The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-07-28
NISREPRESENTED
By
HOWARD FIELDING
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
THE name l. John Lynde las tn
Copyright, 1865, By Charles w. Hool:e
a regal look. 1t suggests the Old

gentleman always writes it, has
III regal look. 1t Suggests the old
prOclamations signed Il. the
king" And, indeed, history is Uttered
with kings who had not half his pow
er or sphere of influence. He is the
head of gigantic enterprises.
Edward ShOreham was not beggar.
but he felt himself to be failure. He
was nearing the age of forty. lie had
made money, though not very much,
and had lost it. At the date of this
narrative he held minor executive DO
sitiOn in Il corporation so conservative
that promotion therein was very slow.
This corporation was closely allied with
some of the big Lynde companies. but
Shoreham felt that his own work was
of microscopic size in the broad field
of the great mans vision. Therefore
when he walked one morning To find Il
personal communication from l. John
Lynde waiting for him he was in
clined to believe that he had not walked
at all; that the incident belonged with
the visions of the night
The note was brief: please call at
my office tomorrow "wednesday morn
ing at O'clock"
At o'clock ShOreham presented him
self at the pOtentate's office with an
uplifted heart, but at fifteen minutes
past 0 he was the most disappointed
perplexed and tormented man between
the two oceans.
The ways of l. John are sudden as Il
hawks. Everybody knows that He
selects men to serve him or dismiSScS
the unworthy with a Napoleonic fash
of decision. Therefore ShOreham was
amazed beyond measure to discover
that l. John had not made up his mind.
81 have an unknown friend as well
as an unknown enemy" Shoreham
said to himself as he left the office
Somebody has spoken well of me.
some one has spoken i'll of me ! must
thank the first and defeat the other"
Upon the matter Of thanks he was
not greatly in doubt. Though Shore
ham had never met Lynde before he
had the great good fortune to be ac-
quainted with the mighty potcntate's
niece, Miss Alice Lynde. This yeung
lady dwelt with her widowed mother
in style of great simplicity Shore
ham entertained for her a gloomy. Sc
cret, despairing affection. and it was
sweet for him to fancy that she had
brought this good fortune within his
reach. He called in the evening TO eX-
press his gratitude.
In the parlor of Mrs. Lynde's house
he was distressed to find gaunt. weak
kneed, silly looking and not altogether
reputable young man named Lucius
Trevor, distant cousin of the
LynGCs
ShOrehIm had met Trevor several
times and had paid no particular at
tentiOn TO him. Upon this occasion,
however, it seemed that the fellow
looked at him in a peculiar manner
Trevor soon took his leave.
AS soon as Shoreham was alone witu
Alice lie offered her his thanks for the
event Of the day. but she would not
receive them.
Il have never spoken OF you to my
uncle except once, and then he asked
me a few questions about you. Why,
it was last evening" exclaimed the
girl 81 had forgotten"
Did he mention Wilmot Shoreham
& Coz" inquired Shoreham.
This was the firm whose brief but
eventful career in Galveston, Tex, had
cost the junior partner all his money.
He did, replied Alice. 'And 1 was
very glad that you had told me all