Year: 1875

Oh fair, though | have not made
any such figures as those, though
have done three thousand business
on Delmonty stock. Fact Is Harry
don't hold the feet that you do, if ]
did | could hope to make money fast
Ell.


Oh well don't get to ambitious, take
my word for tyou will have as much
stock, as | have got one of these days,
| am getting tired Of the business Bill
ly, and | shall retire pretty soon then
you will have chance to catch up.


Money enough, ell !! well | am glad
of it, wish l had, then | would get me
a nice little wife and settle down and
take the world easy, but say Harry,
why don't you corel some of these lit
tie Frisco bellies, you are old enough
to get married, and Billy nudged his
chum approvingly.


Ah, Billy. my boy, the women don't
seem to care for me, unless they took
me for my money and that | don't
feel disposed to part with at present,
and Harry Vale looked at the door in
front of him as though he would read
something in its pannels which had
been written there long ago. Possibly
he thought Of Annie Uptons answer.
Did he ever think of her now since he
had come to be man of wealth and
position Alas, yes, and the same
old love still burned fresh in his bo-
som.


What yol thinking of Harry?


Oh nothing, particularly, just TAX
ing, a glimpse back into the past.


Some old love Harry? yes see
that's it. Come tell me Of her, who
has better right to hear your buried
secrets than myself, who | hope still
fills the same place in your bosom as a
brother.


All, Billy, its not much Of story,
only another of these little instances
of mans affection and womans incon-
stancy and Harry sighed as he spoke.


Tilted, eh ? Harry.


Yes, Tilted, Bill, for the want Of a
few thousand dollars, which if | had
had it, / might now be married and to
as pretty woman a ever graced Gods
earth but that's long ago.


Have you never seen OF heard from
her since the fracas.


Neyera word for | came here to
this country Immediately after our
separation, darling Annie, she, Billy,
will ever fill that place iE my heart,
which l opened to her those long
years ago, but which she crucly refu
sed, pretering this cursed gold to my
love, but some time | shall go back
and if she is still single shall lay
heart and fortune at her feet. But,
alas, who can tell, the grave may be
thickly sodded over her now. All,
well, time will tell, but come Billy, lets
go to tea lets go up to the Exchange
tonight and see what the fare is there,
perhaps they will better the Lick
house, who knows, hardly probable
though, and our two friends wended
their way to the Exchange where they
were soon discussing the different
viands with which the table abounded,
then they discussed the arrival Of the
steamer, when Billy said to his friend,
did you have any friends on her IIar-
ry.


Not q soul that | know of Billy,
did you 60 down to see her come in
Billy.


Yes, and a sorry lot of humans they
were too. | saw one poor woman
with little child in her arms come off
the boat not soul to care for hrr,
and what such poor people travel for
IS mystery to me, and as sure as l
live there she sets now. Harry, why
whats thematter old boy? but he contin-
ued to gaze in the direction of the moth
er and child, who were sitting on the
opposite side of the room, but his
friend arrested his attention and turn
ing to Billy, he said, there she is.


Who, who is she Harry


Annie Upton, that was, but now
alas, | know not, for see she has got
child. Come Billy, let us retire for
| would not for the world have her
know me now, and rising softly from
the table, they left the room, and the
house and wended their way toward
Montgomery, St., on which was Harry
Wales office.


Six months have passed since the
Moses Taylor entered the harbor OF