Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-31
DAVID MARBLES STORY.
NEVER qrarrcled with my broth.

NENEN QVHrrcIcu WIFI my UEUtn'
er John until we came to settle up
L business In the year Of 1895. We
had been partners ten years, ever since
We had been West, indeed, but some
changes made It at length advisable
that we should separate. He had made
his fortune and wanted to return East.
I, also, was able to live with less care.
and 30 We sold every acre Of our land.
Cd property, and were settling up the
books, when there arose disscnsion.
John was married and had had family
20 support. while was unmarried.
His expenses Rad been three times 40
much as mine. Moreover, had taken
the burden Of the labor and RESPONSE
billty-thls having been tacltly agreed
upon. I being the youngest man. While
he had lived comfortably with his wife
and children among the farms, with
horses. men and money at his hand.
and absolute control Of the farming
Interests, ] had been beating about
over the country, from the Denver to
the Florida glades. buying and selling
land, timber and stock-living anyhow,
and sacrificing all personal comfort to
our mutual advantage. It II rough
travelling In the West. Twice I had
swan the Missouri when every stroke
endangered my life; once I had been
captured by hostile Indians. and CO.
capped BY strategy. was overtaken
By . prairie fire and nearly burned
70 death. when taking up claims In
Nebraska; and my periods Of weari.
ness and encouragement were indie.
scribable. I grew gaunt. and pale, and
hard, making money, while John waxed
tat and merry. had all the hard.
ships, and had decided ought to
have more than half the profits, taking
everything into consideration. John
refused this; and Il was true. as he
said, that this had not been the con.
tract.
John Marlc," said I, "look at the
difference between 10. All the trouble
you have had In getting this money ID
to take 1t from my hand. You have
never lost nights sleep In getting Il;
you have had full sway In making
these farms as profitable as you please,
and when you have made q miscalcu.
lstion In q tenant or crop, have new.
Or blamed you. You have had q com.
Portable roof over your head, while !
have languished with yellow fever In
the South and slckencd with aRuc from
exposure In the West. Two.thirds OF
this money 10 Justly mine. You have
spent more than I, and you have Q right
only to one hundred thousand dol.
lars"
II will have one hundred and afty,"
he said. doggedly.
"You never shall!' I answered.
had the books. They were In the
ONCE Of life insurance company, fol
whom was agent This business had
been privately my own. had worked
Il In with other pursuits and II paid
me well. had dealt in It only for the
last year, but during that time pur.
chased for myself, out Of Its profits, q
6ne library, and had made several
valuable presents to q favOrite old
maid sister, living In the East. These
expenses were In the books Of the firm
-four hundred dollars for books, fifty
for maps, seventy for set of furs fol
Margaret, and forty for an easy. chaii
for her. knew must take these OfI
the books before John saw them, or he
would claim that they had been paid
for out OF the general fund. A have
said, they were In my private room OF
the insurance c0mpany's building, ID
st. Joseph. When left my brothers
house In Kansas started directly FOL
this point; hut at Atchison q dispatch
met mo requiring me to wait there un
til ! received further directions from
the directors Of the Phoenix. saw nc
actual danger In waiting, and 80 re
NAMED In the city nearly o week.
received some policies then to be car
ried into the country. Az soon as they
were delivered to the specified parties
] returned to st. Joseph.
hurried to the Office: somehow.
felt as II something was wrong. As
unlocked the inner door Major Hawley
looked up from his newspaper AM
said:
by the way, Marie, your brother
came yesterday and got some books
from your desk"
'Soms booksw I said. And I fell
myself growing pale.
Eyes. Ledgers, you know. knew
he was your partner. and SO let him
take them. Nothing wrong. Is there
Marle?'
mo" said. and went into my Office
and shut the door. My Arst movement
was to open my desk hurrledly. Yes
they were gone. John had the books
! denounced him for q villain.
After while grew cooler. I wal
very much surprised mt what he ha(
done. 1t was not like him. 1t wal
plain that he thought meant to chea
him In some way.
Nor was inclined to trust him.
did not believe that he would maxi
charges against me on the books, but
knew he would reckon that i've hun
dred and sixty against me on the gen
eral account, nor believe my story tina
these OUTLAWS We're never made will
his money, or moneys on which he hat
o claim. Nothing burns up confidence
like the love of gold. John and hat
never before had a word Of difficult!
or q hard thought, and now here w
were, ready to call each other thieves
and liars.
In the Arst place. ! felt insulted b!
his suspicion. ] meant NO injustice;
merely wanted what considered m!
Sight-what ! thought ] had we'll earn