The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-08

had ceased
Presently the boy raised his head with 4
n defiant gesture. See here" he said,
ard slipped little vial into the minister's
hand. II didn't mean TO go to prison IL
Il came to that, there was stuff enough /
In that botue 10 have taken care of me.
III they'd put me alone in a cell, should I
have swallowed II before now. / haven't
any friends left. My relatives will all re-
fuse TO speak TO me after this: and l
didn't suppose there was any one in
heaven or on earth that cared But = be-
liove you. 1 never heard II put that way
before. And I'm going to stand my trial.
and whatever comes of II, because Of what
you say
The two clasped hands warmly. And
"a they did so, the ragged criminal in the
corner staggered TO his feet and stood be-
fore them. Had they but known il. il
vas years since he had stood so erect.
Squire" he said. ''the youngsters right.
II somebody's said 70 me. twenty years
ago. what you've just said TO him.
might have been a man today in place OF
what l be. oh. go on; don't talk any
fcolishness. It's too late to work any
such racket on me. Wei, pray for me IL
you want to; 'twon't do no hurt maybe.
though / can tell you't won't do no good.
l tell you i don't want to be any better.
wouldn't change III i couiu. But in the
name OF the boy / was twenty years ago.
! want TO thank you for givin' this young
/ feilcr a lift." lie staggered back TO his
corner, as n ashamed of the mOmentary
interest he had shown. and the brief in
telligence died out OF his hardened face.
The boy. worn out with deep emotion,
dropped upon the hard cot and slept. The
minister sat through the long night
I wrapped In meditation. 1t was not until
\ the first gray streaks OF dawn stole
through the grated door. that he reused
to a remembrance that be was a prison
er, charged with crime.
Early that morning. in ore OF thc
sumptuous homes OF the city, a woman
past middle age was partaking Of a sol
itGry breakfast. CHANGING over the morn
ing paper at the same time. For Mrs
Marsh was n business woman. and
watched the markets closely. Running
her eyes slowly down the news columns.
she suddenly started so violently as TO
overturn the coffee urn. and. regardless
OF the amber liquid soaking into the
srowy cloth and dripping upon the rug.
she sat motlonless. her eyes riveted upon
these words:
suspicious looking character pur-
chased coat Of Claus and Ciothier yes
terday morning. paying for 1t with a
twcnty-doliar bin which proved TO be a
clever counterfeit. The swindler. who was
arrested as he was about to take the
evening train for New York. claims to be
the pastor of a church, in Gimheld. and
gave the name OF Ezra Tyler. which i be-
lieved TO be assumed.
Mrs. Marsh rang the bell for a maid to
! repair damages. and. paper i'm hand. left
the room. II wish | could think II was a
mistake she soliloquized as she tied on
, her bonnet. But it's too much like him.
d 49, II
such scrape as this. Well, he was quite
right when he declared he had no head
for business. and after all / shall have 70
acknowledge it,
/ Airs. Marsh's quarrel with her only
, brother dated from his entering the min
I istry. MANY years younger than she. he
had until the time been entirely submis-
, slve to her wishes. she had selected his
, books. his clothes. his college. even hi.
friends. But when IL came TO choosing a
!, profession and a wife. the young mans
: viii asserted itself. He would study the
> ology instead OF banking, and he wouit
marry the girl OF his choice. The result
, bad been utter estrangement and a 81
! cuce which no effort on the brothers par
could break.
This morning Mrs. Marshs lawyer. lis
4 tCninE 20 her story. smiled TO himself p.
!, be read beneath her calm. almost indif
: ferent manner her longing for a recon
4 tlldtioh. OF ne proved me IN IN
! wrong" she said candidly. las a bust
ness man. he would have ruined hinsel
, and all hts friends by this tine. And
I Intend 70 keep an eye on him after this.
= And the lawyer. as he closed his desl
= and prepared TO accompany her. re
4 marked under his breath. that the work
ing OF woman'G mind was past hi
= comprehend
: II was a busy morning But wealth an,
a influence can accomplish much, and be
- fore noon Ezra Tyler walked forth a FIRE
= man. the charge against him withdraw WI
lie hardly knew how il was brough
about. His sister. greeting him a
= though they had parted the day befor,
y had announced the facts to him, an
s knowing she had attended 10 II. he ha
= not troubled his head with details. II
=. was far more interested in the case OF hi
e young friend and insisted on calling
once upon the employers. where he al
~ gued the matter with such persistenc,
y that they finally consented not 20 pro:
W ecute. II the money was refunded.
Mrs. Marsh grumbled not a little. wrot
"a check for the amount and the muc
- amused attorney added his mite by col
a. senting TO give the young man a positio
- In his Office. where ne would be und
., strict supervision and out Of temptation
- way.
~ Altogether. as Mr. Tyler sat at lunc
a
-, unhappy. even though his parishone
- were yet to be confronted. II he on
-, knew where that bill came from! Tn
"a, was a mystery which must be solved b
80 fore the world could be entirely assur
-. Of his innocence. With curious persi
-, tency the thought kept coming TO hi
-, that his wife had discovered the bill aft
-, others had declared the pocket-bo
y empty. Mr.. Tyler was the least 81
~ picious OF men, but the events Of the pa
- twenty-four hours had sadly disturb
~, his usually calm spirit. and he felt pl
o. pared for any strange solution CT I
',ie mystery. He remembered that Mart
bc had urged him to say nothing about {
-, money. Could she have suspected II
all was not right about II? Could 5
have placed 81 there? And where COT
m she have obtained 70? He put the thous
III away again and again. but II crept ba
10 each time. until he turned and faced
op- squarely. determined TO reason IL dOv
nde But 20 his horror. all his reasoning 20
ned ers brought to bear upon the matt
asst only confirmed his suspicion.
~ = thought overwhelmed him. He wo
ace rather have been guilty himself. He CO
not mention IL 20 Maria. who had ne
I'M approved OF his marriage. How could
face his ueOpla uoW7 And how could