Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-09-20
Copyright, 1895, by the Author.
CHAPTER III.


CHAPTER Ill
About every second day I called on
Murpurgo & Weissweiller in Frankfort
and talked over matters and easily saw
that everything would 90 right. All that
was necessary was to produce the bonds
and they would hand over the cash.
Giving them a list, they gave me
memorandum offer for the lot. accept.
ed their offer and the next hour was a
very bad 60 minutes for me. There was
considerable delay, and my suspicious
we're fully aroused, and at one time l
thought they had made some discovery;
but, as fact, my suspicious were Who'll
ly unfounded
The banker and clerks were simply
hurrying around, anxious to oblige me
and have the money out Of the bank be-
fore it closed At last the amounts were
figured up and verified by myself. One
Of the partners hastened off to the bank
and in five minutes returned with very
pretty parcel Of 175, 900 gulden-
Going to Rothschilds', in Rue La
ftte, I bought exchange on New York
for $50, 900, and left the same night for
London. Very many times I journeyed
over that route in after years, but never
with quite so light heart Twas young
and enthusiastic; all the glamour and
poetry Of life hung around me, while |
was too inexperienced to notice whittier
Twas drifting or to understand the pow
erful current upon which I had en-
barked In fact, had sold myself to do
the DEVILS work, and day by day the
chain would tighten, while all the time
I thought could when pleased stop
short on the downward grade and take
the back track More experience would
have taught me that every one who for.
sock the path Of honor not only thought
the same, but had a purpose to even ev.
erything up some day and make restitu-
tion. And today there is not a criminal
but who at the start looks forward to
the time when he will no longer war
against society, but will go out and
come in at peace with all men. But,
when one comes to think Of it, what
FOOLS game is that Of a man who fights
against society," },.
The criminal has but two arms; very
short and weak they are, and Of fle>h
too. He has but two eyes that cannot
possibly see around the nearest corner,
while society has million arms Of steel
that can reach around the world, and a
million eyes which are never closed,
that can pierce the thickest gloom with
sleepless vigilance The poor, unhappy
criminal by fortunate dexterity may es
cape for little, but at last society lays
her iron grasp on him, and with giant
force hurls him into dungeon As for
the short lived, tempestuous success that
some few criminals have, is there any
sweetness in it? I say no; success won
in honest fight is sweet, but know
from my own experience that the sue
cess Of crime brings no sweetness, no
blessing with it, but leaves the mind a
prey to thousand haunting fears that
make shipwreck Of peace.
Invent down to Liverpool and em-
barked on the good ship Java. Ten days
later we sailed through the Narrows.
During my last day in London went
to Westminster abbey and spent three
hours in that Valhalla of the Anglo
Saxon race. It made tremendous I'M
preston upon my mind In no other
work Of human hands do the spirits of
30 many departed heroes inger, certain
ly in no other does the dust Of 80 many
of the great dead rest, and as I read
memorial upon memorial to departed
greatness I realized that the path of
honor and Of truth was the only one for
men to tread
All through the voyage the influences
Of the abbey were upon me; I felt was
treading on dangerous ground and re-
solved I would have no more Of it.
Would had then resolved, when met
Irving & Co., to throw all the plunder
in their faces and say, "I'll have none
Of it, and here we part. " felt that
ought to do that, but weakly said, l
need the 100000, and I'll give the
rogues their share and then see them no
more. I had fully made up my mind to
that, knowing Irving would be on the
wharf eager to meet me.
In sailing through the Narrows and
past Staten Island was making up my
mind as to the little speech I would
make. We rapidly neared the wharf in
Jersey City, and I quickly recognized
Irving standing on the edge of the close
ly packed crowd, watching the steamer
with nervous look on his face
BE sprang on board, rushed to me
with beaming face, grasped my hand,
and putting the other on my shoulder
led me toward the gangway. He had
not spoken yet, but as we were going
down the gangplank he said, my boy.
you have done splendidly," and then.
putting his mouth close to my ear, whis-
pered. "We have got another job for
you, and it's beautyr'
Going up the wharf with Irving,
was on the point of telling him want
ed no more jobs, but weakly put it off,
and by so doing, of course, made it more
difficult He told me Stanley and White
were waiting at Taylor's hotel on Mont
gomery street, a few doors up from the
wharf.
We soon were there, and they gave
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