The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-02
IBRAHIM..s
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By Lou Laurence.
nv NY had his mother named him

NM ny had his mother named him
wv Ibrahim? Nobody knew, nor
did Lillian Ingram care. She, one of
the reigning bellies of New York's Sc
lect circles, was heart and soul in love
with the man. And why not? He was
the most magnificent specimen of
manhood she had ever met. Tall,
straight, muscular, with the deepest
of blue eyes and waving black hair,
he formed modern combination of
Hercules and Apollo. But, if he had
lacked somewhat IN manly beauty or
grace, his lavish wealth might have
CLOSED it over in the eyes of many
women who had been less generously
instructed concerning the power of
riches.
Lenox Ingram, Lillian's father. was
the son of one of those wealthy south
ern planters who took refuge in the
north at the beginning OF the civil
war, and, thereby, saved large por-
ton of their fortunes. Then the son
had saved like the father, and acquired
like the son.
So Lillian knew the full value of
wealth and position. Ibrahim had. at
present, both wealth and position.
What his ancestors had had was a
problem quite too knotty for the gam
blers on the stock exchange, as well as
for the ladies in palatiaI parlors.
They We're to be married. Lillian and
lbrahim, on st. Valentines morning;
and the city held not a prouder or
happier girl.
On the morning of February 10
lbrahim requested audience with Lii
han and her parents.
Il have story to tell you" he said,
land it is necessary that l should tell
it before the wedding takes place"
He said he did not know that it was
an unusual story; it was just a simple
tale. So he proceeded thus:
"One morning more than is years
ago wealthy gentleman of New
York, accompanied by his wife and
sunny-haired little daughter, took a
boat at the Brooklyn ferry. No I'M
usual circumstance, you think? Not
at all. a gentleman already aboard
the boat was accompanied by a large
greyhound, which ne held firmly in
e.e leash. This dog took great Xix
ing to the little girl, who, being afraid
of dogs in general, refused to make
friends with him. When the boat
reached the wharf. there was the usual
commotion of landing. which caused
the owner of the hound to drop the
ieash. The animal, finding himself
free, bounded with joy toward the lit
tie maid. With a cry of fright the
child sprang backward and went over
the gangway into the water"
Mr.. Ingram and his wife looked at
each other, and at Lillian, who asked:
"lbrahim, who was the little girl?"
"All in good time. my love. Let me
tell my story in my own way" an
swered Ibrahim. Then he continued:
"A young apple-vender. with the
quick wit of the street boy, sprang
into the water and had the child on
the wharf by the time the gentlemen
in the crowd had managed to remove
their coats. The deed was nothing to
the lad. He had seen dozen children,
most of them street urehins, in the
selfsame plight; aye, and he had saved
some of them, too The boy placed
the little one in it's mothers arms, and
dashed away to get his apple basket;
but the child's father called him back
and overwhelmed him with words of
gratitude, which he did not know how
to receive. Then the man asked him
great many questions; some of them
very foolish and some impertinent,