New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24
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ed for other purposes, perhaps NOT quite 80 cred
table. Suppose, for example A..
How could we do that ?" retarned Mr. An
ouis. with o laugh OF high amusement How
conld we ask our clients what they were going TO
do with their money? They'd say this sin't o
blank police court and you amt blank magis-
tratel What are you thinking OF, miss , a. We ySs
we lend money on terms as easy and safe as we
can make them and when you've got it =
Why, may eat it with bread and butter, !
suppose. like a sailor on shore, II please.
Wen. Mr. Anguis,p rose and said. " think
you've treated me very fairly. have heard you
maligned, and you have been, peneEe' very
: SirI" replied Mr.. Angus, loftily,. hands and
quarrels 60 together, and attacks show me I'm
worth attacking, which is what should IKE 10
be sure Of every day man amt worth rap
in this world until he begins TO have enemies.
Whyi" he continued, with what ! TOOK 70 pc
either first last effort at blush the Chris
tan religion tells you that, hey Beware when
me no harm just t'other way: they've proved my
existence TO the public, and shown the boner. fdes
Of my position by my being able TO malntaln 10.
And when one Of the papers abuses me for being
a money-lender, my only reply is, go and lend
money yourself on easier terms and sec what you
will make of It, And, 10 do 'em justice they none
Of em dol This way, mister And MI. Angus
unlocked side door and let me out another way
so provided imagine, that the bucket coming
up empty may never meet the bucket going down
full-full, thSt is, either OF hope or gold.
plete The substantial friend, substantial as the
times go, 70 whom / confded everything, had
agreed to back me- and within twenty-four hours,
l doubted not, should have the money; so wrote
10 MIR. Franks TO summon him down 10 be paid,
and with an easy mind went of to the theatre to
see Dorinda. 1t was the French play, and I sat
submissive in the pit There was Dorinda IN the
the vast and barren solitude behind her, and in
front was Denise with her quiet suffering grace,
serpentining in and out Of the homilies Of Dumas,
like priestess Of the DruidS In and out OF the
blocks and angles Of Stonehenge When Madame
Hadng gave her wild cry OF lie miserableP
D6rinda moved and turned her head, and our eyes
met She gave me a small and solemn bow! and
not she lifted her hands to pull her cloak more on
to her lap, and could see she held packet Of
papers. went round into the hall afterward and
met her coming out with her friends. They were
introduction. "Will you take these, please ?' she
said, giving me the packet, and look through
them. You will understand better than me II it
is what / suspect"
" You suspect ?"
Yes, you will see from the cheque-book.
shall come down tomorrow, and you can tell me
then. Goodbye And without another word Of
explanation she went out 10 the carriage on the
arm OF an old gentleman, who gave me glance of
suspicion over his shoulder and Immediately began
20 walk very fast What did she meanP Lhur-
a vampire, after an The idea Of it caused ca me
some sense Of disappointment ] had so fully
made up my mind to discharge the debt myself.
had so completely discounted all the trouble and
annoyance attached. that 20 find the debt already
paid was as fiat 20 march over the desert 70 the
relief Of Tckar, and find the garrison flown, and
none but half-starved cats In the shadowless
streets. spread the open racket under my lamp,
and set to work From the street below came the
wheeze Of q chrionet, breathing dolorously in at
puhlic-bouse door. and 70 my fancy, just warm
RON the theatre: y was as musical heightening
Of the interest OF the situation. Old letters were
there, some OF them mine now Uniformed and char
acteriess the hand seemed y old playbilk pink am
ateur programmes with fancy edges, old cards of
oxford and Cambridge matches, Lille Bridge
sports, betting tickets, grand stand passes paid
bills and, best Of ALL a oouDle of limp attenuated
cheek. books with nothing left but the foils.
felt IKE digger who has washed ton OF quartz
and finds at the bottom Of the pan q pennyweight
OF sold. foiledl-never was more appropriate
nelodramatic cry, for among them was the evil
dence OF couple Of checks paid TO Franks,
amounting 20 the actual hundred and seventy
pounds and bearing date Just before poor Arthur's
was down at Cambridge by the first train, and
BY was In the bank parlof. / found the au-
thoritex sympathetic, but. as they said pOwerless
They could not show me o clients pass book-im-
without u but for the opportune arrival Of the
hank solicitor, 20 whom every thing was explained,
| and whose advice was asked. Would sign an
indemnity TO- protect the bank IN case Of pro-
an hour there was I with the old checks futterlnR
under my fingers, and Fronks's among them, in
dorsed in the scoundrel's own unsteady fist
Franks and l went up in the train together,
and his deep eyes, and his hands hunehed in his
| pockets I'nenrly ran over bim az Kings Cross
AS rattied of down 70 tho Strand TO prepare for
| Dorinda IL would have been deep disgppoint-