The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-21

Here TO await the
general resurrection in the last Gay and
tho appearing of the Lord Jesus Christ"
John Gordon, with his sister and
their aunt, Mrs. Hester Wayland, Hu-
fus Gordon's only sister, stood on the
other side OF the grave. Mary was
heavily dressed In mourning and clung
TO John Gordons arm sobbing. Fal-
mouth offered brief prayer, pro
nounced the benediction and then came
around to the three and shook hands
silently. The crowd OF acquaintancea
hat had known the distinguished iinan-
cier departed, discussing as they went
the future OF the business involved by
the death, and It's relation to the son.
who was u stranger TO most OF the men
In the city, except as they had read OK
his eccentric career at Hope House.
strange how man of Gordon's ex-
act methods can neglect such thing.
I remember now there was Judge
Lewis OF the circuit court neglected.
etc.
"Gordon Isn't the first man TO put or
attending to n matter OF that sort. I
suppose the estate goes in absence or
n will to his sonw one OF tho visiting
friends Of the broker questioned.
Eyes, and the son is a crank, I'm
told been living In the slums for a
fad The speaker got into his auto
mobile, and he and his friends wero
soon speeding toward the city at the
rate OF thirty miles an hour Cor
dons fad was slum. The brokers'
fad was racing machine. There are
fads and fads.
IL think | could give guess at Cor
don's failure 10 make will" quietly
remarked another dnancler, who had
been present at the funeral.
His companion gave him a question
ing look.
Gle didn't have much OF anything 20
WILL" was the answer.
"How's thatT The exclamation ex-
pressed great surprise. Gordon was
ono OF the solid meS OF the city"
ut may be, But. mark my prophecy,
the old man lost his cunning along TO
ward the last. Those who watched
him closest saw signs OF breaking
down IN him more than a year ago.
He went too heavily into l.. and y.
stock. Conway's deal last sprins
turned out bad for Gordon. No one
knows how hard he was hit at the
time, but--yOu watch developments. If
the son gets the house and lots out OF
what's left, he Will do well"
'He was not
"The old man was strictly honorable
In bis relation 10 all trusts. All he
lost was his own, so far as that goes.
But 1 am much mistaken n he did not
lose just about everything"
During the week that followed Rufus
Gordon's affairs gradually became
common material for gossip on the
street Ten days after tho body OF
the wealthy banker had been put In
the ground the business world knew
that. with the exception OF his homo
aud a small annuity belonging 20 his
daughter. the wealth OF Rufus Gordon
had vanished, dissipated In that kind
OF speculation which borders on gam
bling 50 closely that tho most eonscien-
tious business men cannot always de-
eide where legitimate business ends
and the gamblers luck begins.
Down at Hope House Paul falmouth,
who had come ia 10 consult with Miss
Andrews about some work bis people
had volunteered for her, was talking
over John Gordon's AFFAIRS when be
came into the library, Miss Andrews
was called out, and the two men were
left together. Since Barton's death
Gordon had felt drawn toward Bal-
mouth. There was something very
wholesome and helpful about the man
when one came 10 know the real man
beneath the scholarly refined, deeply
sensitive nature.
'grhon your fathers death wDl really
nake little difference with your fu'
flfre -
(To be Contnued.)