The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-10

OAb &c.
money composed of bills OF large de-
nominations.
lone dollar" said Travers. The youth
handed him twenty dollar bill.
Can you change that" he said; sits
the smallest have"
''Pu keep the change, thank you, Mr..
Forbes" said Travers calmly; ''or, if
you like, I'll drive up to your fathers
with YOU and get him to change it, and
I'll tell him what good luck you had at
the tables. He'll be so pleased"
"Confound you" said the boy, grow
ing pale, my names not Forbes.
Give me back that money or I'll have
you arrested"
mo, you won't, Mr.. Forbes" said
Travers, "or if you do I'll tell. guess
you'd better let me keep it, and when
you go home tonight tell the governor
all about it and promise him never to go
there again. You've got off mighty
cheap as it is"
The young man glowered and swore
under his breath, but Trayers chlrruped
to his horse and started off gayly. He
only needed SIS more and it was still
early.
At Twenty-third street and the ave-
nue. young man with a bag in his hand
waved to him, and he drew up to the
curling. Then young girl stepped out
of the shadow and sprang into the cab,
and the young man followed her. He
gave Travers an address up town, to
which he took them quickly. Strangers
in the city," said Travers; eff 1 had any
way of knowing who they were, so that
could get their money back, I'd pluck
'em"
The young man and the girl entered
the house and remained there a few
minutes. They came out looking greatly
troubled, and the girl was crying. The
young man gave him another address,
and Travers made off for it. 1t was a
house attached to church. "They are
a runaway couple and they are trying to
get married" They were apparently
unsuccessful this time, for they came
out again Immediately, and the girl was
sobbing bitterly.
"Can you tell me-" said the young
man with her, "do you happen to know
of any clergyman who lives near here, or
a justice, or some one who can perform
a marriage ceremony"
Travers whistled softly and gazed at
the stars. Il know of one" he said,
finally. Get in"
They got in, and Travers drove them
to the house of a young rector who was
a friend of his and who had just been
married.
Tell this gentleman, said Travers,
"that Mr.. COrliss Travers sent you to
him This Mr.. Travers is a great swell
and friend of this clergyman, and his
name goes, see:"
The young man seemed somewhat sur
prised, but said nothing, and entered the
house. When he came out he was sInil
ing, and the girl was smiling too.
Ibid AS you saidv' he exclaimed, "and
If | had not he wouldn't have married
us. There was no reason why he should
not, for we are both Of age, and all that
sort of thing. I'm very much obliged to
you for your suggestion. suppose this
Mr.. Travers is one of your regular
fares?"
Il used to drive his four-in-hand, said
Travers.
1--WE won't need you any more" said
the young man, "and thank you again.
Here's fifteen dollars; you can keep the
change"
Mr.. Travers raced back to the club
with his $50 and told his story, which
was fortunately believed. Then he in
closed the different sums he had taken
to the address from which his first fare
had descended, to the addresses on the
police blotter, and TO the home of Mr.
Forbes The last SIS he kept. Il earned
that" he said.
He won $500 on the bet, and the next
day the cabman whose hanson he had
borrowed sent him a pitiful note from
the Tomhs, where he had been taken
charged with eytOrtion and blackmail.
"Sure enough, said Travers gloomily;
az forgot that cab had number"
The drivers bail bond amounted to
just $500, and Travers paid it, and then,
in fear lest his protege should skip his
bond, he promised him regular en-
gagement for each day of the three
months probation. As he does not need
the hanson more than three or four
times a week, he finds it bit expensive;
but the other men are using it freely. 1t
promises TO cost Travers about $500 be-
fore the three months are up.-New
York Sun.