Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-10-15

clamping awkwarily over the tied pavement
in this foot gear, which, however useful on the
snow helds, seemed somewhat uncouth in a
big hotel. \ dozen clubs was represented
with a dozen different costumes, some like the
rainbow in color, others almost pure white
with dash OF red in the stockings aud u touch
of blue in the tuque.
is there Mr.. Brown stopping heres"
! asked Armstock of the busy clerk.
There are seventeen Mr.. Browns here
From she United Statessr
Eight are from the United States"
This is Mr.. Brown of Chicago"
''It is Mr.. James Brown VIC want to see.n
There are two Jamca Browns from Chi
cago."
1t eeemed useless to try and SEQ any partlcu-
lar man in this hurrying crowd. So the two
men thought they would wait until the differ
ent clubs had started out on their tramps.-
This hotel is the headquarters of most of tho
snow shoe clubs and the tramps usually begin
aud often end here. AS the two men watched
the stirring scene they were suddenly accosted
by man in snowshoe uniform.
''Well. declare When did you get In /?
Why didn't you let nue. know you were COM
ing2 But now that / recollect, you did not
know that was here. I'm mighty glad to see
you. This is the spot where life is worth liy-
ing"
Mr.. Brown" said vindex solemnly, Il
never thought this Of you"
"Why not ? They all do It"
II regret to say that very many of them do,
but thought better of YOU"
Il don't see why I shouldn't have good
time as well as anybody else. Seems to me
have worked hard enough in Chicago for the
last five years to have earned it,"
"oh, that is the way you look upon it, is iti''
broke in Mr. Armstock
"There is little use of talking to YOU can
see that. How, of course you cannot bring
back to Chicago all the money you took away
with youi"
"of course can't, You don't think + live
here for nothing, do you ?"
Haven't you any sense of shame at all, Mr.
Brownp
"shame!" said Brown, looking down at his
blanket. Look here, 1 have every respect
for the opinion of you two estimablc gentle
men, but don't you think you arc a little III
diculous? Not to put too fine point ON IT,
might ask what business 1t is of Yours. any
how7 Aperson could not appear in n Chicago
hotel in this costume, but here it is different
eve are here to know" said Armstrong,
what terms we can make with you. How
many of the bonds win you give us back, II
nothing is said of the mattcr2"
"Bonds? What bondsf"
"Bonds to tho amount of $3.50, 900 that were
in your private drawer"
Mr.. Brown gave u long whistle.
.'oh, ho!" he said. Il sec how it Is. nm
a defauIter, am II Say, Armstock has any
thing of this got into the papersi"
''No. luckily for you, it is not"
Luckily for you, rather. You did not sup
pose would leave bonds to that amount in u
drawer in the safe that would be open every
day while was away. ANY person OF a pry-
ing turn of mind aud ehisel could break into
that drawer Tho bonds arc In the vaults OF
the Safe Deposit Company Of Chicago I
here merely to enjoy the carnival and not to
join the American colony Of defaultersp
Mr. Brown is now back at his place In the
Second Bullion Bank of Chicago, and speaks
in glowing terms of the good time he had in
Montreal.