The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29

vited to the capitalists table. The
fact is, until this morning Mr.. Brooks
had scarcplv vOucl1safpd him more
than cool nod on meeting; hut he
had changed, or appeared To, and his
behavior altered with it. Such is the
way of the world,
II have an engagement, Mr..
Eimes," said Mr.. Brooks, "a meet
ing of the bank directors, hut you
mustn't go away. Mary will enter
tain YOU"
The young man did not 90 away,
and apparently was satisfied by the
entertainment he received. He
blessed his aunt for her legacy, il
only it had procured him this after
snoon's inter view with. the Young
lady he admired. But ii gained him
more. Every four days he received
similar Invitation. He could not
fail to see that EhehipI Brooks looked
with evident cnmplacenry 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 have received
from my aunt?"
Occasionally, too, he felt nervous
nj, hiS h.lStr IN thn t,rnhnSi-
tion to buy 100 shares Of railroad
stock at SO, wnen he hadn't $jG
ahead. He reck0ncd up, one day,
what his purchase would amount to,
and his breath was Himpst taken
aWay when he found it amounted to
twenty-eight thousand dollars! Still,
il had been in a manner forced upon
him. He asked no questions, but
every now and then the old gentle
man said:
"AII going well! Stock advancing
rapidly"
With that he was content. In
deed. he was so carried away by love
of Mary Brooks that he gave little
thought TO any 0thel >u' jcci.
One day Mr. Brooks caIne up, his
fee hraning with joy.
"Wish you ", E,mcS," he said.
"Wlmhtton's gone uu 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 received little note to this effect
DEAR EAMES. = Have sold 0ut.
Your i've hundred shares of Wimble-
ton at l01. So you hnught ut 90.
This gives yOu clear profit OF forty
i've dollars per share, or twenty-five
i tIou5and five hundred dollars. You
had better reinYeSt your surplus.
Cail at my uf1l g 1T once. Yours
very truly. EZEKIEL BROOKS.
Charles E,mes read this letter
tniee times before he could realize
it, meaning. Cuu'd it he that with.
out investing cent, he had made
over twenty thousand dollars? Ii
must he a dream, he thought.
But when he called at the old gem
tleman's office he ibund it WAS really
true.
"Mr. Eames, how about this mon
ey? Shall 1 re-invest it for you?"
"Thank yon sir, wish you would.
| should like little in hand. how
ever"
Certainly. That will answer"
and the old gentleman wrote a check
for five hundred dollars and placed il
in the young mans hand.
1t was more money than he had
ever before possessed at one time.
This WAS convincing proof of the re.
aity of his good fortune.
The next day he went to the city
and ordered II handsome suit of
clothes at fashionable taiiOr's. The
fact was his old coat WAS getting
threadbare, and his overcoat decid.
eddy seedy:
While he was about it he bought a
new coat and boots, rs well as other
needed articles, and still returned
with money enough in his pocket to
make him feel rich. Hechanged his
boarding-n0use, engaging IA hand
some room at Il much nicer boarding
house.
1T seems to me you are dashing
cut, Eames," said his friend the ed
itOr.
"You know I've had legacy, "said
EAmes. laughing.
II begin TO think you have" said
the editor.
When Eames appeared Oh the
street in his new suit it was a cOntir.
nation of the news of his inheritance.
His removal to IA fashionable board.
ing house was additional c.,nfirma-
ton. 1t was wonderful how he rose
in the estimation of people who had
| hofnra IOOka6 unOn him before aS a