San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-06-26
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on ninety days, and I'll indorseit. You'll
sell out before that time Mt handsome
advance" t
~ will place myself in your hands.
Mr.. Brooks, but you must manage the
business" ...........
Certainly; l shall only want your
signature when the documents are made
out By the by, come round and dine
with us, or have you another engage
mentT
Another engagement II Eames had
had fifty engagements he would have
broken them all for the privilege OF
meeting Mary Brooks. This was the
first time no had been invited to the cap
italist's table. The fact is, until this
morning Mr.. Brooks had scarcely vouch-
safed him more than u cool nod on meet
ing; but had changed, or appeared to,
and his behavior altered with 1t. Such
Is the way of the world! ~
It was very pleasant dinner. The
young artist remained afterwards.
II have an engagement, Mr.. Games
said Mr.. Brooks; "a meeting Of the bank
directors; but you mustn't go away.
Mary viii entertain you." -
The young man did not go away, and
apparently was satisfied by the enter
tainment he received. He blessed his
amt for her legacy, IL only 1t had pro-
cured him this afternoons interview
with the young lady he had admired.
But It gained him more. Every four
days he received similar invitation.
He could not fail to see that Ezekiel
Brooks looked with evident complacency
on the good understanding between his
daughter and himself.
"What will he say? thought the young
man, 'when he finds out what sort of a
legacy l have received from my aunt?
Occasionally, too, he feltnervous nbout
his hasty assent to the proposition to bny
five hundred shares Of railroad stock ut
fifty-six, when he hadn't fifty dollars
ahead. He reckoned up one day what
his purchase would amount to, and his
breath was nearly taken away when he
found it amounted to twentyeight thou,
sand dollars! Still, it had been in a
manner forced upon him. He asked no
questions, but every now and then the
old gentleman said: "All going well!
Stock advancing rapidly"
With that he was content. Indeed, he
| was 80 carried away by love OF Mary
Brooks that he gave little thought to
any other subject. lf
One day Mr.. Brooks came up, his face
beaming with Joy.
"Wish you joy, Eames," he said.
"Wimbledon's gone up like a rocket to
par Give me authority and I'll sell out
for you"
The artist did so, hardly realizing what
it meant till, three days after, he re,
ceived little note to this effect:
DEAR EAMEs-Havo sold out your five hundred
shares Of Wimbledon at l0l SO you bought at SO.
This gives you a clear profit Of S45 per share, or
Se2,5Ol You had better take the ride and rein'
vest your surplus Call at my Office ut once.
| Yours very truly, EZEKIEL BROOKS
Charles Eames read this letter three
times before he could realize its mean
ing. Could it be that without investing
cent he had made over $50 O,OOO' 1t
must be dream, he thought. y.
But when he called at the old gentle
mans Office he found it was really true.
"Mr Eames, how about this money!
Shall l reinvest it for you!"
"Thank you, sir. wish you would. ]
should like little in hand, however.
"Certainly. Will that answer" and
the old gentleman wrote check for
$500 and placed it i'll the young mans
hand.
1t was more money than he had ever
before possessed at one time. This was
convincing proof Of the reality OF his
good fortune.
The next day he went to the city and
ordered handsome suit Of clothes at a
fashionable tailor's. The fact was his
old coat was getting threadbare and his
overcoat decidedly seedy. While he was
about it he bought u new coat and boots,
as well as other needed articles, and still
returned with money enough in his
pocket to make him feel rich. He
changed his boarding house, engaging a
handsome room at u much nicer place.
at seems to me you are dashing out,
Eames," said his friend the editor.
"You know I've had legacy" said
Eames, laughing. -ll
81 begin to think you have" said the
editor. ..
When Eames appeared on the street in
his new suit it was u confirmation OF the
news of his inheritance. His removal to
fashionable boarding house was addi-
tional confirmation. 1t wa9 wonderful
how he rose in the estimation of people
who had before looked upon him as a
shiftless artist.
All ut once it occurred TO him, "Why
shouldn't I propose for Mary Brooksi
With twenty thousand dollars | could
certainly support her comfortably.
There was very pretty cottage, and
tasteful grounds, for sale at five thou
sand dollars. This would make a charm
ing home"
One morning, with considerable trepi-
dation, young Eames broached the sub
ject TO Mr.. Brooks.
''No one l should like better for q SON
in-law, if Mary is willing" was the
prompt answer.
Mary was willing, and as there seemed
no good reason for waiting, the marriage
took place within n few weeks
CHARLES" said his father-in-lsw, after
the young people returned from their
wedding journey, cit is time for me 70
render you an account Of your money af-
fairs. Ihave been lucky in my invest
nents, and / have Ss1 900 TO your credit,
OF. deducting the amount paid for your
house, S2G,OO0 BY the way, have yOu
received your aunt's bequestg
81 received IL Yesterday" said Charles
"Indeedf-
"Here il Il, {" said the young man, and
be produced a battered silver watch
"Do you mean 70 say that is al she
isft xo-,ys aslred his fafheT-in-law, Etupc-