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to him-of his al
tered fortunes would be unknown to any one
There was his interest i'm the Haynton bay
property, to be sure, but he cursed the day
he had ever put nearly $4,000 into property
which at best would not be likely to return
any amount of cash for years to come He
might sell that also, but who would buy it2
Nobody knew much about it but the other
owners; of these, two were Tramlay and
Phil, to neither of whom would he admit
that he needed money; he would rather lose
all he had invested. AS for Agnes Dinon,
who held most of the remaining shares he
could not make business offer to woman
who had refused his hand and heart several
years before.
Perhaps his broker had saved something
for him from the wreck. Marge sought an
obscure hotel instead of going to his apart
ments or his club, fearing even to meet any
one he knew on Wall street. went to his
brokers' house by night. The interview was
not satisfactory The broker had not only
been obliged to close Marges account, but,
infected by his customers success, had OPP
Grated so largely in E. 81 w. on his own
account that he also had been ruined, and
so as to make good some of his Indebtedness
to members.
AS for Z. e. w., instead of recovering it
had gone lower and lower, until operations
in it almost ceased. The president, utterly
ruined, retired from Office, turned over all
his property to his creditors, and went abroad
to recover his shattered health or to die, he
did not much care which.
Marpa sold bis b0rca at orcfio,, onJ ,ub;la
YEARLY awaiting the circumlocution of
searching title" which necessarily preceded
his getting full payment he betook himself to
Boston. To avoid speculation was impossible;
it had been his life for years; and as he found
mining shares were within his reach he began
again to operate in small way. The little
he had seen of mines while on the fateful E.
g. w. excursion was so much more than the
majority of those about him knew OH the
subject that he made few lucky turns, aud
he finally interested some acquaintance in a
promising silver property he had seen in the
west. His acquaintance succeeded in getting
the property listed" at one of the New York
exchanges, and Marge, with new hopes and
a great deal OF desperation, risked nearly all
he had on the Brighthope mine.
The scheme worked finely for some weeks
1t was skillfully managed by the Bostonians
interested; they even succeeded in getting
great deal about it into the newspapers of
both cities. But-alas for the wickedness o.
human nature!-one day the company were
Mortified to learn that their title to the prop
erty was hopelessly defective When this
fact became indisputable, Brighthope stock
tumbled farther than E. 81 W.-tumbled
utterly out of sight; and all the assets of the
except the safe and two desks, were
sold to a paper stock dealer at a cent pound.
Then Marge thought seriously of suicide
He had but q thousand or two dollars left;
how could he operate in anything on that
small sum and support himself besides! He
could add something to the sum by selling his
horses and carriage, but such things always
had to GO at sacrifice; besides, there would
be terrible bill to be paid for the mainte-
nance of the animals during the two or three
months in which he had been absent from
New York.
Still, the thought of suicide did not inn
prove on acquaintance. While there was
life there was hope Why shouldn't he go
back to New York, brave everything, and
start anew to the best of his abilitya Other
men had pocketed their pride; and, although
his own pride was frightfuliy large to he
submitted to such treatment, he did not
know that the operation would give him any
more discomfort than he was already endur-
ing.
The thought resolved itself into decision
when one day he CHANGED to meet in Boston
4 New Yorker with whom he had a casual
After little chat the man,
who had BEEN away from the city for months,
you're not married yetg'
"No," said Marge, with grim smile
81 thought had heard that YOU were en-
gagged to Miss Tramlay: and | wanted to
you. An iron house traveller
whom met short time ago told me that
rramlay was getting rich very FAST"
81 supposed" said Marge. with u dawn of
interest, that Miss Tramlay was to marry
young Hayn."
what! that country clerk of her father'sf'
aid the man, with the confidence born of
ignorance. "Nonsensel Why, it seems only
he other day that heard some one laughing
ibout that fellows infatuation. Oh, no;
low that they're rich they'll want to marry
heir daughter to some one of social standing.
indeed, heard some one say as much. The
mother is very ambitious i'm that line, you
Inow."
Marge soon executes himself, Lie a strong
igar and betook himself to a solitary walk
md some hard, thinking. There was perhaps
grand point to be made on that fellows
suggestion. From what he knew OF Mrs.
he informed himself that no
me knew that lady better-he would not be
urprised IL an approved society man might
low be entirely welcome as husband for
lucia, even II he were as poor as church
mousse And Lucia herself-had she not al
Ways longed for larger and more prominent
ociety than she had yet enjoyedi
Before his cigar was burned out, Marge
lad bought ticket for New York. deter