The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-24

people who had loaned the money de-
manded It's return. with exorbltant In
terest as due. and threatened TO seize
and sell out the cherished life work OF
Albion for mere song.
I've got to 20 back home!" de-
olared Albion. I'm half stick totally
discouraged and almost hopeless OF
raising any more capital. How long
have the creditors given US 70 pay the
amount7"
Ten days"
TN try" said Albion. but weakly,
He started for home really m and
arrived at the little quiet home town
prostrated with a dangerous fever.
or what transpired during the next
three weeks Albion Weare knew little.
and that during brief lucid moments.
In one Of these he smiled family as
his nurse gently informed him that
she had been sent by Miss Tyrell
Then within an hour Albion was back
in the grasp OF the wasting fever
raving over the lost investment, the
days OF grace the end of which would
see him bereft OF his great discovery.
At times. however. HIS delirious
mood grew into soft and tender APP
peals to the woman to whom he had
never told HIS love And in the ad-
Joining room Helen Tyrell hid her
blushing face in her hands, and her
breath came quicker, and the swift
tears told OF the deep, heartfelt inter.
est she felt in this lonely man, buf-
fetted so cruelty by the adverse tides
of fate.
One evening Miss Tyrell was visited
by a stranger He was the broker
who had vaiHly awaited the promised
return of his client TO the city II
was natural that he should tell the
story disclosing the negotiations Of
Albion. In the wealthy heiress be
found a willing and sympathetic aud
itor.
The nurse attending Albion hastened
into the sick room one beautiful June
morning at the unexpected call of her
patient. Her face frightened. for in
one glance at the bed she had read
the first tokens of past crisis and
the promise of convalescence in the
wasted face.
He was straining HIS eyes towards
a calendar upon the opposite wall.
He motioned to the nurse weakly.
Tell me-" he spoke hoarsely-"the
the day of the month"
lnnocently she named it. A deep
groan burst from the lips Of the sick
man and he fell back prostTated, with
the words:
six days too late! have lost
everything" Then he was awake and
sensible for the rest Of the day. but
there was set, hopeless expression
to his face that the experienced nurse
did not like to see there. When Miss
Tyrell came she told her of the in
cident. In moment Helen read the
situation-and its remedy.
Mr.. Weare," she spoke gently, al.
most tenderly, as she approached the
bedside of the patient.
His eager soul in his wasted face,
Albion took her hand in a fervent
clasp.
Are you strong enough to hear a
little, a very little. about business?"
she interrogated
II have little business left" he
sighed but gave weak assent to her
And then she told Of the broker
coming to her. of redeeming the stock
just in time, Of her supplying new
capital-and the company was a sue.
cess!
You did this all for me-" he choked
out, because"
Because you are my dearest
friend she said, and her eyes were
fond and loving. "Oh! why did YOU
not tell me of your need for money?
Alas! can help you no further, for
your discovery has made you very
rich"
What came of it all? Greater wealth
FOR faithful, patient Albion Weare-
the added riches of the love of true
Copyright. 1915. by W. G. chapman.)