Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-27

since then. Father is dead; Bingo is gone, and have no one left me-"
 'sNo one but your little sister," the woman rejoined shyly.
 No one but my little sister," the man repeated, noticing the brilhancy of her hair in the sunlight.
 "You may never know how proud I am of my big brother" she said. "He must have been lonely all these years and at times discouraged. But he has been brave and strong and has fought his way onward and onward until--un- til am proud of him.
 In the mans breast the song was throbbing.
 ''I have tried very hard," he replied, ''but I have not succeeded as wished I might. I am only a poor man, with my future all uncarved before me-"
 "I know" she said, "but you will succeed, for you are recourageous."
 She plucked a blossom out of the grass and fastened it in her belt.
 "Do you know" the man said sud- denly, glancing at her half shyly, ''that I used to have dreams-when was boy?' .-.
 ''Yes?" she said.
 ''I used to dream about working hard and some day gaining wealth and power and building big house like your father's,'' he continued. "And I used to dream that when had done these things, that l would come to you and that you-
 All the ambition; all the smothered hope of years were in his words, but he hesitated. The girl had grown strangely sober and her face was | pale. He glanced at her half inquiring- l 1y. Her face was tense with pain. and her eyes were dim with tears. But she did not speak.
 In the light of the moon the face of the man on the bridge looked | ghastly pale. His dark eyes gilt tered like diamonds as he glanced over the railing at the rushing tide below. Anguish-deep, devouring anguish, was stamped upon his fea- lures.
 Another mana large man, with 8 bushy, untrimmed beard and broad shoulders, came out of the shadows and touched his arm.
 "You are in trouble?" the large man said; "you have been thinking of ending it all-there?"
 "Well?" the other asked.
 ''Only this,'' the large man an~ swered, ''I know you are the cashier in the bank back wonder in the town, and I have followed you here, be- cause"
 ''I am short in my accounts-short more than I can ever hope to earn,'' the cashier replied. "The examiner arrived this evening. Tomorrow he will go over the books, and"
 leave your wife to suffer the disgrace alone?"
 The other quailed before the in- dignation in his eyes and the two stood in silence gazing at the misty moonlight. Then the large man spoke.
 "In my boyhood," he said, "I was known only as Bill Gordon's Jim.' My mother and my father lie wonder in the churchyard. It was IS years ago-15 years ago to-day-that mother died. The sunshine was drip. ping through the trees along the road and the birds were singing in the hedges. But I saw only the shadows upon the highway and heard nothing but the croaking of the frogs along the river, and, God! how lone. ly they sounded. But a little girl gave me some violets and told me she was sorry.
 That was the beginning of my life could feel my heart beat after that and knew I had soul.
 ''As the years went by, I had strange dreams. I used to plan but no matter. It. couldn't be-
 "I went away then-went away burning with desire to conquer in spite of all; to gain power and wealth and honor and come back-to her.
 "Far up the frozen Yukon I found that for which I sought-gold. Ma. ture opened to me the storehouse where she had been hiding wealth for ages, and riches poured into my lap And then-I came back here and found-but should have known it could never be-"
 He paused to gaze dreamily at the nipples dancing in rhe moonlight Then he thrust his hand in his pocket and drew forth 8 large froll of bank notes.
 'sYou must never toll her that ] came back, he said, flor her heart is tender and her sympathy is great
 His voice softened and he pressed the banknotes into the others hands ''T shall be penniless, but I shall be glad that I was able to save her the pain and the heartache your sin would have caused her." He turned away, but the cashier caught him by the arm. '. & -''But you?" he asked, scacitously
 The calm light of courage crept into the large mans eyes.
 ''I?" he replied, gazing at the mist ,,x~o~o ,3vor sIoo11 .n