CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-01-02

The cab stopped suddenly, its path
being bict'kcd ly u tangle of vehicles.
Her lex softly put his hand upon tine
catch If the door. 1t yielded noiselessly;
the door swung open.
Herrick stepped out. Turning back
for an instant, he perceived the cabinan
sitting upon his box i'll entire uncon-
sciousness of the fraud that was being
praciiced upon him. He was pc.l
man and doubtless worked hard for al
the money that he received Still, il
was reckless to attract his attention
again, especially so after having lcit
the cab III that strange manner.
There was why 10 the sidewalk
through the press of vehicles. Hcrrick
saw it from the corner of his eye ard
was aluut to take advantage cf it, In.
stead, To his surprise, he found himself
turned toward the cabman. and imme-
diatcly he heard his own voice saying
II have decided to get out here. H0w
much do l owe you?''
The cabInan named his pIise and
Herrick paid him with the So bill which
had been the sum Of his wealth and the
end of il, so far as he could see, so short
carefully, rem mbcring that he would
prol ably have to wait until the next
day before he could break one of the
thousands. Enough remained TO him
from the bill for n sITpcr, a bed and n
breakfast
When ho had found n restaurant. he
ordered a meal and ate it with relish
Ii was enchanted feed. Ii was the fare
on an Atlantic Liner, the delicacies Of
European hotels ail the fruits of the
tropics.
lie cared little for his bed II would
to 10 mrip than place TO lie and think
Of the intarc. II was many night
since lie Lad really slept. Certainly
with so much upon his mind he would
not sleep this night, even il he should
Try. So wien be had been shown TO his
room in hotel he piled his pillows
against the headboard of the bed and
reciined against thom. fully dressed. He
was very happy. No question Of right
ur wrong in what he bad done or what
he expected TO do came TO torment him
For long time lac had borne his life
like n tremendous burden. This had
suddenly slipped from his shoulders.
leaving his natural powers bcnumbed.
In the midst of his first vision of a
new life he was aroused by knocking
at the door. He started up; his legs
would hardly support him; he had no
voice with which to ask who was there
But one explanation YVES possible. He
must have been watched by the police
He tottered to the door and gave Mt
ternnce to hoarse. inarticulate sound.
Eight o'clock, sir!' cried a voice
without You asked to b. called, sir. y
He rushed TO the window and flung
open the shutters. Day streamed in,
strong and beautiful. The gas fame
palcd He knew that he had slept n hs
had not slept before III years. In the
mysterious depths of his life he felt n
new strength stirring. but ii was only
nasccnt as yet.
A bath and breakfast revived him
still rIore. He felt the cShilaratinn Of a
busy day upon which he was entering.
He scanned the papers. but 80 far ~ he
could see they had no news of the mon.
cy that had been lost. He was not cou-
for that news The far If detection had
uulft ltlt MN vi All rNtl'n bpbtlrs
money is the hardest to recover.
Presently he found himself riding
down town in an elevated railroad
train. He was going to a steamship
flee to arrange tor lis journey, then
TO bankers for a travellers chcckbook.
His pockets were bulgiDg with mon
cy, but there was something IN one of
them that he couldn't remember to have
put there. He pulled IL out ard found
il to be- the brown paper wrapper that
had contained the money. As hc held II
in his hand it was concealed by his
newspaper No fellow passenger could
see it, and il was doubly fortunate, be-
cause In plain sight upon the paper
were the name and address, Herbert l..
Graham. 40 Wall street.
The train was just stopping at Rector
street. That was the station nearest the
steamship office. Thrusting the brown
paper back in his pocket, he left the
ear ana went with the throng down TO
the street He was thinking about the
accommodations he would choose on the
steamer He continued TO think Of that
and kindred subjects, yet he turned
north on Broadway instead of south.
Presently he found himself asking nv
elevator boy in II Zig building If he
knew where Mr.. Graham's Office was.
Mr. Graham happened to be in his
outer Office when Herrick entered. He
was pouring a story iuto the ear of an
other gray haired Wall street man, and
Herrick heard few words of it--aome-
thing about cabs and cash and careless
ness.
81 have found the money that you
lost, - said Herriok. Here IT is.
"Zicnl" cried the banker, clutchipg
the bills in his fingers. my dear fel
low, tell me all about It, ="
'"Therp's nothing to tell, replied the