The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-12-28

In BarlCck there lived an engaging
young man named Arthur TyrreIl. He
was Il great student in a cheerful. hap
hazard fashion, and his conversation
was adorned with bright blossoms
gathered from among the wild weeds
which the world calls knowledge. He
extracted sense from philosophy and
human nature from history. He was
cultivated musician who loved melody
He had written a novel as whimsical
as life.
Tyrroll had Il small property, and his
various artistic occupations yielded him
some income yet he was always in pc
cuniary trouble. Ills name would al
ways De turning up on Il bit Of paper.
and he would be asked TO pay money
which he did not have
y note of Tyrrcll's went TO protest ut
the bank one day, and. though he made
the amount good at a great sacrifice.
he could not rr-establish his credit with
Sir Robert, wherefore all whom he
owed began t. press him most unmerc-
fully.
He grew TO he a typical sinner whose
name was Serviccable for illustration
when Sir Robert addressed the old
maids and widows and Sylvia Mayne
upon the proper conduct of life. Sylvia
was then eighteen. and she knew no
more about money matters than the
bushmcn know about the geometry Of
y dimensions. She knew Tyrrell, how
ever. and thought him the most agree
able man in BaTlock. Her ideals of per
sOnal beauty were thoroughly satisfied
by Tyrrelrs bright blue eyes and vel
low hair, by his grace and manlucss
and courtly bearing. 1t was great
surprise to her to learn that he was not
4 good man. Her notions of evil were
based chiefly upon the dishonesty Of
two servants in the house who had
stolen SilverWare and had been sent to
prison and upon her observation Of Ger
tain shifty eyed trickSterS who kept lit
tie stores in Barlock. Certainly Mr..
Tyrrcil was not like these.
Sylyia's moral training had savOrcd
Of Puritanism, and she had been taught
that evil is attractive and good repel-
lent. Her own experience had not
seemed to instifv +bfe doctrine mill +,o
case of Artbur T,.rrou ocrorol ,,,.oor
conclusive that the gloomicr view of the
world was the true one. She confessed
to herself that sho would novnr bovo
known that Mr. -,-,ror v,.os 81 ,,hi+,,l
senu1cba7. ~. . rod annie offorod h,, tho
Old serDcnt that +nmrtnf Eve She had
entertained some foolish drooms about
him. and she renroaclpd herself far
them. for she loved honor and honesty
and csDpcialIv the moral srrengtb which
is srlDerior to all termination
1t was her doubt of Tyrrelrs strength
which probably turned her AWAY from
him. Sir Robert was keen enough to
see this and no doubt he was sincerely
glad that Sylvia should have begun TO
find out what sort Of man this fellow
Tyrrcll really was. It is always easy to
accuse an aIniable person of weakness
and to carry conviction to the mind of
Il girl who has been taught land verify
believes that all the virtues are hard
rs iron.
About this time there was fever in
BarloclI and its vicinity for inycStmcnf
in certain gigantic ENTERPRISE Per
sons Of distinction visited Sir Robert
in the interests of this project. and
they used his bank in various WAYS
that were profitable to the institution.
Personally Sir Robert made Il small in
vestment and upon learning of this all
Barlock stood ready to risk its savings
DepOSitOrS began ia Withdraw tboir
money from the bank in order to in
vest it, and this was undesirable from
the bankers point Of view. SO he
stood up boldly among his fellow citi-
zens and said that the great ENTERPRISE
was speculative and that he could not
advise any one to put a penny into if
unless he was perfectly willing TO lose
Moreover he called attention to the
fact that investors, in addition to thn
usual risk of loss. ran also the chance
of being assessed nnon tboir sboros IN
case of failure. This utterance checked
the run ON the bank and was rnneatod
by Barlock people, and esneciaIlv Inv
Sir Robert, after the prpot venture no.
gan TO sink toward min
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