The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-11


less His was one of those remarkable
brains which do two things at once.
each result being better for the occu-
patton Of the other. At length Nero
math pOcketed his pen and raised his
head. That was a face you would re-
member brown, expansive and null
-wrinkled forehead; black sparks for
eyes. enveloped in the expanded glands
which come from over-rich food and
drink and lead to govt and apcplexy.
The rest was heavy black beard, tinged
with gray.
This was one OF New Yo-k's human
wonders-50 years of age. unmarried,
without kin, yet he spent so, 900 a year,
and the amount was as necessary 10
his as bread is to the labOrer Dec
ades had made it so. Moreover, he
worked as few men worked. Two or
three mornings later young Wanless,
who now looked older than his years.
but who had happily augmented his
fortune in the big city, was accosted
by Hugo Neiromath. The latter began:
We have watched eaeh odder a long
time-yes? I want to meet you better
call nit me upon. By the way
He thrust card into the young
mans hand. Uieromath also dropped
in word of informa ton that proved
immensely valuable, for Wanless. upon
learning something of Importance OF
the name affixed to the card, acted
upon the fugitive bit of information
and cleaned up" so TO speak. The
next day he dropped in upon Metro
math and incidentally upon a suite of
offices the luXurianee Of which sur
passed the most unruly dreams Of the
man from Three Pines. So far a point
was gained for the Belgian.
The two were together for hours
Wanless talking much and refusing re-
freshments; NeirOmath listening much
and refreshing himself after the man
ner of a giant. The westerner departed
eXulting. fatigued as he had been after
, the first sale Of encyclopedias, but with
a renewed grip upon his ambition. He
had made money in New York, vet he
had not made his presence felt. had
hardly been noticed. in fact Wanless
now saw a way. He would use the
drunken Dutehman" and the latter's
immense resources and prolific ideasi
! Straightway he went about it. perfect
ing his plans. as the boy book agent
had done such a little while ago.
When eft to himself Hugo NierOmath
muttered: Il am disappoint NIT he. nit
myself. I would make me a partner out
I
rObber. Never me mind 1 viii take vat
he has"
The moment was happy for the de-
/ termination of NeirOmath, master of
promoters. San Houstonio Petroleum
was in the backgrOund-San Houstonio
was the cannOnade of Neiromath. San
HOustoniO was mentioned and held
back for weeks-talked about and de-
layed Meanwhile Wanless and Ibis
partner" were doing things on the
street. For three fearful. wonderful
weeks the man from Three Pines made
American dollars in numbers that hyp-
Noticed his soul Neiromath dictated
and made expenses. Then San Hous-
tonic was sprung and Neiromath
stayed out. Following fast was the
great parody-the Hila Copper affair
! Wanless began to wriggle. The Bel
gian said:
I've are involving Germany's minis
ter TO desc United States-go deeper
l am Wit you've viii control"
Wanless, rejecting failure as fmpos-
sible. obeyed the superior mind and ac-
know1edged II, rare thing. The mem
Orable Ten Days Reverses" came
Wanless staked his last dollar and com
promised his future. The last proved
to be a criminal proceeding.
He was arrested.
This climax has merely been touched
upon. A volume would be required to
/ cover adequately the tragic situations
of that month. Neiromath, somewhat
| richer. resumed the fairy pen and the
stolid caIculus-and remotely forgot his
partner"
His wife called upon Wanless daily.
/ Though she believed in him with all
her loyal heart and had nerved herself
! for the nTomentary disgrace, she was
! Mortified by the startling change which
/ each day wrought in her husband. His
/ was valiant soul to bear prosperity,
and he could labor tirelessly toward
an increase, but the evil day made
/ child of him, wrecked him.
'Maridn,' he said one morning, you
must go to Ward. He will stand for
/ the bond. I shall die here.
Not Ward-any man but Ward" the
woman whispered.
/ He is the only man in the world, p
/ answered her husband.
/ The credit man of Broad. Wells & Co.
was preparing to leave for the north
I ern part of the state to adjust a rather
/ serious matter for the firm, when the
/ dOOTman announced that lady wished
/ to see him. He arose from his chair
I suddenly, and his better understanding
/ sti1ed the name, "MariOni"
/ Her face was white as chalk, and
every fiber of her womanhoOd revolted
/ against the humiliating errand, yet
she told her story.
! Il read that he was in JAIL" the man
! said, strangely. Il have thought of you
| every moment, almost. He ruined me.
or I would have the amount of the
] bond uoW-S1S 600 f"
1 Ward saw that the woman's head
/ was bowed.
Il viii raise the amount-for you"
/ he resumed hoarsely, but if he should
! jump the bond"-
He would go alone" said the
/ woman
And she returned to New York with
an amount sufficient to set Waniess
/ free
/ The dreamer jumped mis- bond. but he
went alone; and among the outraged
/ members Of a certain church. who were
/ pledging their future earnings in order
/ that a certain hateful window might be
/ rebuilt. there was one man whose heart
was glad because the dreamer had
I jumped his bond.
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