Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-14

| Ing tne nuffYInS crowd. he turned
at last with sigh.
Again the secretary probably for
got, for as the months passed the
money did not come.
A friend OF Stanmore's said to him
one day in the club: "Tou know
Mellor, don't you? he is member
of this club. ="
"l knew him once"
"I thought you knew him inti-
mately. You told me year OF two
ago that you lent him the money that
gave him his start"
81 don't remember saying that, but
if / did it was quite true"
'Then won't you give me letter of
introduction to him. I've got little
scheme on hand and want him to
lend his name to it. Anything with
Mellor's name attached goes now-a-
days"
"I would rather not give letter Of
introduction to him."
"Have you quarreled with him?"
"Oh, no."
'1t would be tremendous oblige-
ment to me-"
81 doubt if it would do you any
good"
"I'll take the risk of that, if you
will be kind enough to oblige a fell
low"
every we'll"
A week later the friend said to Stan
more: 'Tm afraid I took Mellor on
the wrong tack. [ had great difficulty
in getting to see him, and when at last
audience was granted me and l was
ushered into the presence OF the great
man, l yentured to remind him of his
| obligations to you."
"Oh, but you shouldn't have done
that.
sI know I shouldn't. He said he
never met you in mis- life, and swore
like a trooper. He said that every
second man in the city claimed to
have given him his start in life, and
he was tired of being pestered with
them. He was sslfmade man, he
added, and no one had ever helped
him, or he would have been q million
aire years ago"
''He said all that, did he?"
les, anu IEucn more.
''I shall have to call upon him and
stir up his recollection bit. Where
! is he to be found?"
'You will find him tonight drink
ing champagne with some OF his
friends IN the upper smoking room.
In fact, have just left him."
"You don't mean to tell me that he
l ~, 10 ofo in tha
of the men upstairs? You never pre-
sented my letter to him there?"
"I had TO, or not ut all. He re-
fused to see me in his own Office
"Oh, well, this serves me right for
| giving the letter of Introduction. IL
isn't usual tc do business IN club,
you know"
81 am very sorry, Stanmore, but it
was q case of needs must"
"We will say no more about it,, but
the worm ultimately turns, and am
myself going to break through all the
rules that ought to govern civilized
society. Come up stairs with me and
you will see me collect three-year-
old debt"
Mellor was somewhat flushed with
wine when Stanmore approached the
table at which he sat, surrounded by
his admirlng friends.
"Mellor, for three years you have
owed me $40. l want it, and want
it now."
"Who are you?" roared Mellcr. 81
never owed you penny, and if I did,
apply at my counting house for it. Ii
you are member OF this club shall
have you expelled for your impudence
in"
"You may take what action you
please after; but now | want the 9l0.
I'll throw off the interest. AS you
deny the debt, here is the note written
by your own hand. Perhaps some OF
your friends may recognize the sigma
ture. | understand it is very yalu-
able autograph now; but it was not
when that was written"
Mellor, purple with rage, threw a
handful of gold and notes on the
table, crying: "Take what you want,
you hound, then shall have you
driven from this club. 1t is not the
first time I have been blackmalled. p"
ooh, no, Mr.. Mellor, You will
count out the notes to the exact
amount of ef0 and hand them to me,
after which [ will give you your re-
ceipt. L call on you to pay here, be-
cause you have made statements in
presence of this company which are
untrue. Therefore, 1 want them con-
tradicted before the company dis
perses. If you pay the money at
once and make an apology that is ac-
ceptable to me, L will say nothing
more. Ii noO I shall publish the
whole particulars, with q fac-simile OF
your note, aud l will give the reason
why you refused my invitation to
lunch at the club the day that noto
was written, and although the reason
is not SO discreditabe to you at all
as some of your actions since then,
still, perhaps, you would prefer it not
to be made public"
Mellor glared at him for a moment,
murmured an apology and handed his