New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-23

I NTOTIEHf
fathers name is known to me as one OF the lc4d-
ing ones in the financial world. | will cash this
! draft for YOU | only make one supuiaton,
| namely. that you mention this TO no one else IL
| il were generally known. should be pestered with
| like applications
Evasio readily gave the required promise. and cor
daily thanked the proprietor, no unlocked cash
| hox countcd out notes to the necessary amount.
and handed them to the young man without a
word
MY dear sir intcrposed the proprietor, set
| ting aside as it were. the suggestion with a wave
of his hand, " | could not think of accepting com
mission draft payable at sight. | shall, Of
course. present this at Potsdorn ~ Guclphs to
morrow morning.
&" DO So by all means" Evasio returned. And,
after again thanking the manager for his obliging
kindness he re-entrred the gambling 81 loon, eager
10 retrieve his oss,S.
But his attempt to do so proved nothing pe'ier
| than throwing good money after bad IN an IN
crc1ibly short time every farthlng OF that last
! thousand tlorins had vanished and he returned to
his hotel broken and desperate.
About noon next day. as he sat over his untastcd
breakfast. resting his head on his hands. detected
and miserable, he heard knock at his door
| Before he had time to answer II, the door was
| thrown open, and the waiter announced:
! y gentleman to see YOU
Evasio looked up with a gesture OF Irritation,
meaning to say that he corld receive no one Just
then. But he dcsistcd from his purpose when he
saw his visitor already crossing tine Threshold ana
|
Pardon me for troubling you with visit!
the latter began politely when the door had cioscu
on the waiter. But have lust been to present
your draft at Potsdorif Il Guelph s. and
II was honorcd all right, was II not !? EVasio
| intcrposcd oniclly.
have no complaint TO make on That score.
| But | fcar-and pardon my seemlns mpcr'lnence c
in abiding 70 the matter-that the thousa ds,
horins which have just been paid on your dra1'
WAS I'll the that. YOU lad Itlt
Really that is no affair of yours" the young
man rctorted. lie highly resented such suG,
gcstion from a perfect stranger. who had obllGci
| him. il was true. by taking his check TN" pre-
vious night. bat who still had done nothing TO
warrant any inqnsitive interference with his
private affairs However in moment ms curl
oosity got the better of his resentment. and he
added, What makes You think so .r.
Several things" thc answer. ! ne
fact that YOU asked ne to advance one thousand
| forms and no more your dcmcanOr while losing
the conduct Of the cashier nj Potsdorn
! Guelphs who was obliged Il refer 10 his leiscr
to see if Nou were good for the sum-this com
bination of circumstances led me 10 suppose that
you had los, your all. and might now Stand III
| need of money Especially. he concluded. ny
| ing his dark eyes full on the Young mans face.
las something seems 10 tell me that the sum
which you have gamblcd away was rot your
WHO told you that" cred Evasio; adding
quickly as he thought he OWNED the motive Of
| this strangers visit. Il sec. lou are money
| lender p"
Il do lend money sometimes" the quiet
~Ciood.7 exclaimed Evaso. eagerly Then
will Won advance me 1000 forms I'll give Noi
bill on The agents At month-at a Fortnight.
if you like; and pay any interest you please
The other, looking the yonrs man fnll IN me
face answered. But yol would only g"ih'"
away the money were to lend it 10 You.
Perhaps 50. was the reply" but quickly
" look here. I'll promise 10 gamble with II a.,
your saloon. that. II II all NanlShcs, N"l' I'LL"
YOU alone. viii profit hy the loss. ...,
The proprietor smiled gravcly as lie returned.
Young sr. | should he sorry 10 see Non 20 L"
the devil through The medium Of my gambling
first who had suffered that fate. several
striking rescmbanccs occur IL me now-ohe
especially. which should Ike 10 tell You o. II
You have the leisure 10 listen
Now. Evaso desired nothing less than to be-
bored with any of this fellow stories bn', as
il would not do IL offend him while there was any
chance of obtaining loan from hln. he san WIN
as good grace as he could assume: lN az
means tell nj, the tale. should like to hear II
1T happened many years ago" the other began.
." \ young man. Of about your own age was pay
ing rcckessly al one of the tables IN the saloon
of which | am now proprietor LVrINihinS went
against him. and he lost heavily. Moreover. the
money with which he was Spccnla,ns was h9' ms
own 10 lose. All that he himself possessed had
already vanished, and lac had borrowed from
friends on the strength Of drafts ana ackno"i
Judgments payable next day. though he had no
money lying To- his credit. and his only hope Of
meeting these drafts rested Oh his chance Of VIII
nlne. Luck was dead against him. lie lost ALL
a. length
lay before him but ruin and intolcrable disgrace.
He left the saloon pale and desperate. determined
to square accounts with the world in the only re-
manning waY-namely, by taking his own NE
We'll" observed Evasio. as the narrator paused
moment. he blew out his brains. ] suppose:
and there an end OF him
Hear me 10 the end, was the grave reply.
4 LADY, young and beautiful. had entered the
saloon with her husband from curiosity - see
what such place like. Her attention CHANGED
10 be directed towards the young man whom !
/ l,,-o and Slp
heavy losses But when she saw him rise and
leave the saloon. with the pale sci look Of
desperation his face she could not bear 10 b"
silent and, turning t. her husband. She said.
an sure that he poor man intends doing something
dreadful to himself Let us follow HIM. and ASK
" Her husband resisted the notion as foolish;
bnt Size pleaded 50 chnIminglv that he gave way.
and they followed the ruined gambler into tie
street. The latter Happened 10 have stopped ana
10 be leaning against the wall Just where the night
! Of n street lamp fell fun upon his face and re-
vcalcd is expression in all it's CHASTITY agony.
THE beautiful lady's heart was more smitt"n
| with compassion than ever.
Go and speak to him. she cnfrcaicd her hus-
| band Ask him what We can do for him See
| the despair written on his face. Oh. poor man
And her husband wcnt-ilOr he WAS newly
married. and his lovely wife could do what She
! pleased with himI-and Re touched The gambler
on the shoulder and addressed him.
Again the proprietor paused. and turned his
| eyes on his listeners face.
Evasio was interested in spite Of himself 10y
the graphic manner in which the narrator told
the tale and he requested him 10 proceed.
The result of the conversation was; the pro-
| pIicfor continued, that the ruin"d gambler
| accompa MED the lady and gentleman back 10 their
! hotel and there he told them the exact circnm-
stances Of his losses. and Of the disgrace and ruin
which awaited Linn next morning
The gentleman in some hesf1tion what
| - do bnt his wife bent over him from behind.
| as hc considering. AMI cntIeafcd him softly.
! Won will lend the poor man the money lac needs.
viii not -
NV dear he protested. ii is eight thousand
FORMS
But Won are rich.' she pleaded. and will not
miss the mOrcy. OH do lend il - him
so e. cut nv story short. the beautiful lndVs
pleading prevailed. And the poor ruined devil
left The hotel that night witt draft for ten
thousand forms in his pocict-a saved man
That is an uncN pccted end 10 the story
| ...l.;roJ Evo-tn did ma. think thai q