Smyrna times., 1896-04-01

He inserted an advertisement in one of
the newspapers, thinking it might lead
to his discovering the owner of the
rings. But no answer came to it. He
took them to jeweler and ascertained
their worth to be about $400.
The weeks went by, and weary ones
they were for Mrs. Carston and her
son. Edward had not succeeded in
finding employment, and the little
money he had managed to put away
was getting very low. How many
times had the thought of selling the
rings tempted him! We're they not
his? Had he not done everything he
could to find the owner? Was the
risking of his life and his subsequent
sickness not worth something? But
as often as the temptation came to him
he had put it behind him.
As last Carston succeeded in secur-
ing a position. It was in an advertis-
ing agency. The salary was small,
but he was willing to take almost any
honorable position, SO sore in need of
money was he. He had been out of
employment for nearly eight months,
and glad he was to get work again.
He had been in his new position
nearly four months when, one day, his
employer put him to work checking
back a certain advertisers account for
year. To do this he was abliged TO
go over the files of a daily paper ard
see if the advertisement in question
had been inserted the required number
of times. When he reached the papers
of December of the previous year, the
occurrences of that eventful month
came back to him. The loss of his po-
sition, the accident in the park, his
sickness, and the finding of the valu-
able rings-all these things came run
ming through his busy brain
"Whats thisr' he suddenly ex-
claimed, as his eye rested on an adver.
tisement:
NOTICE. Will the young man who
SO bravely saved the life of the young
lady who broke through the ice il
! Central Park, on the afternoon of Fri
day, Dec %, please send his address ol
call ON the undersigned FAIR
BANKS & co. Broadway, New Yorl
City.
He read and re-read the lines. Far
banks & Co.. His old employers! I
might possibly have been Mr.. FAIR
banks daughter! He thought he haC
a daughter. He was so excited owe
the discovery that he could hardly wal
until it was time to leave for home.
The next day found him in the larg
establishment of Fairbanks & Co.
"Ah, Carston" exclaimed one of tn
statesmen who recognized him: ''wha
are you doing here?"
81 cameto answer an advertisements,
replied Edward, shaking his old frien,
by the hand.
81 didn't know the firm was advel
tising for help?"
"Well, some one here advertised fo
certain kind of help about yea
ago."
GA year agol" said the salesman
with laugh. you're little late fo
that position, Carston, aren't you?"
''No, think not" replied Edward
pleasantly, producing a copy of th
paper containing the advertisement
which had interested him so much.
"And do you mean to tell me thi
you are the young man who acted S
heroically?"
''I am" said Carston, blushln
slightly.
''Why, my boy, that was Mr.. Fai
banks only daughter that you save
from drowningl'
Edward went direct to the office, IN
was ushered into Mr.. Fairbanks pri
, ate room.
"Carston, I'm glad to see you!" e
t claimed the head of the great house
Fairbanks & Co. rising from his det
l and shaking the young men warmly |
g the hand.
Q Edward was surprised. He had N
Y dreamed of such a reception, certainl
+ not before he had told his secret.
S ''Do you know, have for some tin
had my doubts as to your having be,
l dishonest when you were in my 81
e ploy," said the haired old gentl
e man, kindly. ''The cashier, who W
the cause of my suspecting you, turn'
. out dishonest, and robbed me of maj
hundreds of dollars. After l had foul
f him out, / thought possibly he had a
cused you to shield his own dishone
e acts.
81 am glad to hear You speak so ma
: ly, Mr.. Fairbanks. never knew th
0 the cashier was dishonest, but 1 kae
k that was not, and to be looked up,
as thief was terrible blow to Il
d mother and to myself; but / have col
l. here on very different errand, N
Z. Fairbanks. l believe you inserted th
t notice?" said Garston, placing t
ir newspaper before the merchant.
), "Why, yes!" said MIR. Fairbaal
N looking surprised; ''over year ae
You don't mean to say that you"--
n 81 only did what / considered +
it duty, sir, said Edward, coloring I
1t ''But how is it that you never reIli
a to the advertisement before?''
a. Edward then explained *laa. accias
e. and his subsequent illness, how itfv
ii that he had been unable to read q ns'
le paper for weeks, and the aecslan
Of way in which he had run upon