Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-19

Charlie arunhm DhohS
flung himself on his knees beside WIN
and with the lAttsr's arm around him
brokenly told his story. DE mad one
evening at the club, when he was with
Cochran. written the signature OF M.
FIovd. the president Of the bank In
which he was a teller, on a piece OF
paner The paper was blank at the
time. and he had done this thing more 70
show he could than anything else. he
had no thought Of harm. and had for
gntten the whole business until a week
sfterward. when Cochran had shown u
70 him with a note written above II at
dxty DAYS time, payable 70 his own or
/ der and Endorsed on the back 20 Coch-
ran.
The signature on the back was as
n,cb a forgery as was that Of Mr..
Floyd. but the forgery was very good
and one Of Cochran's friends was READY
70 swear he saw Farnham write the IN
dorsement. Since then they had been
makinghis life a misery 10 him, demand
ing that he give them the comoinauon
~ the safe. He had been so afraid he
might yield that he had gone to the
cashier and asked him 70 change the
/, combination. 80 that now he did not
! know il When he told Cochran OF the
. change that individual had become very
] angry and had ordered him to find out
> the new series at once or take the conse-
quences- RI
4 "Why did you not go 20 Mr.. Floyc
J and tel him the whole storyF askeS
Is VIII.
because they threatened 20 have tn
note discounted in New York, and IN
4 hank which cashed it would have hell
4 me-" ,
VIII jackson was silent. marVehng Il
his own soul that men could be 80 weaA
: "Where is this noteY' he asked at last
II think Cochran has IL in his room'
!. he savs it is in New York, but he
mch a liar / do not believe him. Oh
win. can you get me out Of this scraP'
swear l win never get into another Z
long as l live. For Mays sake and lit
Carries o will do it, won't You, VIII
yes. for Carries sake" whispert
AZ WIN. pressing his arm against the SIC
IN where the picture rested
"Where does this man i've be aske'
IL He has rooms at II Mix street, AT
Won can always find him before IL
Long and earnestly the W. men take
81 the q protesting again and again b
- reuentance and his resolve TO lead a b
ma ter hfe. and the other oounseling
10 kindly fashion AT last they separate
=, and Charlie, after seeing his brother-i
law 10 his room, went TO his own with
n, lighter heart than he had known !
many a day. May was awake. ana !
nc fore he slept he had told his wife Z
'en story; but they were both happy tor v
est not Will theret
Old himself on his bed and lay there TIM
orn ing. II seemed 10 him that the cat
81 for the awful trial he had gone throu
was 30 uitiful. so mean. He n
nei tho men together, foolish Charlie excl
with wine and full Of miserable bravo
while the others sat there and lured a
rlie INTO their net. And then, a little co
lin ace. a little open dealing. and he wo'
in ave been left with his oath 70 his co
for try unbrcken. But be was there
save. and through the silence OF
night he seemed 70 hear a dead q
voice full Of gratitude and love! .,
ised After breakfast viii jackson wall
the down town, and reaching MILK sIr'
otel rang the bell at Nc. II. From a y
that who opened the door he found out WI
Mr.. Cochran's rooms were, and say
he had business with that person Wal
upstairs, and knocked at the door
~ sleepy voice called out, Come mi
man Messing through the door VIII a
nus locked IL behind him. The nan IN
nan he'd sat No at this and stared. \
half walked over 20 him, and drawing a
they yolyer covered him with II.
she -