The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-27

rrturncd 20 his bone No crhsfu WIN
enthusiasm that. happening 10 hnd lhe
lean. old serving maid dusting DIS
room. be began 10 deliver an GRAFTON
20 her on the subject Of magazine pub
lIcation. His eloauenee produced an
unexpected effect, for the woman be
came wildly excited and finally feii 70
the door ia sort OF ft Then Billy
ran for the landlady. with whose as.
sistance he carried the hyster'cai
,eryant 20 her room
Returning TO his own place after this
unusual exercise he sat down TO reflect
upon the strange happenings that had
recently varied the monotony OF ms ex.
is,cnce and was presently confronted
by one that oyertoppcd the othen-
topped everything be could remember
10 have seen outside OF dreaminnd.
There was upon the desk paper
weight Of painted porcelain. Christ
mas present from Dorothy aud very
dear to his heart. Pro,ruding from
beneath II he now bcheld something
green. and this green substance proved
TO lie four bank notes, each OF the De
nomination OF $500,
"pear. dear little girl" he said aloud,
and the tears rushed into his eyes
This was not money any more, II was
her love, and he laid down his head
on these poor counters In the pretty
game OF trade and kissed them.
Presently he arose, put the money
into his safest pocket and strobe away
to Dorothy's house, where he was In
formed that Miss Vincent had not yet
returned to town. Billy knew better.
He perceived a trick and Instantly
formulated one OF his own. Ho tele-
graphed 10 Dorothy IN the west Though
he knew she wasn't there) as follows;
I can, take it, Dorothy. but you're the
greatest girl in the world.
In the early evening came this reply;
You must. Blu. how did YoS YnI find out
about ~ DoNoihi'
To which he responded;
| / have the money anu VIA ~ -
YOU, | cannot use II as you wish.
AT / o'clock In the morning tho door
bell changed, and Billy received this
telegram:
Impossible Did not mail check till to-
day. Can't understand what you mean;
DOROTHY
Billy had not money enough to con
tinue this correspondence by wire With
out breaking one Of the $500 bills, 80 lie
wrote a long letter which he mailed
about daybreak, and by the last de-
livery that afternoon he received Dor
,thy's letter, full Of subtle persuasion
and incloslng her check for $1,000.
Three days later came Dorothy herself
and In the thrilling conversation which
ensued she denied In the most explicit
manner all knowledge Of the larger
sum.
II will be remembered that Louis XII.
of France had many solemn forms OF
adjurat ton, only one Of which he held
to be binding, and he would never tell
which Of them It was. Few men have
been 40 clever as Louis, uuS nearly as'
women are. Protestation with mental
reservation Is the natural weapon of
the sex. As student Of human nature
Billy Allenwood knew this, and, though
he held Dorothy to be the flawless
pean of womanhood, be still could not
free his mind OF the notion that the
four big bank notes had once been
hers. II was therefore with an In
definable disfavor, a sense OF some
thing gone from his own soul, that he
at last paid down the $4,000 into the
capital Of the great scheme.
The 1890 which was confessedly
Dorothy's was placed In bank. but In
the early days, when the scheme
seemed surely winning. Billy lost hi'
balance wheel. veered to the delusior
that he had foolshly shut Dorothy ou
from the greatest opportunity OF hel
life and at last permitted her to inyes
her money. Then came the later days
the days of disappointment OF ex
penses marvelously swollen and re
ceipts miraculously shrunk.
On the blackest OF black days, whel
pilly had left the office merely to ge
,way from II and not because hi
work was done, he was aware OF q nc
membered face In the crowd, and
name leaped into his mind.
II beg your pardon, sir" said he
Are you Mr.. Mousoudt"
mo" replied the stranger, with
touch OF excellent courtesy even II
30 small matter
II happened to be present when 20
met with an accident two or thre
, months ago" said Billy, and aftel
ward found letter ON the spot" an
te described the occurrence.
: "It was mine" said the other, wh
seemed surprised and even NOR
Amused. May ask what has b
: come OF itf''
IL have It at my rooms" answere
Billy. "Wo.A you care to come WIZ
me and get ~"
!, If YOU were on your way Their
yes" said be.
a There followed an introductio
whereby II appeared that this mi
i was Julian wlnser president OF .
I, old Livingstone bank. In which po
d ton be had recently succeeded his
e ther, as Billy knew from newspaper
e ports. Bankers were not popular wi
T. Billy Just then. for the officials OF !
u bank where the magazine kept
dwindling account had turned de
'e ear TO all pleas for accommodate
u Yet Mr.. Winscr seemed a very dece
fellow, despite his occupation.
When they came TO Biiiy's room
! could not AT first remember where
? had put the Mousoud envelope, and
was by accident that be found II 10
,v drawer which ho had not opened sir
N II was put away.
: The envelope had been torn and "
!, empty.
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