South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-10-18
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Gle NEE e ~ beck end or ~ efofs.
NJ. Dyseu Has . p'easant- teakiag
man Of about IS q zQs and ~ EEL
low.towpsssen frsqueDsly po'see9 TO
hin vs'h pride = : self.niskss s6si.
Bsi while sversb' II hsd . so.l
! votd Tor Henry Dyson. very fow peo.
| pie spoke sell Of his brothes III
Ga the night our story opeqb the
nerchsnt vas vaiting for he grAces
Les tsoshsr, aud e the tonrs so)ls.i
On { be flows % he fnee grew doeper.
Z can q nothipG whh TooS hc
sal,I. a. hs p.evsI The asae luapa1( ent:
y. 4 have eivsa ttu syseS pqsiblS
chance, but he gsous moro idle and
dissipated syssy day. Psrhsp5 I
ought not 10 wait for him, bus be wss
so urgen, in bic request for IN ipsers
new tonight that could not refuse.
Poor fe:lowi What new trouble can
he be mixed up inf'
The front door opened and : yourg
man entered quietly, and after fur
tive glance Nh und the store, pro-
ceeded to the office.
| Well, Tomr' said Henry Dyson.
lem here, you eee.' replied Tom.
| Il suppose said Henry. shat It Is
useless to AK Why you are 90 late. or
where 700 lave been during the last
two days.'
| Tom looked little nervous and
his eyes fell
THAT 10 neither hcrs'or there be
answered ia q staggering way. Il
have had some businese OF my own TO
look after. and knew that you we're
not short If help In the store
We'll. what 10 ilP' asked Henry
abruptly.
| 'Brother,' Tom broke ont hurled.
| ly and In . falteripg voice. Il must
have some money. two hundred dol.
lars or sO.'
| Il won,,er where you will ct IT,
Henry Iejoined. You will not get
another cent from me-that 10 GER
tain. Why should I toll here and
economizs In order to furnish you
with funds to ba lost 1t the gaming
table 2
III do not get the money" said
Tom. turning pale. i shall have. to
leave the country
| "A good thing fer the eosntry.then,
snspr ed Henry. 'Don's let me utter.
fere with your travelling piaus.'
Tom seemed to fall all TO pieces at
this reply. lie made one more effort
i hope you srenot hard up. yours
self he ssid.
i was never getting along better,
responded the merchant, 'bu: that
has no'bing to do With the case
He pulled open the door OF the iron
! safe. and pointed to little lin box
DO you zee thstf' he asked. Well
that box contains twenty crisp one
thousand dollar bank notes. I drew
, the money from the bank to-day FOL
an invest ment. No. Tom, am pros
! perine, but am tired Of your endless
, d-sin upon my purse. I must stop
and nov 10 the time
Henry rose from bis chair and wen
! into little closet for his overcoat.
) In an instant, before man could
count three seconds. Tom had drawr
, the fat tin box from the safe ant
slipped il into the breast Of his heavy
[ overcoat.
His brother slowly emerged from
a the closet and put on his wfappings
! Then be closed the door Of the sale
5 with click.
Il am ready 10 CO. he said. 'Yo'
have no further business with me.
5 presume z
No. SIR Tom responded. with
o pale, determined face. Neither nov
? nor later. goodbye
5 Good bye. old fellow. said Hen ~
P with yswn.
Tom walked out of the store with
: out another word. banging the doc
: after him.
0 i know him. soliloquized the mer
chant. he will not leave here. n
: will be around to. morrow with ne,
{ proposition. Perhaps. after all, I ba,
better look into his sffairs. and Civ
him another chance
He walked slowly out OF the build
ing and locked the door. A alsnc
up and down Ike street showed bin
that Tom was not In eight, aud b.
then quietly made his way to his no.
tel. where he sraightway went to bed
II.
After leaving the store Tom bug
god the TN box 20 bis breast, an,
walked at rapid pace.
1t Was an awful thing 10 do b,
muttered, bat had TO have money
and | worked TO make some OF it,
The young man sped onwari
through the deserted streets until b,
reached the river. He crossed tb,
bridge and started up The hill on the
other side.
His plan was plain enough. III,
was going 70 . suburban railway sta
ton to take the train for .hs West.
Suddenly be pulled up With jerk.
He took the tin box from under has
coat.
The devil r he exclaimed, I mus,
bave been mad. an no thief, and
! viii cut my throat before becoming
one. 1 will take the box back to my
brother, confess my folly, and then
leave him.
he turned and rstrsced his steps.
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