The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-07-18

the time passed l became a college
favorite. 1 was a leader in athletic
sports-hailed as champiOr-I passed
all examinations with honor to myself
and satisfaction to my instructors; and
then my college days were over. As
left college carried away the vision
of lovely girl who had spurned my
offer, but who had later promised to
reconsider the matter. Thus / was
happy and ambitious to make name
for myself.
81 had selected law as vocation,
and after few weeks spent with my
relatives l opened an cfice at x.
About three weeks after this memor-
able step in my career my first client
appeared-the girl of my dreams. She
wished me to institute proceedings
against Wilson-for breach of promise.
l was shocked! l wondered at her
fickleness! 1 declined the easel A
few days later Wilson appeared to in
duce me to secure a loan on some collat-
eral as he had Borrowed" a large sum
from his fathers bank, unbeknown to
anyone. Fate had played a queer
hand. was undecided what to do so
requested Wilson to call two days
later. In the meantime could neither
eat nor sleep and resorted to stlmulents.
81 had just INDUCED in dose Of
morphine when Wilson called again
and forcibly reminded him of his duty
to the girl he had spurned-she who
had spurned me. Like whipped dog
he whlned for me to save him from
disgrace, and his fathers wrath. In
the end he consented to marry the girl
If I would save him from the disgrace
of purloining money from the bank.
l did so-they were married. No long
or could I concentrate my mind on
anything. Then inherited fortune.
l gave up the battle for a name and
drifted downwards with the tide"
My companion again imbibed pOr-
tion of the morphine, and before he
could resume his narrative waiter
entered to inform me that Wilson had
just arrived at the club. l glanced at
my companion-he had slipped from
his chair and was lying prone on the
floor. Therefore requested the wait
er to show Wilson to the room. When
James Wilson entered it was with a
haggard look that indicated trouble of
some nature. AS soon as the waiter
disappeared he turned to me and said:
"Have you heard itp 1 am disgraced
found outp'
Found out! At last! muttered the
man on the floor, yet, Wilson appeared
not to hear these words, or note the
presence of the third person. He then
informed me that he had stolen large
sum from the bank and had been found
out. [, remembering the item and
now knowing of his former scrape,
said: Zone may escape the penalty of
unlawful acts, but there's always a day
of reckoning. understand you have q
happy home, why did you commit this
crime? At the mention of the word
crime he WINGED then replied: IRE
Gently l fell in love with an actress;
my wife secured q divorce; 1 needed
money to remarry -"b but the drug
fiend now sprang to his feet interrupts
ing Wilson, and said: $50 you, too,
, have deserted a woman-a womanl-
for footlight favorite!" The form Of
Wilson grew rigid, he swayed, and
would have fallen only for our assist
ance Gently we placed him on chair,
then summoned medical aid, but that
night James Wilson passed away.
took the victim of circumstances
home with me and fitted him out with
new suit. Together we attended the
last sad rites of Wilson. 1t was on
this day that my friend again met the
girl of his youthful dreams. There was
a reconciliation and my happily-met
acquaintance again resolved to make
name for himself. There was, a few
months later, quiet little wedding
and my friend told me that true love
has it's reward; that no one should de-
spair while life continues; and that
there is way where there is will
OF course, he was thinking Of old say
ings, but I replied that one should
practice what he breaches, for it ie
easy to tell others what to do. To this
he said: "Lucky the one who realizes
in time that it's never too late to mend. =
- ERID.