The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-08-04

afS no husband for Juliet. Are you
willing to accept tho conditioner To
become the associate 81 Simon the
iniser, the apt apprentice Of the u.s.
urer: the leech, the extortionetF
All; you hesitate. 1t is too much Of
test for your love"
1t was true the young man face
had blanchod little as he listened
to the detestible suggestion Of tho
miser, but he answered with reso.
Lutte voice;
"Mr. Lcstor. am willing to sub
nit to any test to win your daughter,
so long as 1t is honorable"
"Stop!" cried the old man, stirred
BY the words Of tho voting man. III
men will BIO fools enough to squander
their patrimony, Is 1t unjust that
othcrs should take what they throw
away. That those who save should
grow rich on those who waste. What
driveling sentiment. to DO sure! Did
over go to any one to rob themp
DO not all my clients come to mop II
treat them unjustly. why do they
Gomez No. First they get into diff.
fculty and are hard pressed. They
Immediately think OF Simon. Thcy
como and imploro me as q friend to
como to their assistance. vowlng
eternal gratitude. l. we'll knowing
that they will curse mo for their own
follios before they are out OF the
woods. yet constrained to help them.
Do l charge them for my help' Cor
tainly. DO they not charge others
for their serviccsp Tut. 1t is the
spendthrlfts make tho usurcrs, not
the usurers the spendthrifts. Lot
them mind their ways and thoy would
havc no need to complain Of the
usurers. -
$50 be 1t them" answered Arthur
Drayton. Tomorrow l will begin
my study OF human nature. hope
that 1 will prove an Intelligent pu-
pill"
"You know what depends upon
your aptncss. replied tho old misor;
land now begono l have two hours
work yot before mo and Juliet will
be waiting dinner
The young man took his hat up
and put it on, saluting tho usurer
with his most courteous manner and.
swinging tho dirty, ill-itting door
Of tho miserable den behind him,
plunged downwards through laby-
rinth of stairs into Park row.
"Arthur Drayton a money-lender's
clerk" no sollloquizcd as no de-
scendcd the steps carefully to avoid
falling down tho ill-lit passage. and
a bitterness was In the unspoken
words but" no followed. Juliet
Lester Is tho reward and she Is worth
the price OF a soul"
There arc those Who argue tina
inherent traits cannot DO overcome.
They would have marvolcd to sec tho
change which came over young Dray-
ton soon after his acceptance OF
Lcster's terms
From a wcll-drcsscd, fno-mannored
young man seeking pleasure and re-
iinemcnt as tho summum bOnum OF
mortal happiness ho changed almost
by magic into a money-making
automaton.
Simon Lester himself marvelod at
the transformation, although no was
delighted at tho way in which Dray-
ton performed his tasks.
Night after night he spent going
over tho stock list or making calcu-
lations by means Of which the wealth
OF the old miser could with safety DO
augmented. Tho two mon became
almost inseparable.
Juliet saw much less OF hcr lover
now that no was her accepted sutton
than she had done when their inter-
views were stolen, but she was aware
Of tho strange compact that her
lover had made with her father and
s--~.- ss.-a s.'--.'ayotion to husinoss
was evidence Of tho mighty I0vo
that no boro her.
In twelve months time Arthur
Drayton was monomaniac on tho
question Of making money.
lie was known In Wall street circles
us one OF the shrcwdcst financial men
OF tho dav. but It was supposed that
much OF his inspiration was drawn
from old Simon Testers experience.
The preparations for the wedding
were made, so absolutely satisfactory
did everything seem TO the old
money -grabber.
On the eve Of the bctrothal. which
should take place according to tho
jewish custom some short time be.
fore tho marriage ceremony. Arthur
Drayton was observed TO bc unusually
excited. Some thought from his
manner that he had been drinking.
others attributed II TO the happiness
over the occasion about to bc.
Suddenly tho young lover was dis
covered to be missing and Simon
Lester himself went In search OF him.
lie had not far to go, for. n ho sur.
missed. Drayton had gone IN tho Of
fec. where. MS Lester entered. no
found him sitting ut his desk evident
ly busted with some momentous cal
culations
For u moment or two Lester stood
looking nj tho young man with nm
admiring gaze
TO think" muttcrcd tho old
iinancicr, "that even upon his be-
trothnl eve he docs not forget tho
supreme purpose"
Tho thoughts had barely shaped
themselves before Drayton looked up
und caught sight Of tho intruder.
Quick us n flash his hand graspcd
tho revolver which lay on his desk
for purposes Of protection. and
whether hc took Simon Lester TO DO
II burglar or whether the IRE OF mad
ness had already seized his brain was
never known.
Ito flrcd and Simon Lcstcr foil dead.
Twenty minutes afterwards no was
taken by tho police from tho Office 10
coll. where u straitjacket was put
on him.
Every day n carriage stops In front