The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

~ friends IN the hot
dry montha Stories Of aa'en'uf', .,
personaI disasters. Of land Of sea, mao
nued the evening: but Il was sun 100
ear,y ~ retire. when Elsie. putting hef
pre,,v golden head down on my shout
der. said.
"Tell the story. father, Of the day
you we're Just In time
The only romance Of my hum-drum
Ilfel was willing enough and this
r. the story: Ten years before. while
was still IN business a. a carriage
builder In the small town Of Bolton.
had In my employ a young man named
Hartley. who was more to me. having
Ne son OF my own. than merely one
ohthe hands"
lie was the son Of John Hartley. who
was one Of the meanest. close-hsted
men In the world. and thoroughly dis
liked by the entire population Of Boil
ton. A dealer In real estate, he was
known as one who insisted upon the
payment Of his rents. even II u took
the food from the mouths Of his ten
ants. or the beds from under the sick,
20 pay him.
When young George Hartley FIRST
came TO me TO seek employment he
was a handsome lad Of sixteen, With
a bright frank face. Swallowed Al that
time by the recent death Of his moth
or. u was understood that the wages
George being a minor. we're 10 be- paid
90 John Hartley. and he was punctu.
ally a. the deak on payday.
Knowing that the lad had been
GOOD scholar. his mothers Influence
having kept him al the Bolton school
during her life. ] lent him books and
Invited him often 10 my house. where
Elsie would play and sing for him.
or read with him. lie studied In every
leisure moment but was a good work
man. never shrinking manual labor
that was really too much drndgery for
boy Of his ability. With my knowl-
edge he went through a course %
bookkeeping under my own head clerk
and here begins my story.
] had had In my employ a young man
az assistant bookkecper. who had left
me for what he thought better posi-
ton. and entered Into an engagement
with George Hartley who was 10 DO
bis work. after hours. receiving from
me Ave dollars a week In addition 20
bis regular wages. which sum ! paid
10 him. unknown 20 bis father n u
ghs defraudlng that worthy man Of
bis right 10 his sons brains and In
iusiry. why. ! 30 deiraddod him.
by my advice the money was de-
posted IN the Bolton Bank. and FOR
nearly four years % had accumulated
there. until there was more than six
hundred dollars. some Of the money
having been sp,nt In keeplng the lad
iecently clothed
lie vas twenty years old when John
Hartley married his second wife. an
y old maid. Who was one OF hls tenants.
tRfAEao had property Of her own.
Fra he day when she entered
The buse Mrs. Hartley con-
ustyh a series Of petty per-
sections Of her stepson. pin
trusts 90 make his lie miserable. but
seemingly too triflng for a man 70
aoiice. She hated him because be lad
ifiei 20 prevent the marriage. solely
iof love % bis dead mother.
!, was In April. when ny physicians
ordered me TO take q ksa trip Cor a
shronlc complnirf.. that was troubling
me an1w~ -'is ny preparations 20 70
IN ~ .-aol.'i iiua Ksyport. the near.
-, .'poi' 1sn 10 Bolton. and some
y - mile. sai q r. There was A
~ from hola IA, pas,ed through
,,s an AZ ,'a osiosk IN the evening.
- connected vRA y stage 10 Kew.
- u was Nss lYofk train. In,
aplesa' s,olstg p, many Of the
ay stations. Bot A, M o,,y o.
y Ehich conneaio, koula ~ -,
- n'!port N, n York express.
E.,lne Bolton Al n, Aght
had sent my - |. A. n. a..
a'h. had made an - sr,,,s,,,.,,.
nc sas sitting u my uudy w,l,In,
y. me hour To- nve hone vhen m,
.,-eeil rang I.hle va n BOSTON
"A. ~. an au Inlll my 'eefn. AM
Ne house vas d llosed. IN -.
ne door myself .sas Gso,' "a,
Wy Who vas . \ s,eps. , -.
&c. ,,nsl IN his Y his i's VI