The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-01-20

that you first telegraph my bank in
New York to see whether it will honor
a draft for the amount required. For
your kindness in the matter I want you
to accept half the gain which my friend
would make through the deal"
II cannot think of it,"lreplied the
president. t.,.-...>
"Then, sir, let me make it wedding
present to your daughter. have not
asked her hand, but, with your permis-
sion, will do so.''
II sent the telegram at once," said
the president to my uncle and myself.
"Inside of half an hour I had an an
swer, signed by both the president and
cashier, informing me that Mr..
Bochart's account was far more than
equal to the demand made upon it. II
may have been blinded somewhat by
the impression the young man had made
upon me and the prospect of having
him for a son-in-law, but I took the
usual precautions, though the large
ness of the amount at stake might have
demanded more.
I'VE went to the hotel and paid the
Denver lawyer in currency, as exacted
by the terms of the contract. He said
that he would have preferred certi-
fed check, but he would be around
before the close of banking hours to
deposit the sum with us. had no soon-
e. returned to the bank than received
telegram from the New York bank
saying that Lawrence Bochart had no
account there and never had. Then it
came upon me with the force of ter.
rible blow that the wire must have
been tapped, that we were swindled and
that the bank was crippled beyond hope
OF recovery. For myself, L was ruined:
"Of course" continued the president,
| ''the rascal who cut such wide swath
in society, did not distribute his photo
graphs, but my daughter is something
of an artist and she sketched the fel-
low from memory. Here he is, and
we'd gladly give 100000 to recover the
amount of the robbery"
| The two older gentlemen took look
at the picture and then passed it to
me. An exclamation of surprise had
almost passed my lips, but was for
tune-seeker myself and here was an un-
expected opening. The picture was that
of Fred Morell. Why should I not win
the reward offered for the recovery of
this stolen money? Ihad seen the wire
Taper and knew the man who had
so successfully played his part in the
aristocratics set Of St-~Loaais.
Two days later was on my way to
join in the Christmas festivities to
which young: .Moren had invited me. I
had no idea that he would be there to
receive me, but then he was not the
chief attraction. had said nothing to
the two old gentlemen of what knew
or what l had in mind, but had de-
cided to play the novel part of de-
tective and lay the foundation for some
such fortune as l had always expected
to inherit.
Fred Moreu met me at the door of his
home and welcome could not have
been more hearty. His mother was one
OF the most gracious of the old-school
ladies, and her daughter was even more
fascinating in her wondrous beauty
than when she had won my love beyond
the ocean. could not enjoy such hos
pitality and then bring sorrow worse
than death upon those who offered it.
I asked a private talk with Fred, and
frankly told him what l had learned
and how I had started out to recover
the stolen money. There was mingled
anger and contempt in his face as he
answered me.
"You have taken me for a scoundrel
again" he said, "but must admit the
force of the evidence. Cousin Bob has
broken loose once more. Seen apart we
have always been taken one for the
other. He is wonderful man and his
talents, properly directed, would win
him almost any position. But his in
clination is to go wrong and he does
not restrain it. Your mission is to
bring him to book. If you like, will
go this far with you He is rich through
! Inheritance and fraud. Together we
will run him down and secure return
oe the money lost by the bank. We
will make him leave. the country for
good, but without such an arrangement
1 will lend you no assistance. He is
the first to bring disgrace on the fam
ily name and l care more for it than
for his punishment"
A load was lifted from my heart, and
never was there a more delightful day
spent than in that old homestead.
There I was convincedA that Margie's
hand was mine when should claim
il, and time justifies the blissful conf
dence. H.:
In New York we found the man whom
had surprised in hunting Through
fear he was induced to discover the
whereabouts of ''Cousin Bob" With the
suavity of diplomat, and running
fire Of wit, he accepted our terms. He
assured us with dnbIushing raillery that
the presidents daughter had pierced
his heart, that he had voluntarily de-
cided upon residence abroad and that
il afforded him inexpressible pleasure
to comply with our wishes. ,.c~-.:
put the bank on its feet again, made
the old president the happiest man in
the,country, tick1eds Uncle Bruf so that
he named me as his sole heir, and made
Margie Morell my wife. ! II say nothing
OF myself, but Mrs. DR.. Tom Curran's
receptions are the most popular and
most sought after in one of the greatest
cities of the country. Detroit Free
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