Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-14
HAD HE MADE A MISTAKE

Mr.. Horseley, at une breakfast table
was reading the stock quotations to hi
wife, who always took an affectionate
IL vague, interest in his business. Sud
denly, as his eye roved over the paper
it lightened.
"Ahal goodl Listen to this, Kitty
The alumni of the class of '65' (my class
you know, twenty-five years back will
hold q reunion at the university next
month. There will be banquet,
speeches, etc Well, . folding the paper,
'I'm glad of that 1 shall like to see
the boys again. Some Of them have
been very successful"
None more than yourself, John"
mo, probably not"
The rich banker nodded thought
fully; he was not purse proud man.
Still, he had given twenty years of his
life to money making, and naturally he
fully appreciated the value of money.
''Tve not done badly" he said.
'There's Tom Hare, too, Tom is head
of the largest wheat syndicate in Illi-
nois, and Caridon-he Is president Of a
railroad. Dumont is a United States
Judge, very nice little competency. The
boys have done well by themselves
most of them"
Except poor VIII Morgan" said
Mrs. Horseley, with sigh.
"Yes, yesl Well, Morgan was OBJ
stinate, Kitty. He has himself to
thank for all his troubles. When he
left college said TO him: You have
few hundred dollars, so have l. /
mean TO invest mine In waste land in
the northern liberties. Go in with me.
1t can be bought for song, but the
town is going out that way. In ten
years cut up the land into lots, and we
shall be rich men,! He saw the truth
of it. Morgan's no fool; but he said,
i must have that money to educate
me for the ministry and into the min
istry he went. bought the land and
here we are, 1 honor Mr.. Morgan.
He's high principled fellow. Butt
Mrs. Horsely was silent for a few
minutes, then she said
II suppose Win cannot afford TO
come to this reunionp
mo, indeed. He has a little mission
airy church among the coal miners at
5000 year. He has five children"
Poor Bessyl He married Elizabeth
Wynne, you know. She was dear
friend of mine, delicate and fastidious
girl. John"
"Yes, my dear"
"Why can we not ask VIII and his
wife to the reunion-here, to stay at
the housel Buy the railway tickets
today, and let me write and inclose
them In the letter.
"A good ideal Pm glad you thought
Of II, Kitty. shall be glad TO give a
little pleasure 10 the poor creatures"
AS he was going out of the door he
stopped.
They'll be very shabby, you know;
they will look queer among your other
guests, he said.
That matters nothing TO me-" said
Kitty loftily. My social position does
not depend upon the clothes which my
friends wear"
But when, week or two later, the
poor clergyman and his wife arrived,
she was startled out of her usual calm
oomplaeenoy.
They have the pinehed, wan faces
OF people who never have enough TO
eat, she said 20 her husband. ''Bes-
sy's gown is one OF her wedding dresses.
She looks as II She had come out of the
Ark. And the MERGERS and Townes are
coming 70 dinner tonight. Something
must be done at once"
"What does IL matterl Morgan has
been with me all day." said her hus
band. Nobody thought the worse of
me because his overcoat was patched.
But Mrs. Horseley hurried out Of the
room. In few minutes she tapped at
Mrs. Morgan's chamber door. She car
ried a pretty dinner dress; Il was fam
tastically trimmed and little soiled.
''Besa. dear, we used 10 be Just the
same sIe. Won't you wear this for
mer
MrS Morgan glanced At the gown
aud then az her friends face.
II would urofnr 20 wear nv own.