The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-23

'This gold medal was given, as you
see, to Hiram J. Stillman of the sloop
Annie Barker, for saving the crew of
the steamship Olivia, June Is, 1888,
by the president of the United States
and both houses of congress. I found
it on Baxter street in pawnshop.
The gallant Hiram J. had pawned it
for. SIG and mover came back to
claim it,"
But, Miss catherwaight," some op-
doubtedly did do something brave and
noble once: You can't get back of
that; and they didn t do it for medal,
either, but because it was their duty.
And so the medal meant nothing TO
them; their conscience told them they
had done the right thing; they didn t
need 4 stamped coin to remind them OF
it, or of their wounds either, perhaps. -
Miss Catherwaight would say, "But
how about this7 Look az this gold
medal with the diamonds; Presented
to Colonel James T.. P'aceri by rhe
men Of his regiment, in camp before
Richmond Every soldier in the regi
ment gave something toward that, and
yet the brave gentleman put it up at
a game Of poker one night, and
ths officer who won 1t sold it to the
frgd thatfo
Miss Catherwaight was well known
to the proprietors of thes pawnshops
and loan Offices on the Bowery and
Park Row. They learned to look for
her once a month, and saved what
medals they received for her and tried
to learn their stories from the people
who pawned them, or else invented
some story which they hoped would
answer lust as we'll.
Though her brougham produced
sensation in the unfashionable streets
into which she directed it, she was
never annoyed. Her maid went with
her into the shops, and one of the
groo:ns always stood at the door within
call, to the intense delight Of the
neighborbood. And one day she
found what, from her point of view,
was a perfect gem. It was a poor.
half-dollar once, undoubtedly, beaten
out roughly into the shape Of a heart
and engraved in script by the jeweler
of some country town. On one side
were two clasped hands with a wreath
around them, and on the reverse was
this inscription: "From Henry Bur
goyne to his beloved friend Lewis L.
prosperity and adversity.'' That was
all. And here it was among razors and
pistols and family Bibles in pawn
brokers' window. What a story there
was in that! These two boy friends,
and their boyish friendship that was to
withstand adversi " and prosperity, and
all that remained of it was this inscrip-
tion to its memory, like the wording on
a tomb.
''He couldn t have got so much or it
anyway" said the pawnbrolser, enter
ing into her humor. HI iidn t lond him
more n quarter Of a dollar at the
rest -
Miss Catherwaight stood wondering
If the Lewis L. Lockwood could be
Lewis Lockwood, the lawyer one read
so much about. Then she remembered
his middle name was Lyman, and said
quickly, "I'll, take 1t, please. +"
told the man to 20 find directory and
look for Lewis Lyman Lockwood.
The groom returned in o lew minutes
and said there was such q name down
IN the book as a lawyer, and that
his office was such a number on Broad
way it must be near Liberty. "Go
there said Miss Catherwaight.
Her determination was made so
quickly that they had stopped in front
Of huge pile Of offices, sandwiched
in, one above the other, until they tow
cred mountains high, before she had
quite settled in her mind what she
wanted to know, or had appreciated
how strange her errand might appear,
Mr.. Lockwood was out, one Of the
young men in the outer office said,
but the junior partner, Mr.. Latimer,
was in and would see her. She had
only time to remember that the Junior
partner was dancing acquaintance of
hers, before young Mr. Latimer stood
before her sfiling, and with her card
in his hand.
"Mr. Lockwood is out just at pres
ent, Miss Catherwaight, be said, "but
he will be back in a moment. Won =
you come into the other room and
waltz I am sure he won't be away
over five minutes. Or is it something
1 could dof"
She saw that he was surprised to
see her, and little i'll at case as to
Just how to take her visit. He tried
to make it appear that he considered
it tho most natural thing in the. world,
but he overlld it, and she saw that her
presence was something quite out OF
the common. This did not tend to set
her any more at her ease. She al
ready regretted the step she had taken,
What if it should prove to be the
same Lockwood, che thought, and what
would they think Of her?
"Perhaps you will do better than
Mr.. Lockwood she said, as she fol,
lowed him into the inner office. 81
foar I have como upon a very foolish
errand, and one that has nothing at
all to do with the law
"Not a breach OF promise suit
then7' said young Latimer, with a
smile. "Perbaps it is only an inpo-
cent subscription to a most, worthy
charity. 7 was afraid at first, he
went on lightly. "that 1t was legal re-
dress you wanted, and I was hoping
that the way I led the Courdert's CO.
til7on had made you think T could con
duct YOU through the mazes of the law
as WE'LL
HNo.' returned Miss Catherwaight,
with a nervous laugh; cit has to 40
with my unfortunate collection. Thls
is what brought me here she said,
holding ont tue silver medal. 81 came az,
across it Just now in the Bowerv' Flhe