The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-04
HIS MYSTERIOUS FRIEND
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forth neryousy in his office. He had bought stocks by depositiDg with a broker 10 per cent of their value. and as they had declined 10 per cant he had been called upon for another 10 per cent If lt were not forthcoming, the stocks would be sold, and he would not get the benefit of a subsequent rise that would probably occur. In fact, he would be ruined
 Trevor was engaged to the daughter of wealthy man who had given his consent to the marriage on Trevors representation that he was worth SlOO,- GOO. This was true at the time the rep rcscntatlon 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 and consenting 10 the sale of his security This he did with heavy heart since he considered it equivalent to the breaking of hls engagement
 He was sealing the note when mes scngcr entered with a communication from the cashier of the bank where he kept his funds He sighed as he tore on 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 5000 has been placed to your credit In this bank
 Mir Treyor's emotions may be better imagined than described. Was it q mis- take of the bank? Had the wrong per. son been notified? He stepped 10 the telephone and called up the cashier.
 "Who placed S2OOOO to my credit?" be asked.
 Hold the wire"
 In few minutes came the reply. "The cheek was payable to Martin Copeland, who made it payable to you"
 You have made a mistake. I don't know such a man Who is heY
 There was another request to hold the wire. and in five minutes the infor- nation came that the bank did not know Mir Cop land and had no occa- sion Co know him since the cheek had been certified by bank that was per. fcctly good This meant that the bank and not Mir. Copeland, was responsible.
 Thank you Goodby."
 l Some one must have blundered. The money could moi possibly come from any friend, for there was no one among l those devoted to Trevor who could OF 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 CT. pectcd of him and. with plenty of money to his credit. did not propose 10 let fortune slip through his fingers He tore up the note he had written to his broker and wrote another, inclosing ! a check for 5000 He stayed in his 1 office till D o'clock. expecting to get a ! notice from thc broker that the bank | had after all refused payment. but no l notice came. nor did any ever come. ! Later he was obliged to send another ] check for margins for 5000. which | was also paid. When the market turned. Trevor plunged on the remain ing SlOOO0 Co his credit, and In the end he not only rcguincd what he had lost, | but trehlCl it. Uc then sent a check for S2O,OOO 10 his bank for Martin Copeland, asking the cashier 10 let him know what became oi it He was h. formed that ll, check had been sent to the bank on which tlt original check to him had been drawn and had not been returned lt Was supposed that Mir Copeland hal received it The evening after Trevor had sent the check Co Mr. Copeland be called at the house of his taucee Miss Eleanor Buckley. Co take her to the opera. He found Mir Buckley and bis daughter standing over a number of necklaces. bracelets and other orns. ments from which the gems had been extracted and were missing. There was q scowl on the fathers face. and the daughter was evidently troubled Ire vor was informed that Mir. Buckley. noticing that his daughter was going out without her jewels. had asked where they were. The result was the production of a good deal of gold, but no jewels. For this she gave no CT. planation.
 At this juncture servant entered and handed Miss Buckley a package. She opened 1t and displayed the miss. ing gems.
 Flows this" exclaimed Mfr Buck ley. "Those are the identical jewels on which recently lent S20,000 The request for a loan came while stocks were tumbling, and, though I don't lend on jewels. at that time they were better than any securities offering"
 The secret was out. Miss Buckley, | knowing that her lover was in financial difficulty, had sent her jewels to her father through an acquaintance whom neither knew and placed the money | borrowed on them to Trevor's credit. Mir Buckley frowaed. He had heard that Trevor was a loser in stocks and feared that his fortune had dIsap- pearcd.
 My consent" he said. "was gained on condition of yonr being worth certain amount"
 Thanks to the lovellest girl in the world. I am worth three times that