Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-11-03

him trouble, and asked Durand TO
carry him over until next pay day.
Durand looked grave at the comics
sion. He gave Ellis some good advice
deprecated his own discovery OF the
gambling habits Of Joyce, and wrote
out a check. He had a special en-
gagement with Maude that evening.
and felt indulgent towards the brother
Of the girl he loved. Durand was
amazed when Ellis came back with the
check. 1t was stamped IN. S. f."
which meant not sufficient funds on
deposit to pay.
Durand hurried at once to the bank.
According to his account, he had over
five hundred dollars on deposit. The
teller showed him a check that had
come from city bank. bearing his APP
parent signature, and payable to eur
rency." At once Durand pronounced 1t
a forgery.
He took the check and noted the
skillful duplication OF his handwriting,
saw an officer of the bank, arranged
to draw a draft on his mother for a
hundred dollars, gave Ellis the loan
he had asked for, and started for the
| city to investigate the forgery. 1t
was not until he was half way there
on the train that he was sorry that
he had been so precipitate. What
would Miss Bruce think OF his fail.
ure to keep his appointment? 1t was
too late to worry over that now, how
ever.
The city bank that had cashed and
sent out the check went over the mat
ter with Durand and asked an oppor.
tunity to investigate and run down the
person who had got the money. Du
rand forgot all about the check the
next two or three days, for Ellis i'm
parted to him a desolating fact-his
sister Maude WAS engaged to Joyce, ht
announced.
Durand was fairly heartbroken
Some new developments, however
aroused him. Two days later Eli.
came to him with a perturbed face
Il say, Durand," he said confiden
TALLY, "Maude has made a dreadful
herself to death about 1t. l hadn'
ought to tell you, but that night 20,
broke your engagement with her sh
got piqued. Out Of retaliation sh
somewhat encouraged Joyce, and h
hurried her into an engagement. Du
rand"-and Ellis grew eloquent
save herl"
How can 1 do THAR? faltered Du
rand.
"She loves you"
"But-Joyce."
II know, and you know that he
cad-and worse. She tried to re
him to let her OFF the engagement las
night, and he only smiled in his SIMS
ter way, and said they should &c
along very well together"
Durand was In despair. He coul
hardly pose as champion in the pres
ent case. That night, however, tn
problem was solved. There came
wire from the city bank. 1t informe
Durand that they had run down tn
person who had cashed the forge
check. He was q city gambler, VIII
had accepted 1t In good faith froI
Joyce.
With n lawyer Durand went to Sc
Joyce the next day. He gave him hi
choice between a prompt disappea
ance from the town or prosecution Il
forgery. He impaired some other rel
/ sons why 1t would be impossible Il
Joyce to remain among them, ina
much as his mother was one Of II
largest stockholders In the compan
and his own term OF service had bee
undertaken simply to familiarize hin
self with the business preparatory
coming in as an official.
Joyce vanished. Maude came
know all OF the details of the occ
sion Of Durand's breaking that engag
ment with her. The good fellow
= found his way back to the paradise ,
Maude Bruce's love.