The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-15
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When Alice Coale told me that she
was engaged to Tom Martin felt
sickenlng sensation about the heart
that could only come to Il young per.
son. might feel bitter dlsappoint,
ment today but 1t would not be of the
same kind Alice looked at me sur.
prised. "Why, what's the matter.
John?" she said.
Nothing" replied endeavorlng to
pull myself together. "oulx1m afraid
Tom mlghtn't turn out good enough
for you--thats all"
"Oh, that's all, is it2 Well, don't
worry about that. A fellow as smart.
as popular. as trustworthy, as Tom
is good enough for far better girl
| than l. Mother. says she'd rather
trust to his Judgment in business mat
ters than TO That of older heads"
"Oh, only meant he wasn't good
enough for you"
"You numbering. good natured stupid,
John" she said, taking my hand and
pressing it cnressingy. you will al.
ways be my dearest friend"
That was very kind of her.
| A few months later | was startled
by one Of those mysterious rumors that
are spoken under the breath for Il
brief period before they become pub
lie property. 1t was that Tom Martin
had been borrowing money from any
one who would lend It to him Then
heard that he had disappeared. Fol
lowing closely on this came the news
that Mrs Coalc had given him all her
money for investment. and he had
either sunk it or taken IL with him.
Since he had paid none of his debts
ii was presumed that he had taken 1t
with him.
Detectives visited his room and took
away every scrap OF paper they could
find there. though Tom before leaving
had left nothing TO show where he had
gone. He had borrowed a book of
me, and went 20 his room to see IL
I could find II. 1t was lying on his
table. and | carried 1t home with me.
That evening took, 1t up and opened
It. Between the cover and the title
page was library card on which
were entries of several books taken out
ithin few weeks. The book he had
borrowed from me was Australian
S@etches." wondered what kind of
literature he had been taking from the
library. Curiosity. mingled with a
feeling that | might gather some clew
with reference TO his acts. led me the
next day 70 take the card to the library
and have look ut the books he had
been reading. What was my astonlsh.
LIent To iiud that one was upon Cen.
tral America. three upon Honduras
auG ffth on the rubber industry OF
tlst state.
Aft,r some thought these were my
d"dGc,lols: Tom had at first thought
o: gong 20 Australia. but had changed
10 Ceu.ra! America. He had selected
.iom.gras and when he got there
80 Il invest tho money he had taken
i:I y',,!er the rubber trade or rubber
forest More likely the latter, since II
would give him better chance to hide
r.om he world.
The day after | reached these con
clua!ona started for Florida and from
there sailed for Honduras. Landing
ut Puerto Cabcllo | went into the in
terror. | made Inquiries for an Amer
lean who had come to Honduras tC
negotiate Tor II rubber tract. The
state Is not Il large one. and any one
going there with money would not re
main unnotlced by It's people. OF
course II would be useless TO inquire
for one by the name Of Martin. for the
E skulker was doubtless using an as
sumed name.
1t was tust two weeks 10 day wheI
learned of man answering Mar
tins description who was dickerlng foI
Il rubber tract some ten miles away
from me. | went to where lie was ant
/ on n porch In small town came upoI
the man | was hunting. When he saw
me lie collapsed. told him that all
wanted was Mrs. Coales money or az
much of 1t as he had left If lie would
give me this he might stay where h,
was for all me as long as he liked
IL not he would go back TO stand trial
He turned over eighteen $1,000 Unit
ed States bonds, which was what re
= malned OF Mrs. Coale's little fortune
I | recelpted for 1t and started home.
l found that Alice had taken posi-
tion and gone TO work. The evening
. of my return | called on her and he
mother This was the first time
D had seen them since their misfortune
Mrs. Coale chded me for having KEEP
away in the hours OF their trouble
while Alice maintained Il cold reserve
A., didn't know whether to attribute 1
to the cause her mother mentioned o
= some other. In truth. she seemed
g stunned. I'm not naturally facile IL
opening subjects and sat for som,
time, speaking only when | did speal
q on commonplace topics trying to fran,
what / should say concerning the oh
= ject of my call. knew | would max,
the mother glad. but was all In tn,
b dark about Alice. Finally, despairlni
OF finding proper words, ] took th,
y bonds from my pocket ana tossed then
on the table.
9 "They're yours" l said. II tracked
: him and got them. There's only |
a small loss"