The evening times., 1895-11-06
LOST.

$4,000 will satisfy these Internal credi-
tors for the present-and I'll plank IL on
The Sinner. Thirty to one are good pay
ing odds. Fifteen Thousand ollars to
$500, by Jove! Then, If the colt wins.
half the stake will nearly account for the
balance of my debts, and shall be able
10 hand over the rest TO the governor"
Oddly enough, he had a communication
from Levi Laiterday himself. advising him
to have something substantial on the colt.
When this letter arrived Tom had already
got his $500 on He at once increased it
by a further $3.50.
Such advice from that pre-eminent Judge
made Tom more than ever sanguine, and
he went into the schoois-for honor mods
had just begun-with a light and blithe-
some heart.
The papers. one and all. completely
stnmped hIIa- but this caused him no dis
tress. Other flOored candidates wore the
gioomiest looks as they sat and watched
their fellows round them scratching
busily away with quill pens. Toms face
was the merrieSt in the schools.
The schools. however did annoy Tom In
one respect. They precluded all possibil-
ity of his getting away to Lincoln 10 wit
ness the race. for his last paper was on the
very afternoon OF the eventful day. The
paper in question was Latin verses.
When he came out he found a little
knot OF friends waiting for him in the high
Among them was Villadome. ylladoms
Reid tclegTam in his hand, which he
thrust into Toms face with q Look
there. you lucky beggar."
Tom did look at il. He could hardly be-
iieve his eyes. He pulled off bis gown. He
waved 1t wildly around his head. Then hs
seized Vniadome by the shoulders and in
sisted on his dancing a polka with him,
then and there. upon the pavement
You seem in very good spirits, Tom,
my boy" said his iordship the bishop as
ne and his son sat over their wine at ths
episcopal table "a week later. II hope tt
means that you did good papers in mods"
'Cmpl-rather middling. I'm afraid.
father. BET. | say. / have had a stroke of
luck, d-weIl-well, if You don't mind
listening should like TO tell you about it,"
"What sort OF luck?' inquired the
bishop.
"a matter of money. The fact In,
father. I've come in for a goodish sum
upward OF $4,000, in fact-and as un-
derstand that you've been badly hit over
those Australian banks, / thousht-er-er
WE'LL mean-the offer is very much
at your disposal, father"
The bishop leaned forward and held ont
MS hand 10 his son. For a minute or two
ne did no; speak. At last he said warmly:
MY lad, l cannot take your money.
But L m none the less grateful to you fDr
wishing TO give 1t to me. IL had heard
OF your wonderful luck Tom. Perhaps YOU
did not know that Levi Latterday is a yery
old acquaintance OF mine?"
Toms eyes open wide with astonish-
ment.
1T is quite true" said his lordsbip.
answering Toms look. '.In nv unreee1.
crate days l was a great friend of Levi.
ne is one or the shrew dest nien know.
4 nave often consulted him abort my in.
Ha hna NV
Wen, except once. and that was when he
recommended my putting money into thaY
New South Wales bank, which, as vou
Know, mas lately gone into iiQuidat,on,
I've dropped $4,000 over it-worss
luck"
But father, began Tom. "I"-
wait minute" the bishop fnterrupted
MIN. "Latterday took my loss thoroughly
10 heart. He said Ii was all his fault. and
that he would like to make It up to m.
IN some way or other. Later on he wrnts
ana told me that he had taken tht. liberty
or investing S3,500, on my account. in a
certain speculation which was almost S,rs
TO turn up trumps.
he dldn I tell me what the speculatjoo
as uh uiit had turnedu up trumpts, and then
learned that he had bought me a hale
share in The Sinner-your horse Tom Tr,
roSue-for $500, and invested 81 600
upon the colts chances in the I.incoIrshir.
al 80 to !. So you see, Tom. am sac. COO
to the good on the transaction, besides NV
mar interest in The Sinner, which is now
valuable possession. Therei What do
you think of that"
Il should say" observed the bishop,
meaningly, that 1 have not mentioned
this to soul-not even your mother. IA
wouldn't do that people should know,
They are SO prejudiced. By the way, is
S-The Sinner entered for the City and
Suburban. Tom"
"Yes, father. And Latterday says that
the EPSON gradients viii Just suit him.
"Of course. my lad, / cannot retain any
interest in the colt. Ny cloth makes that
impossible. / must wash my hands of the
business before the May meetings."
"The EPSON meeting is in April" an
swered Tom.
'.Ah." said his father, reflectively.
''Well. under the circumstances, we need
not do anything in a hurry. ."-Londoa
Truth.