The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-04


carriage had been rather dark.
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 noiselessly;
the door swung open.
Herrick stepped out. Turning back
for an instant, he perceived the cabman
sitting upon his box in entire uncon-
sciousness 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 a 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:
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 ne 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, bed and
breakfast.
4, 10 a
ordered 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 place to lie and think
Of the future. 1t was many 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
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 a tremendous burden. This had
suddenly slipped from his shoulders
, leaving his natural powers benumbed
2 In the midst Of his first vision OF
|, new life he was aroused by knocking
, at the door. He started up; his leg
2 would hardly support him; he had NJ
voice with which to ask who was there
Z But one explanation was possible III
a must have been watched by the police.
He tottered to the door and gave ut
|. terance to hoarse, inarticulate sound.
, eight O'Clock, sirr' cried volc
a without "You asked to be called, sir
y He rushed to the window and fiun
y open the shutters. Day streamed in
a strong and beautiful The gas fam
. paled. He knew that he had slept as h
a had not slept before in years. In til
mysterious depths of his life he felt
new strength stirring, but 1t was onl
d nascent as yet.
q A bath and breakfast revived hi
IT still more. He felt the exhilaration OF
il busy day upon which he was entering
He scanned the papers, but so far as
~ could see they had no news OF the MOI
80 CIV that hah been lost. He was not col
N scious Of ~ excitement in searchll
. for that nc ws. The fear of detection III
X quito left him. OF all stolen good
n MONEY is the hardest to recover.
n Presently he found himself ridii
n down town in an elevated railro;
train He was going to steamsh
r Office TO arrange for his journey, th'
n to q bankers for a travellers checkboo
l. His pockets. were bullying with mo
IF CIV, but there was something III one
10 them that he couldn't remember to ha
mo put there. He pulled it out and foul
rt it to be the brown paper wrapper tn
cs had contained the money. AS he held
cd in his hand it was concealed by
ON newspaper No fellow passenger cou
on see il. and il was doubly fortunate,
ne cause in plain sight upon the PAL
were the name and address, Herbert
,or Graham, 40 Wall street.
W. The train was just stopping at Rect
,ea street That was the station nearest
i, steamship Office. Thrusting the bro'
.rt paper back in his pocket, he left
,,,, car and went with the throng down
yn the street. lie WIS thllihiilB "p'"o
~ accommodations he would choose ON
70 steamer. He continued to think OF Il
and kindred subjects, yet he turn
M. north on Broadway instead OF sou
rlv Presently he found himself asking
md elevator boy in big building If
owe knew where Mr.. Graham's office wa
nj. Mr.. Graham happened to be In
outer office when Herrick entered.
the was pouring story into the ear OF
,ad other gray haired Wall street man,
,st Herrick heard few words of it-sor
asst thing about cabs and cash and carel'
ick ness.
zen az have found the money that
All lost" said Herrick. "Here it is F"
TO-. "Zionr' cried the banker, clutch
ara the bills in his fingers. my dear
low, tell me all about it.
Nv "There's nothing to tell, " replied
his young man. 81 merely found 1T in
.