Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-10-12
WON BY
YARD
By F. J. KNIGHT ADEIN
Copyright, 1906. by F. J. X. Adkin

Yes, yes. j am perfectly willing 70
acknowledge that you are hardwork-
ing, honorable and trustworthy. Surely
/ have proved that by taking You 20
completely into my confidence in b,lsI-
ness matters. But that Is not SUD:
Client. The man who marries my dauRh-
ter must have shown some Striking
evidence of business acumen before.I
give my consent" Mr.. Bramptou.
banker and diamond merchant wiped
his glasses and sat back In the com
Portable chair Of his private office, Dis
missing the whole matter with wave
/ Of his hand.
Eric Wilmanton, his confidential sec~
Rotary, also tried to forget the matter
| temporarily, but with less success
Hes such a self willed old gentlc
man." he sighed to himself, that II ~
weren't Doris father should call hi4
a stubborn old fool" This hereticd
train of thought was broken by the Ell
trance of a clerk with card. He took
it. "AIr wilfred Norton Harrington 3
see YOU" he said. 81 don't think he'a|a
client of ours?'
Harrington. Harrington" murmur41
his employer. 81 don't recollect tie
name. Oh, yes, though l fancy ne
must be the son of that wealthy oh
Harrington of San Francisco who died
a couple Of months ago. ! heard t13t
the young man was going to settle n
New York. Send him in," he added 70
the clerk.
The latter retired and presently nd
mitted a tan, clean shaven man. OF
about forty, dressed in a top hat and
fashionably cut frock coat which did
not seem TO flt him.
MIR. Brampton, l believe. l should
like to transact some private business
with you II you can spare the time
said the stranger.
My secretary is entirely in my con-
fidence," answered Mr.. Brampton. In
fact, l depend on him a good deal. 30
you may speak quite freely"
Mr.. Harrington sat down and
placed a red morocco jewel case on
the table. Il have no doubt you know
of my fathers death some two months
ago. and also that / have purchased
No. s. Fifth avenue. | have my AZ
fairs pretty well settled now, but In
looking over the jewelry left BY my
father | find that there are several
things which don't care TO keep.
Pearls, for instance. my wife has q
superstitious horror OF. She refuses
u he -t<II@rr.
lous TO keep them locked up In The
safe" He paused for a moment and
took from the case magnificent rCpe,
.-of no ruar1s rriaf nm wHnbF
pose Of"
The other two bent over him with
interest; they were indeed handsome
set.
II think / remember being notified
that your father was collecting these,
some five years ago. / sent him few.
on approval. fancy" said Mr.. Bramp-
ton, at last, jotting down a conserva-
tive estimate of $4,000 ON n writing
pad. which he dropped in a drawer
where his secretary could see the fg-
ures
The latter took II. and wrote $4,000
beneath, and returned Il.
Il have as many pearls now as |
care to handle" the banker went on,
but II you VIII put a price on these
/ Will see IL we can make a deal"
MY wife insists SO strongly on my
disposing OF them that / have decided
10 let them go at price considerably
below their value, S35,00O.'
The other two men looked at each
other. ut Is not matter TO be de
cided offhand," said Mr.. Brampton.
but II you give me time for consid-
Grafton, / think we can come TO an
agreement"
IF few hours would be sufficient"
suggested Harrington. 81 Should be
very pleased II you would dine with
us and we can settle the matter this
evening"
That Is excellent" replied the bank
er as the visitor rose. Good day"
Il suppose you would like TO tele-
graph to san Francisco TO make sure
that everything is all right" said Eric
when the door was closed.
Yes. I'll wire the Pacific bank as
a matter OF form. but of course his
receiving me- in lis own house viii be
really ST. lent Every one knows
he's bought 30. s. Fifth avenue" Mr.. !
Brampton wrote and dispatched the |
message Immediately.
A satisfactory reply arrived before |
they left the office. Mr.. Harrington |
had removed n considerable amount OF |
jewelry from that very bank to bis |
New York house about fortnight be-
fore.
IF can conclude this purchase sat
isfactorily II will mean a considerable
turn over" said the banker as he eft |
the Office. You lac real business
instincts. Wilmanton. 81 being too eau
tious. know you didn't Ike this
mans appearance, and you would have
let the matter go. very like"
Il shall be anxious to hear what
kind OF an understanding you come 10
this evening" said Eric.
At 10 o'clock next morning Air
Brampton arrived ut the office in an
avgetTpuf frarna pf mimi saI hufrp