, 1901-01-04

was told ii had ben closed for an hour.
"Tshaw' he exclaimed, 81 wanted
TO get a draft Cashed in order to give
part of it to my sister. l must leave
for Denver tonight"
How much Is your draft" inquired
the clerk as he opened the safe.
Only two hundred and fifty" an.
severed Swift. as though he were ac-
customed to handling large sums daily.
That settles our cashing it for you:
We haven't more than thirty dollars
in the safe" said the landlord.
Il guess | car help you out" chimed
in the cattle buyer. and, knowing your
sister as | do. will be glad to do so"
OisalIusion and Deceit.
The cash was paid over and the draft
received in exchange. The next day
the young lady returned to work as
usual. and for a week all was serene
at the Midway. She smiled on the
clerk and the cattleman more sweetly
than before. and 10Th were correspond
ingly happy.
Al the end Of the week the cattle
man called the landlord into c%onsulta-
ton. and after a half hour Miss Swift
was summoned to the parlor. Weaver
related to her that the draft which he
cashed for her brother had been pro-
tested. and explained what that term
meant in banking. The girl cried and
said that she had half of the money,
which she would return if he wanted
it; that she knew there was some mis-
take. and that she had a letter that
morning from her brother, who was
still in Denver and would be there for
three or four days, where he was COM
pleting the sale of a mine for which
the draft was received in part payment.
The cattleman said he thought there
was some mistake and that he would
come to Denver with her. That night
other business attracted his attention,
and he then decided that Harry Craw-
| lOTu SllOUlu tollt III HE StVut ailu ho
would pay expenses of the trip. Ac-
Cordingly Mr.. Crawford and Miss Swift
left Kearney for Denver. They arriv-
ed on an afternoon train. and Crawford
wore an unusually %eXpectant smile
when he registered his fair charge at
the Windsor hotel and shook hands
with Chief Clerk Jones. with whom
he was formerly associated at the In
ter Ocean hotel at Cheyenne. He had
secured a partial promise from the
charming Miss Swift to share his joys
and sorrows, and she had put him off
until the following morning, when they
would go to church together and he
would receive her answer. Then he
went out to make a round of the hotels
to locate the brother. whose address
the young woman did not know, but
thought he was at the Albany.
Double Deceit.
Sunday morning dawned bright and
clear, and Harry Crawford stepped on
air, so intense was the throbbing in
his left breast which told him that a
very happy or very unhappy moment
was almost present. About 10 O'Clock
Clerk Jones called to him that there
was a letter in his box. He tore it open
nervously and stood as one struck
dumb for a moment. Then he motion
ed for Jones to follow him and started
for the elevator. Jones followed and
was asked to lead the way to the girls
room. When the door was opened
there was a scene of confusion. On
the floor was a corset, on the dresser
a wig OF yellow hair which Crawford
recognized as the tresses he had strok.
ed fondly the night before. A box OF
powder. rouge, curling irons and mum,
bers of trinkets that enter into the
makeup Of a moman's toilet were scat
tered about. The bed had not been
occupied.
Crawford saw that he had been trick.
ed by a clever young rogue, said no
more and returned to Kearney that
night. The police were notified and
are looking for the young waitress.