New-York tribune., 1905-07-02

a grizzly Septembers, DecemDerS, every ming,
went all to snash-feIl down ten points between
sales The bears pounded her to pulp. The bulls
let it 60 to pick it up at better prices. Cotton
didn't have a friend on earth!
Il thought heard some one at the club telling
two or three friends it up, said WoOster-
Up OF course it's up-nOw!' agreed Frank
lin But it cleaned house with me before It turned,
old man. If Id only stood pat my original con-
tracts particularly on the December shorts
But YOU haven't told vet how much it was
YOU wanted to borrow in Washington interrupt ted
Nelson.
mo: I get to talking on the fool proposition of
If Id done this and If I'd done that, till my
head is splitting. l wanted to borrow fifteen
thousand dollars
Wooster snapped his cigar Certainly quite
bit OF blood to get out of turniP,' said he Do
YOU owe that to Your brokers, Frank:
If | didn't | shouldn't mind my miserable
losses" answered Van Twil1er. And the Major
thinks I've been in business for the past hall year.
| haven't been in anything but sPeculatiou~ l
owe that money. and the brokers quietly IN
sisting on a settlement. They were called and Aad
to advance the amount they're out of ~ Set
for all of it, up to the present time I've got 10
pay But YOU know what the Major would say,
l suppose, if | went to him. And | think old man,
he isn't so very well Off anyway I'm not a down
right cad hope; but l must look like a good mi
tation. I've come making some awful blum
ders, Mel. I've been packing a pistol to blow ot
my roof; but that is the limit of cowardce and -
Frank Oh, say, Frank not bad that,
Over mere money? You've got a gun II v-.ir
pocket now?
Flushing for the shame of it. Franklin took he
black revolver from his coat and laid it on W..--
ters table. He and paced up and down
I've been crazed, distracted he pleaded.
might have done almost anything. 1t kills a r...
capacity for normal thinking, But Nel-thes-s
girl. You remember Winnie Fitzmorris. of WHOM
l have often spoken?"
Yes and she told me- a few nights ago. e-i
fellow. l don't know why she did; but-an abe-5
the secret marriage and everything"
Franklin looked at him steadily and wetr.-
came in his eyes. Il know why she told you j..
said slowly. I'm glad. Mel, glad you know
did it after the crash. SOmeway | felt mg'-
never have even that little taste of happiness if
let it go any longer 1t wasn't brave or a nob,e
thing to do, know; but-Nel it was something
anything to myself from desperation. 1t wa
only the ceremony nothing but that-and 1eavin
her still wife-tO-be gave me far strength L.
go with the fight. But. old fellow I'm still an
outcast from rest and happiness than | was
when you coached me through that final nightmare
of exams at school-and YOU are the only one To
whom can come with my trouble l felt ashamed
to come before; but | know at last that such a
shame as that was false-to us both
For a moment Wooster at college again with
friend he loved beyond all price and all the flood
of boyhood and manhood affections surged in hi
heart
I'm glad you came to me. old man" he SAID
81 only wish you had come before VIII fifteen
thousand set you straight with rest and happiness
Van Twiler looked at him silently His lips
quivered, his eyes filled. He turned away una. :,
to speak and pretended to study sornlthing ON
the nantcl
Z" don't make it much-as that " he falterci
presently " | can-get some PERHAPS"