Wichita eagle., 1888-02-02

merchant came to the conclusion that hil
| brother was dead man.
Henry Dyson continued to prosper. He
married happily, and in the course of Tins
little children came to make his home still
brighter
Twenty years had rolled away, when one
| night the merchant found himself alone in
his Office writing letter.
As he leaned back in his chair to take a
moments rest he thought of the night a score
| of years before when Tom had visited him
there to make last appeal
Tears came into the rich mans eyes.
"He was my only brother" he sobbed,
"and / acted like a brute How easy it
would have been for me to have paid his lit
! tie debts Then could have watched over
him, and in time my love would have touched
his heart, and he would have turned out all
right. But it is too late now to think Of
these things"
The door opened with hardly creak, and
the merchant would not have known it but
Tor the rush Of cool air.
He rose from his chair just in time to greet
visitor, who walked into the Office without
even a knock on the door to herald his ap-
proach.
Henry Dyson looked upon him in speech
! less establishment If he could trust his eyes
this was Tom Dyson, but not tie Tom of
| twenty years ago. He was an old man with
wrinkled face and white hair.
Brother" said the visitor, holding out his
| hand, ''are you glad to see me!'
With a joyous exclamation the other
caught him in his embrace, and then seated
| him in clair.
This is a glad hour for me, Tom he
/ said; II had given you up for dead. and /
have all these years been reproaching myself
, for my harshness to you that night, you
| know
! '.Hold on!' cried the other excitedly.
"You must not overwhelm me with such
! kindness until have made restitution. Here
| in this package you will find the money to
replace the sum took from your SAFE in the
| little tin box It has taken me these twenty
years to make it, but here it is at last
| "But / do not understand interrupted
Henry.
''Oh, but you must replied his brother.
''When you turned away to get your coat
that night slipped the box out of the safe
and concealed it. Then You closed the safe,
unconscious of your loss, and left you"
'.But the box was empty.' shouted Henry.
impossible" answered Tom. ''for you
told me that it contained 100000. Well, /
rushed off with the box, but repented, and
was on my way to return it when / care
lessly let it slip into the water when /
crossed the river. Now you know why /
ran away and concealed myself 1 had but
one object-to make enough money to pay
| YOU back, and then l would ask your for
| giveness.
ooh, what a foolish Toni" said Henry.
"Why, man. found in the morning that
my bookkeeper had taken tine money from
! the box and carried it back to the bank that
afternoon, when he found that was not go
! ing to use it until the next day missed
the empty box, but l never connected that
| with your disappearance"
Then this money!
SIS yours" said Henry; 'but even II you
had lost my money, as you supposed, you
should have come back to me. l sometimes
talked roughly to you, but you ought to have
known how loved you, Tom"
The two white haired men sat there till
midnight, talking about old times and making
their plans for the future.
'.You must live with me, Tom," said Henry,
as he took him home. Il can't trust you out
Of my sight again"
And Tom gave his promise, at the same
time thanking the good Lord for blessing him
! with such big hearted brother
These two knew no misunderstanding and
| no parting until death came to separate them,
and in all the city no man was more respected
and more beloved than Tom Dyson. His big
| mistake made man of him.--YTalter p.
| Reed in Atlanta Constitution