The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-01-23

told BIS emotion.
Suddenly De seized his hat lie
must sell at once, shift his loss upon
somebody else, lie opened the door
Il seemed that Bushby, the town gos-
sip, had been just about to enter
Heard the news, Neyen| Bushby
asked "The Harms is q dry we'll"
eyes. so I've heard" said Neyen,
| quietly. Useless now 70 try TO sell!
I IIa turned back into his Office Bushby |
81 down en- the steps outside on1I
: lighted q eisSa
"Ne7on,' be called presently, "tele- /
graph boy after you" lie lounged |
into the Office as Neven opened a sec
ond cipher dispatch.
warren well struck OIL it told him.
promises to be. gusher.'
The strip of paper shook in Neyen's
hand. This luck had come to the Lar
rabees He was ruined! On, If he had
only put his money into the Warren
well and theirs into the Harms! But
Nevcn was outwardly calm as he drew
blank message toward him and told
the boy to wait.
Bushby, leaning on the table. glanced
Familiarity over his shoulder at the d.
rection OF the message.
"'NIrs. Sarah Larrabee,' " he repeat
ed "Why, sure enough! 1t was in
the Harms well you invested her
money? And she's lost it? What a
pity"
Neven started. Why should it not
be so? The well drlllers had not in
corporated yet No stock certificates
had been issued. The receipts for the
two sums of money mentioned his
name alone, games Neyen, Attorney
=, No human being but himself knew pos
:, itiyely whether it was the Larrabees'
!, money or his own that he had put into
- that dry hole.
- He held the pen suspended for mo
a ment, facing the temptation Of his life
= Then he dipped the pen in the ink
Bushby still looked on.
=" Invested six hundred in Harms
! we'll" he wrote "Dry. Heartily sorry
u Hope to do better with remaining fou,
~ hundred"
le 80 it was the Larrabees' money tina
!" you put into the Karns?" asked Bush
~. by, cycling him keenly.
- "Yes2
Us "You bought a quarter share in til
~ ~ Warren well, too?" .@
ny "Yeg. Cost lie a thousand. Tha
1t was q little venture OF my own. TIL
well promises to be a gusher."
~ 'You don't say sou Bushby seize
We his hat and rushed to tell the new
AZ In the very same moment Neven b.
TO gan to prepare for trip to New YorI
Se' He did not care for the congratul
ing lions Of his townsmen. He did ~
want to hear them express their syr
er- pathy for Mrs. Larrabee. Besides,
by wished to look up safe investments f
the large sums Of money he wou
or soon begin to receive.
on 1t was late one rainy evening VIII
dry Neven arrived again at home and e
UT; tered the little paTlor of the hotel
wv, which he boarded. He had heard not
n. ing from the place since he left-Jab
}ac- Wright had unaccountably failed to
tile ply to q request for information-E
'ay, Neyen felt that mo news is go
Why news" and he could easily put on
7 to bold front, for he had now begun
to think of his theft as merely a bit
the "sharp practice"
just He looked arourl with disgust at
tawdry finery Of the room. Well,
lilly. would not be his home long. He v
any going to New York tPlive With
hou- income
say Hello, old fellow" cried a hea
who voice behind him.
lnch "Why, FERRIS, is this you" Ne
said, as he turned to meet the rancl
will Chow did you prosper in your erran
her! There was 4 lofty condcscension in
say? tone, but the other did not perceive
and "With Jennie? She's up stairs. 81
l-by, Mrs. Hugh FERRIS. Haven't was
any time, have ~. @A et'
Dung NeTen gave his hand with fe'
!, fell effort at cordially. 81 am sure I V
treat you well, ferris" he said. "You
larTy able to support 4 wife, and nee
work care whether she has anything Of
sisted own or not, stl$%
come Anything Of her own! Why,
,eas dear boy, what more could she W
Wings, Her mother has given her halI OF
well. interest in the Harms well, and
about "Karns" gasped Noven. ut W
4 put dry hole"
5 into 'In the upper sand, yes. But
ing bored deeper since you left and ST
$ only oil The wei is yielding fifteen
her. dred barrels o day. Why, Jennie