Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-06


the money 1 would write 20 my friend.
George Wbymark, IN Cape Town. toll
him how was fituntcd and ask for his
help. knew that George would do
anything IN lia power TO helpmc. We
had been fchoolfollows and always firm
friends, and year previously he had
gone out ia South Africa. partly ON ne.
count Of his health md partly TO mako
bis fortune-if he conld. We had no.
secrets and had sworn always TO help
each other whenever the holp was asked
for, even at our own personal inconycn.
ienoe and l1ss.
went down % my unclo's place put
the whole matter before him, and asked
him 20 lend me the e5,OOO. AaI OK.
pectod, he wasCcry angry ut fret and
tried TO persuade me 20 let tho whole af.
fair drop. He said u / didn't grt tho
money Mr.. Seymour would withhold
his consent. This wouldn't be my fault.
and ] could thus withdraw honOrably
or course, l scornfully rejected such I'D.
vice.
"well Harold !" he said, III am very
prioycd 10 think that after all my advice
you have made fool OF yourself at
twenty.six years Of age. But 10 shall
make no difference IN the future, my
boy. shall leave you all my money.
But az present, even II would. couldn't
realize 5000 without great loss, ~ nll
my capital h locked mp IN various spccu-
latiye undertakings, and must say that
for your own sake am glad that you
can't got the money
I thanked him FOR his kindness and
escnt back IN town.
That evening / wrote n long letter TO
George Whyinark and told him every
thing and asked for his help. told him
l wanted telegram dispatched TO some
leading paper in London, saying that
| things were decidedly wronC with tho
Great Cumberland Diamond mines, or
something To that OBJECT This seemed
very simple. but didn't disguise from
George that II wasn't altogether In ao-
cordancc with She law. although be-
licvo things Ike sc nro dono very often
IN the world OF speculation. I told
George that / loft the mgttcr in he
hands, but asked him for tho sakc Of our
great friondHhip 10 hclp me II he CON
sciontiously could.
Il would take three weeks for the IT.
Ter 20 roach George. II was now the ID
of tho month, and the last settling day
was on tho aOth, 70 n George did 0s I
asked him u8 coon ns he got my letter it
would leave about five days FOR the op.
craiious. lived IN state Of foyor.sli
excitement fer the next fortnight or $50.
1 knew that II George was unable 81
help me. OF II the market did not go M
| | wished, ! should Do ruined for life. and
have TO rcliuluish all hupo Of Nellie.
had not scon her since tho evening Of
the interview with her father, Int 10.
ccivod note from her three DAYS after
saying sho was that day starring foi
Scotland aud would be away about gia
weeks. She told mo 10 cheer up, ns IN.
knew all would come right In the end
wished could have felt ~ sanguinc.
On the morning Of the 18th the senior
partner OF my firm came TO mo with IN
opun letter in his hand.
"ilerc isn letter from Mr.. Duncan
Of ETHAN. asking us to sell GOO share.
IN the Great Cumberland mine for mex
account. Hc mentions your name a. d
reference. DO you know anything about
himi'
knew all about the letter, as II wa
one | had written myself and posted
from Elthnm.
"Oh! yes" said, "that IS all right
lie Is a friend OF my uncle's lie men
toned the other evening that he wanted
20 deal IN Great Cumboflauis, aud ad
yiscd him 10 do business through u.s.
"Woll, you had better see TO Il, no
have to attend two meeting this morn
ing"
During the day managed TO dispose
OF 1000 shares az prices hanging From
G2l los. TO sos los. per share, and haC
the contract notes made out aud postcl
10 W. Duncan, Esq, Castle hotel III
than, the proprietor of which 1 knew
very well, and with whom | had ar
ranged 10 have any letters SO ADDRESSED
forwarded to mysolf. On Wcdncsdn,
the 28d. received telegram from
George with the two words ION Fri
day" Words cannot express how re
lioyod | felt. know George would dt
nothing by halves, and felt alnos
sure Of success.
That afternoon left the office earl,
and went hown to ETHAN and dincd a
the Castle hotel. Af,Gr dinner | wroti
q lottor, which addressed to my firm
Mossrs. Pritchard & Co., and arrange
with tho landlord TO hnye II posted OF
the morrow. in order 10 be delivered II
the city iirut post on Friday morning.
On Friday / seized the paper ant
glanced hurncdly down the money arti
Gle. Ycsl 1t was thore'sure enough.
"wo received communication las
evening to tho effect that tho Narang,
River district in South Africa wa
flooded and that great damage had beer
done 10 the Great Cumberland Diamond
company's property. The mine wa
flooded and II was feared 100 worlmci
were drowned. Tho loss 10 tho COMPANY
WAS believed to be irrc,rieyable."
This know was bound TO mako tn
shares fall. You may be sure ! felt in
great state OF excitement, but tried {,
look as unconcerned Us possible when
arrived at the office.
About 1890 Mr.. pritchard came 4
me with letter.
Here Is another letter from Mr.. Dun
can asking us 10 buy In the 1000 Groa
Cumberlnnds for him. suppose no 1
all right, hut it looks very much lik
speculation. SEQ there IL bad ropor
Of the mino IN tho paper this morning
20 he will got them cheap. Ono woul'
| think he ttuCu goinethiup nbout tho tplo