San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-09

al the second issue OF the CatJaraugus and
Opelousas railroad. These bonds had long
since been taken off all lists known to
brokers, and it was long since any coupons
had been paid. Still the Cattaraugus and
Opelousas existed and there were san
guine people. among whom his mother was
one, who supposed that at some time pay
ment would be resumed. Antony, being
her trustee, had to keep these bonds some
where, and he had been notified by legal
advisers that he must keep them in one of
the security vaults which are now estab-
lished in all the considerable cities He
had hired a modest safe at the Amicable of
TamwOrth, and at the Amicable you have
the facilities of a charming reading room,
where are all the new magazines, where
you can wash your hands if you need, you
can make an appointment with friend,
you can write note on the Amicable's pa
per.
These facilities are thrown open to you
because you have hired, perhaps for only
$40 a year, safe in that bank. Antony
had found that here was by far the best
club room in TamwOrth. 1t that city they
have what is known as the Strangers
Rest" well developed: you can go in and
pay ten cents an hour for all the comforts
of club room, and then go out again.
But Antony found that in the long run,
$40 year was cheaper for him than the
Strangers Rest at ten cents an hour, and
what | should like TO know is whether his
standing in that community had not ma
terlally risen since the old donS and wild
Ows and railroad trustees and other such
persons who had their safes there found
that he was one of the habitues of the read
ing room of the Amicable.
He suspected himself that it gave him
these advantages, and h was careful not
to presume on them. He took care not to
sit there writing letters in times when a
business man would be at his counting
room; he only looked in there at the hours
when the most prominent of the dOnS were
there; he took care not to appear to regard
it as the only loating place which he had
In proportion rs he was cautious in these
regards the dons began to respect him as
one of themselves; that is to say, as per-
son who did not have to work very hard
for his money, and who had in the cham
Der adjacent the secrets by which a quar-
terly revenue comes to the initiated with
out much cracking of their finger nails or
griming of their hands.
On this particular morning Antony was
obliged to break his rule. 1t was just the
hour when he should not ordinarily have
gone to the Amicable. 1t was seldom in
deed that he had any occasion to look at
his mothers bonds in his safe, for they
were as worthless one month as they were
another. But to preserve the respectable
tiles of the place it had been his habit to
have his safe opened for him once quar-
ter-about the lst of May, August and the
corresponding quarters-which he OBJ
served to he coupon quarters" for some
very distinguished dons.
He would retire into one of the little
cells provided for the occasion, open his
box and then carry it back that it might
be deposited in his safe again. The last
time that he had done this Antony had
placed two fifty dollar bills in his little tin
box to guard himself against spending
them. He knew that he should have
enough money for his current expenses be
sides, and he had not cared TO make per-
manent investment of this sum But if he
were to go to Pittsburg he mus have these
two fifties in his pocket, and he walked
down to the Amicable, gave the number of
his safe and his box was given to MIN.