The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-03-17
One Among Many
By SA;DEE E. BALLOON
;QG. ls2o, western Newspaper L nlon.)

/ EuElce Bridges had seen a handsome,
clear-eyed young man call upon her
/ and consume a full hours time on each
/ occasion in the general parlor. She
! was q modest, quiet young lady who
| lived all TO herself, had position in
| some down town business office, and
/ evidently had 4 limited income.
! The landady had seen the card sent
/ in by the caller, "Mr. Judson Laramie,
! Attorney" She deftly quizzcd the
/ young girl, but received Only the terse
information that it had been Il buSi-
/ ness call regarding a relative. When
/ the young man came a second time,
however, the bOarders fancied they
/ disCerned the commencement Of a ro-
nance.
1t was all a simple, yet distress
ing affair to Eunice Bridges. The
young lawyer had told her plainly that
he was the representative of lead
/ ing legal firm. Into the,r hands had
come the mission of tracing down Carl
Bridges They had heare that he was
a cousin of Miss Bridges. Could she
give them his address. 1t was mat
ter where a relative had left him the
sum of $4,000.
81 am sorry" said Eunice, "for the
last time I heard OF Carl he Was in
the depths of poverty. l had better
be plain with you, Mr.. Laramie For
years. he was a dissipated profigate-
] am ashamed to say 1t, but almost a
criminal. | tried to reform him.
/ divided with him my meager earnings
for the sake Of his dead mother He
robbed me of all had and disap-
peared, and / have never heard from
/ him since"
He must he found. Perhaps he has
. repented. The money would at least
place him once more on his feet. He
would repay you"
Il never nave expected that" said
| EuEice. "Tf only he is contrite and
leading better life. my reward would
Re in hoping my influence might have
aided him"
Laramie called a second time and
obtained closer information rs The
former associates of Bridges, and Eu-
ince did not see him again for many
weeks.
There was & wrotched block Of
buildings in the lowest portion of the
city generally known as Drlftwood
row. It was here Laramie learned
that Hrfd@es had associated with 9th
ers Of hts dubious ilk for over year
and here he started his quest His
law firm had asked him to devote
his time exclusively to an endeavor
10 locate the heir they were anxious
to enGOw with his inheritance and get
rid Of it. Laramie, even at He, risk
of being seen by his friends In. his as
suned disguise Of a tramp, spent a
whole week in the diSTenutahle bar
racks and Mt last obtained clew to
Bridges in another city.
He came across the dereliCt a mere
wreck Of y man, and gradually impart-
ed to Him his rare good fortune. All
Bridges seemed to tls'nk of was to get
the money and indulge his vicious pro-
pensities to their fullest extent.
Bridges. secured him decent attire and
took him to the office of the lawyers
| Bridges was paid over his money.
"There is something | feel ii duty
10 speak to you about, Bridges" said
, Laramie. "Your cousin. Miss BRIDGES,
advanced you money she could noorly
spare. She Is still paying or what
| she borrowed to help you along. Then
| there was some iewelry old family
| heirlooms you took away with you.
/ Come, he q man and do the right thing
1 by a noble-hearted relative who did so
/ much for you"
| "Don't | intend to-" challenged the
| arrant falsfier. Tomorrow | am go
ing to make Eunice a present of half
got"
! Carl Bridges never went near his
1 cousin. Within month he had sauan-
dered every cent Of his Inheritance.
! Laramie called at the boarding house
! to learn this, and wondered how the
single souled girl could so patiently
/ hear with the base ingratltude.
Then he heard she was i'll, and call
| ing at the house. was informed by the
| landlady that she had lost her posi-
/ tion. A great resolve came to Jud-
/ son Laramie at last. The girl had
/ beggared herself for an unworthy rela-
! tive. She was out of work, probably
| penniless. The gentle characteristics
| Of her nature appealed powerfully to
the young attorney.
He went to see her when she was
! conValescent. He was affected deep
/ ~ rs he heard her patiently, hopefully
discuss plans for securing new posi-
! ton. His hand sought her own.
/ Eloquent. his heart filled with sym
/ pathy and esteem, Judson Laramie
went over the many sacrifices she had
/ made, her patience. her faith,
/ 'Eunice," he said. II cannot restrain
/ IN expression of the love for YOU that
| Is yelling up within my soul. Poor
/ child will you trust me to guide you
/ through life as man who cherishes
/ for you a devotion that can never
/ fail p
/ There had not come to her renay-