The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-01-23

nov be lying 10 The Thames mud for !
vas on my way 10 Westminster Bridge. ]
bad made up my mind 10 end. when sud
den Impulse made me address you. A.
implorei you. last night for the means Of
life. nov beg you 10 believe wha, say,
| eau give you DO idea OF the Intensity
ol the mans manner ~ be uttered these
words. have never 10 my life. before or
since. seen or heard conviction. utter. un-
questioDin. faith. so folly expressed. !
dare say had been more used TO turf life
and turf scence should not have been so
moved. or. IL bad, should have been as
hsmed to set upon my feeling, but,ss jack
Gilman said. was quite yerdapt Green
al this time. snd following my m.ndicani,
tip actually went and pu, hundred up
on Il: though III both The horses l had
backed bad lost shoali certainly have
bcen in Qaeer street
When | went back to Jack felt 10
conscience bound to tell him what | had
heard. As expected. he laughed the in.
teligeuce to scorn, never saw ragged
punter in my life that could not give you
. grand tip, he said. though he never by
any chance benefits by ], himself. ! hope
you have not been green enough to take
this opeY
Well. only to triHing amount - nothing
to speak Of, ! answered evasively, by this
time heartily cursing my folly.
shall have to look after you, my boy,
said Jack with half plying, half anus
I'd expression. and il / catch sight OF that
scoundrel again I'll give him in charge
Half 40 hour afterward, however. when
Dutch Roller was declared the victor our
relative positions were changed | never
saw a fellow look as lumbfoundsd ed as Jack
How much did you put on the brute2
he asked savagely.
hundred, replied.
Why, be stood at 100 to /, be cried.
Then you've made 10000? Well, I'm
blessed.
OF course. made sure that my tipster
would very soon turn up TO get share in
my luck; but The days passed on. and as
be did not come put several advertise
ments in the Time and other leading news
papers, requesting the person VIII had ac-
costed two gentlemen in Pail Mall on the
night befor the Sandown Great Steeple
chase and the next day gave one OF them
valuable information, would write or call
at the Army ana Navy Club, Pail Mall.
where he would hear OF something TO bis
advantage. These advertisements, how
ever, were never responded to. nor could
gain any hdings Of my mysterious friend
Twelve mouths sIterwart / was again
sent on foreign service, and 1t was many
year, serving as did in the Crimea and
the Indian mniiny. before again set foot
on the shores OF Old Englsnd. Fully im
mersed in these stirring events have Just
mentioned. | seldom ever saw an English
newspaper One day upon my return
while sitting in the library OF the club,
amusing myself turning over ooe or two
flles of the Times. just TO see what had
been going 90 during all those blank years
gave q great start as my eye fell upon
the following advertisement: The Dutch
Roller Sandown Great Steeplechsse. II
this should meet the eve Of the gentleman
who, on the eve Of that event, gave a beg
gar in Pail Mall guinea. will be kindly
writo to L. NJ. care Messrs. Deeiing &
Sors, solicitors, Bedford row, London.
l do not believe that felt more delight
on the day when | touched the 10000
than did at this unexpected intelligence
OF man to whom | was indebted for
slice that had made me prosperous man
aud given me the means OF attaining a
distinguished position in my profession.
looked al the date Of the issue; It was
six months old. and perhaps my poor
friend all this time had been waiting in
poverty aud want. for could picture him
10 no other position, for some reason. |
lost not moment 10 writing off to the sd
dress and Begging him to come to my Fri.
vate house The next morning received
letter from the solicitors, saying that
my letter had been forwarded TO their
client, who was then in the country. and
who would doubtless roply Immediately.
Thank heavens! ,jsculated, ! am not
too late.
That fame day | met Jack Gilman and
told him what had occurred. Jack bad
never got over my triumph over his clever
ness and bis pocket at that memorable |
Sandowp meeting.
You'll have nice time OF it with this
losfer now, be said, with sneer; he'll be
alssys bleeding you; yon'll never be rid
OF him Better have sen. him q check |
through the. lawyer without mentioning
you whereabouts, il gratitude oppresses
You, though dou't know what there 10 to
be grateful for. as the shole thing was the
yeriest Hake,
Jack seemed always doomed to be wrong
10 this affair, for the ntI, day received
letter from my mendic.n. friend, which
WAS not the least astonishing part OF this
curious history 1t was dated from the
Mount. near Derking. Surrey. expressing
the writer's delight At receiving my com
mnnicaiiou spd begging me 10 como down
aud see him 81 al scei1eut In the bunting
field would prevent bis getting out Of
doers for some time
Here vas . revelation. Burning with
curiosity started on that very morning.
The Mount WAS a magnificent mansion.
standing ip beautiful aud extensive grounds
jadge. then. my overwhelming as,onish
nent when harmed that my lucky ,ipsier
was the oxper OF this superb residence
found him lying 90 couch. 10 which 1