The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-11

trouble. The fellow was honest, no
doubt, and Herrick did not wish that
he should suffer wrong. He pre-
ferred to keep the wrapper himself,
and take the risk of it until he could
find some means Of disposing Of it that
would be safer than throwing it out of
the cab window.
The cab stopped suddenly, its path
being blocked by tangle Of vehicles.
Herrick softly put his hand upon the
catch Of the door 1t yielded noise
lessly; the door swung open.
Herrick stepped out. Turning back
for an instant he perceived the cabman
sitting upon his box in entire uncon-
seriousness of the fraud that was being
practiced upon him. He was a poor
man, and doubtless worked hard for all
the money that he received. Still, it
was reckless to attract his attention
again; especially so after having left
the cab in that strange manner.
There was way to the sidewalk
through the press Of vehicles. Herrick
saw it from the corner Of his eye, and
was about to take advantage Of it. In
stead, to his surprise, he found himself
turned toward the cabman, and imme-
diately he heard his own voice saying:
II have decided to get out here. How
much do I owe your
The cabman named his price, and
Herrick paid him with the five dollar
bill which had been the sum Of his
wealth, and the end of it as far as he
could see, so short a time before. He
counted his change carefully, remem-
bering that he would probably have to
wait until the next day before he could
break one Of the thousands. Enough
remained to him from the bill for a
supper, a bed, and breakfast.
He cared little for his bed. It would
be no more than place to lie and
think of the future. It was many a
night since he had really slept. Ger
tainly, with so much upon his mind,
he would not sleep this night, even if
he should try. So when he had been
shown to his room in hotel he piled
his pillows against the headboard OF
the bed and reclined against them,
fully dressed He was very happy. No
! question of right or wrong in what he
had done or what he expected to do
came to torment him. For long time
he had borne his life like tremendous
burden. This had suddenly slipped
from his shoulders, leaving his natural
powers benumbed.
/. In the midst of his first vision of 9
1 new life he was aroused by knocking
at the door. He started up, his legs
would hardly support him; he had nc
voice with which to ask who was
there. But one explanation was posi-
BILE; he must have been watched by
the police.
He tottered to the door and gave ut
terance to a hoarse, inarticulate sound
Eight o'clock, sir" cried a voice
without. ''You asked to be called, sir.
He rushed to the window and flung
open the shutters. Day streamed in
paled. He knew that he had slept a
he had not slept before in years. In tn
mysterious depths Of his life he felt,
n new strength stirring, but it was onl.
nascent as yet.
A bath and breakfast revived hin
still more. He felt the exhilaration o
a busy day upon which he was enter
ing. He scanned the papers, but SO ia
as he could see they had no news o
the money that had been lost
Presently he found himself riding
downtown in an elevated railroad train
He was going to a steamship Office t
arrange for his journey; then to
bankers for a travellers check book.
His pockets were bullying with mon
ey, but there was something in one Q
them that he couldn't remember
have put there, He pulled it out, an
found it to be the brown paper wrap
per that had contained the money. A
he held it in his hand it was conceale
by his newspaper. No fellow-passen
ger could see it; and it was doubly for
tunate because, in plain sight upon th
paper, was the name and address
Herbert L. Graham. 40 Wall street. =
The train was just stopping at Rel
tor street. That was the station neal
est the steamship Office. Thrustin
! the brown paper back in his pocket, b
! left the car and went with the thron
! down to the street. He was thinkin
about the accommodations he woul
! choose on the steamer. He continue
to think of that and kindred subject
:, yet he turned north on Broadway il
stead If south PRESENTLY he fo,1n
> himself asking an elevator boy in a bi
? building if he knew where Mr.. Grs
! hams Office was.