The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-06-10
One day Mr.. Brooks came up to him

One day Mr.. Brooks came up to him
his face beaining with Joy.
"Wish you Joy, Eames," he said.
Wimbledon has gone up like rocket
to par Give me authority and I'll sell
for you"
The artist did 80, hardly realisins what
1t meant until three days after when he
received note to this effect:
DEAR EAMEs Have sold out your
five hundred shares Of Wimbledon at one
hundred and one. As you bought 81
flfty-six this gives you . clear profit Of
forty five dollars q share, or twenty-five
thousand fvo hundred dollars. You had
better take the tide and reinvest your
surplus. Call at my office at once.
Yours very truly,
EzRKIRL BROOKS"
Charles Eames read this letter several
times before lie realized its meaning.
Could IL be that without investing cent
lie had made over twenty thousand dol.
lars! 1t must be a dream, he thought.
But when he called al the old gentle.
mans Office hs found IL was really true.
"How about this money, Mr.. Eames ?
Shall rsinvest IL for your"
"Thank you, sir, I wish you would. !
should like little in hand, however"
Certainly. Will that answer :" and
the old gentleman wrote check for ave
hundred dollars and placed it in the
hand Of the artist
1t was more money than he had ever
before possessed at one time. This was
convincing proof OF the reality Of his
good fortune.
The next day he went to the city aud
ordered = handsome suit Of clothes ut Q
fashionable tailor's. Tho fact was, his
old coat was getting very threadbsrs and
his ovsrcoat decidedly seedy. While he
was about il he bought . new hat and
boots, - well a. several other needed Or.
ticlss, and yet returned with money
enough in his pocket 10 make him feel
rich He changed his boarding house,
engaging = handsome room in q much
nicer place.
1T seems to me you are dashing out,
Eames, said his friend, the editor.
you know have had . legacy, said
Eames, laughing.
II really begin to think you have, re-
piled the editor.
When Eames appeared on the street in
his new suit il W. taken as = confirma.
tion Of the news of his inheritance His
removal to fashionable boarding -house
was additional confirmation. It was
wonderful how he rose in the estimation
OF people who had before looked on him
~ . shiftless artist. All az once the
thought occurred to him:
"Why shouldn't propose for Mary
BrOoksi With twenty thousand dol.
lars I could certainly support hs. com.
There is very pretty house
and tasteful grounds for sale At Il - thou.
sand dollars. This would make charm.
ing home"
One morning young Eames, with con.
trspidation, broached the sub.
ject 10 Ezekiel Brooks.
mo one should like better for . son.
in.law, II Mary is willing" was the
prompt answer.
Mary was willing, and a. there seemed
DO good reason for waiting, the marriage
was celebrated within few weeks.
"Charles. said the fathsr.in.law after
The young couple had returned from their
wedding journey, 1T 10 time for ma to
give you IN account Of your money
Affairs. Ihavs bsen lucky in my inys,t.
lnsnts, and have thirty.ons thousand
dollars to your credit. or. dsducting
the amount paid for your house, twenty.
'ix thousand dollars. BY the way. have
you received your aunt's bequsst?"
"Yss; I received it yesterday" An.
,wered his son.in-law.
Indeed"
Here it is, :" said the young man, and
10 produced battered silver watch.
And do you mean to say that 10 all
The left you'" asked his father-in.law,
Ooking quite stupefisd.
SYes, sir,
Ezekiel Brooks whistled in sheer
and his countenancs foil.
For a moment he regretted his daughters
but then came the thought that
,is son-in-law, through lucky mistake,
was really the possessor Of quite COM
'ortable property, which under his man.
Igement, might be increased. 20 hs sub.
nittsd with good grace and i on the
BEST OF terms with his son-in law, who 10
low in Italy with his wife, pursuing .
course OF artistic study.
Charles Exmss carefully treasures the
I'D watch, which he regards a. the foun.
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