The evening times., 1900-01-26
BREAD CAST ON THE WATERS.
Great Payment on "a small Note
Thirty Years After Due.
(From the Kansas City JourualD

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Bread east upon the water often returns
increased many fold. bat ii is seldom that
a good deed is rewarded by the recipient
at the ratio of Gee 10 !. Yet this hap
pened a short time ago to a well-kuown
business man of Kansas City
Thirty years ago. the business man and
his brother were living in ST, Louis They
were young men and were struggling in
dustriously to gain footing in the COM
mercial world The business man loaned
his brother S35 to buy clothing, and re-
ceived as an evidence of the debt note for
$50 The note was laid aside and in the
busy years that followed was forgotten.
The brothers separated. The one who
lent the money came 10 Kansas City and
prospered The other brother remained in
St Louis and fortune. too, smiled upon
him He is now vice-president and gen.
eral manager of one of the largest trust
companies in New York city, and has big
private fortune.
Some time ago the Kansas City brother
was asked to hunt up some old family pa
pers and bring them TO his brother in ST.
Louis He ransacked chests, trunks, and
drawers and found them. At the bottom
of an unused trunk ne discovered an old
red pocketbook. Inside was the $35 nlte
given thirty years before. the paper was
discolored BY age, the writing was faded,
but was still legibe The existence of the
note had been forgotten by both brothers.
When the Kansas City man went to ST.
Louis with the family papers he took the
note with him. After a pleasant chat with
his brother he said to him laughingly:
Charlie, why don't you pay your debts?"
What do you mean. Walter?"
We'll, here's a note you gave me thirty
years ago, and you haven't paid either
principal or interest
The brother took the little piece of paper
and looked at il in a perplexed manner for
a few moments. Then he laughed and
said:
1T had slipped my memory. You gave
me that money to buy clothes. I'll tell you
what I'll do. I'll pay that note right now
and pay you LOCO for L." He turned TO
his desk and wrote out check fer $4,000
and handed it to the astounded Kansas
City man. His protests were in vain. He
was forced to accept the money and he
marked the note paid.
The following night the Kansas City
man returned home with 200 of the
s35. 900 in cash in his pocket. His sleep
chat night was haunted by fear of train
robbers, and he did not. breathe freely Un-
til the money was in the vault of the
First National Bank. He had drawn the
money from the bank the day he left ST.
Louis to use it in a prospective real es-
tate deal. II was in the form of $1,000 |
bills The deal was not made, and as the
banks were closed, the Kansas City man !
decided to take chance and bring the
money home with him, At the st. Louis |
Union depot some one stole his umbrella |
and visions of thieves following him |
caused him to keep-his hand tightly |
pressed to his breast pocket, where the |
money was concealed. Just before board |
ing the sleeping car the Kansas City man
met Ed Hickman, Secretary to John Hayes, |
Chief of Police. Hickman was travelling |
on the same train and the Kansas City |
man told him about .fhe money and asked |
his assistance in guarding it. BY ar