The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-12-12

tered fortunes would DO unknown 70 any one
There was his interest In the Haynton bay
property, to be sure, but be cursed tho day
he had ever put nearly $4,000 into property
which at best would not be likely to return
any amount Of cash for years to come. BE
might sell that also, but who would buy iti
Nobody knew much about II but the other
owners; Of these. two wero Tramlay and
Phil, 10 neither Of whom would no admit
that he needed money; ho would rather Loss
all he had invested. As for Agnes Dinon,
who held most Of the remaining shares, be
could not make business offer 10 woman
who had refused his hand and heart several
years before.
Perhaps bis broker had saved something
for him from the wreck. Marge sought an
obscure hotel instead Of going to his apart
ments or his club, fearing even 10 meet any
one he knew on Wall street, went to hi
brokers' house by night The interview wa
not satisfactory. The broker had not only
been obliged 10 close Marge's account, but,
infected by his customers success, had op'
Grated 30 largely In q & W. on his own
account that no also had been ruined, and
contemplated selling his sat In tho exchange
% as to make good some Of his indebtednoa
10 members
As for Z. & w., instead Of recovering Il
had gono lower and lower, until operations
In Il almost ceased The president, utterly
ruined, retired from Office, turned over al
bis property to his CREDITOR, and went abroad
to recover his shattered health or TO die. be
did not much care which.
Narge sold his house at auction, and while
YEARLY awaiting the decentralization Of
''searchIng title" which necessarily preceded
bis getting full payment he betook himself 10
Boston. To avoid speculation was impossible;
Il had been his life for years; and o. 30 found
mining shares were within bis reach he began
again TO operate In small way. The little
be had seen Of mines whilo on the fatsful 4
q W. excursion was 90 much more than the
majority Of those about him knew on the
subject that he made few lucky turns, and
ho finally interested some acquaintance In q
promising silver property he bad seen In the
west. His acquaintance succeeded In getting
the property 'listed" at one ofthe New York
exchanges, and Marge, with new hopes and
Q great deal Of desperation, risled nearly al
be had on the Brighthops nina
Tho scheme worked finely for some weskA
It was skillfully managed By the BOstonians
Interested; they even Succeeded In getting O
great deal about u Into the newspapers Of
both citieA But-alas for the wickednes o,
human naturei-ono day the company were
borrifled to learn that their title 10 the prop
erty was hopelesiy defective. When this
fact became lndisputable. Brighthops stock
tumbled farther than e & W.-tumbled
utterly out Of sight; and all the asssts Of the
company, except the safe and two desks. were
sold 10 q paper stock dealer at 10 cent o pound
Then Marge thought seriously Of suicide
he had but thousand or two dollars left;
how could he oporatO In anything on that
small sum and support himself besidesi He
could odd something 10 tho sum by selling hls
horses and carriage, but such thing always
had 10 60 Of sacrifice; besides, there would
b q terrible bill TO DO paid for the maints-
nance Of the animals during the two or three
months In which be had been absent from
Now York.
still, the thought Of suicide did not I'm.
prove on acquaintance While there wa
Life there was hopA Why shouldn't ho 70
back 10 New York, brave everything, and
start anoW to the bet Of his abIlltyi Other
men had pocksted their pride; and, although
his own pride was frightfully large 70 be
submitted 70 such treatment, DO did not
know that the operation would give him any
moro discomfort than ho was already enduF.
ing
The thought resolved itself Into decision
WHOM one day DO CHANGED TO meet In Boston
Q New Yorker with whom ho bad q casual
acquaintance After . little chat the man,
who had been away from tho city for months.
remarked,
you're not married yotf
"No." aid Margo, with grim mlla
II thought had heard that you were en-
gagged 10 Mis- rramlay, and wanted TO
congratulate you An Iron houss traveller
whoa. oct short time ago told mo that
TramlAy IVES getting rob very fa.t'