Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1889-12-07
DAVID MARLE' S STORY.
BY ESTHER sERLE KENNETH.

never quarreled with my brother
John until we came to settle up bust
ness in 1865. We had been partners
ten years, ever since we had been West,
indeed, but some changes made it at
length advisable that we should sepe-
rate. He had made his fortune, and
wanted to return East, l. also, was
able to live with less care, and so we
sold every acre of our landed property,
and we're settling up the books, when
there arose dissension. ] was not will
ing to divide profits equally. John was
married and had a family to support,
while | was unmarried His expenses
had been three times as much as mine.
Moreover, had taken the burden of the
labor and responsIbility-this having
been tacitly agreed upon, l being the
youngest man. While he had lived
comfortably with his wife and children
among the farms, with horses, men and
money at his hand, and absolute control
of the farming interests, I had been
beating about over the country, from
the Denver to the Florida Glades, buy
ing and selling land, timber and stock
living anyhow, and sacrificing all per-
sonal comfort to our mutual advantage.
It is rough travelling in the West.
Twice l had swan the Missouri when
every stroke endangered my life; once
l had been captured by hostile Indians,
and escaped by strategy. [ was over
taken by a paririe fire and nearly
burned to death, when taking up claims
in Nebraska; and my periods of weari
ness and Encouragement were indie
scribable. I grew gaunt, and pale, an(
hard, making money, while John waxeC
fat and merry. I had all the hardships
and l decided I ought to have NOR,
than half the profits, taking everything
into consideration. John refused this
and it was true, as he said, that thi
had not been the contract.
John Marie" said l, look at tn
difference between us. All the troubl
you have had in getting this money i
taking it from my hand. You hay
never lost nights sleep in getting it
you have had full sway in making thes
farms as profitable as you please, an,
when you have made amiscalculation j
a tenant or a crop, ] have never blame
you. You have had comfortable roc
over your head, while ! languishe
with yellow fever in the South, an
sickened with ague from exposure i
the West. Two-thirds Of this money
Justly mine. You have spent more tina
I, and YOU have a right only to one hun
dred thousand dollars"
II will have one hundred and fifty,
lie said, doggedly.
You never shall" I answered.
/ had the books. They were in IL
Office Of a life insurance company, +,
whom was agent. This business Ina
been privately my own. ] had workC
it in with other pursuits, and it paid ii
we'll. had dealt in it only for the Ia
year, but, during that time, purchas,
for myself ont Of It's profits, o fr
library, and had made several yaluab
presents % a Iayoute old maid siste
living iu the East. These ezpens
were iu tuo books of the firm i9O
hundred dollars for books. nifty q
maps, seventy for set Of fua 4
Margaret and forty for an easy cha
for ber kuew Unjust take those
tbe books before John sass tAsm, ur
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