La Junta tribune., 1913-03-01

a blessing was burden. Hark.r ad
RANGED me rapidly.
| Edith re,rtincd tru. to me. aud her
father having been ngrs-.ai,iy disap-
tolnt,h in NE consented 10 ,,ir umr
riscp Al wa> ready for th.. nnptinl-
when one day - shabby tiian with =
kau.dug lopk about him tnue into
tn. office aud ash,-l 'o s.-s. ne
This Is MIR. George Wiuch,ll; Z; be
asked
'ThBt's my nam"
He took dirty i,af.r from HI porE
Fl to which h. referred. aud said
/ ION the 18th of Nov-pl..r. 10. John
/ Flynn driving cab y" ~. tool up
\ fare nj the door OF IN. University club
and drpy. the gentleman to 2&G sum
/ NIT avenue
Never mini 'b. r"-t II That |
/ said Tell van are ivoking fcr ans.
thing thsr was ip~,
The man 1picar.d ~ n, ease. "rIcssc
/ don't sp.ak so loud slr if yon ar. the
man who WIS driven that day 10 that
cat from the University club to
Il was Go on"
"you may have found psckasr Of
bills 90
Il did
ht this paint the man h.S,,a,.d. aud
seeing that be was NOT getting on vItb
hi. revelation. I took him TO private
room and said
"Now ont with II 90
Affrr much troulilr I learned ihB' he
had got the money had found rrm
a geuilcmnu To- carry somewh.rr aud
had hired q cab for the purpo.. Not
daring tn tax" the hillS ont of the Hrh
when be- aliGhi"d fearing mn fr0ast.
he left IT under the seat taking nntf 81
the cab's number H.. was nrrt- iei
for having STOLEN an ov.rcoa, ard was
sent ~ prison for a year II. bad 70.
r,uily i-,rn discharged. som. tine hny
Ing been taken IN his stay for COOL h.
hayior and had communicated with
tn. man from whom h. bsd got the
bills. and the iwn hud srt about irac-
ing them The rcrsou VII" bud euploy
ed him 10 carry the nnn.y wns ash
Ter of som. Institution. from with he
had purloin-d H.
had bad enough of the matter snd
agreed To . plan hy which the amount
could he r.iurncd 'o It's righifu' own
.rs they paying ih. ra~cnls small
sum and guaranteeing their immunity
from prosecution An the d.iHIIs had
been arrnncnd when II "ccurr-i 10 m.
thai ! had r"ni-d tho lea, In which
had Deposited II In a iictitious name
what namef could M more re-
member than couli r,.l~ut thy book
OF Job
A. soon A. could get away from
NV duties | took u train for my for
mer hom. snd on arrival droys to the
safe deposit company aud aSked for
the custodian So'iny Who stepgssl
forward. and ! asked for 'S~'c'd gen
ticmnn who hai rented me box about
a year i-f"rr. II. had died iy- months
ago and III. Young mnn had bci put
In his place.
My story as 'o the renting OF the
box was told That had not given
my own nam- and hnd fnrg"iirn 10.
assumed one | WIS Informed that
would nnd ih. numh..r ~ III. box on
my key. but | replied thrt. having
been fearful of losing the k-y. I had
put n In very safe place bu, where
| had also Forgotten
Then the custodian Iu0s-j grave
A,
TIL produc,-d the numr by The key.
What was 10 duf . bod acknowi-
edged tins, I hnh found fH- iosi bills
aud stili had them in my on, .,,sion.
was bound Ia rrstor- tlrH. nud n
didn't ! would lee sued fur them aud
likely prosecuted rr.mUaUy. Being
hbout To hc married, { ub. iu an ng
ony of fear lest the matter should
come ont aud b. printed Loo The news.
paper on the .N. Of my Wrlding
! went To iiarE-r. vhu vas mor-
li." n brnih.r 10 u- thaa 100 employ
"r. and told him Of the l1 was In.
whilc he was ready tu DO aus thing for
TN. In his pnwer. there s.ru,.d 10 IL.
nothing definite Tor him o. do. u.
could not hcip showing sisht snspi.
riou. This revealed tu noe that my
s'pr, "n- not very 'rr'iih.r was In
agony. Meanwhile the ulrtl~- con
errn"d began 10 grow sl,p.cions VI
tue
Then ! was told that Il | didn't
pay over the money at QUO, I would
b~ arrested | realized that 1 must
rni-~ SsIuS or go 4" jail. ts.si.i~s
losing Edith. I asked how ious q tiusr
] would i~ given for tue purposs auai
was told that ! could have ws~k. I
laid the matter t-forc ilarlrr ap6 hIs
affection FOR m~ conquered hl, doubtu
and bis indi.position To psy out for
me eiO.0D that he might never ~,
back lie drew . check 'of th. u,ouey
payable 10 tne. snd I turned 1, oyss 70
the pessoas who ~~r. houndlss ~
Hut realized that . ~-dg, had b~es
introduced between tn. sud Hsrtee