Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-30


/ have lost the dollar An Englishman
who is going to sail ON the steamship
I'mhria. this afternoon has H., for ] have
traced L To him. The first train ! can
catch will get me into New York too late
but / win catch the steamer before size
gets b. sea- | will follow the man all
over the world till l get the dollar
Yours In despair. FRED.
Pembcrman put special delivery
stamp ON the letter and sent il of.
lie also sent a letter to his father.
Then he began 10 think more nationally;
lie could not very we'll 20 10 England
with only the clothes on his back; he
must get an outfit so he went 20
| Wanramaker's store. bought a big sole
! leather bag aud filed IL with the most
necessary articles for the journey.
! After paying for the things, he found
| that he had but $40 left, 80 be went TO
| bis bank, which wus near by, and had
! his check, cashed for 5000.
| When all this was done he had just
| ten minutes 10 catch his train, which he
/ succeeded I'm doing without having 70
run. and made himself comfortable in the
parlor smoker. The train seemed TO
| travel az Il snails pace, wien In reality
! Ii was making "a mile minute.
Pemberman was AZ restless as Gagged
! tiger and had his watch IN his hand the
! whole of the way over taking the time
at each station and comparing it with
the time table.
At last however he arrived exactly
on time and hurried 10 the ferry boat.
/ As he ncurcd the New York shore Pc
! stained bis eyes I'm the direction OF tht
Cunard docks 10 catch a glimpse OF the
He saw her just leaving the pier "A
short distance below the ferry book.
When the boat touched he jumped
achore and rushed down the street dodg-
ing in an out between tie dnys and cabs
at tho eminent risk of his neck
lie arrived at the Cunnn pier out OF
breath and prespring proiusely
The lTmbria had Just let, She had
not vet reached the center OF the stream
ana the two little tugs were pulling anu
blowing IN their efforts TO get her point
The dock was crowded with people,
rich and poor ningling together, Most
of the women were crying ana tLere
were tears in the eyes OF some OF the
men.
The tops Of big box and a bag Of
wool were crowded Win ladles sethihs
TO get better view of the depnrtlnk
slim and TO see better the ilutier 81 tLe
white handkerchiefs, which were ul'
last signals of friends and relations
whom they would not see again loi
months, perhaps never E9ch one on
shore was waving a handkefchiel on nne
too. and several were shouting messhse
and pood-byes. though the ship WAS GOO
far on for their voices 10 be heard.
Pemberman was IA dispair lie knew
that belated passengers had sneceedeu "
catching transatlantic ships by going ny
rail 10 Sandy Hook aud taking a Don.
from there 10 intercept the vessel, hn
as he was coming over Ia The Tram, ~
had remembered reading somewhere tea
HE ships were not very likely 20 Stop Io
passenger.
AZ any rate this one chance was wo1i
irving. So taking one last look nf ihl
Unbria, he hurried back through th'
crowd.
"Hello, Pembermanl Where are yo'
going ia such q hurryt lll you ms
yonr Ship some one called 70 hin' ,,n,
! Turning. he saw his friend Jack ,ni s'
lpgs standinE On the deck OF a ne
] steam yacht on The other SIDE o. "
dock.