Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-11-14

pointed In me, consented to our mar
riage. All was ready for the nuptial>
when one day shabby man with \
hangdog look about him came int,
the office and asked to see me,
This is MIR George wincheuy" b.,
asked.
THAT'S my name"
, He took dirty paper from his po,-l>
ct, TO which he referred. and said
ION the 18th Of November. 10 join,
Flynn, driving cab No, IS, took up u
fare at the door Of the University clul
and drove the gentleman to 2+6 Sum
nit avenue
Never mind the rest OF that"
said. Tell II YOU are looking for any.
thing that was lost"
The man appeared III at ease. please
don't speak SO loud, sir, II you are the
man who was driven that day In that
cab from the University club to-
Il was Go on
you may have found a package Of
bills"
II did"
At this point the man hcSitatCd, and
seeing that he was not getting on with
his revelation, | took him to private
room and said:
Now, out with it,"
After much trouble ! learned that he
had got the money | had found from
gentleman to carry somewhere and
had hired Il cab for the purpose. Not
daring to take the bills out Of the cab
when he alighted. fearing an arrest
he left 1t under the seat. taking note of
the cabs number. He was arrested
for having stolen an overcont and was
sent to prison for year He had re-
Gently been discharged, some time hay
ing been taken OF his stay for good be
havior. and had communicated with
the man from whom he had got the
bills. and the two had set about trac
ing them. The person who had employ
ed him to carry the money was cash
Ter of some institution. from which he
had purloined 1t.
| had had enough OF the matter and
agreed to a plan 10y which the amount
could be returned to its rightful own
sum and guaranteeing their immunity
from prosecution. All the details had
been arranged when II occurred To me
that ! had rented the box in which |
had deposited II In Il fictitious name.
What name? could no more re
member than could repeat the book
Of Job
As soon rs | could get away from
my duties took train for my for,
mer home and on arrival drove to the
safe deposit company and asked for
the custodian A young man stepped
forward. and | asked for the old gen
tleman who had rented me box about
year before. He had died Ave months
ago and the young man had been put
In his place.
My story us to the renting of the
box was tOld-that | had not given
my own name and had forgotten the
assumed one. ! was informed that
would find the number OF the box on
my key. but ! replied that, having
been fearful OF losing the key. | had
put 1t in a very safe place. but where
| had also forgotten.
Then the custodian looked grave
The money must remain where II was
till produced the name or the key,
What was ! to do! had ucknowl-
edged that | had found the lost bills
and still had them In my possession /
was bound to restore them. and If
didn't | would be sued for them and
likely prosecuted criminaliy. Reing
about to be married. | wNs In m ag
ony of fear lest the matter should
come out and he printed IN the news
papers on the eve OF my wedding
went to Hnrker, who was more
like n brother to me than IN emuIoy
er. and told him OF the Tx | was IN
While he was ready to do anything for
me In his power there seemed to he
nothing definite for him To do. He
could not help showing slight suspl
cion. This revealed to me that my
story was not very credible. was IN
agony. Meanwhile the parties con
cerned began to grow suspicious OF
me
Then | was told that II | didn't
pay over the money at once would
be arrested. realized that | must
raise $4,000 or go To jail. besides
losing Edith. | asked how long time
| would be given for the purpose and
was told that could have week.
laid the matter before llarker. ana his
affection for me conquered his doubts
and his indisposition to pay out for
me $4,000 that he might never get
back. He drew a check for the money.
payable to me. and | turned II over 10
the persons who were bounding me
But | realized that wedge had been
introduced between me and Harker
that would not be removed until
could return the money he had put up
for me.
few days before the wedding !
went on visit to Edith to confess TO
her the incubus resting upon the.
told her the story, to which she listen