The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-07-09

"What was the rest OF the story
about Mr. Garrlson?" asked Dallas,
really interested In the older woman's
recital
Thompscn's papers slipped through
his fingers and went skldding across
the polished Hoor, The others looked
around in surprise.
Excuse mc"' muttered the secre
tary as he STOPPED to gather up the
documents Every awkward! I'm
sorry"
He went on arranging the scattered
papers IN his usual unobtruslve silence,
effncng himself from the general talk
"You were telling me about Cyutha's
father" said Dallas.
"Oh. yes" said Mrs, Bennett, taking
up the thread Of her tGle "lIe was
looked ON as one Of the most honorab.c
bankers in the city. And so he was
until his misfortune"
misfortune"
"More misfortune than crime. His
wife was q girlbood friend of mine, So
perhaps am prejudiced IN his favor
d famous inancipr--a Gear friend of
hls-induced him TO make a very largo
loan that proved to bp mistake He
went to the tnancler for advice us 10
how to recoup the loss The tinaDclcr
/ told him Of an investment by which
, he could get all the money back with.
out any risk and could make good the
loan. Mr. Garrison took his advice
used the banks funds for the purpose
and-the Investment proved worthless.
The bank was insolvent Mr.. Garrison
shot himself"
Horrible! Horrible" murmured
Dallas.
"The horrible part OF the whole story
came ont later" said Alwvu Bennett
sit seems the inancicr had deliberately
ruined .Nir Garrison and was on the
other side Of the deaI by which the
banks funds were lost In other
words. he persuaded his friend to put
money In what he knew was n losing
venture then took thst money himself"
"He did II willfully," chmed In Mrs
Bennett. knowing his friend would be
( ruined and that the banks money
/ which he lured Mr. Garrison into In
vesting whs going TO swell hls own III
! gotten fortune"
al did not think any one lived who
could do such things shuddered Dat
| las. "Poor Cynthia!'
! Cynthia suffered least OF all SAID
!
than child at the time. Her mother
died OF grief, and her brother--a prom
ising, clever young fellow just enter
ing college -disappeared" '''''
Deserted Cynthia 2"
I "Not so bad as that. He probably
went away sooner than face his "a
theirs disgrace and began life some
where far from, home. That was nine
years ago. yet ever since then he sends
I Cynthia a little money every month
not much. but no doubt all he can
scrape together above his bare living
expenses. She has tried In every way
to get in touch with him. but she can
locate him anywhere There Is no
clew except TINT monthly money order
never knew him very well--in faot'-'
only saw him once ar twice--but I've
heard he. was fine: manly boy. Tue
shock must have been worst OF all on
him."
$50 a man lost his good name ana
his life. his wife died. his sons life
was wrecked and his daughter impov-
erished." mused Dallas. ''and all that
finaucier might grow little richer !
can't believe itT'
i A little ashamed OF displaying such
yehemencc In the presence OF one OF
her uncle's dependents. the girl glanced
toward the table. But the secretary
had gone.
,My husband" prattled Mrs. Bennett
complacentIy, always said that the
men who rose highest In the money
world reached their lofty places over
the despoied bodies Of hundreds, OF
victims Thank God, my boy. has no
such parental record to look back on
NV husband was one man In mil
4 I,nn the soul of honor both In .eusi-
ness and in private life You've read
Of his splendid civil war record Then
d he went Into business as contractor
and engineer and earned fortune
every dollar OF which was honest
That's something to be proud OF I'd
these money loving times.
.what was the. name OF the hnanciei
81 who ,qilncd MIR. Garrlscn?" asked par
las. still haunted by the narrative sne
had Inst heard.
mo one knows. Il was suppressed
al the tlue. The facts 10 the w't,en
| confession left BY Mr. Garrison De-
czpe public property: but through p0'