The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-09

Good morning, sir" said Tom.
Near the upper end OF Nassau street, in
New York. stands tall building contain
tag business Offices. IL the year 1872 this
building was regarded as one OF the finest
ia New York and was occupied chiefly by
good class of lawyers. The apart
ment on the northeast corner OF
the top floor bore upon the ground
glass panel of its door the legend,
sThomas H. Bannick, Law ONCE. Mr..
Bannick had lived in the building since Its
erection, but only latterly in its present
quarters. He had BEGUN business in one
of the large suits of Offices on the third.
landing, hut for some reason or another,
the larger rewards OF his profession had
not come TO him, and not being weighted
down a. gold In his pockets, he had eradu-
ally risen from one floor TO another until at
length he had found himself, architecture
ally speaking, above all his fellow tenants.
TO 90 higher was impossible. He WAS not
yet light enough 10 live in the empty air,
although if things went on as they Lad
been going, it looked as if he would have TO
live on it.
Because man is poor in New York it
does not always follow that he is Scoun-
orel, or even that he is incompetent. Tom
Banuick, at all events, was neither. He
was born of COCA North OF Ireland fam
lily, ana had been thoroughly educated at
Dublin university. After q supplementary
career in law he came to America with
10000 IN his pocket, and an impression
that be was going TO make large fortune.
Curiosity and q temper hospitable to I'D
venture drew him to the western states,
where for dozen years he had very
lively and interesting time of IL. He
twice lost all his money, ana once was
worth q couple of hundred thousand
dollars. These vicissitudes, 1t must be
laraf TO ha
practice OF his professionals speculated in
land and mining properties, and the inevi-
table ups and downs followed. After his
second reverse he tossed up cent by way
OF determining whether he should follow
the law or 20 10 California and prospect for
gold. The cent came up heads, and he chose
law accordingly. The many friends he had
made and his knowledge of mining got him
plenty of business, and it turned out that
h was better manager of other peoples
affairs than OF his own. He was making
fair income when 1t came into his head that
be might DO still better in New York.
There is plenty of money in New York,
but, like the fairy gold of the legends, it
has way OF vanishing Just when you think
you have your hands on il. Tom BsnDicK
was a sound lawyer and a man of excellent
judgment, but he was lncorrigibly honest
He was conscientious To a degree that
caused his colleagues 10 shrug their shout
ders. He objected to taking up doubtful
cases ION spec.,' and 10 defending causes
which seemed to him to involve thievery.
He had no influential friends TO back him
I'D, ana he was not a politician. On the
other hand, he sometimes advocated case
hat appealed to his ympathies, even when
L did not pay him much. Altogether he
was not success. He had lately married
e pretty little wife, who had made him
very happy. and whom he would have
lflrp6 n ~ rich She q cyOn6
manager, but there was no magic dwarf TO
help her spin the domestic straw into gold.
One October morning Mr.. Bannick ar
rived a his Office about 10 O'Clock and as
certained from the pale-faced and cynical
urchin IN charge OF the anterOom that no
one had yet called there-a piece of news
which custom had robbed of its startling
features. He then entered the inner room,
hung up his coat. lit q cigarette, and sitting
down in bis revolving chair began TO read
the newspaper. The French indemnity, it
appeared, was paid. Louis Napoleon was
not expected 10 live. Count Lucien de
Iisie, the Mexican millionaire. was stop
ping at the Brevoort house. Stocks were
dull. Mrs. Harry Trent entertained few
friends at dinner last night.
$50 she has re-entered the world, has
she." said Tom Bannick to himself
"Well, by George, she's got the money L
wish il had been that poor Raven girl
I1tlIO. w uaGS lLal.
The outer door had opened, and some one
was in the anteroom.
Unjust be that beggar about the piano
rent, Wei, if he'd collect my bad debts,
I'd pay him. think Pill offer him the com
mission. No 'tisn't he. Can't be al
4 client, he would have said, but 1t didn't
seem worth while to hazard the SUPPOSE
tion. Nevertheless he slipped the news
paper into the wastepsper besEet, threw
open his desk and had taken up his pen TO
write the day OF the month al the head of
q sheet OF blank paper, when the office boy
opened the door.
"Gentleman to see you, SIR" he said, and
handed over card. 1t bore tie name and
title, Count Lucien de Lisle."
why, that's the chap st the Brevoortr'
muttered Mr.. Brennick. ''Show the gen.
tleman in, Jacob" he added.
A tall man entered, removing his silk hat
as he did so. He was handsome man and
of striking appearance. His hair, of a
light brown hue inclined to reddish, was
cut rather short and stood upright over his
head without any parting, in the French
manner. His beard, also cropped short and
pointed al the chin, was Of the same hue;
but his eyebrows and eyelashes, and his
ewes themselves were somewhat darker,
giving a peculiar character to his counte-
nance, scarcely modified by the gold-rim-
med eyeglasses that sat astride his hand
was buttoned round his figure and his
erect and slightly formal carriage bespoke
military training. His clothes were per-
fectIy cut, with just q suspicion of dandy
ism in the fashion of the collar aud the de-
sign Of the scarfpin. But dandyism in q
foreigner is simply foreign" and bears
no stigma. 1t was evident at 6 glance that
Baron LucieD de Lisle was a gentleman in
the most eXacting sense OF the word.
ssGood morning, sir; said Tom, CHANGING
from the card in his hand to the visitor
before him. "Have chair. Can do any
thing for youP'
II desire it, returned the count His
voice was quiet and grave and marked by a
Gallo accent perceptible at first. but to
which one soon became accustomed. He
spoke English, as Tom soon noted, quite
though with a more careful
precision than e native would use. He sat
down, put his hat and gold-headed cane on
the book shelf and began to take off his
gloves, which were Of the two button
variety, and deliberately stitched on the
backs.
81 am in New York to stay some time.n
he continued, land l wish house. The
hotel, you comprehend, is excellent, but
He made gesture with
his right hand, on the finger Of which was |
q large and beautiful ring.
mot enough elbow ROOM" Tom sug-
gested. "No, suppose not. But, by the |
way, Pm not a real estate agent, I'm |
lawyer.
II comprehend. But / am a stranger /
here: l find the customs unfamiliar. /
il get some one to act for me, 1t /
Is more eKpedient and quicker. Day each /