The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-30

she known what trouble it was going to
cause, but she did not know.
He was more than delighted to get it,
and swore by all the heather gods that he
would preserve it with his life. Now
that was another very foolish thing to
say, but young people are apt to say rash
things when they are in love. Pember-
man carried the dollar in his purse with
the rest of his change.
One day he went to Philadelphia to get
a present for Miss Mercer. He very often
did that. He liked to give her presents.
for she seemed to appreciate them so
much. On this particular trip he met an
old friend OF his just as he was leaving
Broad street station.
ssHello Johnstone. how are you?
haven't seen you for an age. What is the
matter with you. old man? You look as
though you had lost your last friend. -
"Whyi how are you, Pemberman? l
hear you are engaged to Miss Mercer.
Let me congratulate you. Yon're lucky
dog"
picked my pocket and now l will have to
walk down TO the Office again to get rail
road fare. ] am staying out at Chestnut
Hill for the summer.
ssOhl is that so? That's awfully hard
luck, hope you catch the rascal, but
don't for the world thing OF going down
town for car fare. Let me loan you a
dollar
ppm ever so much obliged to you Penn
herman, that will help me out finely l
will Just get dollars worth for the Hill
while l am about it.
And Pemberman, always generous,
hands over the locket dollar to his friend
and then hurries on down towards Cad
WELLS iewelry store.
> = cfr Dam her
man meets another friend who stops him
to congratulate him on his engagement.
ssWhat does she look like? Have you a
photo of her with?n was asked.
'sYes, I'll show it to you.''
Pemberman took out his purse and
pulled out one silver dollar, looked at it,
then pulled out another and examined it,
He had only two with him.
''Good Godi' he exclaimed, turning
pale; 81 have lost it, and without
waiting to explain, he started back to-
ward the station on q run.
HWell, he's cracked,'' muttered the
deserted friend, and walked on down the
street.
"a dollars worth Of tickets for the
Hill, - Pemberman kept repeating as he
ran.
He rushed UP to the ticket agent and
gasped out dislointedly: Ibid a young
man about my size buy dollars worth
of tickets for Chestnut Hill about five
minutes ago? He wore blue serge suit
and had on large straw hat with a blue
band.''
The ticket agent thought for a moment
and then said:
Eyes, man Of that description did
buy some tickets here for Chestnut Hill.
What's up?''
ssHave you that dollar here? 1t was a
locket dollar and it belongs to me. l
wouldn' take hundred thousand for it.
gave it to that man by mistake
HNo, sir; an very sorry, but it isn't
here. handed it right out in change.'
'What was the man like you gave it to,
and where did he buy his ticket for?''
''He was a short, stout EngliShman,
with red hair. He had an alligator skin
! bag and bundle of rugs and he wore a
/ light suit. He bought ticket for New
York and was very anxious to know Just
what time the train would arrive there,
for he said he wanted to catch the steam
ship Umbria which sails this afternoon
for Liverpool.
.sQuick, a ticket for New York,'' said
Pemberman, throwing down ive-dollar
! bill.
stKeep the change for your information.
can't wait, - said he. as he grabbed the
ticket and rushed upstairs, where he saw
the train just pulling out of the station.
he was loo ldUe.
He then tried to hire an engine to take
him to New York, but could not. Nearly
distracted, he walked over to the Lafay-
cite hotel and wrote letter to Grace Mer-
GER, which read as follows:
PHILADELPHIA, Penn, Sept. 2, 1S-.
| DEAR GRACE-I have lost the dollar. An
Englishman who is going 10 sail on the steam
| ship Umbria this afternoon, has it, for have
traced IL to him. The first train l can catch will
| get me into New York too late, but will eaten
the steamer before she gets to sea. 1 will fol.
low the man all over the world till l get the dol
lar. Yours in despair. FRED.
Pemberman put special delivery stamp
on the letter and sent it off.
He also sent letter to his father. Then
he began to think more nationally.
He could not very well go to England
with only the clothes on his back; he
must get an outfit. So he went to
| Wanamaker's store and bought big
sole leather bag and filed it with the
most necessary articles for the journey.
After paying for the things, he found
that he had but SO left, so he went to his
bank, which was near by, and had his
check cashed for g, 900.
| When all this was done he had just ten
minutes to catch his train, which he sue
ceeded in doing without having to run,
and made himself comfortable in the par
lor smoker. The train seemed to travel