The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-14

Pietro would write to this cousin
and drive bargain for every detail
OF General Cruger's needs.
There was no comfort 70 ke h$&&
from waiting, SO ! picked up map,
Baedecker. some current fiction on
Italy. and, taking the evil-fated mort
gage in my pocket. went to CliRcotir<
the next evening.
i almost cried when saw Cen
eral Cruxer. his face was 20 greatly
troubled, He looked white and feeble.
an old man in two days.
He tried to make little genial
talk at dinner. and get back into his
old CHEEKY self. But 1t was an effort
he gave up presently with . rather
bitter smile. II
Mr.. Parks" he said, when We were
again In the library. Victor Hugo once
said that bad fortune always 9row
worse, and pretended 1t quotations
from tho Sybilline books. He believed
that Destiny, when It seized man.
always hurried him from one disaster.
to another until 1t fnnE him, finally.
into the grave. Tho frst bt0wwAs not
always the one to be wept otSf. III
was the second. the third, that 10
feared. Well, here is the second. - !, II NJ i
He took up letter from The: mantelI
and drew out the sheets 10 though III
would read It to me; then hs sat sdo1A
in his chair still holding the sheets
In his fingers. ~ ss,5l Ill HI
Il got this letter yesterday from
Emily. twas written from the Ee.
Louis as she went out to sea, ana
brought in by the pilot h \,
He stopped moment and sat star
ing into tho fire, as IL caught BIZ some
yagrant memory. Then he read the
letter.
1t was happy letter, charmingIy
put, full OF tenderness for the old IA
Their in his lonely house, carrying lit
tie directions, to Rim, little messages
which he should deliver little duties
he must perform.
lie folded the letter and laid 1t on
the table. Then he spoke with the dis
tinctness Of one going firmly to his
ruin. Italy was now out of the quss-
ton; he must remain and get employ
ment somewhere. But, first, this husi-
ness With the bank must be conclud-
ed. He would go up to the city with
me in the morning. execute the mort
gage and take UP tho note. He did
not ask me about my conference with
Randolph Mason, and so was spared
the recital OF that failure. When the;
candles burned down. ] slept again
In the guest-chamber above the II
brary, but no aid came through the
gate of dreams. Hope had abandoned
this derelict to the seas. s.
We went into the VOLTS bank at ten
o'clock the next morning General Cru.
ger executed the mortgage, and q no
tary OF the bank Allied in the prepared
acknowledgment below his signature,
The bonds were delivered to the sec,
rotary of Myron Gates, the money
paid by him to General Cruger, who,
delivered the cash to the bank and got
the note stamped paid" Then. when
the transaction was concluded, weshad.
luncheon at club and returned to,
lower Broadway after having promised
General Cruger to meet him for dinner
at the Holland.
When entered the house, Randolph
Mason was coming down the stairway
He inquired what business had taken
up the morning, and told him, rs Bit
ter1y az could, the sequel to my 9th.
er' story. General Cruger was now!
penniless, Myron Gates had boarded
his galleon and sailed away with It's
cargo without shot at his black nag.
or the hack OF cutlass on hts gun
wales. He was over the horizon with
his loot, Ae thing was ended.
Nothing is ended" said Mason, "un-
til 1t arrives at its adjustment"
Then, | said. "this is case for
the Court OF Final Equity, IL 1t ever
sits"
1T Ia case for me" he said.
I looked at him In wonder.
"A case for you?" echoed. "You
said Execute the mortgage and let the
man pay the bank"
Il did," he replied, "You have fol-
lowed that direction. believe
did not understand
We followed the Inevitable IN
swered him 1T was the only thing
to do, You recognized that yourself"
SIT was the right thing to do" he
said; "but not the only thing"
"Why, Mr.. Mason" said, Il asked
you What them and you said there
would be another day tomorrow"
ut Is here" he answered. Each
day to its own events. Tho fool con
fuses his assistant with a multitude OF
directions. This Is to be done now
You will at once hold meeting OF
the Cruger Coal company under q call
signed by all the members ar the COM
pany, and as provided by Law. Pre-
pare the record of the company In
proper form, authorize mortgage on
all the property OF the company to the
London Trust company Of this city 40
trustee to secure loan OF two hun
bred and twenty thousand dollars.
These mines, / discover, are easily
worth that sum, including tho earnings
for one year. Some foreign clients
of the banking house OF Hurst L Sol
meyer will pay in cash two hundred
thousand dollars for these bonds up