The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-07-20
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7ul.. The word stared me III the
Hsi i,re. sant il my ears. Ruin, utter
81 arl conllcie The prospects with
s'iwh;cl, my hopes had been buoyed
s. r., d,.rins the last three years faded
81 away like 4 phantom of the night,
to- in two days the Cuco prosperous
81 81 er,a of .lohn Farmer s. Co. Of which
3l31 WAS Tic solo partner, would bo
an,.tel III rs unable to meet its en-
a.emcnt~.
Borrow, Bah! Who would lend9
81 Ill news travels fast, ana the mar
ket knew had been badly hit for
zz=27frm Of my rretensions.
No; there was nothing for it but
i to :ace the matter out quietly. For
u II. self, it would not mean much,
Z 3bat for her--ah!
We lad been engaged for IS
HS4 months, a,rl with business looking
sso prosperous we had decided that
the time was propitious to consum-
SSnatc our happiness, but this rash
'fHkpclllation--what has it not done2
u I dashed all my hopes to the ground
|#Saal bl.htcd all prospects of our
happy future.
"a And Of this she knows nothing.
"a With Il heart of lead and cold
&lIops OF agony on my brow, l rose
a7irom NY Office chair. The evening
3jwas cold, and as l passed out in
B #to the street q neighboring clock
s&himel /, For an hour OF moro
rendered aimlessly about the
Streets, until at last, feeling sick
hnl i'll, entered a little hostelry
|sbiI the Strand and called for q glass
8bi brandy.
So At first | was under the impress
fon that was the only occupant of
;the room, but an indescribab BILE feel
3ng that somc one was staring at me
SEaRanado me look up.
aA Seated in the farthest corner 7
sSsS5Siitscried an object with two piercing
eyes eyes that seemed to burn into my
brain. could not call him a man.
de - looked to me to be about feet
3sblgh, with face as pale as death.
1sdls head was bald save for e; gle
ock that stood up straight as an ar
sFOw in line with his nose. His
mouth 81 was thin and delicate, with
8RP long, black mustache dropping
down on either side. AS looked ct
pm he left his seat and came to-
Sard me.
81 Pardon me-" he said, "but you
to be in trouble
"a Who is there that is not in trOu-
Pls at some time of his 1ife9" an
Hered, with a laugh.
# What is iti" he asked! "Lovei"
u shook my head.
% Then it must be money" he
loncluded.
81 "Why2" asked.
s The only things that trouble q
PAN in this world are love and
money. Am I not rightf"
The value Of your axiom am
SSo1 inclined to dispute, I answered;
out, since you seem to take an in
asfest IN me, I don't mind saying
.saaat' US regards myself, the trouble
s money"
All! thought so-money-
poney-n nothing but money. Mar
SsIs up-money made; markets
fo"n-money lost. Rich today
sS sS80norrow ruini''
,l You speak truly" answered.
II we only could tell"
Tell WHAT" asked.
}orth."
II - ~, 1t we only oouid;''
# we would be millionaires,'' he
0ntinued.
,4ultimillionaires," I assented.
And yeti
''Yes.''
- were to tell you that at this
3tOaent I have in my pocket q copy
s.. ,',l tomorrow evenings Moon, you
Uuid W. not believe me-
s. would not" 7" I answered.
l thought not continued my
S,ange companion. sThe world is
' ur ". OF skeptics.''
{@3 'snr
SD 10 you ask me to believe that
~ are in possession Of informa.
IT, !. concerning events which have
YET taken place9" 1 asked.
ask you to believe nothing--T
1eiy state facts. 81
and what does your supernatu.
paper contain. = ! askod-.'tHe
vv aw OF the markets:'' S
m Inc exact state of. the markets
@ey will be at closing time to,
aiow and the actual results of
.% grows racing.,, 4
lou must be Q awonderfuI wiz
y. And what IS the price OF this
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