The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-19

considered.
When the stranger read this be was
sitting on the porch and Jennie was
attending him. He smiled. and Jennie
asked him at what he was smiling
Il will name a very low sum-the
amount you propose to lend me to try
the case. After that ! shall hear moth
ing more from the auditor"
why not?"
Because his object is to induce me
to name a sum that / will accept for
my claim. He will file my reply. and
If the case ever comes to trial he will
show it as evidence that 500 was all
/ had asked in settlement"
How do you know so much about
these matters?"
kindly give me writing materials Il
replied the stranger without answering
her question. and l will prove to you
that | am right"
He wrote a letter Offering TO accept .
5000 in settlement for his claims. ask .
ing an immediate reply since be was .
about TO leave the place from which .
his offer was made. Though he re- .
manned there two weeks longer, no an I
swer came.
Il wonder how in the wide world
you knew all that?" remarked Jennie.
But the stranger did not seem in .
clined TO explain things When he
was strong enough he went away. Civ
ing heartfelt thanks to all his bene-
factors and bidding Jennie a tender
goodby.
Now, remember" he said at parting
with her, If | send to you for that
5000 you won't go back on me. will
/ your"
But didn't that offer you made spoil
/ # alp she asked.
Yes: it worked in that way, but
/ there are other ways"
Jennie's confidence in this young
man. who seemed to know so much
about railroad methods. was perfect
and she promised to send the money
when called for. Then the stranger
went away. and they heard no more Of
him for months Spring passed into
summer. and the early autumn came.
Then Jennie received n letter from
the stranger. saying that he was using
her legacy without really having il in
his possession. He explained that he
was doing it on the credit system.
which made it just as valuable to him
I as cash. This was all Greek 10 Jen-
ME. but she remembered how he had
foretold what the auditor OF the rail
road would do, and she wrote back
that it was all right She was glad he
was getting the benefit Of her money
and hoped he would make the railroad
company pay at least his doctors bin.
During the summer the stock of the
said company began to so up and
down. sometimes jumping five points
at a time. then sinking ten points
Sometimes it would remain at n fixed
price for weeks. then gradually settle.
Within 4 few months. passing through
these changes, il sank from par 10 half
that value. Every body wondered what
was going on behind the scenes" to
cause such fluctuations and such re-
cesSion of price. But nobody seemed
to know After awhile it began to
rise and went back TO par.
When the annual meeting Of the di-
rectors came around an unknown man
walked into the room where it was
held and showed certificates to the
amount of 30 per cent of the capital
stock. He presented the names of a
new board and, holding a majority OF
the stock. elected every one of them
Most of his votes were by proxy.
You are asked the astouisheL
president of the man who held them.
Il am vice president of the r. I. anc
G.. line. on the Pacific coast. Las
spring came east on business for my
/ road. | was robbed of my pOcEetbool
? on entering n train on your road and
having neither money nor tickets. wa.
put off in a storm by your conductor
/ contracted pneumonia and came vcrl
) near dying Subsequently ] offered L
accept 5000 for my claim against you
t company, but no reply was made {,
my offer. on my recovery I made
? study of your road and formed Il plal
. to unite it with its feeder. / interest
r ed my hackers on the Pacific coast ant
5 obtained from them the necessar.
I financial equipment. As chairman o
I the new board | call upon the officer
2 of the company for their designations
Not n person present had ever hear
u Of the 5000 claim for damages. Tn
2 president said that if be had know
!. Of it he would gladly have settled tb
@ claim. paying a just amount. Th
n chairman Of the new board said b
,. was glad the president did not know
e Of it, since the investment under tn
new scheme promised TO be yer
d profitable one.
$ A few days after these development
Jennie Livermore saw the strange
t coming up the walk. She ran out
o meet him.
i've won my suit against the raj
n road company" he said.
& You don't mean itp'
Yes. and I must pay you for 10
r use OF your legacy, which helped N
l u. -. .