Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-07-03


more than cool nod on meeting; but
had changed, or appeared to, and his be-
havior altered with it. Such is the
way Of the worldi
1t was very pleasant dinner. The
young artist remained afterwards.
II have an engagement Mr.. Eames,"
said Mr.. Brooks, "a meeting of the
bank directors; but you mustn't go away.
Mary will entertain YOU"
The young man did not 60 away, and
apparently was satisfied by the enter
tainment he received. He blessed his
aunt for her legacy, if only 1t had pro-
cured him this afternoons inter-
view with the young lady he had ad-
mired. But it gained him more. Every
four days he received similar invita-
tion. 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 legacy l have received from my
aunt?'
Occasionally, too, he felt nervous
about his hasty assent to the PROPOSE
tion to buy four hundred shares of rail-
road stock at 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
tloenty-etgM thousand doNarsi Still, it
had been in manner forced upon him.
He asked no questions, but every now
and then the old gentleman said: "All
going we'll! Stock advancing rapidly"
With that he was content. Indeed,
he was so carried away by love of Mary
Brooks that he gave little thought to
any other subject.
One day Mr.. Brooks came up, his face
beaming with Joy.
"Wish you joy, Eames," he said.
"Wimbledons gone up like 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
| ICOClfCu llUulC AOUo w Ou6Cbs
DEAR EAMEs Have sold out your FIVE hun
dred shares OF Wimbledon at 1o1. So you
bought at So. This gives you a clear profit
| Of forty-five dollars per share, or twenty-five
| thousand five hundred dollars. You had better
take the ride and re-invest your surplus. Call
at my office at 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 twenty thou
sand dollars? 1t must be d dream, he
thought
But when he called at the old gentle
mans Office, he found it was really
true.
''Mr. Ea;nes, how about this money?
Shall re-invest it for you?"
THANK you, sir. l wish you would.
/ should like little In hand, how.
ever"
Certainly. Will that answer" and
the old gentleman wrote check for five
hundred dollars, and placed it in 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 8
fashionable tailor's. The fact was hi:
old coat was getting threadbare, and
his overcoat decidedly seedy. While
he was about it he bought new coat ant
boots, as we'll as other needed articles
and still returned with money enough
in his pocket to make him feel rich
He changed his clearinghouse, en-
gaging handsome room at mucl
nicer clearinghouse.
SIT seems to me you are dashing out
Eames," said his friend, the editor.
"You know I've had a legacy" sait
Eames, laughing.
81 begin to think you have" said tn,
editor.
When Eames appeared on the stree
in his new suit 1t was confirmation o
the news of his inheritance. His re
moval to fashionable boarding -hous
: was additional confirmation. 1t wa
wonderful how he rose in the estima
! tion of people who had before looke
upon him as shiftless artist.
All at once it occurred to him: "Wh
, shouldn't propose for Mary Brooks
' With twenty thousand dollars l coul
certainly support her comfortably
, There was very pretty cottage an
tasteful grounds for sale at five thou
! sand dollars. This would make
charming home"
One morning, with considerable trep
dation, young Eames broached the sui
ject to Mr.. Brooks.
I mo one / should like better for
son-in-law, if Mary is willing" was tn
( prompt answer.
Il Mary was willing, and as ther
seemed no good reason for waiting, tn
marriage took place within a fe
v weeks.
/. "Charles," said his father-in-lav
g after the young people returned frol
their wedding journey, ''it is time fl
o me to render you an account of you
money affairs l have been lucky
d my investments, and / have thirty-or
/ thousand dollars to your credit or, d
" Quoting the amount paid for your hous
!, twenty-six thousand dollars. By II
o way, have you received your aunt's b
quest?"
II received it yesterday" sai
v Charles.
s "Indeedw
|. Here it is" said the young man, az
/ he produced a battered silver watch.
"Do you mean to say this is all 81
left youg" asked his father-in-la'
IT stupefied.
s "Yes, sir"
Q Ezekiel Brooks whistled in she
{. amazement; and his countenance fel
a For a moment he regretted his daug
ter's marriage, but then came Il
$, thought that his son-in-law, through