the iron
safe, and pointed to little tin box.
10 yOu sc that be asked We'll,
that box contains twenty crisp SI.eoo
bank notes. drew the money from the
bank to-day for az investment. No, Tom,
l am prosperine. bus aln tired Of your
endless drain upon my purse I must
stop, and now i the time"
Heary rose from has ciair and wen,
into closet for his oyereoat-
In an instant. before man cguii count
three seconds. Tom had drawn the fat
tin box from the safe and slipped it into
the breast Of his heavy overeuas-
His brother slowly emerged from the
closet and put on his wraPpings. Then
he closed the door Of the safe with a click.
Il am ready to 20, he said You
have no further business with me, pre-
sumes
No, SIR Tom responded, with pale,
determined face. Neither nov nor
later. Good-by.v
Good-by. old fellow said Henry.
with yawn-
Tom walked out Of the store without
another word, hanging the door after him
Il know him. seliloqained the ner-
chant. He viii not leave here. He viii
he around to-Inorros with a new propo-
siiion. Perhaps. after all. had better
lock into his affairs. and give iim anoth-
er chance
He walked slowly cut of the bailiiuy
and locked the door. i glance up and
doxn the stree; showed him that Tom
vas Eos in sight. and he then quietly
made his way - bis hotel. where he
strzishfxay went 10 bed
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