Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-05-19
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being blocked by tangle of vehicles
Herrick softly put his hand upon the
catch of the door. 1t yielded noiselessly;
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 q 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
tho cab i'll that strange manner.
There was II way to the sidewalk
through tho 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:
81 have decided to get out here How
much do owe you?"
| The cabman named his price, and
Herrick paid him with the So bill which
had been the sum of his wealth and the
end of it, so far as he could see, so short
time before. He counted his change
carefully, remembering 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 supper, a bed and
breakfast.
When he had found a restaurant, he
ordered a meal and ate it with relish
1t was enchanted food. 1t was the fare
on an Atlantic liner, the delicacies of
European hotels and the fruits of the
tropics.
He cared little for his bed. 1t would
be no more than a place to lie and think
of the future 1t was many a night
since he had really slept. Certainly
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
OF 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 a
new life he was aroused by knocking
at the door. He started up; his legs
would hardly support him; he had no
voice with which to ask who was there.
But one explanation was possible. He
must have been watched by the police.
/ IJa tnfforn6 RI hn doom a1,6 n
terance to a hoarse, inarticulate sound.
eight O'Clock, sirP' cried voice
without 'You asked to be called, sir. !"
He rushed to the window and flung
open the shutters. Day streamed in,
strong and beautiful. The gas flame
paled. He knew that he had slept as he
had not slept before in years. In the
mysterious depths Of his life he felt a
new strength stirring, but it was only
nascent as yet.
A bath and a breakfast revived him
still more He felt the collaboration of a
busy day upon which he was entering.
He scanned the papers, but so far as he
could see they had no news of the mon.
ey that had been lost He was not con-
scious Of any excitement in searching
for that news. The fear Of detection had
quite left him. OF all stolen goods,
money is the hardest to recover.
Presently he found himself riding
down town in an elevated railroad
train. He was going to q steamship
office to arrange for his journey, then
to a bankers for a travellers checkbook.
His pockets We're bullying with mon
ey, but there was something i'll one of
them that he couldn t remember to have
put there He pulled it out and found
it to be the brown paper wrapper that
had contained the money. AS he held it
in his hand it was concealed by his
newspaper. No fellow passenger could
see it, and it was doubly fortunate, be-
cause in plain sight upon the paper
were the name and address, "Herbert l..
Graham, 40 Wall street,
The train was just stopping at Rector
street. That was the station nearest the
steamship office. Thrusting the brown
paper back in his pocket, he left the
car and went with the throng down to
the street He was thinking about the
accommodations he would choose on the
! steamer. He continued to think of that
and kindred subjects, yet he turned
north Oh Broadway instead of south.
Presently he found himself asking al
elevator boy in big building if he
knew where Mr.. Grahams office was
Mr.. Graham happened to be in his
outer Office when HeIrick entered. He
was pouring story into the ear of an
other gray haired Wall street man, ant
Herrick heard few words of it-some
thing about cabs and cash and careless
, ness.
81 have found the money that yor
{ lost" said Herrick. "Here it is
' ''ZionP' cried the banker, clutchins
, the bills in his fingers my dear fel
( low, tell me all about it.
!, ''There's nothing to tell, " replied thu
young man. Il merely found it in tn
cab. "
' Mr.. Graham eyed him moment il
/ surprise
, "You take it coolly," he said
81 couldn't take it at all, - Responded
Herrick, with feeble smile. 81 dom
Q know why. 1t was instinct, suppose
/ My ancestors must have been homes
men,
t "Upon my word, you must take on
< of these notes." said the banker. CIV,