New-York tribune., 1891-05-03
A LONDON STORY.
HOW THE BOGUS PUBLISHER LIVES.
From The nondon) Author.


stout in his hand with anxious countenance'
Mary Young men Of anxious countenance may oe
seen in London bars all day long. lie haa Vn'
crstouarv cigarette of vile paper and bad tooacco
between his lips. -
Reside him. also with glass OF stout In hio
hand. stood an older man, upon whoih mug
springs at least, had smiled In sunshine ""o
shower. His face showed the soft Influences Va
tbc former. but in patches, as one on the rie.O
check one on the end Of the nose. and one OIL ''io
forehead Thus will flowers grow III NY i"'S
garden, here few ond there more, iof -'a'u'0
loves not regularity: His coat also sho"eu "y
its appearance that many springs hao uis'n'e"
mon r. many showers The habits Of the man
could be easily inferred from his appearance hc
was ono of those who look upon wine when tney
can get il. but not for long, because they make
haste 70 swallow it when there Is no wine' such
a man looks upon, and swallows, any other kihd
Of drink that Is ardent and intoxicatns' such
q one also loves tobacco, the society OF men, anu
the flare of gas lamps. As for his professon' tnao
was more difficult TO discuss MOI eXac'y
sporting man, though probably ready to geo
bit upon a cert Ibis eyes lacked the shrewo-
ness of the sporting man. and he was TOO shappy
not q journalist-he was too Slow IN his move
ments and his speech; journalists. even IL they
loaf about the bar, always possess certain
smartness: not a clerk, that Is. not a clerk in
berth: not tradesman or working man. OF an
artist of any kind A certain cunning of the
kind barsblv called low lur1ed in his eyes and
on his lips. He might certainly be set down as
one who lived by his wits, and that in spite Of
his character and reputation Now when you
have lost your character it is good thlhG uo
have some wits to fall back upon. u.hat
Seems to me, said the young man. eias
-, xla North laff
Not without hundred fighting for it, SAID
the elder .,o.o -. t,rs,eos
in London and / can find nothing" ~
"What might be your line, young man
why, when | came up to town thought that
SUI" @PnbIishing Sfi echoed the other. "Ahl that
is n line and no mistake--if you're fly to the
lodges Publishing? Ali" he heaved aeep
sigh II only had the capjfsVSbr Se Seoeated Sc
meaningiy. There is a fortune in it-for self and
partner-a fortune l say. Easy LIVING, after the
first fqr9t and fortune nt1e5wa[Ss 1Sen?,
DO look like it in this getraps No, t1ic BHS
IL Where did yon learn it?"
nf houSe tRat Perhnps had hadn't That's
my business. Young man, have you go0 any
capital?"
Mighty little" w -, ,,. .d
YOU shall find the money. How much have you
got?" .,., IL ,,.ois+,oot noc,,ot
There was a small heap of silver. That's all
I've rot 4" he said. He counted il. Comes 10
thirty-four shillings and thruppence:" lie put
back the money in his pocket. "CaptaI! WISH
The eyes Of the other man twin!led with greed
"Thirty-four shilllngs?" he cried; " Why there's
enough and more than enough. Keep the ,nrT doGr
of ScotchT-TIl stand Good Lord man, your
fortunes made. Hands upon it, partner
Hands nSd upon it, I say. I'll land the first
.Juegns in n week Then the way they'll come in
will astonish YOU 1t will. indeed Here's sue
cess to the firm. - .u.
was founded the Imperial and Colonial Publish
ing Company Limited. You may, however, look
in vain for the registration OF the company De-
cause it never was registered.
The advertised offices of the company were In
O small street leading out of a main thoroughfare
Those who called upon the manager, it they
worked their way up the stairs, found that the
offices consisted of one room at the back OF the
second floor; there was no brass plate; publicity
was not courted in any way and the manager
Two girls rang the bell A woman came up
from the depths below. .,,- ...
He's out, miss" she said, to their INQUIRY.
I'VE have called every day at different tunes
lie is generally ont, miss. Business takes
him out But he for hs e'e6s ehst
red cart stopped at the door and delivered three
bulky parcels They're always coming. You
write to him and you'll get an answer Better
The girls turned away. They were gentle
women, but not rich. Ore glance at their gloves
showed SO much. Another at their jackets con
Orct imn
gcntlewomen. and they were sisters ~,
Nell. said one, " the man is rogue am
sure of it. No one but rogue would hide HIM
The other one sighed heavily. -, On sne saia,
hands Of rogues? What shall do? What shall
| dO?" 80,
Have you sent him all he wanted, dcar?'
AL lie asked first for f4J He said If
would give him E45 that would be the wnole OF
my risk and he would take the rest lie said
that / should have three fourths of all the money
that the book produced lie said that his reader
reported favorably that its success was certain
You know how | got the money, dear
You sold everything your watch and chain
your two rings your bracelet and the silver spoons
that had been grandmothers Oh ! know
Then he wrote again and said that he he9
made a mistake and must have Ell more, ana
found that and sent it him, ana since then can
get nothins-no answer to my Ie''erS-no pfoo'S-
Nell, he is a rogue. And oh! to think Of the
months and months of work you have given to
the story Nell. it was beautiful story. On!
we will, we must do something to the man" =.
"Yes dear. But who is 10 pay the lawyer :"
"Can YOU write it all over again?
Whats the use when the man has got the
right of publishing it p
Nell sit down and write another.
No" she answered " / hare 10 heart 70 write
another Let us 20 home. dear. will take that
place of cashier In the Diapers shop-tfteen hours
day and eight shillingS week; that VIII lie
better-anvthing will be better than meeting an
other McAndrew. Oh! | have no heart" her
voice choked. =" have no heart TO try again
"My name is Trenchcr and if you'll give me
only five minutes | should take 1t kindly"
Il will give you those five minutes said the
secretary with aRablity. Nov. Mr.. Trencher,
what is your business"
Mr.. Trencher was a young man Of fashionable
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