The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-14

iiont Vi large fortune. might Wen
enough forget. 1t was. after all just
like careless Conrad. The letter. with
Russell House" in imposing type in
the corner, they held in their hands;
there could be no doubt as to the e.
sential facts nj the case.
/. All the household belongings had
TO be sold IN order to raise money for
the trip. They sailed from Hamburg
and had written Conrad to meet them
at the steamboat landing in New
York. But on their arrival no Conrad
was 10 be seen. They inquired Of the
landlord at the little hotel where they
stopped. how they should reach Rus
sell House; he told them and looked
at them the while with curious ex-
preston that greatly puzzled Joseph.
Not far from the station where the
train stopped stood handsome brick
building with large grounds; this.
they were told. was Russell House.
THAT is Conrad's house!' ex-
claimed the mother embracing her
son with tears Of pride and Joy in her.
eyes III front Of the house Conrad
came out to meet them, looking
younger, fresher. more buoyant than
when he had left home. In his blue
eyes was the same dancing light.
only the Indebtedness Of expression
was still more marked than of old. A
similar indefniteness in his speech
was also observable. Although de-
lighted to see mother and brother.
he asked no questions about their
journey. and hastily began to talk
about his garden and greenhouse
when asked why he had not met them
in New York.
Some liveried servants passed them.
whom Conrad greeted with a con-
descending wave Of the hand. The
ironical politeness with which they re-
turned the greeting seemed not little
strange TO Joseph. but he attributed it
to the American sense Of self-import-
ance and made no comment. An
elderly gentleman dressed in black
and with clean-shaven face met
them at the door.
'This is my friend Dr.. Warren! ex-
claimed Conrad, patting the gentle
man good-naturedly on the shoulder.
my relatives from Germany. DOCTOR"
PLEASE walk into my Office" said
the gentleman. greeting the two
politely. mo, Mr. Lindau, !
will speak with your rela-
tlves Alone" in an aside to Con-
rad. and with a warning lifting of the
finger that made the owner of Russell
House retreat without another word.
And now the terrible truth was dis
closed. A season of success in the
search for gold had been followed by
reverses which had turned poor Con.
RAIDS BRAIN But he had won more
than one friend in the mining-camp.
and one of these, a true-hearted
Yankee, had sent him TO Russell
House, the best private asylum he
could find. and was paying
his expenses there. The feelings OF
the poor mother and brother at this
revel alton can be better imagined than
described. Their journey had been
fruitless. and there they were in a
strange land and penniless. For the
first time the mother fell on the neck
of her elder son and clnng to him for
support.
Yet our luck really dates from that
moment" said Joseph to me, and
will let him finish the narrative.
When l went out again into the
corridor. l found number Of porters
and servants gathered around the
elevator which had suddenly refused
10 work. Isaw at glance where the
trouble lay and fastened to explain
the difficulty to Dr.. Warren. who had
hurried out of his Office. But my
usual want Of address and my broken
English met with only skeptical
smile from the clear thinking man. l
was drawing back in confusion when
Conrad hastened forward; he had un-
derstood me. and he began in the
readiest of English to explain my
meaning to the doctor. You know tho
mother always said Conrad was
the lucky child Of the family.
Well. so it proved at last.
Through his means was
employed on the elevator, which made
job Of two days. Then when l
thought l was at the end Of my rope,
I came upon the poor lad standing be-
fore my open trunk, and holding in
his hand one Of my designs which he
was explaining to hatchet-faced Yam
kee. who proved to be Boyden, his
friend. Boyden looked at me. looked
at the plans, and ended by shaking
hands with me and declaring that he
would put my designs through and we
would 60 shares on the profits.
Il tell you. my friend" continued
Joseph, with flushed checks. "hc who
has not had the experience himself
can form no idea how freely the blood
courses through a mans veins when.
after being hampered and crippled at
home, he finds himself all at once
placed where he can use every faculty
God has given him. One seems to cast
of his old self, aud in his now man