The weekly examiner., 1894-05-19
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could IlOG HdVo CIdnScu ms aifccClOnS with change of scene. He saw before he had talked with her many times that she was as good a girl as had ever lived, and that if he wanted to be her friend he mus, treat her with proper respect She was ballet dancer, to be sure, but she had been we'll brought up. Although she was deeply in love with him, she gave him to understand, as Juliet as sured Romeo, that he need pay no court to her unless the bent of his love was honorable and his purpose marriage John accepted the position of lover on these terms, forgetting for the time being Amy Bayliss and the wedding day that was not far off.
 He had fixed it for the 1st of June; but after while he wrote her the tenderest letter a man ever wrote to a woman, postponing it till the fall. Amy was perfectly satisfied with the reasons, and loved him more than ever for them. She did wish that he could get back to Farm sted, if only for day; but dear John was working so hard, and all for her! In the fall they would be married, and then she would go with him to New York. They would live at his rooms the first winter, and take their meals any where they chose That was the way many young married couples did, It was very Bohemian and very jolly, and Amy, who had spent all her days in a country rectory, looked forward to it with the keenest anticipation.
 'tPoor little Amy! John said to him. self, as he sat in his private room at the Mutual Dividend Mining company's off oa. ifo hoct <i Y,1 ci, its special brand of cognac. 'Poor little girl! She loves me so, and 1 love her; but love Leoni more." And he shut his eyes and gave himself up to dreams of Leoni. Such beauty, such grace, and depth of love for him that Amy could not know. II believe she would kill any one who came between us. can see her soft eyes grow hard and flash fire if she heard of rival. Women arc strange creatures; they never blame the man; but Heaven help the woman if they get hold of her! She led him off, they say. An, if they only knew how willing he was to be ledI''
 Johns reveries were brought to an end by the entrance of Col. Mortimer, who came in with some certificates of stock for him to sign as secretary of the company. He had just got hold of a guileless merchant from distant New England town, and was going. to give him ten beautifully engraved certificates of stock in the Mutual Divident Mining company for ten one-thousand-dollar bills. John felt slight twinge of con- science as he signed the certificates; but a man must have money to live!
 ''You will get twenty per cent. on this investment in six months, Mir. Gorham, and twenty in six months nore," John could hear Gel. Mortimer tell his victim as ho bowed him to the front door. "Forty per cent. is better than letting your money lie idle. You may consider yourself fortunate in having got any of this stock I don't like to sec it going : out of my own hands; but 1 have very friendly feeling towards you, and am glad, after all, that you have those cer- tificates" And l these greenbacks," he might have added, as the door swung to on it's well oiled hinges.
 Col Mortimer returned to his desk, and, taking nine of the bills. rolled them up and placed them side by side in his capacious wallet The tenth he took in and handed to oJohn.
 ''There, you lucky dog, that is your share of the days receipts l take as much myself; the rest goes for office ex- penses." John was fool enough to believe him; for, with all his worldly minded ness, he was very credufous. He thanked Mortimer, folded the bill neatly and put it in his waistcoat pocket. There it be- gan burning hole at once.
 "How long before you're going up town, colonel?" he asked.
 "Not for some time yet. have some matters of importance to look over be- fore go."
 'sThen won't wait for you I have an errand or two on my way up. I'll see you at the club this evening""
 Closing his desk and throwing a light spring topcoat over his arm, he put his hat rakishly on his head and stepped lightly out of the office and down the stairs into the street. There he hailed a passing cab and springing in gave the order "To Tiffany's," and settled himself back on the seat to think what he should buy. He would get something for Leoni for love's sake and something for Amy for the sake of pity. Poor Amy! He would get her something very nice. The cab drew up at the famous jewellers and John entered the place with the air of a bank president He went direct to the diamond counter and asked the obliging salesman to let him see some solitaire rings. After looking over dozens of them, of all sizes and all prices, he se- lected small white stone for which he paid three hundred dollars, throwing his thousand dollar bill carelessly on the counter. This was for Leoni; but she must not tell who gave it to her yet awhile. How they would enjoy the se- cret togetherl
 "Can show you anything else?' asked the salesman.
 "Yes, if you will be so kind. I want to send a present to 0 lady in the country some little trife. 1 don't know ladies' tastes very well. What would you sug- gest2
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