Telegram-herald., 1889-05-28


TIE nsxt e4y I gos . soss fro2 Mr.
A5F-1Aal fle11oF. . .~ll-knSsn 60. Ls1a.
lawyer. rse eaast4E< re - cal apon hiKn a.
eises. "fns er-sa k-s eoGns. l said - ay-
sci ~Hs - aeSiaz fer TIE Ne. I9Fs
sxslitoFs sci / ~ens - hiD- ! kS1
doue 20 isrong aad has aot hinx T. coacsal
| eoa.d face asyoody He srssss1 E,s
pleasSatiy, sss1s1 b = Ia his private eezcs,
end sid;
4 understand TIA. yea arc involved 4.
sOsas bsssin<ss 6lfzcaitlsss'
~Iree. ed tnzs Elst w>s naY understand
inx si,o. ana frznkiy tod hin Al tbzS I
kas~. or the4zhs | knew about the
situation. Re listened gF~sslys sna whsa
bat eonel aGsd, ssksd
w LAT saA woatd tide y0o over and
save ysa froa bankruptcy
Il lave 40 E4a1s idea Iaaa the Grand
Caam h4. =" I replied. Il cannot see hos
Nat eoald hare lsl Is in for aors th~a r.
tssa % tHssfy taszs~-d. bat he nay have
drowned u Tor half a million, iof al
Know TO tas ascsntr&ry.
DO y0u taink yoa could pull through II
yoa haa s2o 50 ia kaud," said that vas
surs / csuld- That mucR ready cash would
stop a migaty ~ hole.
VERY veil hs said. Il am Instructed,
II tast sum NJ al save yOG, 10 land II 10 you
--ss = loan"
who lends me s2o 0oof" gasped-
lam not a. liberty - tell you
al caa give 10 adequate security"
Your personal note. at twelve months,
drawn 20 me, will be enough"
could not express nay feelings. Ny
eyes were din. aud there was lump IN
my throat. tie saw my agitation and
kindly recalled my self control by his ms-
thodical praetics0ility. He bad the note al
ready for me 10 sign and the <2o, 900 In a
portfolio on his desk. took the money
with the understanding that i might re-
turn il and reclaim my note, II the sum
should be either unnecessary or insuf-
rciest.
That day | completed all my arrange
ments for going 10 New YORK as con
quer-r. But how did puzzle myself over
where those go 600 came FRONT just as
vasclosing nay desk. preparatory TO start
ing for the train. j got telegram from
my partner:
"Have returned. Made the deal Grand
success. Full particulars my mail
So. he was In New York again. And
there was nothing in his message that
looked like failure. Quite the reverse. l
could not wait for mail explanations
Even the telegraph seemed slow.
AS IL turned out, DO had seized a splen-
did business opportunity by a run over TO
Canada, had written all about il TO mo be-
fore starting, and told Bagley simply TO
wire that he had gone. His letter was de.
stroyed, with a lot of other mail matter,
IN a railroad catastrophein In Ohio, aud that
left me all at sea. The Canada business, /
may interpolate was the foundation of the
present solidity and wealth OF our firm.
When 1 took the 500. 900 back to Mr.
T,cknor, the next morning, be laughed
and congratulated me heartily. Then
begged him to tell me who had so gener-
ously come to my aid For some time he
was obdurate, but tflnally, when l incident
ally mentioned tho breaking off Of my en-
little and then, almost swearing me that
/ would not reveal his betrayal Of conf
dence, told me that it was Mary Long,
Helen 3 cousin, who had SO kindly put al
most the whole of her private fortune at
my disposal to save me from supposed
financial ruin. She had learned of my dis
tress from Helen who had told her | was
ruined and she WAS going to cast me OF.
Noble rs her action then seemed to me,
the purity, loveliness and grandeur OF soul
that / have long known animatss all
Mary's life, and who could know her bet
ter than /, for she is my beloved wife and
the mother of my children.