The gazette-news., 1902-12-27
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Ernest Trevor was pacing l.ac'. ar
forth nervously in his OEice lie l..
bought stocks by depositiaG with
broker 10 per cent of their value. an
as they had declined 10 per cent he ha
been called upon for another 10 pe
cent. If it were not Forthcoming. til
stocks would be sold, and he would nC
get the benefit of a subsequent rise tha
would probably occur. In fact, h
would be ruined.
Trevor was engaged to the daughte
Of a wealthy man who had given hi
consent to the marriage OH Trevor
representation that he was worth 500
600. This was true at the time the rep
resentatiOn was made, but Trevor, hay
ing been caught in the decline of stocks
was now worth nothing. Nevertheless
as he had no more funds, he wrote /;
note to his broker to that effect an,
consenting to the sale of his security
This he did with heavy heart since h,
considered 1t equivalent to the breaking
Of his engagement.
He was sealing the note when a mes
senger entered with a communication
from the cashier of the bank where he
kept his funds. He sighed as he tore
of the envelope, knowing that his ac.
count was overdrawn and expecting a
notification to that effect. To his aston.
ishment the note read as follows:
We have to notify you that the sum of
10000 has been placed to your credit in
this bank.
Mr.. Trevor's emotions may be better
imagined than described. Was it a mis-
take Of the bank? Had the wrong per-
son been notified? He stepped to the
telephone and called up the cashier.
"Who placed $4,000 to my creditY
he asked.
Hold the wire"
In a few minutes came the reply,
THE check was payable to Martin
Copeland, who made it payable to
you"
You have made a mistake. l don't
know such a man. Who is he?"
was ItNuCSl 10 uOlu
the wire, and in five minutes the lnfOr-
nation came that the bank did not
know Mr.. Copeland and had no occa-
sion to know him since the check had
been certified by bank that was per-
fectly good. This meant that the bank,
and not Mr.. Copeland, was responsible.
Thank you. GOOdby."
Some one must have blundered The
money could not possibly come from
any friend, for there was no one among
those devoted to Trevor who could or
would risk such an amount for friend
ship. Nevertheless, since he had honor
ably notified the bank of the probable
error, he had done all that could be OK
pected of him and, with plenty Of
money to his credit, did not propose to
let fortune slip through his fingers. |
he tore up the note he had written to |
MS broker and wrote another, incloSing |
check for $1,000. lie stayed i'm his |
'tfice till o'clock. expecting to get |
notice from the broker that the bank |
lad after all refused payment. but 10 |
notice came, nor did any ever come.
later he was obliged to send another
heck for margins for $1,000. which
vas also paid. When the market
urned, Trevor plunged on the remain
ng $4,000 to his credit. and i'm the end
e not only regainod what he had lost,
tut trebled it. He then sent a check
Or $4,000 to his bank for Martin
Copeland, asking the cashier to let him
now what became of it. He was in
Ormed that hischeck had been sent to
he bank Oh which the original check
D him had been drawn and had not
cen returned. 1t was supposed that
Ir. Copeland had received it,
The evening after Trevor had sent
he check to Mr.. Copeland he called
the house of his fiancee, Miss
leanOr Buckley, to take her to the
Dera. He found Mr. Buckley and his
lughter standing over number of
bracelets and other orna-
ents from which the gems had been
,tracted and were missing. There was
scOwl on the fathers face, and the
lughter was evidently troubled Ire
Dr was informed that Mr.. Buckley,
'ticing that his daughter was going
It without her jewels had asked
here they were. The result was the I
OductiOn of a good deal of gold. but
} jewels. For this she gave 10 ex-
anatiOn.
At this juncture a servant entered
ID handed Miss Buckley a package.
le opened it and displayed the miss
g gems.
'HOw's this?" exclaimed Mr.. Buck
:. "ThOse are the identical Jewels
which l recently lent $4,000. The
quest for a loan came while stocks
re tumbling, and, though don't II
I'd on jewels, mt that time they were
tier than any securities Offering" =
The secret was out. Miss Buckley.
owing that her lover was i'm financial
ficulty, had sent her jewels to her
her through an acquaintance whom
ther knew and placed the money
-rOwed on them to TrevOr's credit.
Ir. Buckley frowIed. He had heard
It Trevor was a loser in stocks and
lred that his fortune had disap-
lred. r.,
My consent" he said, "was gained
condition of your being worth a -
tain amount"
Thanks to the lOveIieSt oirI IN +bo Z