The morning call., 1891-09-13
Her AMEN Was
AT HIS GRAVE.
HG Went to His Death Rather Than Reveal
His Great Love.
Found on His Last Resting-Place Holding a
Sheet of Paper on Which Was Written,
Ny Darling, Have Died for You"
When love holds sway within woman's heart
Why should she silent be?

was well thought of by all the large busi-
ness men the staff of clerks were Kept on
the jump from Monday morning until Sat
urday noon. Leonard Morrison was chief
paying teller and owing TO his many good
qualities he stood very high in the estima-
ton of the President, George Fraser. MIR.
Fraser was an enthusiastic yachtsman and
often on Saturday afternoon, or on hOl-
iday, he invited young Morrison to accom-
pany MIN on his trips up the river. Leon
onard was tall, athletic looking man with
clear blue eyes and well-formed face. He
was remarkably handsome and had deeply
touched mere than one fair maiden, but
somehow or other he never seemed to be
smitten on one girl more than another.
From junior clerk earning salary OF $50
a month he had raised himself steadily TO
position which paid him $3.50 month. In
a manner he was very humble and as
head teller he was just as plain as when
he stood at the foot of the ladder. The
heavy black beard which covered his chin
made him look at least 40 years old, but in
reality he was on the bright side of 80,
President Flaser'S daughter, Florence, was
frequent visitor at the bank, and she
showed a decided liking for her fathers
clerk. Mr.. Morrison always treated her
with the greatest respect whenever she
stopped to speak to him on her way to her
fathers private Office, and many of the bank
employees limited to each other that there
was something more than liking in her man
ner. Miss Fraser was % years OF age, and
a strikingly handsome brunette. She had
refused several very suitable offers OF mar
riage, because, ms she told her father, she
did not love any of her admirers. Her
mother had been dead for several years,
and with her father she resided in a splen-
did mansion In the suburbs of Brooklyn,
With half dozen servants al her call and
no end of carriages and horses at her COM
mand she had no cause TO complain. Mr..
Fraser was naturally Of retiring DISPOSE
tion, but to satisfy his only child
lie gave three or four parties every year
at his residence. With the exception of the
Directors Mr.. Morrison was the only gen tie
man connected with the bank that was ever
honored with an invitation TO attend these
GREAT SOCIAL EVENTS.
Nothing more surprised him when
ever he made his appearance at these
parties than the marked attention paid
him by his hosts daughter. For several
months her friendship for him had been in-
creasing, until finally he began tn feel
ashamed of himself for allowing one thought
to take full possession of his mind. He
loved the young lady with love so fierce
and pure that he at last resolved to do some
thing to rid himself of the terrible agony
resulting from the knowledge that she could
never be his. She was rich. handsome and
sought after by many who we're her social
equals, but he was but teller earning a
salary and with nothing Of any Importance
to recommend him. More than once did
he entertain the idea of telling her Of
his great and honest passion, but
on second consideration he decided that
any such revelations on his part would
only incur her displeasure and probably her
fathers dislike. And so things went on
from day to day until couple of more
years had passed over Their friendship
had about reached its limit, and his
patien was almost exhausted. The strain
on his brain was too much, and his health
began to break down. His physician rec
ommended a change of climate, but poor
Morrison thought otherwise. He felt that
something vas seriously wrong with him,
and he doubted If a change Of climate
would do him any good. He was firm be-
lever in the saying that absence makes the
heurt grow fonder, for when lie was away
on his vacation in the Adirondack Noun
tains her memory prevented him from
sleeping, ana he was obliged to return to
New York one week ahead OF time. SUM-
lner had just taken its departure and the
cold and dIeary days were about TO set in.
A few days before Thanksgiving the teller
was taken suddenly worse, and for the first
time in years lie missed taking dinner
with his employer. When Mr.. Fraser,
his daughter and several of their
friends were enjoying their Thanksgiving
dinner in the Brooklyn mansion poor Nor
rison was dying in his room on Fifth av-
enue, New York. Herbert Leslie, fellow
clerk, had been with HIM all day, aud ere
the shades of evening bad fallen the secret
of his sick friend was known To him. Out
side the wind was blowing fercely, and the
snow was falling thick and fast. Within all
was silent save when the dying man had a
,l,ft, l., hul
of his friends except the one who stood by
his bedside. and as he himself knew the na-
ture of his malady, the doctor would not be
able to render any assistance, so he was not
called in. During the lons and lonesome
night Herbert Leslie begged of his friend
NOT TO GIVE WAY TO DEsPoNDENCY,
But to cheer up and try and regain
his health. He reasoned with him
aud implored of him to make an
avowal of his love to the young lady,
who, perhaps. might be suffering Just as he
was. But no; he felt in his heart and soul
that he was too much beneath her to
hope for a reciprocity of his love.
He would rather die than afford
her an opportunity to upbraid him for being
so rude, nay, unmapiy, as to take an undue
advantage Of her unlimited friendship. And
so the hours sped by, until the unfortunate
young man felt that death was only mat
ter Of few hours. 1t was close to midnight
when he requested his friend to procure
sheet of writing paper and an envelope as
he desired TO pen a few lines before the
hand of death was laid upon his brow.
With great effort lie penned few
lines, and when they were finished
he closed the envelope and handed it
to Leslie, requesting that he should
hand it 10 Miss Fraser soon after he
was laid away in Greenwood Cemetery.
The party was not yet broken up in the
Brooklyn mansion when Leonard Nor
rio tpba
traveller ever returns. His funeral was a
quiet affair, not more than a dozen car
riages being in line. But Miss Fraser in
sisted on accompanying her father to the
cemetery, and could the dead man but have
seen the cortege doubtless he would have
been satisfied with that one carriage
which conveyed his love and her
father. Herbert Leslie was raised to
the position of head teller, and matters
at the bank were proceeding with their
usual eyenness when one day the Presi-
dents daughter entered the bank and was
about to pass into her fathers office when
tie new head teller called to her. 1t was
her first appearance since the funeral
After few Introductory remarks he
handed her the letter which was intended
for her and after thanking him she was lost
| behind the partition which divided the
| private Office from the public bank. Half
| an hour later she passed through again on
her way out and the clerks who chanced to
| notice her saw that she seemed greatly
| agitated. There were signs OF tears on her
| face and an unusual pallor overspread her
| countenance. When grave-digger passed
by Leonard Morris0n's grave at daybreak
next morning he discovered the postrate
| form of woman across the recently dis
turbed earth. 1t was showing slightly and
the man shiyered at the sight. He turned
the body over gently and discovered that
she was dead. A sheet of paper which was
| clutched tightly in her clenched hand read |:
"My darling, have died for you" Her
presence at his grave was her amen.
| PHILIP NORBERT GAFNEY.