The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-10

on that certain Tuesday morning
when Colonel Graves got ready to start
or the city from his country place, he
aid to his daughter Winnie:
1T is possible that / may want those
Mexican bonds this afternoon, and here
il the key Of the safe. RI I have to have
hem, win send son a note by a spe-
rial messenger"
The colonel was something Of law.
YER, SPECTATOR and broker, and Miss
WlAnie was his nineteen-year.oltl
laughter. She acted as his amanuensis
at home and was pretty familiar with
Ills business transactions. The bonds
spoken of had a face value of $4,000,
out of late had been rather wabbly
IN the market and had caused the cole.
nel considerable anxiety. At / o'clock
hat afternoon he wanted the bonds
lud telephoned his. daughter 70 that
fleet. saying that he would send a
messenger. Instead Of sending a boy
rom the regular service be stepped
INTO the Office of Jones next door and
said:
Jones. want n trusty fellow to run
out TO my house and bring me back
some bonds. Haven't / noticed young
man around here:r
Yes. He's nephew OF mine. Hes
out now, but write Il line and IN send
him when he returns, He ought to go
ont to East Park and back in an hour. !"
The colonel wrote u line TO Miss WIN.
ME to deliver the bonds TO bearer and
Then went out on 1.-The street ON busi-
ness. Fifteen minutes later Jones
nephew was making for the Grand
Central station as fast as the. express
III the subway would carry him.
Jones hadn't given The young mans
biography, but it may be stated that
his name was Vincent Gray, his age
TWENTY-FIVE and he was in the Office
Of his ,:n'..e 10 learn the devious ways
Of Wall street before setting up in bust,
ness for himself on the comfortable
fortune left Linn by a deceased aunt.
For a ysuag man who expected to
come In contact with bulls and bears
and other animals, young Gray was
cry trusfful OF human nature. For In
stance, while his train was speeding
along underneath Ehe streets and he
was hanging to strap thinking Of
things financial a young man with am.
billions leaned against him and picked
his pockea without exciting the leas,
suspicion
The light fingered youth found there
only a cardcase and The letter 40 Miss
Winnie. but they were sufficient 10
bring about several unlocked for re
suits, BE passed into .anothersCar ana
opened and read the letter, and Ile.s;lw
the golden oppnrtunlty he bad bcea
long looking for. In the ,cardcase
were two or three dollar baIs. Tho
thief haA u right to infer thar his vic.
tim haa no more money about him.
lie likewise hal right ito infer that
young Gray could not produce The
wherewifhal to buy o ticket FOR East
Park. The fare was only 20,rents, but
without 1t u man lis 'as badly ,offi8s If
the sum were 80.
There was q train ready 40 leave.
The tbief bought his Ticket and rot
aboard Vincent Grey stood at the
ticket window and fused and. fumbled
and WINS left Els cardcasei and mon
ey were gone. and when he frund that
the letter had also taken wings he re.
allied that he was In tronbie. He
hadn't even a .nIckel 10 get baek to the
office he hadn't the wherewithal to
telephone ia his uncle Jones in New
street. ana iuftey wasting fifteen min
utes trying to 1gure ont the sproblem
he made 1aste so .pawnshop, where
he put down his watch GOr So.
The next train to East Park Ssas ten
minutes LAM In siarting and tbs same
In reaching the Park, so there were in
al fifty nl4nsites Inst Tie young. man
bad not suspected that he was tbeyvlc-
nm of a ptcEpockrt, hut supposed he
had lost his properly In the jam while
boarding the car. He had been told
that a Telephone message would .ppe-
ceae. him, and he had remembered the
nddfess. Therefore ne did not worry
SO much over he loss Of the letter. 1t
was only when lie came faee to flce
1rlfH WINNIE tIEaEeS. slLu SIa4eQ Els CT
rand and saw bey look s9f surprise .anE
distrHsj that lie realized the situation.
"why, sir. she replied. those bonds
were delivered 10 a messenger more
than half On hour ago
"But / was sent for them ana was
delayed
If you were sent for them, You
must have a line from my father"
I'll had line. but unfortunately I
.iost II, togesher with my money. My
.Bsme is ,3eem Gray, and ] am in the
office Of Fra james, in the same build
ing with your fahrr am afraid that
some rascal found the lost letter aud
has taken advant2,.e of it,
"ADd | am afrai that another r-;2-
cal il trying 10 do t.sc aaia ,3if-'.'
exclaimed Miss N',:r9sss %gat 'i'i.,
who was at the heed ~ Il hc;;rc ~
who hal entered &, t5G. 5tis IN
time TO bear Tie rnnr. 49, oFts.
But. madam, yan >u'r : .a'." t.l:u