Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-13
CHATTER Ill.


Hello! What kind OF n meeting are
you holding hcreg' q chcery voice
cried. and. looking up. the dlsconsoiatc
Teddy saw a merchant whoae stock he
,, peeh examining snort tlIie pre-
''YuS, $500
,x,,,ad. "a" wotus ~ u"sknkS nas'''
'N ..,e .nv eonu'tl9n o, ",n'is.
chant asked.
1T is barely posslhlc. The fact OF
the matter is that the two swlndlera
left on tho last trnin and this hoy,a
money has gone with thum beyond a
doubt"
Then tho merchant turned 60 tho
would-ho fakir and aulod Cor further
particulars. which were readily given.
the latter saying, az he finished Inc sad
story;
"uncle Nathan Is hound 10 raise a
big row, an | won't be able To hplp
mother. as I counted ON doing; but /
sposc II serves me right"
I'm net sure OF that lad. for all ot
us arc liable tn be taken In nj Soma
time or another. It is possible yon
may make money nj The fair. nnd
will give you credit 10 the amount YOU
lost. Go 10 the store. show this slip.
and get what Won think may be
needed"
While smoking the merchant had
been writing on 4 niece OF pRner torn
from his momprnnd,lm book, md when
he handed IL 10 Teddy tho ntmost
hcart-broIten boy read the Following
words,
The bearer Edward HargreaNos' "
entitieu 10 credit thlftN dnNa tms, Vh
~ ne may hceu' 10 Ihe eNten. OF InT'S
dolars' JOHN hSAN 70
"But only lost Sib," Teddy said. aa
he read the order
a
more. therefore have made the
amount suflicientlv larue. Don't heai-
tate to buy what In wanted, and
whether Won ever md the rwindiei or
not. I feel very poaitiVe my bill will be
pnid.
Teddy tried 10 thank tho merchant,
hut that hitnn i'm MA throat WAS Atlli
loo nenr his innuth 10 admit OF many
words. ana sam ,yhippered:
"pon't nay anythinr more nbout Il.
You've struck the biggest kind of luck
and the safest way liz 10 hold your
tongue"
Even had II been possible to speak
Teddy could not have said all that
was In hia henrt and before Sam had
time TO give my more advice the mer-
chant boarded train which was Just
starting for New York, leaving the
young faklr and his newly-mnde friend
to settle matters among themselves.
you're IN ulg luck" the latter said,
cnnsullngiy. What's the difference II
YOU have lost SIS NJ long na YOU know
how to get $50 worth OF goods TO start
in buaineaa2"
but this bill viii have TO be paid,
and Unclo Nathan must have his
money: that leaves mo Sl5 In debt"
"S'nog'u il doea9 You're bound to
make a good deal more'n that, an I'm
here To helm YOU through"
Teddy came very near saying that
if sam had not been there the SD would
stlll be repoalng beneath tho lining Of
his cap; but he succeeded In checking
himself and the reprouchful words re-
mnined uuspoken.
At this point IN the conversation tho
baggage muster insisted that informa-
ton uf the swiudler should be given to
the police. and, whether they desired
to do 50 or not the boys were forced
To accompany him TO hendquartera
Itere IL liz nosalble tboIr slor,. mipht
have bsen mia without exciting more
ibnn nrdIunrv lntrrest N the nnmr Of
thc ldndlv dirnogod merchant hnJ moi
b,.n used. mi Tint VIVA W,fflelcnt 10
avalon n decided Internal ana evc,v
drtnl was wilton down cnrefuliv
1--WE viii inv 10 rel Tho money for
vou - the chief amid "Seyernl or nv
men win be AT the fair. nnd IL Won zoe
Given 10 them Immediately.
Teddy Ind hut little hone that any
good would result by this monnn hui
he promised faIthfully to do az 10.
uuNhlfui hHu ln'l iH' bpNh were NJ