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prntt did likewise and the man at the dosky

Pratt did likewise and the man at the desk
looked puzzled. Finally he smiled and said:
We'll, to settle II, each draw another caro-"
Mr.. French declined TO take card. so his
COMPANION, drew two. The man at the desk
"BlSnksT he exclaimed. you each owe the
company SIS 900. II wouldn't happen once in a
thousand times. but IT'S the rule. You win n
yn and 60 sef25nn a v Iraw Won Oan
$5.OOU besides" and the man swept the two
rolls back into the drawer, ooo.,
DO, YOU mean to say | owe you s50OOt"
20 course YOU Iont% M Mr. Fret draw
II I don't give this fellow 10000. he pub.
this pubiishins COMPANY. and these are icI not
times when a man OF my social position can
afford TO repudiate debt OF honor; Heavens.
mStbeSl My POOR motpsrT " w ''''
Mr.; French was touched by the predIcament
sd Ina, yoq bo baS SHa S"n inS aS
hank and asked Mr.. French. TO, loan him
$1,000 more 70 settle the matter Mr. French
he would wnt {" "e coSrs ."e until NTH Mr ' r f"f
went to tho bank. and 80 Mr.. Pratt and
Mr. French went out, boarded g. Fulton
French went TO the Mechanics Bank aud Mr..
rratt left him TO go to bank further down
Mr.. French drew out $1,000 in cash and later
net Mr.. Pratt and the two rode TO- the office. Of
the book company. There Mr.. Pratt handed
latter pretended to count. He said It was al
right. Then Mr.; french stepped forward and
The bs H Ths was e" CAREFULLY ccuns t %
and then Mr.. Pratt got n receipt for SlO,OOO.
and taking Mr.. French's arm led him down
II am going down town to see my lawyer
about ut th a mater n1w h" said, and try snd
%Sn 2 to nSw sorTy mr.
have put you in such n position. Whether |
get the money to-day or not there. are heavy
remi,tanccs due me- on Jan. .. and shall ray
ture shall tel my mother Of the disgrace you
SAVED the family from to-day"
no more OF him II was little before o'clock
when Mr French got home and few minutes
ing up at the dinner table and eNclaiming:
I've been swindlsd!"
p He told the whole story, to hi. family and
yn.. who Is, an old friend Of Mr., French, wa.
sent i9r. He took Mr. FRENCH to Deputy Chief
r. wnG with Cart Ke12Sa' has rcd
Mr.. French has not been able to. be OF
much assistance TO the police, for he
on the north side Of Fulton street. a few doors
downtown from Cum Der and street. He has
visited the neighborhoUd several times with
the place. IL" gave the police a fairly good
description ot the young man who posed IA Mr..
Pratt. but was unable TO tell much about the
man who sat at the desK
Mr. French Rmass"d fortune IA a builder
years nGo He built the Academy 81 Music.
the Municipal building in Brooklyn and a
number Of other well.known pubic and private
building. in that borough A marble tablet In
the corridor OF the Municipal building has Mr..
frenchs name carved on II. and records
onS i"Gt mat NE cost OF III" structure
estimate. Mr. French was prominent In
politics at the tim" hc was an Alderman,
Honest John" French. title that has stuck
e him ever since. He H. prominent in the
Methodist denomination He has been identi-
ned WIN almost every charitable movement In
BROOKLYN in recent years Mr.. French has
mover drunk liquor, smoked tobacco or gam
bcd IN his life. and DR.. Little said last night
that he wanted II made plain that Mr.. French
took no part IN the lottery game OF which ha
became the victim. but gave up HIS money 40
readily because he believed he was saving the
son OF an Old friend from Disgrace.