Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
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'Wmetimes we waste sympathy on
people, and sometimes we don't give
them sympathy that they deserve.
Some years ago a young fellow 1--WE
will call him MISUNDERSTANDING a
good name for the sort of fellow he
was) went to New York and got a po-
sltion in a banking house. They said
he was smart as chain lightning. AT
any rate, he climbed right up in the
estimation of his employers, and o o
he became their right hand man. But
while they thought he was attending
exclusively to their interests he was
attending exclusively to his own. He
was in everything where money
is TO be made or lost, though where
he got the capital to work with 40
body knew.
1.-THE fellow bit off more than he
could chew and TO save himself used
his employers funds, and about the
same time Mr.. Lightbody disappeared.
a year or two after his disappear
ance it was reported to his former
employers that he was living in a
Central American state, and | was en-
ployed to go down and bring him
back. The job was Il delicate one,
since there was no ~extradition treaty
with the state in which be l1adlmade
his home.
FURNISHED with all the evidence |
would need, including photographs, |
sailed for Central America and on
reaching my destination found that Mr..
Lightbody was at the capital and a
prime favorite with the government.
He had got some valuable concessions
that were likely to make him rich. He
had won the heart of the daughter Of
one of the prominent citizens, who was
considered a very lovely girl.
"Of course | had letters to first class
people In my pocket, for | knew before
starting that my man was cutting n,
heavy swath socially. l waited for
some important function to let me in
on an equality with the man l was
after. A ball was given to which l
was invited, and, getting myself up in
the latest style of evening dress. |
joined the throng. OF course Light
body was there, and so was his girl.
During the early part Of the enter
tainment he was in such demand and
was so devoted to his fiancee that 1
didn't even make his acquaintance. |
saw them together frequently, and 1t
vas plainly a case of genuine love on
both sides. l pitled the girl: but. as |
have said, I had made up my mind to
attend to business and let sentiment
alone.
Shortly before the ball broke up |
joined a party Of men in the supper
room who were drinking champagne
and smoking cigarettes. Llghtbody
was among the number. l made an
effort to ingratiate myself into his
favor and had some success. But he
seemed anxious to get away, and l saw
him soon after dancing with his girl.
When the affair broke up ] stood on
the veranda, keeping my carriage
standing while l waited for Lightbody.
Presently he came out with his fiancee
and her mother, put them In a carriage.
tliId tAGA MtlC liNNh way iiSht-
body returned to the house, went in
side, got his hat, came out, lighted a.
cigarette and was going down the
steps when l stopped him and asked
which way he was going. When he re-
piled l told him that l was going the
same way and would be happy to take
him In my carriage. He accepted the
invitation, and we got in and were
driven away. We had not gone far
before I said to him:
"'Mr. - calling him by his real
name, how would you like to go to
New York on the steam9,' with me?'
"He OWNED the situation at once.
He made no reply for some time, then
said:
""There's no eXtradition treaty. be-
tween the United States and this c0un-
try, and l could put you to some trouble.
but I'll go with you provided you won't
give me away here and give me time
to arrange my affairs. What do you
say to thatT
"tAll l want is you. l don't want to
peach on you. The steamer sails to-
morrow night. Can you be readyT
Eyes ,
1.-THE next day the fellow gave out
that he had been called to New York
on some important financial business
and said goodby to his girl. promising
to be back soon. The neXt evening we
sailed, arriving In New York in due
time.
81 wondered how his girl would feel
when she heard that he was al en-
bezzler and had gone from her to states
prison. And here's where my refrain
ing from telling her comes in. The
affair for which he was wanted in
volved several people besides himself,
and he was the only one not to blame.
The others were his friends and had
families. He drew suspicion away
from them by fight. On his return he
presented his schemes in Central Amer
lea to the losers and agreed to take
them in. This he did without inform
ing on the real culprits, The losers,
finding that far more money was to be
made from his concessions than they
had lost. accepted his terms, gave him