Fame And Fortune Weekly (no. 239) (1910 04 29)
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Ht i i Me cP aLYO Hi yp) 8 eon, aH yy ‘ bi ‘ tu BP ae ve gave the trapdoor a blow with the hammer, and the bolt broke. Down fell the door, and with it a shower of gold coins. Cries of astonishment escaped his two friends, and Dave descended the ladder. :
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Fame and Fortune Wee } > - Tesued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1910, in the. ‘office of the Librarian . i of Congress, Washington, D. C., by Frank Tousey, Publisher, 24 Union Square, New York. w Ce » No. 239. NEW YORK, APRIL 29, 1910. PRICE 5 CENTS. } DRIVEN TO WORK 9 ‘A FORTUNE FROM A SHOESTRING By A SELF-MADE MAN hae CHAPTER I. her on to the curb in less time than it takes to describe die A PLUCKY RESCUE. the incident. Ee But quick as he was the cab grazed both of ie in i cee a ACT? feels good to be back in the city again, ” said Dave| spite of the driver’s best efforts to turn his horse aside. However, a miss is as good as a mile, as neither was” Darnley, a well-dressed boy, as, grip in hand, he stepped out, of the Grand Central Station into Forty-second Street | hurt. one sunshiny June afternoon. The girl was so badly frightened that she hung dazed _ » “Keb—keb, sir,” shouted a chorus of voices from a line | and almost fainting on the boy’s arm. of drivers with whips in their hands. “Brace up, miss, you're all right,” he said, reassuringly. “What's the use of blowing in a half dollar or more on|J0 a moment or two she revived. a cab-when I’ve paid the transfer people to carry my trunk| “You saved my life,” she murmured, their eyes. meet- com to the house, and a Madison Avenue car will take me to ing. 4 “any door ?” said the boy to himself. 5 an Dave felt a thrill run through his nerves, for such eyes, a He started for the corner “of Depew Place to wait for | 8° beautiful and expressive, he had never met with before, the car. And her face was just as lovely as her eyes—a face. ~The treet in front. of ae statior full perfect in its contour, and without a flaw. * j Ga) es or eterna Fen She was modestly attired in garments that, though i in- £3 a a inte o ae eee See i. wits expensive in material, fitted her. sylph-like form perfectly. 3 4 Dave, howeyer, had no occasion to cross. SN She seemed much embarrassed by the stares of the cu- — ies comer he was aiming for was at the western end rious bystanders who had gathered around them, noticing: Rae gar the station, perhaps fifty yards from where he came! Which, ‘Dave snatched up his grip and at the girl away. ; toward the corner. c 0 out: of the building. I d 1 iy ska: Suddenly apore the ot of. trafic he heard a shrill S ba ree gee Perieat sy Ak 7A ae mos recovered | leah “1 thank you for saving me,” sin said, in a low, musical 4 ; : Hétorned an and looked in the direction whence it came.|tone. “T shall remember with gratitude, what you ve RICA eS slender. girl, in crossing the street toward the sta-| done for me.” eet See on poe ae fallen in the a of a dees “You. are welcome, miss. a ar glad In was able to youa service.” ask your name? o” ee said.
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“lise Preston. I will now say good-by, thanking you once more for coming to my aid.” Thus speaking she tripped away, and was soon lost to his view in the crowd that was moving toward Fifth Ave- nue, _ | “By George! She’s a peach and no mistake!” mut- tered Dave, as his eyes followed her disappearing figure. “Shall I ever see her again?” A Madison Avenue car came along, turning the corner, but he failed to board it, so taken up was he with thoughts of the fair girl, who had evidently made a great impression on him. He stood, holding on to his grip, quite unconscious of the surging crowd that jostled him on its way to the sta-|- tion. dowii ‘the street. His thoughts were following the girl who by this time was well on her way up the block. He was tempted to follow her and see if he could find out where she lived. Still it was by no means certain that she was bound home, and the effort might result only in a wild goose _ chase. At length he woke up to ‘the ee of things as a see- ond Madison Avenue car came along, and with some re- - luctance he boarded it and took his*seat inside. But he could not forget the girl he had saved as the ear bowled along northward toward the swell home where he lived. He lived with his uncle who was a widower with one _ Son, an aristocratic youth between whom and Dave there _» was little sympathy or friendship. This young man’s name was Herbert Dent, and he was a year older than Dave. 4 ‘Dave was just home from a boarding academy where he had been graduated with honor. ti He expected to be sent to Princeton in the early fall to begin the regulation four-years’ college course. Herbert himself had already finished his term there, and had been home a week. - He was very different in personal appearance from ts , Dave, whose good-looking, sun-burned face was frank, ~ open. and manly. _. Herbert, on the contrary, was dark, with crisp, we i Tas black eyes and splendid teeth. ~ He wouldShave been almost a beau ideal of youthful ‘bent, for he was the picture of his proud, handsome mother, dead two years, but for an unnatural and sickly _ pallor that suggested a round of dissipation and a bitter, - sarcastic expression when he smiled. He had brought home with him for a lengthy visit an older classmate, named Gideon Wells, who had been a erony of his during his freshman course. Wells was twenty-one years of age, dressed in fine gar- and with perfect taste, and his manners were those freshman entleman, but what he didn’t know about the world, speci ly the Bay per of it, was — wor th cgedbia DRIVEN TO WORK f ho In attaching himself to Herbert Dent his Hupoeee was thoroughly selfish. He had lost a competence in one way or miaien and in order to: keep up appearances and indulge his acquired and rather expensive tastes it became necessary for him to prey on others. He had pitched on Herbert, whose father wag a wealthy Jand distinguished politician, as a fitting dupe, and worked himself so well into the lad’s good graces that they had become quite inseparable. Herbert was flattered by the attention his elder class- mate paid him, and became Wells’ treasurer without real- izing the fact. He didn’t actually loan him money, for Wells assumed to be independently well off; but he lost considerable sums of money to him through card and billiard playing. P Long ago Herbert had spent his monthly allowances, and when pressed for money raised it on notes of hand which Wells got a Princeton money lender, named Silas _ Hale, to cash at a big discount. The money lender took chances because of the political prominence of Herbert’s father and his known wealth; but there was a limit to his accommodation on such security, so when Wells took Herbert Dent to his house, just be- fore the close of the term, to raise a large sum for special vacation purposes, the usurer refused to cough wp any more without some real, tangible security. ; Herbert had none to offer, but Wells was equal to the emergency. He told the money jentiey they would call again. They did call again a few days later and Herbert of- fered a ninety-day note for $500, apparently indorsed by his father, arf produced letters with his father’s signature a to show that the indorsement was genuine. After some hesitation on Silas Hale’s part he got the money, less $75, which the money lender charged for the accommodation. 2 Next day Herbert and his friend Wells left for New York and had been living for a week at the brown-stone Madison Avenue residence owned by Mr. Dent, when our story opens, | - 4 That week had been one ‘atta of sats for the pai, . and every cent of the $425 Herbert had raised on the note had gone the way of his other money and he was strapped, with his next monthly allowances two weeks in the ae spective. tS ——————_—_ CHAPTER IL. THE RASOALLY SCHEME. “At the moment that Dave Darnley, Herbert’s etc came out of the Grand Central Station and saved Elise. Preston’s life, Herbert Dent and Gideon Wells were seater : in the former’s room talking the dilemma over. The young man’s apartment, which ‘was dent? ‘u nished, reflected his aa and follies, and ity was | “The dressing table ee other points of vith ictures of well-
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t } z seat A : s. ” , f Pas | DRIVEN TO WORK. | | 3 Ge aolates in football, baseball and athletic costumes, | lor by special appointment. During the rest‘of the time | and also men who stood high in the pugilistic world. he carries on his business either at his office on upper The latter were mostly in ring attire, posed in char-| Broadway, or at his house eyenings.” acteristic attitudes. “T suppose he has a big business.” The room was also littered with a variety of sporting} “He certainly has. He is well known in the Tenderloin. - paraphernalia which Herbert never used, \but displayed | His head carries secrets that would make your head swim for effect. - lif.vou had any idea of them. Many a theatrical angel has _ Parti-colored black and orange flags were tacked against | had to come to him to raise funds necessary to keep out the walls—the colors of Princeton University, and in one “of court. His principal business; however, is advancing spot the flag of Harvard and the blue of Yale were crossed | ifunds to the sons and other relatives of rich men, like underneath a stuffed tiger w hose feet were upon them, | yourself, for instance.” while from his mouth streamed two long printed accounts , of Princeton’s baseball supremacy that year over its col- lege rivals. There were lots of other things about the room that in-} ~,, ; 5 .. dicated Herbert Dent was going “the pace that kills,” Deaprces yon opt Bet une governor bo; come Up with ~ under the able tutelage of Gideon Wells. FORT GRUR BOGS ety OE Une See ; Sa Sah sis ore Shae “No, he’s particular on that point. ve tried it i alee bynes Lng ne ee Seay ube eels Caan Ine ready, and it won’t work. Besides I don’t want him to suspect that I’m getting away with so much money. He might take it into his head to follow us around some night, ‘and if he did the result would not,be pleasant to me. — I'm afraid it might queer you. too, in his estimation. — Just at present he has a high opinion of you, and I want him to keep it. If he should get the idea into his head © \| that we were having too gay atime he might think because | you’re older than me that you’re leading me astray. He'd , cut your visit short, for he never minces matters. I wouldn’t like that, for I’d feel lost without you.” ae Gideon Wells bit his lip and did not reply. A few moments of silence ensued, during which he looked hard at the decorated ceiling and seemed to be — thinking. S “J don’t think there is any use of me calling on him ;again. I don’t want to be turned pcan said Hee é lighting a fresh cigarette. ~==—TTerbert was sprawled off on a divan with an uted cigarette in his fingers. _ “T wish I knew how I could raise the dust,” said the latter, in an impatient tone. “We’ve got a date on tonight Pi haven’t a dollar in my clothes.” “Don’t warry, Herb. Ill see you through,” replied - Wells, nonchalantly. “If it wasn’t that the estate I’ve _ inherited with my sister was tied ap till she comes of "age you shouldn’t want for a dollar.” The estate in question existed ‘only in Wells’ imagina- _tion,vand he had no sister. ae “T know it, Gid,”’ responded his dupe. “Youre a good Ytellow. I don’ t know how I should haye got through the : . term without you. A friend in need is a friend indeed.” |, : ; “Ah There was doubt about that, for Wells was certainly 1 sc Seerigea nf hd ees al your cousin, ‘David Darnley, ‘3 tate =<: % home from schoo] this afternoon, don’t you?” he said, at in need—of money. engl: f “ - “Don’t mention it, my dear fellow,” he-said, in’a tone} «y, ; ” ne: and manner he could assume with telling effect. “Once I i ae hes Pec Dili crore aera Ble ager f- ga ie Pee : a dark look. cotton to a chap I'll do anything in the world for him.; : ies I don’t know why I should have taken to you, but since } Why so? Don’t you two hitch p I have I'll stick to you like wax.” “No, we don’t,” answered Herbert, with emphasis. ‘ z 6 He certainly would as long as there was anything in it | bate him.” : : te for him. RNY by." bie oo Aas eae believe you, old man. Now can’t you put your wits “Don’t, ask me. I never liked him from the day his to” work and figure out some way by which: 1 can’ raise |mother died and he came here. to live, and I never will. - funds?” said Herbert. “Yeur father told me last night that Darnley had grad-— “You might try Silas Hale again,” suggested Wells. uated from the academy, and that he proposes to send “What, take a trip to Princeton on the chance of pull- him to Princeton this fall. He one? he will be com-_ ng his leg? It wouldn’t pay, for I don’t believe he'll do | pany for you.” gore business with me till I settle up those unsecured “Company for me!” exclaimed Herbert, with a eee Us. He as good as dunned me for ae wens when I | “TI guess not.” . _ “JT judge he’s not just your style. 34 “TJ should say not.” “Has he prospects of his own?” . “No, he hasn’t. His mother, my aunt, Thaehicd an - wouldn't Rhee to go to Princeton to see him, |who was not successful. He. died worth nothing b e said, — small life insurance which my aunt used up to li y not! _ |Dave Darnley is a pauper, but it happened io b s is home is ints city see in ‘the Bronx. fogi 10, be - son of my futons, favorite fear ‘so 5
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4 - “That's the chief reason,” admitted Herbert, frankly, “but there are others.” “Look here, Herb,” said Wells, after another brief _ pause, “perhaps you can raise the needful through this cousin of yours.” “Raise it through him!” cried. Herbert, with a look of surprise and. disgust. “Yes. I think I see how you can do it, and at the same ' time take the wind out of his sails.” 5 “What do you mean?” asked Herbert, sitting up and looking hard at his companion. . + “Your father has a good opinion of Darnley, I sup- pie: spose???’ “Yes. That fellow has wormed Himself into his good gtaces.” “Suppose he were to suddenly find out that your cousin was unworthy of his confidence—what would he do?” “He'd fire him out of the house so quick that it would make his head swim; and he might do the same to me, if he learned that the note T gave Silas Hale bore his * “Never mind that,” quickly interrupted Wells, with a slight frown. “My old man has a quick temper, and does things on the spur of the moment when he gets worked up.” -“So much the better,” said Wells. “Now listen to me. ‘Tve aplan. If it works it will put, say a thousand dol- lars, into your pocket in a few days, and your cousin will have to shoulder the responsibility.” _ “What is the scheme?” asked Herbert, eagerly. «a ‘ting? Yes, -ITogot: a Listes from him this morning which I ; chucked in ‘that Ww nate: paper basket. You can fish it out if it’s any good to you.” i “One thing more? Don’t jump when I tel you. Can you get me a blank check from your father’s check book?” _ Herbert gave a gasp and looked at his Mephnstophelian friend, draw a check for a thousand dollars——” “Two thousand—one thousand you’ get; five hundred get; two hundred say for prneneee oe hils the balance u must put in a corner of your cousin’s dressing case “as evidence to be subsequently uséd against him when the Bek isomeg to your father’s se pi ; nae eave that. to me.” . Feet esides, he'll have to be identified.” Wiss Site be «Pll attend. to that.” ; He act afraid. this is a Aine game of ee Gid, ie _ said DRIVEN TO WORK. ets an you get-me a specimen of your cousin’s handwri-| ~“T see what you're etna at,” he said. “You intend io| . “This is the finest chance you'll ever have to do it,” re- sponded Wells. “Your father will never forgive him for — forging his name to a check, and consequently you will in — due time come into the whole of your governors property instead of losing a quarter, or a third of it, as things per- haps stand ‘now, to your cousin.” “Tf I thought there wasn’t much risk——” “Whatever risk there is I’ll take—for your sake,” said the astute Gideon Wells. “Will you get me that blank check??? . “When do you want it?” “The sooner the better.” 4 ~ “Tl go down to the library now and see if I can 2 get at the book.” |. : “Do so,” said Wells, tossing his olan butt into the cas pidor. i as At that moment there was a ring at the hall door bell. The servant answered it and Dave Darnley entered: the hall in time to greet his cousin Herbert as the latter tripped downstairs on his questionable errand. i aS ha : CHAPTER Til. SPRINGING THE TRAP. “Hello, Herb,” said Dave, grasping his cousin’s ‘aie with the utmost cordiality. “Glad to see you, old. fel- dour Ute “Glad to see you, too,” replied Herbert, with a hypo critical smile. “I’ve been expecting you all day.” 45." “All day! Why I wrote you that I’d be home by th train due at*the Grand Central Station at four-thinty. How’ is uncle?” ; “He is well. He is out at present.” | “T suppose I'll see him before dinner.” “Very likely; but you must excuse me, the library for a book.” “A book, eh? I never thought -you were met ty) bookworm,” laughed Dave. “I’m not. My friend Wells wants it.” “Ts that your college chum? Your father mentione him in one of his letters to me.” F “Yes. He’s stay with me awhile. ” “Here? 992. iY as Sure... He’s a good fellow. ri introduce jeua a later on.’ “ All ae Tl be glad to ao hin ‘By th why didn’t you answer the ero T ok you 4h Pr peat Pm’ Boing ae pose you were hazed when you. first went? ayes oe ” said Page piste toward the loo
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teas he to share In any oe my father’s Sapared If it wasn’t that I thought he’d get into trouble 1 wouldn't ss take any chances with this forged check business even to get a thousand dollars. But to.do that mutt I’m willing ~ to run a certain amount of risk.” He entered the library and remained there perhaps fif- teen minutes. Then he rejoined his friends upstairs in his room. es a hundred numbers ahead,” said Herbert, handing it to him. paying teller doesn’t give any attention to the number _. that’s on a check. All he’s interested in is the signature.” The speaker put the blank check carefully in his pock- he had fished 6ut of the waste-paper basket while Her- bert was downstairs. mene fy cousin has come,” said Herbert, lighting another y cigarette. “him.” - @oor of the New Ansterdam and take her over to Nector’s i private box. They're prime,” and Herbert jasided them “ing the time of his life just at presént, one: he. hoped it wi vith ‘Mr. Dent. { ner was announced, and Mr. Dent gave him a cordial wel- come, for he really liked the boy, and secretly wished his son was more like him in many respects. After dinner everybody adjourned to. the iigary ee Wells soon excused himself on the. ground that he had Herbert said he was going to call on a certain young lady. Both excuses were fictitious, for Wells, who went out first, waited for Herbert on the corner of Fifth Avenue, and a side street, and they went of together. Half an hour later they might have been seen lag teeds billiards in a gilded establishment devoted to that sport and pool, in- the vicinity of Bue he and Forty-second ” Street. : “Did you get it?” asked Wells. f “Yes, I took it from the back of the book. It’s about “That wont make any difference,” said Wells. “The lightened Mr. Dent about. his progress at school, and sub- sequently the gentleman left the house to pass a couple of hours at one of his clubs. One afternoon, three days later, a well-dressed man stepped up to Dave as he came down the steps of the stoop in front of his home. ethbook beside the letter written by Dave Darnley, which “Has he?” replied 1 Wells. “I shall be glad to meet y, David Darnley, Mr. Dent's nephew,” he said, with an en- “P11 introduce you to him before dinner.” Shall we take him out with us tonight?” “Not on your life. I don’t want. him tagging around with me. We're going to meet Miss Fitzallen at the stage A Yes, Sirs “My name is Austin. I am treasurer of the baie Club, “I just came from Mr, Dent, who is going to take the three-five limited for Albany. 2? “Why, I thought Mr. Dent went to Albany this mom ing??? replied en in some surprise. “JT wert with him to Bi (Grand Central Station this morning and carried to supper. We don’t want him along.” . “Just as you say, my dear fellow,” said Wells, carelessly.) j “Here's a couple of cigars T took ont of the governor's}: ° his friend. “Tl smoke: them later.’ I know what they are, for I've sampled them. They're three for a dollar. Your father keeps the best of everything on tap. It’s quite a pleasure © roost under his, hospitable roof.” _ Gideon Wells meant every word of that, for he was hav ticket.??. “Ts that so? Well, what did you want mm see me auonty “Tye got a check which your uncle made out in your same, It's for $2,000. He wants you to cash it for him.” “Wants me to cash it!” eried Dave, in some astonish-— ment. “Yes, He was unable to go to se bank himself. rene is the note he told me to harp you.” eae Dave took the eny elope, opened and rend the followin ‘ould last: | With that end in yiew he tried to make himselt solid ‘He succeeded pretty ale for he knew how to handle hi ‘people. That: was ne of his great talents. He could niter est an orthodox minister one minute, and “Dear Wontiawcableetn eah the enclosed es for 1 me Austin, the bearer. Sign your name above the words ‘ guarantee indorsement as genuine,’ preceding my. ‘ture. Yours in liga, hg A Poet Dawa” Daye recognized ne auncle’s handwriting a | doubt but it was all right. ng: ‘aes : + “Very. well,” he said, 'p putting the note the Tn the course of balt an hour Hathet wen up to Dave’ slet, “I'll go around to the bank with you, Mr. Or . and does him down to his oe has es intro, A look of satisfaction shone from the man’ ; | spoke and: they ate off together. ae ey h Sees at ie bank and Dave remained with his Hines i the fark the boy en- “JT beg your pardon, young man, but I believe you are a gaging ame Aaa “He went as far as Pahishkcagets,” but had to mae bee back,” said the man glibly. rs Ne S97 hae at my bank on Fifth Avenue, and hand the money to Mr, ne DRIVEN TO WORK. ua | Be = RS wd an engagement with a friend at the Princeton Club, while a te ae yy ch a7 his grip as far as the gate, where the man "looked, at his $
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“Ave you David Darnley?” he asked the boy. “Yes, sir. I’m Mr. Dent’s nephew.” The teller looked at the check for a moment or two and _. finally went to his case of signatures to make sure of Mr. - Dent’s handwriting. _ A close comparison satisfied him that the signature was genuine, but he had no assurance that Dave really was the person he represented himself to be. “Here, sign your name on that piece of paper,” he said. Dave went to a desk and did so. The teller compared it with his indorsement. The two were practically identical. Then he paid over the money and Dave rejoined Aus- tin, who had carefully kept in the background, not even venturing into the bank. “T think you'd better give me a receipt for this. money, Mr. Austin,” said as who thought it well to be on the - gate side. “Tt isn’t necessary,” replied the man. Dent’s note.” “You have Mr. Daye said nothing, but taking out the note wrote with his stylographie pen the following words under those in his uncle’s handwriting: “Received from David Darnley $2,000, iccgetasa eash received on check above referred to.” “Just sign that, please,” he said. The man hesitated, but finally wrote his name—James Austin. Dave then handed him the money, and they parted at the corner. : CHAPTER IV. A CHAPTER OF TROUBLE. _ Dave enjoyed the first days of his long vacation one ESP ebW: vay or another, but not in company with his cousin or _ Gideon Wells. Those two, while they treated him with assumed cordial- ily, fought shy of his society out of doors. That fact didn’t worry Dave much, as he never had been on close terms of intimaey with Herbert: - Each had his own set of friends, though they frequently met at the same social gathering. Dave often thought of Elise Preston. She was a girl that one could not soon forget. At any rate Dave had lost his heart to her, though it seemed unlikely that he would ever meet her again. three- -quarters of the amount realized on the check forged eli ates who was a real’ Jim the Penman when it came me DRIVEN TO WORK. -tabout that $2,000 check. Herbert and his friend were having a merry time on importance to get the note away from Dave, lest it act as a boomerang later on. This job he turned oyer to Herbert. That young gentleman entered his cousin’s room in the dead‘ of night and deftly searched his clothes: He found the note and handed it to Wells, who put it in his pocket, intending to destroy it. While hanging his coat in the closet of his room that night the envelope fell out of his pocket, and he unecon-: sciously kicked it into a corner, where it lay unnoticed. Mr. Dent remained several days in Albany, where the legislature was in session. He was interested in having a certain piece of legisla- tion enacted. On the day sueceeding his return Herbert and Wells were sitting together, as was their custom, in the former’s = room. “T wonder when the flare-up will happen?” Herbert — “T am anxious to see. said, with a, wicked little laugh. what will happen to that cousin of mine.” “The thing is likely to come to a head today, Wells. ” replied That will probably lead to a f t t ing: 1 + iii \ “T made the acquaintance of a chap who knows the cashier of the Fiith Avenue bank, and I told him — ; to hint to the cashier that there was something wrong | communication between the bank and your father, and § then—but why anticipate?” “You're a corker, Gid. You think of everything,” said | Herbert. At that moment there was a knock on ie door. “Come in,” called out Herbert. One of the servants opened the door and said: “Phere is a man down in the hall who wants to see you on important business.” ; “Who is he?” . “He didn’t give me hig name, sir.” “Well, go down and find out his name and what hid “ business is. Then tell him I’m out and to call again. 1S don’t feel like walking downstairs to’ see any old——*” At that juncture the domestic was pushed aside and a small, shrewd-looking man of perhaps fifty years, dressed in a business suit, elbowed his way into the room. “I thought V’d save you the trouble of coming down by © coming up myself,” said the visitor, with a curious smile. Herbert stared at him in some consternation. “Mr. Hale,” he said, “to what do I owe the plague 0 ft this aro visit § on ligations.” “T suppose you refer to those unsecured I O Us of min Tf you will oa in a week I will take them up. ” Wells i have found s that the indorsement is a forgery.” Bat / “A tone i exclaimed Herbert, turning p to your promissory note for $500, nents as you meee |me, your father’s indorsement. fi
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oe DRIVEN'TO WORK. : ? IES 359 various I 0 Us amount to $300 more. If tonight before| “Gid, what in thunder am I to do?” asked eal in twelve o'clock you do not bring to my house in the Bronx|a funk. “You can’t pay the $1,600 can you?” “Of course I can’t.” “Then we must take the bulk by the horns some way.”” “How? + DID “How much of the thousand have ig fertr? About $600.” -—your friend knows the address—double that amount—” “Double!” eried Herbert, aghast at the usurer’s de- mand. “Sixteen hundred dollars!” “Exactly. Sixteen hundred dollars. If you “fail to bring it before the hour I have stated I shall make it my business to call on your father tomorrow, show him the! promissory note, as well as your I O Us, and ask him to} “I have $300. You ou get that $300 you concealed . ts _ take them up. Should he refuse to do so I will have you, in your cousin’s dressing casé. That makes $1, 200. We'll ps arrested for securing money on an instrument with aj take that up to Hale’s “house this evening and give u to forged indorgement. You see, I’m a plain-spoken man, | him on account, promising him the balance later on.” and I always come to the point without any. unnecessary ! “That will leave us flat broke.” jit frills, ” said the money lender with a cold smile. “Tt can’t be helped, my dear fellow. atten be broke wo “Your demand is outrageous,” cried Herbert, angrily. | than face the consequences of exposure. You'll get your ~ ~ “You have not advanced me altogether over $650. The! monthly allowance in a few days. I dare say we can man- _ difference between that and the fee of the notes, or $800,! age to worry along during the interval. Ill write to the Yepresents, in my opinion, an uncommonly good profit.! executor, of our asta and see if he will let me haye a 5... But to double the full amount, to which you Have not the hundred or two on account of what will eventually come > “shadow of a claim, is a to me. I can’t promise that he will, for the income I be- “What?” asked Silas Hale, coldly. lieve is all taken up with the educational and other ex- Zs “Well, it’s a swindle.” ¢ |penses of myself and my sister; but Pll give him a strong _ as { sayy _ i : ete ree “What do you call your own part in the transaction? | 82™¢ of talk, and then hope for the best.” -_, Imposing a promissory note on me with a forged indorse- ~ ment which you assured me was genuine.” eh “How do you know it is forged? I deny that it is.” oy) “Your father shall be the arbiter if you desire to put ‘it to a test.” “But I don’t want my father as Sopke anything about these notes of mine?” Bont you?” replied the money lender, sarcastically. “Your own words convict you, young gentleman. If your father is not aware that you gave me that promissory note, how, then, can his indorsement be genuine?” ‘Herbert was staggered, and knew not what to eay. “We are wasting words in arguing this matter. You are in my power, as I said before, and that enables me to turn the screws on you. Bring me $1,600. tonight before I close up at midnight or take the consequences.” ‘Having said all he intended to say, Silas Hale shouts urned around and left the room, and a “minute later the e house. % ~ Herbert stared | after Hse in ee dismay. As for Gideon Wells, although cool and alee 4 he was not a little concerned himself. ie it this unfortunate climax came to an issue on the mor- 1 Belens person, ae had imitated his sentile Wells saw before his mind’s eye’ a oe ino la | what tak in back. Wells spoke with the frankness of a person telling the truth, and Herbert had implicit faith in all his state- — ments. i “All right,” replied Herbert, breathing easier. “We'll — do that: but it goes against my grain to be fleeced in such aa an. ontrageous way.” ie “Tis the way Hale has of getting back at a person oe ; tries to do him.” Bi “But I never intended to do him.” i “Of course you didn’t; but you can’t convince him Gr that.” . ce . _ It was about this time that another strenuous scene was being enacted in the library. The participants were Dave a Darnley and his: uncle. vi Dave had been accorded the privilege of the ree and he spent a portion of his time there, for he loved to readl Boe = good books. cae He was seated there deeply ae es in Irving’s “AL hambra,” when Mr. Dent, looking as dark as a lana gust, entered the house and went straight to the room. . “Good afternoon, uncle,” said Dave, pleasantly, but. % his surprise Mr. Dent, instead of his customary greeting, 2 brushed by and went directly to his desk, which he opened: Then without sitting down he drew out his pocketbook ‘}and took from it the check forged by Gideon Wells. “David Darnley, come here,” he said harshly. Dave put down the book and advanced to the desk, wo ,| dering at the forbidding appearance of his uncle. e Evidently there was something wrong. x “Did you present that check at my bank and: draw ¢ he) ee on it?” asked the politician, sternly. : “Yes, sir,” replied Daye, in so frank a tone and witho | the least evidence of confusion, that a. Dent né
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DRIVEN TO WORK. : “TE sent it to you with written instructions authoriaing | claim upon my consideration. you to cash it for me? cried his uncle. “Yes, sir. Is there anything wrong? - money from Mr. Austin, didn’t you?” ~My. Austin ?? t “Yes, sir. The treasurer of the Calumet Club. _ brought your letter, containing that check, to me.” “What kind of story are you trying to tell me?” fsked Mr Dent, angrily. _ “Why, the truth, of course,” replied the astonished boy. _“T have your letter to prove it, and I took a receipt for ~ the money from Mr. Austin, too.” “Let me see the letter which you say you received from me.” ‘Dave felt in his pockets for it, but to his surprise failed to find it. “Tm afraid I must have lost it, sit, which is very un- fortunate if there is any question about the transaction,” he said. “Tost it, eh?” said the politician, with a sneer. “What did you do with the 2,000 you received on this check?” ~. “T told you that I handed it to Mr. Austin, the, treas- _urer of the Calumet Club. You directed me in your let- ter to do so,” Mr. Dent was growing angrier every moment. “There is no such person as Austin in the Calumet Club,” he roared. “There isn’t?” ejaculated Dave, in some bewilderment. “You presented that check and drew the money some _ hours after I left the city for Albany. You took advan- _ tage of my absence to cash your forged check, and the wonder of it all is that you have the assurance to brazen} your rascality outers A ai!” gasped Dave. . ° “You're an ingrate! An ingrate, do you understand? You have stung the hand that has befriended and would made a man of you. Were you not the son of my dead sister,” his voice faltered for an instant, but immediately ightened up, “I would hand you over to the police to be dealt. with according. to law. “As it is the evidence of pe You got the He once nourished a viper.” As he spoke he tore the forged rheah 4 in quarters and én them into his waste- -paper basket. Now go. and pack up your things and. leave the house -once—at once, do you understand? The $2,000 you ve stolen from me is all you will ever get from me. Make of it, Now’ 8°. I wish never to look on your } ; CHAPTER eet PS, yROM. His | HOME. his bene and ids nue fopnied. Teso- oy. out of his weds and home was: | course isn’t essential to a person’s success in tl | Many of our brightest and most successful me | have worked their way. up to the most i impor jnot favored with college educations. Leave the room, and the se: house as soon as you can.” fas “Do you mean to say that you accuse me of forging that $2,000 check?” “T have said all I’m going to say on the eps ‘t want you to go.’ he ran “You. are laboring under a terrible error, sir,” protested — is Dave. ae “Will you leave the. room?,I want no excuses or lies from you on the subject. They will not avail you. I am satisfied of your guilt. I want nothing further to do with ; you.” 2 Dave drew a long breath and then his manhood asserted itself. “Very well,” he said calmly, “you have judged and con- demned me without permitting me to say anything in my own defense. Before I leave your presence I wish to sol- emnly declare that I had nothing to do with that check but py to cash it hy your written orders, which, unfortunate!, Sea am unable to produce. If the check, as you assert, is a forged one, then the note which accompanied it was forgec too: It looks as if I were the victim of a swindler.” . His words made no impression on the politician, who was fullv satisfied in his own mind that his nephew was guilty of the crime of mulcting the $2,000 by means’ of the forked check.’ Haying said all he could say in his own defense Dave turned and left the library, going upstairs to his own room, where he sat down and reflected bitterly on pe a happy position. Having been ordered to quit the house, there was noth: ing for him to do but obey his uncle’s oodinnatel and go, no matter how harsh and unfairly he alt that he was b ing treated. 2 pais ee What troubled him most was the thought of bovis under a clond. ! He had very little money and did not know where ‘toi Suddenly he recalled an invitation extended to him if a Beeogeee who lived in we upper peat of the Bron future ovenicla. ' He would have to go to ice BS support himself, That was certain, ee ee His uncle had withdrawn hig patronage -and literally driven him out into the world’to seek his own living. “Yes,” he muttered, “he has driven me to work, so be it. I shall be under less compliment to him.’ ‘make my own way in the world, T havea good educ. for which I shall ever be grateful to my uncle.’ ithe in the land—even to the presidency of this country I have health, a bition and pluck. ‘That is capital enough with ' face the world, in connection. with my g mnowledge. Maybe my uncle will Te Bas 16
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has inflicted can only be healed by a complete retraction on his part of the false charge he has brought against me. That will probably never happen.” Getting up with a new and resolute light in his oe > Dave pr ngeetied to pack up all his baloupinss: While he was thus engaged the bell rang for dinner. “The boy heard it with a bitter smile. “J shall dine tonight in a restaurant,” he soliloquized, as he stuffed his treasures and other property into. his trunk; “and for some time henceforth, too,” he added, “hut they will not be restaurants such as I am accustomed |. ~~, to. Beggars can’t be choosers. Some day, however, I may have as good a home as my uncle’s—won by my own industry and talents. I would give something to learn » who the raseal is who selected me to help him work off “that forged check. He must be a clever scoundrel to be able to imitate iny uncle’s handwriting so well. He could “not have done it without having had an autograph letter of Mr. Dent’s to practice with, so it is clear that he knows “my tmele, and probably had the scheme in’ preparation some time. I think I shall know the alleged Mr. Austin again if I ever meet him. Whether he was the man, or A an accomplice, is a question which may never be brought - “toolight. i Dave completed the packing of his trunk and His grip. The latter_he intended to take with him—the former e would send for when he had found a definite lodging. His uncle, cousin and Gideon Wells were at dinner, and ‘the front of the house was silent when he walked down- stairs. ||| - _He was glad that he was not Giteiy to meet any one con- me ~ nected. with the place, for such an encounter would prove embarrassing to him, Opening the hall door he stented out on the stoop and shut it carefully behind him. ' Tripping down the steps he turned. his ae toward For- late Street. Two minutes later he was out of sight, ~ An hour later Herbert Dent and Gideon Wells left the “ims ‘together. 4 W' ith 1,200 in their possession fiey were hound for the “home. of Silag Hale, the money lender, in the upper Bronx. | 2 ‘They. expected. to have no trouble in eciaeiing matters with. the wsurer. °° .\> ¢ They. didn’ t know the old felon: however. His nature was an implacable one when aroused, and he é forgave an injury When he believed it was delib- |; @. ie Raa he was a “veritable Shylock—he ave his pound of flesh at any cost, able surprise, therefore, was awaiting Herbert | cheming associate, but La ‘had not the’ picion of the fact. | posts. Dave could not get out of their way in. seed toa if {sprawling over him. a aie Pei! the ea ait train that ‘bohe them | — iia Sh tae ee pase is. DRIVEN TO WORK. - si 9 EE They all got out at the Tremont station, which at that. time was the terminus of the elevated road; and walked down the stairs in the crowd without Herbert and Wells seeing Daye or Dave noticing them. The three started off in the same direction, though not along the same street. . It was half-past nme when Dave headed the home of. his school friend, only, to learn'to his disappointment that — that young fellow had gone out of town that day-to apead: a couple of weeks. with his grandmother in the country. . “TI must return the way I came and hunt up a cheap hotel for the night,” said Dave, when he stood once more on the sidewalk. — of , The night was dark and lowering, and the gas sic few. and dim in that vicinity. , It is not surprising, then, it the boy, antec as he was with the locality, made a wrong turn, and walked out of his right course to the station. . He soon found himself in a block that he was sure he had not traversed on his way to his friend’s house. is There were only a few houses on either side, and these ah were widely scattered. Ree All of them were dark and silent «as though the occu- |pants had retired to rest for the night, although the hour _ could not be called late. BI zal guess I’ve lost my bearings,’ thought Dave, as he — eS stopped in front of an old, rambling red prick house, with odd corners and gables, all overgrown with English ivy. | This house was one of the old-time buildings of the Bronx, built probably all of fifty years since, before the _ streets were cut through in that locality to any pe exe > re tent. The original sedis were long since dead pn facet and their bones crumbled to dust; and their heirs had — moved to more settled surroundings and disposed of the property for a tithe of what the ie so was worth RO or would be worth in a few _ A brick garden wall, ADEA it ih places, albania) the house, or at least. seemed to as far as Dave could mal out in*the dark. —- ; There was a great iron oe ents in the center of the front wall that looked as if it never was used; and. clos ‘it a stout woeden door, — a » bell handle in one of .y ‘ As Dave stood close to this door, debating \seheth eve retrace his) steps or 60 on to the ee ¢ ner | young, darted sy with headlong speed. bei 8 ‘Their appearance was so sudden and Sasa ‘that collision with them. ; He was bowled over on tne ddewall with con force, and one of the saat the. y _ He utteré
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10 * At that moment one of the upper windows in the house vas thrown up and a succession of wild shrieks, in a girl- ish tone, sounded thrillingly om the night air. CHAPTER VI. SHOT DOWN, When Herbert Dent and Gideon Wells left the station they headed for the home of the money lender, the loca- tion of which Wells seemed ‘to be acquainted with, for though the night was dark and it was next to impossible to make out the numbers on the houses along their route —indeed most of them did not seem to have a number, or at least so displayed that it could be.seen—they made “vheir way along at a rapid pace, and with no sign of hesita- tion, After making two or three turns they halted at length before the closed door in the garden wall that surrounded the old brick house we have already described. Wells pulled the bell, which rang out with a loud clang. For some minutes all was silent and still, and then steps _ were heard on the gravel walk coming toward the door. “Who's there?” asked the voice of Silas Hale. “Gideon Wells and Herbert Dent,” responded Wells. The money lender made no reply, but unbolted the gate and admitted his visitors. “TI see you are here,” he said, grimly, as he rebolted the door. “I thought I’d bring you to the mark. Follow me.” He led the way up the walk to a side door and ushered * them into the house. — A narrow entry took them into a wide, dimly lighted ; hallway, which, as it was uncarpeted, echoed their foot- - falls and the sounds reverberated through the silent house. _ At the foot of a wide, bare flight of stairs they saw a full-length suit of steel armor, with helmet complete, sbanding like a knight of old on guard. At the turn, or landing’of the flight, stood a similar figure, rather rusty, with one of its mailed fists supported is by a heavy sword. 4 There was a grilled window, of small different-colored. class, at the back of this landing to furnish light, and above it was suspended a tarnished dragoon’s cuirass. Evidently Silas Hale was either a collector of antiques he had taken these and other articles of a similar na- ure, in settlement of loans. The money lender showed his visitors into a big front m that was furnished in a stbstantial, but business-like va Pa ssileloo desk of solid mahogany stood close to one of ie windows. - There was a book case holding many salud against one of the walls, and there was an old-fashioned marble yp table with carved legs, in the center of the room. — oo: modern chars stood about at eee and Hale DRIVEN re WORK. |to the envelope and. ai io up to place the latter bs, the safe. 5 Se tee = a ere Ss RD money, of course,” and he held out his hand toward Her- bert, who sat nearest him. 5 “T have brought al! 1 could serape together-—$1,200-—1 : presume that will satisfy you for the present. The bal- — ance I will pay later. You can give me the indorsed note, and as many of the unsecured I O Us as you are Ae Ae to give up,” replied Herbert, taking a roll of bills from — his pocket. ’ The usurer. smiled grimly. “T think I told you that I expected you to bring the full sum before midnight or something unpleasant would hap- / pen tomorrow,” he said coldly and deliberately. “T know you did,” replied Herbert, somewhat taken aback, “but as $1,200 is more than I actually owe you, in fact, almost twice as much as I ever received from you, ~ I thought——” ie “It is evident that you don’t know me, young man,” in- terrupted the money lender. “Your friend, Gideon Wells, ought to have made your position clear i you as he— but that is neither here nor there. Go back and get the” * balance. I will give you till eight in the,morning to find the other $400.” “Isn't $1,200 enough for the present?” faltered Her- | re bert. ee “No, it isn’t,” replied. Silas Hale, in a decisive tone. Herbert looked helplessly at the usurer. aS “T think you ought to be satisfied with that, ?? ue fi ie blurted. sae “Young man, I do my own thinking. I’ll give you till eight in the morning. If by that hour you, or your repre-" sentative, are not here with the money, I shall call on your father and place these documents in his hands with a : the request that he settle them for you.” ee “Tf you do that you will lose by it. You will only, wee the actual amount represented by the note and 1 O Us; os a said Herbett, in a shaky tone. *3 “And what will you get afterward, young man? And | what will happen to the obliging individual who forged your father’s signature on the back of the ninety-day Biel: I mention no names, but I faney I know who he is,’ * and the money lender chuckled i in a cold-blooded way. | At those words Gideon Wells gaye a slight start, and ; his eyes narrowed in a way, that would have ‘told the — usurer, had he known: him intimately, that he was an a dangerous mood, ie “It is impossible for me to raise the other $400 within so short a time,” replied Herbert, desperately. : “Very well; that settles it, and we need say no. more on the subject, ” said Silas Hale, returning the: papers pe lender’s arm. ra “Mr, Hale,” he said in a ele voice, “we came h to. .| get that promissory note in particular, and we mus it. You are offered $1, 200. oo as I oO Us as si
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4 % ““T am,.’ “On account of the forged indorsement, I gat Ne ee with a chuckle. “No matter about the reason. “That note Cs must have now.” “You ean have it if you produce the $1,600.” ~ “We will have it for the $1,200—understand ?” “You threaten me?” cried the usurer, reaching for the safe and flashing out a revolver. “Take your hands off me,”’ Wells looked into the muzzle of the weapon and never turned a hair. A cooler chap never stood in shoe leather, and his nerve ~ disconcerted the old man. _ “Well, why don’t you shoot?” asked Wells, halal, “Ts ~ it because you failed to have it ready cocked this time?” i The usurer, taken off his guard, removed his eyes from the young man’s face and glanced at his weapon which he held with bent arm within two inches of Led heart. That rove was fatal to him. The revolver was cocked, as he always oa it ready for business, but Wells had hazarded a sharp trick and it went. Like a flash he seized the-usurer’s arm and bent it away intending to disarm the old man. He bent it a little too far, and the sharpness of the ac- tion caused Hale’s finger to press on the trigger. There was a flash, a whip-like report, and the money lender, with a ‘ery, wheeled convulsively and fell like a log on the carpeted floor before the safe. There he lay perfectly still while his face assumed in a - moment a ghastly look. ~ ~~* Herbert sprang to his feet with a ery of dismay, and gazed with staring eyes at the corpse. “My heavens! I’ve killed him!” exclaimed Wells, aghast at the unintentional tragedy, The room had been dimly lighted by the lamp which Rees on the usurer’s desk. Tt was now suddenly illuminated from a trap above. Wells gazed up in a startled way and saw a terrified face—the face cf a young and beautiful girl—framed ip the lighted opening. _ Before he could make a move the girl seemed to realize the situation below, and uttered a terrible ery. MZ “My uncle! oh, my uncle! You have killed him, vil-| ‘Jains! Help, help, help !” Her screams awoke Wells to bs exigency of the mo- ment. He had the nerve, however, to dsate for the envelope <= Audehed in the hand of the dead man. »’ It contained the paper that meant so much to him. e tore it away, but in his haste failed to notice that - one paper remained in the old man’s fingers. As he rose with the torn envelope in his grasp the corpse seemed to. glare at him with a eee kas sarcastic ex- ression. / ; : The: young man’s blood : ran cold ane he shuddered in- DRIVEN TO WORK. ala He dtagged the boy to the door, down the stairs, and out into the night air, while the screams of the girl rang in. both their ears. CHAPTER VII. TWO YOUNG HEARTS. “My gracious!” exclaimed’ Daye. “Something is. wrong !” ‘ The door in the wall had not been closed by Wells and Herbert when they rushed out, and Dave looked inside and up at the window where the Biri was screaming. Then he made his way inside and shouted out: “What's thé trouble, miss?’ “Oh, come in the house, please do. My uncle has been shot by two men, and I fear he is dead.” “Your uncle shot by two men!” he cried, much startled. “Those chaps who knocked me over in their haste to get” away must be the ones who did it,” he thought. “TIL come right in, miss,” he added to the girl. With his grip in his hand he sone up to the front door, but found it fast. “T can’t get in here. Said, © <4 On his way around the house he saw the side door aan ing open. “T can get in here all right,” and he entered the house. He made his way into the hall and was surprised to see . the effigy in armor at the foot of the stairs. Passing it he sprang up the flight, and was met by the girl, holding a lamp abors her head, evidently waiting for him. She was attired in a loose pink wrapper that fitted her | well. Her hair was disordered and her eyes were streaming with tears, while the rise and fall of her bosom showed IT must try the back door,” he. | how excited and agitated she was. One glance at her lovely face and Dave recognized her as Elise Preston, the girl he had saved from being run .— over by the cab on Forty-second Street.’ “Miss Preston!” he exclaimed, in a tone of gies sur- ‘ prise.’ ¢ At the mention of her name she bent an sible look ek on hig face, and then she knew him. ! “i “Mr. Dar nley!” she eried, a look of pleasure momentar- i ily leaping into her eyes. f “Yes. I am sorry a find you in. trouble. Where is % your uncle?” ~ “Tn that room,” she said, pointing with | a shaking fin- ger to a half open door’ through which came a dim light. “T will go in first. Tt would: be a bad shock for you be see him if hed is dead.” “My poor uncle!” sobbed the girl. “I will go. with you. I could not go alorie. I—I must know the les sae She looked appealingly into Daye’s face. | - “Let me take the lamp,” he said, dropping his g1 ip settee Tee as dome dis had heen there it
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DRIVEN TO WORK. “There in front of the safe lay Silas Hale, just as’ he had | - fallen. It needed but a glance to, convince both Dave and the eh that he was dead. With a cry of intense grief Elise fell on es knees beside him. “Oh, Uncle Silas! Uncle Silas!:what shall I do with- cut you?” she sobbed. Dave was much affected by her sorrow, as well as by the presence of death. “Try to be calm, Migs Preston,” he said, kneeling he- (aie her and arying his best to comfort her. “I feel “dead sorry for you.’ “He was all I had in the world, and I was all he had.” “Did you live here alone with him?” ““We have a housekeeper, but she went away this aft- ernoon to visit a sick sister in Brooklyn.” pace “There is no one else beside ourselves in the house, 5, then?” . “No one, but my poor dead uncle,” and she broke out weeping afresh. “Did you see the persons who were in this room when your uncle was killed?” “Yes, yes. I was in the room shove when I heard the ‘shot. There is a trap-door in the ceiling which my uncle sometimes used for reasons of his own. I rashed to it, threw it open and looked down.” “You would know the persons again if you ever saw ere oe I am sure I would; particularly the one who looked up at me.” sy You don’t know which one aid the shooting, I be A poke Pt 2 / Tam sure it was the young man who stood near the safe. The other was a boy of about your age.” . - “I see your uncle has a revolver in his hand. It is clear. e police sabi to be notified with as s little delay as le. ” 1 ere is a epeeone: in that corner. Look By some po- Oe teat to examine ity but laid it on the sk as he passed. f minutes tater ba vats in ommannicatian. Sith the “He led the talk away from their gruesome. surround: ings, back to the:moment when he saw her first, and told. her he had often thought of her, and wanda a he. would ever see her again. “IT never dreamed, though, under what cieumstomees we would come together again,” he said. is Elise admitted that she had often thought of him, warn Cert and that her surprise was great when she recognized him is as the one who had entered the house in Pople to nee Rar eries for help. Then Dave told her how it happened he was up in that: part of the Bronx that night. vie In fact, he told her all. about. the unfortunate Miah Mes ment he was im. aie “T am as innocent as a baby of the hhaige my uncle brought against me,” he said. “It is most unfortunate’ that I siauld have lost that note which I believed came ~ from him. By acting on the request it contained I put — ; myself in the false position I am now in. My uncle-3#-~s., always unreasonable or implacable when he is intensely ! angry. He really believes I am guilty, and it is a question. whether circumstances will ever arise to convince him to’ the contrary: Now you. see iy fix Tm i rc pee own trouble, and said she hoped it would come out all hse right in the end. fe Then she referred to her ea friendless position broke out erying afresh. _ Le ah shall never vee a ed as s long as I live, Mi gone back on me. As you are in the same plight, on you not be as a sister to me, and let me. surround you ‘ith. a brother's protection?” ities He took her hands in his-as’he wk: apes gee, “You are so good to make such an offer, Mr. Darnle she said, looking gratefully at him. or | that you saved my life? i shall be Bled to have : “Then let it be as I have suggested, Hlise—you will let me call you that now. And you must call me Dave. I swear to be a brother to you from aise: moment, and I aM Aces you, even vat the risk of my life, if that is “nee Apacs ® She smiled at bath through her wet yobtioasy tarde upon him a look of confidence that hid, perhaps, a ea feeling, and he ‘responded with a look that tonal ed her to 0 the very soul. oe And after that their conver sation shakes j wane tone as Waa Lbantieioa that gee had at Ae a vitt, ie Nemes
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“DRIVEN TO WORK. SS ee ee Outside stood three policemen and a detective in plain clothes. s _ Elise explained that they were the only ones in the ‘house. any “1 am Elise Preston, Mr. Hale’s niece. I have lived with him for several years. This young man is David Darnley, who came here in answer to my screams at tite ume of the murder, and he has remained with me since.’ “Where do you live, young man?” Dave knew it would look suspicious for him to say that he had no address at present, so he gave the number of his uncle’s house. i “Tam Mr. Dudley Dent’s nephew,” he said. “The politician ?” asked the officer. a - “oes, » ‘That answer established the boy on a respectable basts, > in the political world. ~Sill the detective wanted to know what had brought. Ave up into the Bronx. ~“T came up. to visit a schoolmate named Dick Smith, - who lives at No. ‘Blank Street. I brought my grip ‘for I expected to stay with him tonight. I was much dis- ‘appointed to find that he had just gone out of town. In . mfxed up and wandered into this street just at the time when Miss Préston’s cries attracted my attention.” _ His explanation was considered satisfactory. _ “Where was the crime committed?” the detective next asked. ‘ A “In the large front 1 room on the floor above. We will take you there,” said the boy. “Was the’man dead when you saw him ai R “THe was.” - “You didn’t touch anything, 13 hope?” ae removed a paper from his fingers and Placed » on his desk, that was, all.” ~ “You shouldn’t have done that. ‘stroyed an important clue. out might aie de- However, as long : as the paper wou. his desk where I can get it there is probably no harm | Ong? 2) ~The ware then started apuldite “Hal” exclaimed the sleuth, viewing the body. ee faas a vevolyer in his hand. About to sie svangced when i he was shot. » ana some’ diffiewlty he Galt the weapon out ef the — Vs hand. Pras, Sana Thou above? ce 4 ed be Oke did von hear?” for Mr. Dent was a well-known public man, and a power}. ‘trying to find my way back to the ‘elevated station I got was alarmed. I jumped up, opened the trap-door in Misa ceiling and looked down.” a trap-door in the ceiling, eh?” ejaculated the detec- tive, looking up and noting the opening which Elise had- not closed. “What purpose was it used for?” : “My uncle had it made in order to look down cae the room at times.” “For what purpose?’ “He had his reasons, which he “never confided to me.’ “Go on—tell me what you saw.” Elise told him in a few words. “You would be able to identity these two persons if they were lined up before you in company with others, would you?” - “JT would.” “Good. Describe them,” She did so as well as she could remember. There was nothing in her description that would not fit almost any well-dressed young man and boy between eighteen and twenty-five years of age. ra “The detective realized that he must Have a more “aets Q nite clue in order to make an arrest. “f He walked over to the desk and cae up a torn ey ea rumpled paper that lay upon it. tae “Ts this the paper you took from the feat man’s fins gers?” he asked Daye. i i ' “Yes, sir,” replied the boy. wih? The sleuth examined it. ae He saw it was a promissory note for $500 shit by. a Herbert Dent. uae Turning it over he saw it was indorsed by Dudley Dent. This was evidently an interesting and SOE, dis- is covery. “Young man,” he said, turning to Dave, “do be know: a person. named Herbert Dent?” ie “Why, yes,” replied Dave, in surprise. He i is my cousin eae —the son of Dudley Dent, my ee dd Pen “How old is he??- rae “Nineteen.” “Was he home when you left the house tonight?” bene “He was. Why do you ask?” asked Dave, with curious interest. {° Ey “Nothing i in particular,” replied the sleuth, putting th paper in his pocket. ‘Does he go out much oes “Byery night, I believe—so ab iS ty » “With him?” asked the officer, eee Ae *No, we are not a eget af hres + ay dont keep track of his: friends. ‘hae’ college chum—a fine chap, choot twenty WO {ping at the house.” eis ! Twenty 16, eh? What’s his nome?”
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- “Never noticed, I suppose, what time your cousin and Wells come in of nights?” “T believe they don’t come in till late. At any rate they were never in when I went to bed; but then I haven’t been in the habit of staying out late.” » J dare say they are gay birds—frequent the theaters, cafes, and wind up with a supper, with invited guests, on Lobster Square. That’s the way some of these college chaps, who have plenty of money, spend their vacations when they’re in the city. I know them,” and the detec- tive chuckled. » _. It was about midnight now and fave suggested to Elise - the advisability of her going to bed. “The police are in full charge of the house, and noth- ing can be done about your uncle’s body until after the coroner has viewed:it and issued a permit for burial,’ he said. “Go to your room and lock yourself in. I believe you sleep on the top floor.” “Yes. And you, won’t you go to bed, too? There is a spare bedroom across the corridor from my room. You can use it just as well as not. I would feel more at ease if I knew you were in the house and close by,” said Elise. “Anything you say goes with me, Elise,” replied Dave. “JT promised to stand by you, and I will.” rg “Thank you—you are so. good,” she replied with a _~ smile. Reh The detective had gone away, leaving a policeman on guard in the grounds and another in'the house. Dave, after telling the inside officer that he intended to - yvemain there for the night, accompanied Hlise to the top floor and took possession of the room she pointed out to him. He slept like a top, and awoke to find the morning sun- » shine streaming in at his window. | He got up, went downstairs and found that the coroner had arrived and was viewing the corpse. _ Later on Elise came down and prepared breakfast. _ The two officers were invited to partake of it, and they accepted the invitation one at a time. As Dave had nothing special on hand he was in no hurry to leave, and the girl was delighted to have him stay with her. An undertaker was telephoned for and he sent an assist- ant to embalm the body of the ai lender and measure him for a suitable casket. ne Soon after lunch the Rowsekeeper showed up, and was paralyzed to learn that Mr. ele had been killed during her brief absence. & cay, and during the morning. several che tee called b. eee added information SH the afternoon editions. te death, and their purest sae be expected to fol- a until he the Sana ‘anid he treated her in tle and fender Way, and did eee to com- ane one of whom was responsible for the money i ee igliing her to keep it locked. Ne: he would b 1d to DRIVEN TO WORK. + claim him, though he did not expect to die for many — years, and so he was taken there and laid to rest, with his niece as chief mourner. After their return from the funeral Dave asked the girl whether she knew if her uncle had made @ will or not, and she said he had, and pointed out the place in the safe — where he kept it with a letter of instructions to be fol- lowed in the event of his death. They read the will together and it was found that, with the exception of a few small bequests to certain public in- stitutions in which it appeared the late money lender had taken an unsuspected interest, all his property was left without reserve to his niece, his confidential attorney being named as executor and the girl’s guardian till she came of age. = The letter of instructions was addressed jointly to the = lawyer and Elise, and therefore they did not open it. a : Elise expressed some surprise that the legal gentleman had not already called at the house. “He ought to have been at the funeral, for he was en warm friend of my uncle’s. I wish you would telephone a him, Dave, and let him know what has happened, though surely he ought to have learned the a pce from the: |. % papers,” she said. i As Dave batted for the telephone there was a ring at ce the gate bell which was answered by the housekeeper, who presently ushered the lawyer into the room. “My dear young lady,” said the lawyer, whose name was Davenport, “allow me to sympathize with you in your be- reavement, and also to express my regret at my inability to be present at the funeral of my late esteemed friend, — Silas Hale. Business of importance took me to Boston a~- few days ago, and it was only this morning that I saw the account of this unfortunate tragedy in a New York paper. J immediately made hasty arrangements to come on, and took the first train I could connect with. I reached the Grand Central Station about an hour ago, and came right here,” t After this explanation he took charge of things at the Pe house, “i Elise introduced Dave, and told the lawyer that he was” a good friend of hers, who had been with her since the moment. of her uncle’s murder. nN “Glad to make your acquaintance, my lad; and I thank you for your kindness to Miss Preston in her hour of — trouble,” said the lawyer. ae Dave replied that he was only too happy) $i ibe of am service to the girl. Apa The Jawyer, after putting the will in fg since AT eg a -seey the letter of instructions to Hlise and found that Mr. Hale ee directed that his money lending bastions be wound up with all reasonable dispatch. . He gave clear information which, in i ppame oen with. his books, would enable the executor to carry out. ae wishes without any special trouble. _ The lawyer locked the safe, after handing the girl a sum of money more than sufficient to cover immediate ex- penses, shut the desk and handed the key’ of oe room to. ee
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> “4 then he went away. ' “And now I’d better get a move on, too,” said Dave: “Why? Won't you stay with me a while idol rae Elise asked wistfully. “Td be glad to, but it is time I was up and doing. I’m out on the world now and must make my own living,” re- plied Daye. “But you can stay here with me as long as you care to,” ‘she replied. “T'd love to have your company. If ae go Eel T shall be awfully lonesome.” Dave saw the tears come into her eyes and he put thie arm around her waist. -. “Then you really think a lot of me, Elise?” he said, » tenderly. ° “ “You know I do. Yow’re the aly real friend I have now. 2 “You forget Mr. Davenport, who will soon be your dian. ag mete “No, I don’t; but he isn’t just like you. You pad you |. « would be my brother, 2 «So I will, dear. And you will be my own sweet sister; zai “won't } you?” “Yes,” she replied softly. That emboldened Dave to draw her blushing face to swe and imprint several kisses on her lips. She immediately hid her face on his shoulder. After that they were like a pair of lovers, as indeed _ they were. Dave told her that, happy as he would feel to. remain vith her, duty demanded that he get down to business. “Tye been driven to work, dear, and I’m not going to shrink from it,” he said, resolutely. “T want you to ‘tee bet proud of me, and I am sure you couldn’t if T tock ad- -yantage of your attachment for me to loaf around here and live at the expense of the estate. At present we are as brother and sister, but I mean to have you for my wife some day if you are willing. To be worthy of you I'll have to win a fortune that will in some way compare with ‘your legacy. At present I’m worth nothing. I’m hardly ‘worth the value of a shoe string. Therefore, if | win a fortune ultimately Vl be a living, example of that old - saying: ‘A fortune from a shoe string,’ ” / » “But it will take you a mae time to make a fortune,” _ she said. ; ? “How long are you willing to wait for me?” es “As long as I live,” she replied, impulsively, Re eo at’s a long time,” he smiled. “Then you will be co aayetite some day?” aoe “Yes, dear Dave, if you spilt have a she replied, newting Glose to him. i nae - OHAPTER IX, IN THB. suADOW Or Aes LAW. b k house “in, e Bronx ed is trage y y o x i +: aay ah : DRIVEN TO WORK. ; : Cl} he arrested in the morning, sure,” len He pat? Dent aa H oe “Every one. Now you won’t have to pay any of them, so youre that much ahead.” pay That reflection did more to brace Herbert up than any- thing else. 4 The 10 Us, and particularly the promissory ae Baas £ been a nightmare to him, and the idea of being obliged to pay $1,600 for them had almost broken his heart. f Now, according to his companion’s statement, the truth Be of which he did not doubt, he was clear of the whole busi. ness, and he and Wells could use the $1, 200° to have good time with. . To encourage his companion by proving to him ¢ | had nothing more to fear from the various promises to pa Wells stopped under a gas lamp near the station. “Tl show them to you,” he said, “and then ‘stroy them when we get to your house.” He hauled the bunch of papers out of his “There’s one of your I O Us for fifty
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rate me. 16° DRIVEN TO WORK. Does my pocket,” said’ Wells, caren for it. But it, wasn’t, as ihe reader knows. . Wells went through all his pockets but without’ result. “You haven't got it,” said Herbert. “You got all but that, and that paper will put the police on our track.” Wells knitted his brows and reflected. “Tt may have dropped out of my pocket along the “route,” he said. ' “How could it?, I am sure you ee that one, and the police will find it.” “Well, it can’t be helped,” replied the young man, cool- ly. “It will only be a bit of circumstantial evidence against us at the worst. No one saw the old man shot. It can be _ easily shown that the revolyer was his own, and it will be Tf we should be arrested for Who found clutched in hig hand. this thing we must swear that he committed suicide. can say that he didn’t?” -“Tt won't look reasonable.” “Reasonable or not we will ‘swear it is what actually}° happened. I will make out a story that we’re to stick to in ease we are brought to books, and you must corrobo- Understand ?” “Yes,” “You ought to eae it was an accident any way. You were looking on.’ “Why can’t we tell the truth and say. : it was an acci- «dent ?? “Because we should be held pending a long svete. _ tien, probably without bail, and there’s no reason why we iu should chance that when the suicide scheme strikes me as re for us to get out of town till this thing blows over, Ww ell make our funds go further, too strenuous for our resources. being simpler.” ©Well, have it your own way. You’re older than I, and - I guess you can manage things somehow. any story you tell.” Tl swear to On the whole I think it would be well We can have a good time away from the city, and I dare say The Tenderloin is a bit We’ve parted with $100 nia night there. We must go a bit slower.” Im willing to go anyw here you say.” “That's right. to go splth me. "Phen you can ask him for a few dol- wh for general expenses. ion, Then we'll take an early train for—well, we ‘ly e on that later.” is i mao can tell your governor first thing i in the morning station a sharp-featured man ran up the steps of the D telling him to come home right away to sign some legal papers connected with the estate. He has invited me to — go with him and spend the rest of my vacation at his place. May Te - “JT have no objection,” replied the Netlog it Mr. Wells would like to have your company.” “T should enjoy it very much indeed, sir, Wells, suavely. : rd “Very well. You may go, Herbert. Come into the — library and I will give you some money for your ex- — penses, and also your next allowance, which will be due in a few days.” A look of satisfaction shone in: Herbert’s eyes as tial fol: a lowed his father out of the dining-room. His father handed him $200, and he joined Wells wp- stairs at-once. Both had taken time by the forelock and packed their 9 spoke up : grips ready to start. 2 2 ki In.a few minutes they came downstairs prepared. a leave. “(Coing already’ ?” exclaimed Mr. Dent in surprise. “Yes, sir, Gid wants to take an early train,” replied Herbert, : “By the way, I forgot to ask you where you live, Mr. Wells,” said the politician. a8 “Our place is known as Great Oak Manor. It’s on th eastern shore of Maryland, about thirty miles from Pal- e timore, across the Chesapeake,” replied Wells, glibly. aes Mr. Dent made a note of it and put the memorandum in his desk for future reference. : Then he wished his son and the visitor good-by, ex pressing the pleasure he had enjoyed of making Wells’. | acquaintance; hoped he would see him again,. and ‘to qd Herbert to write to him soon. Herbert promised that he would, and then he and Wells hurried from the house. - They bent their steps to the Grand Central Station, where they intended to take the 10:10 limited for Bos- ten, en route for Bar Harbor, down in Maine. - ee About the time they passed through the gate at 4 “Ts Heoiee Dent in?” he inquired ‘of the servant re He'll cough that up without| answered the ring. ~No, sir. He and his college friend, who has Beet st ping here with him since their yacation began, left ap ving settled the matter for the time hase they. took!an hour ago for some place out of town.” pis er slept. much that ibis for there was no telling ite” a Aetective might pay them a visit at any mo-| Boake like that happened, fe ay up to breakfast | ne, when, they met Mr. Dent at the table. _ (d hard. at his son, = sais that pe was ‘al | down to Manhattan, and an hour is were in the ~The caller looked annoyed and disappointed. ; “Gone out of town, eh?” he said. “Rather sien, iso CX eg! ain? replied the servant, fe “Qouldn’t give me any : ‘idea '‘of where they wen “No, sir, but I guess Mr. mi could. tell SIs he Roy ye \ . . “No, sir. He went out fifteen ‘teinutes | ago.” Be “Know where ni could find ny, py . it. i
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3 DRIVEN TO WORK. ~ : Co ee ee: Ste Tea SRS, RES a eS ES EE a eeawies on, CS Ee * An hour later he bearded an express on the Pennsyl- - * . . . - +o vania road en route’ for Wilmington, quite unconscious that he was following an unprofitable scent. nat Has since been. pulled down and a business, edifice - erected on its site. ~ ' The caller thought it likely that Mr. Dent would be Gixe and he started for Madison Square. “Their sudden departure from the city confirms my -suspicions,’’ muttered the man, who was the sleuth who had called at the red brick house in the Bronx the night before with the policeman, in answer to Dave Darnley’s telephone call; “and I am now sure of the identity of the » two young fellows who were present when Hale was shot dead. One of them evidently did the deed, and circum- _ stances indicate that it was young Dent, for he i is the chap who was largely in the usurer’s debt. These fast young sparks prove dangerous customers sometimes when driven into a corner. Evidently Hale wanted his money, and — probably threatened trouble if he didn’t get it, and young _ Dent, being unable to pay, shot the money lender, with ‘if his own weapon in a moment of desperation. Doubtless, . in order to hide his guilt, he placed the weapon in the old ~~“<tnan’s fingers, to give the deed the color of suicide. That % dodge has been tried before more than once.. I’m think- Pela o his is- going to be a great shock to Dudley Dent. It : will take more of a political pull than he has to save his son from the consequences of his rashness.” a The detective got off the car at Broadway and Twenty- third Street and crossed over to the hotel. To his satisfaction he found Mr. Dent in the Amen “Corner”, conversing with the political boss of his party. _ Excusing himself for the see he ed he had ideas that his son had just left town.! _ “T wish to communicate with him on a matter of impor- ~~ tance,” continued the sleuth, suavely, without revealing his identity or calling. “Can you tell me where a letter |1 Cs will reach him ?” “T can,” replied the politician. “He is going to spend the rest of the summer with his college friend, Gideon ‘Wells, at that young man’s home on the eastern ‘hive of. “Maryland, about thirty miles from Baltimore across the _ Chesapeake Bay. The place is called Great Oak Manor, i and I believe the postoffice address is Fairlee.” “Thank you, Mr. Dent. You have placed me under great obligations. esierapek and the detective hurried - from the hotel. ce He ‘made his way to a nearby railroad officé, which one pened to be the Baltimore & Ohio road, and inquired what route a person would be likely to take to reach the eastern shore of “Maryland by all-rail. é __ Phere are several,” replied the agent, “of which our line is one. You would have to change at Wilmington and subsequently at either Townsend or Clayton. What part of the eastern shore do you want to reach ?” The plenith said he wanted to get to he ee CHAPTER X. DAVE GOES ON THE ROAD. Dave Darnley, having made up his mind to go to work without delay, proceeded to carry his purpose out. Elise wanted to lend him $50 to help him along, but “g refused to accept it. “Tye got funds enough, I guess, to see me through,” he said. “If I should run short [ll tet you know.” “You'll call and see me often, won’t you?” she said. “Tf I catch on in Manhattan I will; but I saw an ad- vertisement in thig morning’s paper that I thought of an- swering in person. A book publishing concern in Broad- way wants a well-educated young fellow to travel.in the — New England States, on a salary, and I think such a job would just suit me,” said Daye. “But I wouldn’t see you then for some time,” said Elise with a pout. te “Don’t do that again or I’ll a you,” laughed the boy. “We could write to each other often, couldn’t we” ’ “Of course; but that isn’t as siluaer ess as seeing each ~~ other.” } “That’s true; but a fellow has to sacri his inclina- tions when necessity rules the roost. When I return from the trip our meetings will be all the sweeter. I mustn’t count my chickens before they’re hatched, though. — I haven’t got the job yet, and I’m afraid the chances are I won’t get it, for I dare say there wall be a bunch after it. 22 n PI a it betiaed to him that the firm would requine rulet? eee ences, and he wondered who he could refer to.” ‘ Elise suggested her prospective guardian, se lawyer. aa “But he’s in Boston,” said Dave. . te “You can give his name, anyway.” a Dave decided that he would, and soon afterward, leaving his grip at the house, for he intended to return, he start- ed for Manhattan.- _ He found a room full of applicants for the job at aie a publishing -house, but nothing daunted, he sat rs to wait his turn for. an interview. — tig In the course of half an hour he entered the manag v office. He answered all questions frankly, put up a good of talk, and submitted pees Hae a as his referene c Fe as with yous parents! had asked the aera \length, “No, sir. They are dead. I have been ving with my uncle, Dudley Dent——” : ; j -€You mean the Hon. Dudley Dent?” Fassia te Tam stopping now bs ta in ise Yep, Bee
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18 ~ “Indeed,” said the manager. “Well, that is all, I think you may expect to hear from me in a day or two. Give me your address, please.” | Dave did so, and the interview terminated. { After leaving the publishing house Dave went uptown and called on several of his friends. — He said nothing about his having been driven from his -unele’s home, and so they got no inkling of Be change of - fartune. _ Late in the afternoon he returned to the red house and spent the evening with Elise, telling her that he had had a very satisfactory interview withthe manager of the publishing house, but could not say whether he would get the job or not. 2° OF the morning of the second day thereafter a Boe was delivered by the postman addressed to him. It bore the imprint of the publishing company. In a few brief lines he was requested to call at once. “Looks as if I had caught on,” he said to Elise, show- ing her the communication. ~ He put on his hat and took the train downtown. Reaching the publishing house he was shown into the manager’s office, “We have decided to give you a trial, Mr. Darnley,” said the manager. _. “Glad to: hear it,” replied Dave, in a tone of satisfac- — tion. “T will introduce you to Mr, Dunne, the head of our i subscription book department, and he will instruct you in the line of work you are to handle for us. You will have _ to report here daily until we are ready to send you out.” | _. Dave was then turned over to Mr. Dunne, and that gentleman took him in hand. ie Look several days to break him into the business, and oh then he was told that ke was to start die on Monday morn- ing for Springfield, Mass. _» Monday morning came, and after a ae parting from - Elise, who cried quite a bit at losing him, he left the house, grip in hand. he left in the girl’s care, and three hours later he was ue aboard a train pulling out of the Grand, Central Station. In due time he reached Springfield, and began his ca- oe reer as a canvasser of high-class subscription books. - We will not follow him through the early stage of his 1ew field of action, He soon found that the fasten was not a aids of poles rt, ae worl. + hace driven to work and he aeuaineatied to face i age a ‘man. to the check, and 1 did not believe his statement about light. Did my nephew tell the truth after all, or is thi _ His trunk, which he had sent for several days before, |: te |ined the bits of paper.. oe tits signature: but hi 1 his" : : DRIVEN TO WORK. ; cs Massachusetts he was directed to proceed to the big towns in Maine. By that time he had been away from New York, two months, and summer was practically over. Several things had happened in the meanwhile antes would have interested him greatly had they come to his knowledge. ja The day that Dave started out on the road to learn the meaning of the word work, a servant, while cleaning out the closet of the room that had been occupied by Gideon - Wells at the Dent mansion, discovered on the floor an = opened letter addressed to “David Darnley.” She took the letter to Mr. Dent, who happened to be im his library at the time. He took out the enclosure and read it. 5 The text of the note astonished him beyond measure, for * it was the communication which the man who said his“, name was Austin, and that he was the treasurer of the ~ Calumet Club, had handed to Dave in front of the house. — This was the missing note which the boy had told his” ~ uncle contained the instructions directing him to cash the _ $2,000 check and hand the money to Austin. It also contained Austin’s receipt for the money, the” Bie wording of which was in Dave’s own handwriting, Mr. Dent looked long and hard at the note. “T never wrote that,” he said, “but somebody did: wk is a wizard at imitating my writing as well as my signa- | ture. I gaye the boy the discredit of forging my apebias * oe the note he claimed to have received from me, He could. not produce it, which was enough to brand him as a lia in my estimation. Now jere is the very note come t some of his york—a link in his scheme that failed hirn at the crucial moment? If he told the truth and was the victim of some designing schemer, then I have acted most unjustly toward him, and it is up to me to make the amende honorable. But how is the fact to be established ?”? | He sent for the upstairs girl who had, handed him the note. hse “Where did you get this letter, Mary: ?”? he asked rs “T found it lying in a corner of the closet of the fron rite I eee “T found some torn pieces of paper in one of the drawers with writing on, sir. [am going to throw out.” fies ae “*Bring them to me, please.” ~ The girl went- upstairs and presently returned wi handful of scraps which she laid on Mr. Dent’s des As soon as the girl had withdrawn a Seen He pieced many of them shoaethiats and. the result rath I startled him. They showed that somebody had
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DRIVEN TO WORK. 19° “Me. Dent cee felt his son’s negligence in not ap-|an extensive farm, the property of William Gay, who has ‘prising him of Iris arrival at his friend’s home. Fearing that his son might have, been suddenly taken ill he had sent a telegram to Herbert that morning ad- dressed care of Gideon Wells, Great Oak Manor, via Fair- a lee, Maryland. : ~ While he was puzzling over the scraps of paper contain+ ing imitations of his handwriting the bell rang and the servant brought him a telegram, charges collect. _ This i is what he read: “ebuales Dent, New York City: : SY our, telegram addressed Herbert Dent, Great Oak “Manor, inadvertently opened. No such persons as Dent or Wells here or known to undersigned. pe “Witttam Gay, oy “Great Oak Mancr, County Kent, Md.” Bee ee The contents of the telegram rather staggered Mr. :. “pent. ' Gideon Wells had distinctly told him that. Great Oak RS Manor wags his family estate, where he and his sister lived and yet the sender of this telegram declared that no per- son by the name of Wells was known there. _ He pulled the memorandum of the address given him by Wells out of a pigeon hole and looked at it, to make sure he had made wo mistake in addressing his telegram. & don’t understand this at all,” he said, in a puzzled e. “I must send a telegram to this man Gay, request- i ~ a fuller explanation. “Tt must be that there are two _ places down there with similar names.” At that moment the doorbell rang again and the serv- ant announced a visitor! Mr. Dent gathered up the scraps of paper ‘and laid 1 in a drawer, and told the servant to show the caller the library. was the detective. . had returned that morning from a fruitless search ughout, the eastern shore of Maryland, -which had him several days, satisfied that the young men he ry é bother you, Mr. Dent,” said the sientil, help- r himéelf to a seat, “but my business i is important.” “J will listen to you, sir,” said the politician, who was eéustomed to have visits from strangers. _ oat will perhaps remember my face, T called upon ‘at the. Fifth Avenue hotel a few a ago and u for your son's, padre when at home, and where their parents had lived for years, | looking for had never gone. to that part of the coun- i Denis eps i wl the Begee'S lived there all of twenty years. No family by the name of Wells lives anywhere in that neighborhood, nor, I may say; in any part of Kent County, according to the records at the courthouse in Chestertown, which is the county™ seat.” “You seem to have investigated ‘the matter pretty thor-- oughly?” said Mr. Dent. _. “T have. I was down on the ground, a I pursued my search for your son and his friend Wells throughout every © ‘jcounty of the eastern shore of Maryland, but without find- - ing the slightest clue to their whereabouts.” ale “Your business with my son must have been very ime. portant to cause you to take all that trouble and expense for the purpose of meeting him.” kit iy hg x “May I ask the nature of it?” The sleuth looked narrowly at the politician. “Have you no suspicion of what it is?” he asked. Fe “T assure you that I have not the slightest idea. of the — matter,” replied Mr. Dent, with a grow ing sense of uneasi- ness. “May I ask your rake?? “My name is Hawksley. I am a Central Office ‘tog tive.” “May I ask why you are looking for my son and his — i: os friend ?” ? " “Because they are wanted in connection with the iene ee. ing of Silas Hale, a well-known money lender of this city, who was killed in his home in the upper Bronx one night =~ about a week ago. Doubtless you saw the story obi the 8: affair in the newspapers at the time.” tt Mr, Dent was fairly staggered, “Tt seems to me this is a most extraordinary charge to : bring against my son and Mr. Wells, two Princeton college - boys. On what ground do you suspect them?” ne “The fairly accurate personal description of them given — by a witness who saw them in the room with the dead man a few moments after the tragedy, for one thing; but more particularly this paper, which was found clutched in the ~ fingers of the corpse after their hurried Ngee) 8 from the house.” The detective held the promissory note before the An ; = of the politician. ; Mr. Dent pe at the paper, which ran as follows: oa “Ninety days from date, for value received, J prom to pay to Silas Hale, or order, the sum of Five Hundr Dollars, lawful money of the United States. Indorseme guaranteéd to be genuine. (Signed) ‘Hunpent De 7 “Do you recognize the handwriting?” asked The startled father made ‘no teply, but he | it just the same. : “Do you recognize your own n signature?” centinued the detective, reversing the paper. — gas at Across the back of it, was pen ipparel
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Ba ‘ ; ‘4 : ‘ \ 20 | ’ DRIVEN TO WORK. Bee _ “Tndorsed it,” interrupted the sleuth, with a shrewd smile. “I thought not. It struck me that you would not do business that way. It is clearly a forgery. An expert in handwriting has examined it in connection with the specimen of your son’s writing on the other side and is of the opinion that your son did not write it. The ques- _ tion is—who did? Possibly it was Wells. What do you _/think?? ee oo» CHAPTER XI. ; ‘ DUDLEY DENT SEES A LIGHT, Mr. Dent did not know what to think. | The detective returned the note to his pocketbook. “Mr. Dent,” he-said, “I suppose it is no use for me to i ask you for the real address of your son and his friend, oa Welle?” “Tf they are not at Great Oak Manor 1 dort know where they are,” he replied, hoarsely. “I haven’t heard _ from my son since he went away. T sent a telegram to him, care of Wells, Great Oak Manor, this morning, and Sra is the only reply I received.” He handed the sleuth Gav’s telegram. “Tt seems evident, Mr. Dent, ithat: your son anak his com- panion departed for parts unknown after leaving a ficti- tious address with you. It is up to me to find them and i rete them back.” _ “TL eannot believe that my son is mixed up in 1 this un- Saitahade affair,” said the politician, in a tone of intense ux feeling. - “Naturally. He is only a boy, a college student, and it does not seem reasonable te connect: an with a murder. _ Still, my dear sir, facts are stubborn things. If he and early hour on the morning fictitious address behind ? mt leave it to you, Mr. Delt; to say what construction is to be put on their actions when he fingers of the dead man.” “My son is not guilty,” was all Mr. Dent due say, but _ the look in his face and eyes showed that he was terribly worked up over the disclosure. The ‘sleuth rose and intimated that ia. was ue to go. et ve was ‘shown out. For an hour the politician sat like ¢ a statue in his chair, 1e picture of acute misery, a er bell aroused him. pee | diet ” he muttered, hoarsely. “Gideon' Wells is He has obtained, an influence over my son, t the boy into this terrible predicament. indorsement on the back of the’ promissory ire he did. ‘Those tell-tale scraps of paper, er dr awer, are links in the chain of his ou and © € ee his. friend were innocent why should they skip out at an} after the tragedy leaving a} hat and started for the red brick house to which bie had taken. in connection with this promissory Bite found in}. sent to the country for the summer by her pega i Mr Dent, in a dazed way, rang for a servant, and the ton, stating that he was David Darden anes an man, f Ji learned that Dave was ane for ie: Bhi that. check, too, and the letter that in-} nd the; money to an| iv my only sister’s 18 | h aa son, make abundant reparation to my nephew, and see that ; justice reaches that scoundrel Wells. ‘To that Set T will spend every dollar of“my fortune if necessary.” The detective went to Princeton next morning and made many discoveries concerning Gideon Wells in that old town. Some of these he communicated to Mr. Dent at a secona meeting, and then’ the politician made a clean breast a the forged check matter to the sleuth. They: both agreed that Wells was an artful and ae- . complished schemer, It was at this meeting that the detective told the politi- cian that he had met*his nephew at the red bats oo on the night of the tragedy. The sleuth told Mr. Dent how Dave Re auiitan for his presence on the scene, and there seemed to be no doubt that he spoke the truth. os “Well, I want to find him,” said Mr. Dent. “I intend a to take him back and make whatever réparation [ can-te- him. I suppose he didn’t tell you where he was going?” “He did not. You might find out through the late Si: las Hale’s niece, Miss Preston. He seemed to be pretty thick with her, and I don’t wonder, for she’s a beautiful : girl. At any rate he remained w ith her for two or three — days to. my knowledge. Tt is quite possible she will be able to put you on his track.” , “T will call on her right away. Where does she live 2” ; “Where she has lived for many years—at the red brick house where her uncle met with his tragic death. It is — on Street, nearly a mile from the Tremont OTe minal of the elevated road, to the northwest. You had_ better 90 to the police station and get an officer to show you to the house—it will save you time, as I presume yo are unfamiliar with that locality,” said the detective. After the detectivye’s departure, Mr. Dent put on his gi directed. - He reached it in due time and inquired for Miss Pres ton. The housekeeper told him that the young nid had oe der her eit will, ace metas he was anxious to get into communication with ‘Tt was nearly a week before he got a vopiee al
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DRIVEN TO WORK. ee 21 ‘Dave and Nellie Withers entertained each other on the — opposite side of the table, and the young lady soon learned that their visitor hailed from New York City, and was the nephew of a wealthy and distinguished public man whose — name she had often seen in the public papers. . : She also learned that he had just graduated from a well- known Westchester (N. Y.) academy, attended only by boys whose connections were well off. “And where have you been summering?” she asked ! him, expecting he would name some fashionable resort. “T haven’t been summering anywhere, Miss Withers,” he answered. “No?” she exclaimed in some surprise. “No. I’ve been out traveling for a New York publi ing house.” “Ts it possible? Why should you do that?” 9 “I wanted to gain a little experience,” said gee in ge an. off-hand way. “Dear me, you boys do the oddest things,” laughed the young lady. “Will and Joe Jackson left us about a month ago, tight in the middle of all the gaiety, to go off on some hair-brained trip they had taken into their heads. I’m gure I can’t see what they have gained by it.” ' “Of course you don’t, Nellie,” cried’ Will, across the table, “You girls never have the times that we fellows do. But that’s what you get for being a girl.” : “The idea! Just as if we could help that.” ; After lunch Joe led the way to his cottage, as he want- ed to make Daye acquainted with his folks right away. They remained twenty minutes at the Jackson cottage and then the boys started out for a stroll about Bar gee bor. Will and Joe pointed out various souk of eee to. Dave, and finally they entered a sort of casino, where there was an orchestra playing, and tables at which visitors could sit and sip cooling drinks while listening to— the. music and observing all that ent on around them.. The boys took possession of a table not far from the orchestra, and Will asked his. companions what they'd have to. drink. ; “T don’t drink anything £6 speak of,” replied Dav, “Take a cream, soda or something of that sort, Sines ied adjoini said Will. 3 A waiter came up and Will ordered diiees cream $ The casino was see well attended feu afternoo eee, ange in has route which left that town out, therefore he remained in ignorance of his uncle’s change of heart to- es him. f Mr. Dent waited in vain for a reply to his letter, and i was about to call at the publishing house when’ he was ~ hurriedly summoned to Washington on business of great ‘importance. In the meanwhile Detective Hawretay’ was trying to, find a clue to the whereabouts of Herbert Dent and Gid- eon. Wells, but met only with disappointment. > He believed the young men had gone west, and he went M46 Chicago, Cincinnati, St. ents and hes cities on the chance of finding a "trace of them. At would have greatly surprised him had he learned that the pair were cutting things fat at such a prominent we fering place as Bar Harbor, making no secret whatever ‘their shames, or of the feat hes they. were Princeton a boys. Phus, as we remarked in a previous chapter, summer » passed away and the early days of September came around. Dave's new route took him into Maine, and after can- assing Portland and Bangor he rade the acquaintance of ‘0 voung fellows of his own age named Will Withers and Jackson, whose parents and family were winding up the season at Bar Harbor, and they invited him to go re with them for a few ae or a week, if he could +t off so long. ad done Day eupa Bor bit, for e W ne iced to deh work, and he felt that ¢ a weeks vacation w vould do him a] i “conijaunicated his condition and wine to Mr. e, and that gentleman, feeling that Dave had done ey by his employers, telegraphed him to take ff é Apeewilirgly: Dave accompanied. his new friends to Maine’s chief watering place, little dreaming that he meet *his ‘cousin and Gideon Wells there, vat) . CHAPTER Ree uA a DAVE Is TREATED TO A SURPRISE, \ ic ee oyer the Maiia Contra Railroad from Sahgor Bese there at ‘Bisworth i in Sane to et the reg- ble ia asked. fiat shes a had been ter pac three weeks, ‘ ae Will or Joe told them where they i been, la ual at: ‘the acciboa whl g ae with: thei into no particulars concerning their trip, thoug they a - their hands the pee sie made. their ay. to the |swered all questions put to them, ‘fi ottage. | | In every case they introduced Dave a | tr iend of theirs, and the other boys expr Ves felt at making iis, eekly ine vs
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e “down with the air of people who owned a , slice of the ~ earth. They ordered drinks, which were served to them, and - then amused themselves looking around and saluting ‘their acquaintances. ' Dave did not notice them at first, but after a few min- utes he happened to look in that direction and encoun- ' tered the astonished stare of his cousin Herbert Dent. ~ Our hero was equally sa to see Herbert. way down in Maine. Glancing at his cousin’s companion he saw it was Gid- eon Wells. ; At that moment Wells looked at Daye, and recognized him got up and walked over to the table, “Upon my word, this is a great surprise to meet you here, my dear fellow,” he said, holding out-his hand m a friendly way. > _ “Not more than for me to see you and my cousin here,” replied Dave. “How long have you been here?” - “Since the first week in July.” *That’s a long time. Let me make you acquainted with _ my friends. Will Withers, Mr. Wells. Joe Jackson, Mr. _ Wells.” Wells shook hands with the two boys ‘and said he was delighted to know them. “Bring Herbert over,” said Dave. Herbert came after some hesitation, and ‘Dave intro- duced him to: Will and Joe. “Where are you stopping, Darnley?” asked Wells, “With Will Withers at present,” replied Dave. You disappeared rather suddenly from the house, } Darnley—didn’t even let Herb or I know you were going ee cOte somewhere,” said Wells. “Yes,” replied Dave, flushing up; “circumstances over which I had no eds caused me to light out in a pee unconyentional way.” ~ Herbert grinned with a knowing look’ which een to say that he knew why Dave had taken his hurried de- z parture. \ ‘He and Wells Seon chairs up to the boys’ table and pro- - eceded to make themselves at home there. “How long do you expect to stay here, Darnley?” asked Wells. “THI the season closes?” \ “Not over a week, then I must get back to houaintiie” ‘teplied Dave. “Business ! ide “extiamned: Wells. “Are you working?” “Tm traveling for a New York publishing house.” Be low one have hie been at it?” t grimed a again, scaihor SM ea DRIVEN TO WORK. |the hotels of the place. ne you to. tackle work, and during your vaca- “hott to pass i his attention was: arrested b too,” cont ued Wells, who knew the reason | voices. 2 He said’ ee to Dave and his two felch: and ta-— king Herbert by the arm they left the building together. “So that’s your cousin, and he’s the son ‘of the Hon. Dudley Dent,” said Withers. _ “Yes,” replied Dave. “This meeting was rather a surprise to you both.” “Tt certainly was,” admitted the other. “Well, you never can tell when you'll run up against — somebody you know at’ these resorts,” remarked Joe J ack- son. “A good many New Yorkers come down here to fin- ish up the summer after spending the best part of the season elsewhere.” ; ; : “Suppose we get a move on,” suggested Withers, ae Dave and Joe were ready to go, so the three lett the casino. Bran ie “4 d CHAPTER XIII. Beat \ A CROOKED GAME. <a ns Bar Harbor adjoins the. finest scenery in’ Mount ‘Desert Island, and the boys spent the next two days exploring re the recesses of Otter Creek, whose wild mountain passes: a equal in grandeur the Notch of the White Hills, and ram- bling about the gigantic cliffs of Great Head, Schooner | Head and the other bold, rocky promontories rising for hundreds of feet directly from the sea, which make ¢ island so fascinating to the landscape and marine painter. During that time Dave saw noatg more of ms cousin or Gideon Wells. ; He had not asked them where they were stopping. After staying the first four days at the Withers cottag Dave carried his grip across the lawn to the Jackson ) nt tage, and took up his quarters in a room adjoining ‘Toe’s. ea ‘He was having so good a time that he looked forward — with regret to the hour when he would have to part from : his new friends and face the stern realities of life” once more. But he wasn’t a boy to hang back when duty called. “He had something besides the necessity of providing for himself to spur him on, and that was the pright ; eyes: of Elise Preston. : She: was his star of hope and ipo yee | im ee veins ween he thought of her. Ean On the evening of his ‘atth. day at Bar Harbor he ee separated in, some way from Will and Joe, aft ; started out together, and he wandered around to He entered the house and- walking around pre nity Hise himself in a Liege 3 which led him. pee asm Peering Eckel the shutters he ee ae d with a ‘single: round ta and
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DRIVEN TO WORK. _ fore them showed that they\were playing for stakes. A bottle with a whiskey label and two glasses stood on the table. Herbert looked as if he was not exactly himself, for his hair was awry, and his eyes blinked in a sleepy and idiotic 48 fashion at his cards when not directed at his companion. -“T never had such rotten luck in my life,” he said, thickly, as he threw down his hand and looked at Wells as he gatheyed in a small bunch of bills. “Nonsense! Things are bound to come your way pres- ently,”’ chuckled Wells, as he began to shuffle the pack _ preparatory to a new deal. Dave regarded the scene and the participants with some 5 _ surprise. He had never known before that his cousin indulged in "intoxicating drink, or that he played cards for any con- siderable stakes, i ___ As he watched them he was treated to another and mare 7 Sieagree able surprise. He saw Wells deftly extract a couple of tens from the _ pack and drop. them into his lap. ss _ After each had put up a dollar bill to open the pot Bt WW. ells manipulated the pack so that he dealt Herbert two © aces, two kings and a queen, — ~ Dave got a*view of Wells’ hand and saw that he held two tens, an ace, and two lesser cards, which he discarded, drawing in place of them a queen and a nine spot. Herbert called for one card, throwing out the queen. “You must have a good hand this time,” remarked ~ Wells, dealing him another ace. ~~ “Oh, s0- -30,” mepligd Herbert, pushing a $5 bill for- ward. _ ©That looks like business,” said Wells. “Well, seeing oa Tm a of the game, T’ll take a chance that you're FIN. ie : copper your ae ‘ad raise you ten te said Terbert, with ill-concealed SA for with three aces y see your ba ‘asi Bs you ‘twenty tee hs “You can’t bluff me that way,” laughed Herbert, in a ( tee There’ s my twenty, and he shoved up three ail go ‘you another, twenty,” paling his hand er for more ae ‘ n there, Herb, you've only put up fifteen,” said ng the bills ‘apart with his finger, - vt fey wi Be Herbert, and then he put. oe an= . the pot, and ice hes ig 5 ka S re i They were playing cards, and the money that, lay be-| fate a aed a long time eons you et Ap get aw. “Why?” “Vm going to see your twenty and go you as ‘mach as you've got.” Herbert gave a gasp. He began to realize that his companion must have a corking hand after all. “Don’t do that,” he fluttered, losing any nerve hie might have had. call you.” “Too late, Herb, yout money is ae and I’ve seen it. and go vou, well, $50. better.” “Oh, eh say; Gia, I don’t want to risk any more,” id ; Herbert. “There's too much up now.” “Are you going to back out?” sneered Wells. are I'll rake in the stakes:” “Take back your $70 and let it go ine way I said. There'll be *most $100 in the pot then.” “Couldn’t think of it. I know you’re a me now,” chuckled Wells. “No, I’m not bluffing. P’'ve got a good hand, but I don’t want to play for so much.” “Why didn’t you all me, then? You had chances to do ifs “T thought you'd call me.” “Well, Vl take back the $50 to oblige you pe make it $20 See that and call me.” “All right,” said Herbert, desperately. and call you. he added, after putting up the $20 The bills wete counted and they footed up $17. “T’ve got four tens and an ace,” said Wells, apreatine his cards ont. - , Herbert gave a gasp. “Y’ve three aces and two kings,” he said. “Tl see you 1 “Four of a kind beat three aces any day,” laughed cs »| Wells, reaching for the stakes. Dave, whose indignation was bubbling over, thought it time to interfere. He grabbed the blinds ‘and pulled them open, “Hold on there, Mr. Wells,” bs cried, “you haven't won that_ money fairly, is CHAPTER XIV. : A GOLDEN SHOWER. Herbert scowled at his cousin, evidently renting his a appearance. An unpleasant look also came over Wells’ face, | “What do you mean by saying that I didn’t win fairly? he said, aggressively. “Because you didn’t,” replied Dave firmly. “What do you know about it? \You’re Jae a card pl er,” sneered Wells. ae “T sean play, but I never play for money.” : “No, I s’pose not. You're one of those chiys Ww ee “T’ll take back that extra twenty and. “Tf you i Hold on, let’s see Ror much is in the pot,”
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“What's that?” roared Wells, angrily. a swindler?” “T do, for that’s what you are.” “You shall answer for that.” - “T expect to answer for it now. Herbert, look in Mr. _ Wells’ lap, you will find two cards, a queen and a nine spot, _ which he drew on the discard. Before he began to deal he dropped two tens there, and as soon as you bogen to raise the stakes he picked them up and dropped the queen and nine spet in their places. That gave him the four tens by which he claims the stakes. The pot is rightfully ‘yours, for if he had played fair his hand would have con- tained only two tens instead of four.” ~ “You're a liar!” roared Wells, rising and throwing the ‘pack at Dave’s face. The two cards he had held out fell to the floor and Her- bert saw them. Tn a moment Daye sprang in through the window and grabbed Wells. “Yow ll take that insult back or I’ll break every bone in your body,” he said, tensely. i FS In another moment the two were struggling around the - -toom, making a terrible racket that attracted Roope from the outside, \ Although Wells was dea years older than Dave, and something of an athlete, he found that he had met his, equal, if not his master, in the boy. "The chairs were scatt#red and the table went over. -- Herbert, who began to understand that he had been ®” eheated, gathered up the money and put it in hig pocket. ‘Then he opened the door and rushed from the Tom, - leaving his cousin and Wells to fight it .out. a Phe scrap, however, did not last long. -_-In swinging Wells around, Dave tripped and they fell over the table. ~. Daye -was ‘on top and his weight flung Wells’ iuead - against the edge of the table so hard that “the Princeton man was seunnied, and his arms dropped by his side. Just then several of the hotel Speyer rushed in and rateies Dave from him. ; ‘They picked Wells up and carried him outside, where _ they soon brought him to. Dave was asked what the trouble was, and he bluntly told his questioner that he had caught the young man cheating hig cousin out of a considerable sum of money at a game of cards. © As card playing for money was not supposed to be per- _ mitted at the hotel the attaches decided that the matter ast be hushed up. Hace was told to keep the matter to himself, and victti ‘as also taken one side and interviewed to the same effect. 5 fs r Herbert, he ets sas peatdt and/could not he “Tyo you call me DRIVEN TO WORK. lantern,” “Then, on their promise of. séerecy, he told them of the incident we have just described. i Of course, Will and Joe were much surprised at Dave’ ey story. 44 “You ought to hunt your cousin up and give on the tip straight,” said Joe. “And probably get snubbed for my Bonblee Dave. “We never fess pulled well together.” “Then it’s your duty to notify your uncle,” said Will. © “Vd rather speak to Herbert himself. If his father — heard about his goings on he’d pull him over the coals so ng that my cousin would think a cyclone had hit him. — I don’t. want to put him up against that if T can help it.” Next morning Joe proposed that they take a walk into ie the interior of the island and pay a visit to an old ruined mill near the top of a steep hill. if Providing themselves with a light lunch, for ‘they. couldn’t tell when they'd get ee the three boys started on their excursion. : Their way. led part of the way through a viene a7 where they occasionally caught sight of a squirrel or a. rabbit. “Say, there’s a house ahead,” said Dave, “Let's if we can get a glass of milk.” They ‘got the milk, paid for it and sonthined om iN eas About noon they reached the foot of the hill on ee of which they could see the ruin they had come to visit. When they reached the mill they tried to decipher date that had been cut in the heavy beam above the do way, but were unable to do so. “It’s a pretty old building,” said Dave. “Bet your life it is,” replied Joe. “Must have been up as long ago as the time of the Revolution. Maine was part of Massachusetts then.” “Come inside,” paid Will... replied 4 pe crumbly. A wide, solid looking ladder led to what had once eeh a floor above, but it was now open to the bas the. four winds of heaven. i “Not much to see after all, ” said Dave, as they at the top of the ladder, “No; but it will be something to say that we've. beew such an eps panding, ” said Will. said Joe. ; “There’s a trap-door under the ihdder, cellar underneath,” said Dave. , He reached down, “Teese a ring and aiated'e on it 9 tr Somewhat to his surprise it yielded. easily. : “Tt works pretty easy for an old | trap,” he remark e The three looked down into the dark depth “T wouldn’t go down there,” said Will, “You couldn’t see anything if you di Dave vee up the lantern and: Jooke is a
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re as TO WORK. - ee but that 1 we might find a chest of treasure, ” he added, with | a fortune coming to us when we're twenty-one, a grin, as he struck a match and lit the candle. They followed without any great enthusiasm. hey landed on an earth floor about ten feet deep. os the lantern around they saw plenty of dirt cobwebs, the latter hanging in black festoons from : different parts of the ceiling. £ The only things they saw in the place. were an empty barrel and a home- made ladder, _ “J wonder why that ladder is here?” said Dave. “There is > dirt on it so it can’t have been here long.” _ “Ask something easier. Somebody left it here, to be _ sure he’d find it when he came back after it, I suppose,” 3 “said Joe. of Bay, fellows, I see a trap-door in the ceiling. I won- what that was used for?” ave placed the ladder under it, climbed up and tried to push the bolt back. *“What are you doing that for?” asked J oe. “Just for fun” “There wouldn’t be any fun to you if opened suddenly et a lot of dirt into your eyes.” GC ONddahged ofit 0 ning sudd The bolt is so tust- ed th it ae wor ata ae ‘aie ‘is “Da lise t oe w the fie aN os fie’ ne the trap-door i ‘ould see no’ signs of one. the fact when: he returried to the cellar. said Daye. “Hand me the hammer and ave ‘the trapdoor a “Bie with the Aaininer and t broke, Ih the Ee and with it a shower of gold coins. stonishment escaped his two friends, and Dave , oo Pag ieitee 8 XV. ‘a "CONCLUSION, racious !”” eried Dave. “Money! and gold at that!” ions did likewise. ‘ and lay in a heap on the earth; but some of it had d trom Dave's head and. shoulders, and this iy d to fe tts: discolored $10 pieces. ig ates before aye eke ee re “as- | Will. oped and picked up popie of the coins, and his} of the’ money iad fallen ‘hsoagh the rungs of the} ane a rest started on again. You have to earn your living, so it will come in good for you,” said Dave, however, wanted to argue the matter, for there. wasn’t-anything selfish in his nature; but the boys stuek to their resolution not to share in his luck. “Come, now, let’s pick it up. Too bad there isn’t some- * thing around here we could put it i,” said Wall. They gathered up the scattered pieces first. . seh pipes inte one or two behind that barrel,” said Joe. Dave pushed it aside and it rolled over, revealing a meal . bag underneath. ; “How lucky!” he exclaimed. “Just what we want.” They put the money into the bag and it made a heavy load, as they discovered when Dave lifted it. “This is going to be a nice job getting it to Bar Har- ber,” said Dave! when he had landed the bag outside the door. “Consider what it’s worth. “Most any man would strain — his back. and welcome the chance to do it if he could secure all that money.” ara “There must be something like $30,000 of it, judging by its weight.” : “We'll count it and see when we get to the cottage,” said Joe, “Tf we had three bags ‘hee job would be an Bey one,” — said Will, a “We can make it fairly easy by finding a stud limb of a tree that isn’t too long and suspend the bag from the center of it. Then the weight will be ate silos be-. tween two of us,” said Dave. “Good idea,” said Joc. “Ill look for one,” _ It didn’t take him long to find a suitable stick, and in a few minutes they started. on their return journey with the bag between Joe and Dave. “Hold on, fellows,” said le when. they reached the ene foot of the hill, \ Pei “What's the matter ?” asked “Babe So rmacrat * “Let's lunch. No use carr ying our provender hail sith x us. I’d rather carry my share in my stomach than in my. pocket. Pee Will’s suggestion met with instant approval, and the Ws boys sat down by the roadside and ate what bh sat ; brought along. “A glass of milk alla go fine with this,” said ie «Go. catch a cow and milk her then,” laughed » Wil “Point out the cow and Pm on,” grinned Joe, “We'll get the milk when we reach that house on ov way back,” said Dave. eka ak, . They got along without the. milk for the present ; Maa tage, and ¢ the trio went up to Dare $ room. _ The at was uae out and counted, and it foot ¥
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eB their respective families, but their astonished auditors were requested to keep the news a strict secret, until they returned home, at any rate. When they went to the casino that evening the cashier, -whom they knew, told them there had been some excite- ment in the place that afternoon, “What about ?” “Two young fellows, who have been here all season— their names are Gideon Wells and Herbert Dent—were arrested by a detective from New York.” “Arrested!” exclaimed Dave, in astonishment. for?” “The officer wouldn’t say what the charge was. He took them with him on the five o'clock boat, which connects with the Bangor and Boston express.” _ Dave couldn’t imagine what his cousin and Wells were wanted for, and had to give it up. _ Dave bought a new grip and divided his money between! \ the two, “Monday morning came around, and bidding adieu to his friends he started for Bangor, promising to visit the boys at their homes in Boston. When he reached his hotel. he found several letters awaiting him. _ Two were in Elise’s handwriting and he opened and read them first. One of them, which had been three weeks in reaching him, had the following surprise for Dave; “Tt will astonish you to learn that I received a note from your uncle requesting me to furnish him with your address, as he said he wanted to communicate with you: I copied your last route in Massachusetts and sent it to him. I trust this means something good for you, dear.” “JT wonder if my uncle has found ott that I did not forge that check?” thought Dave. _. The next letter he picked up bore the inp of the publishing house, and contained a check for his vacation week’s salary, ‘without the qusual expense addition, “What There were also some instructions concerning his work| tor the forthgoming week. ‘The last letter also bore the imprint of his publishers. He found that it contained a letter addressed to him in bis uncle’s handwriting, “Now TU learn what is in the wind,” he. thought. me He eagerly tore it open and found a long. letter. from his uncle, who said he had discoyered that he had acted ‘wrongfully toward Dave and earnestly begged his pardon. The letter ended thus: “Drop everything and come home at once. I am in xrent trouble“over Herbert, who has got himself into very serious trouble through his connection with that young coundrel, Wells. inelose a draft on Boston for #100 use of it.” e, glad as he would ne béen to- start he Newe ‘£ rs had treated him well, ‘dtop the business be-| shad sent somebody : to ee eis plane DRIVEN TO WORK. ‘|to prosecute him, with the understanding that he wot once, felt that he ¢ould not, in justice to his em-| lishing house, explaining the change in us prospects, and how it would be necessary for hima to give up the job, at. the same time thanking him for the consideration he had received since he went to work for the firm. Of course, he had to write a long letter to Elise before he went to bed, telling her of the hang-up time he had had at Bar Harbor ; how ie had found $18,000 in the old mill, — and the particulars of the letter he had received from oe i uncle. ne Next morning he went to the paneer National Bink ‘ and bought an $18,000 draft on New York with his gold. Vive. days later he got’a letter from the manager of his firm, expressing regret that Dave was obliged to sever his connection with the house, and complimenting him for the progress he had made since he started out. Bil He was informed that his successor would conneet with ae him on Saturday and take the work off his hands. Ae Dave wrote Elise that he would be in New York Sun day, and he sent his uncle word that he would be Ae that day. ae e He reached New York by boat Sunday morning, oud re- ceived a warm welcome from his uncle. F: ‘Then he learned of the trouble that had threatened H bert, and was amazed to find out it was Herbert and We Is) who had been at Silas Hale’s house on the night the mon lender was shot. cluded it would ie at to tell the truth, and did $0. This let Herbert, who corroborated the story, ‘att his scrape, and the fact that it was established that the money lender had been shot with hig own weapon, foun in his. hand, caused the authorities to release Wells al Wells made a full confession to Mr. Dent cone his forgery work,-and the politician finally concluded have nothing further to do with his son. 0; Dave went to Princeton with Herbert and in ae ‘nai # graduated. n Then he and Herbert were catdistieiiagie in. busin the politician, and soon after he married Elise P: who had come into full possession of | her property. Dave never regretted that he was ‘driven to work. it not only enlightened him greatly in the way: |world, but brought him a small fortune “from she string,” 2 ue THE END. aueties (240) of ‘aang ia Porbane Wea."
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The oil com- pany which failed to carry out its contract, it is ti Ma years the expense of the change, sy ‘The first section of the Shanghai-Hangchow-Ningpo Railway, which extends from Shanghai to Frengch’ing, a distance of / 38 miles, was opened for traffic not long since. This line i was built under Chinese engineers. The preliminary survey f the line was made in the winter of 1907. There are 10 sta- tions and 48 steel bridges on this section. The longest bridges ‘a ave spans of 440 feet, 400 feet and 200 feet, respectively. ‘The _ average cost of construction was $35,000 per mile. While it may not be generally known, it is a fact, never- theless, that many skins of wild animals in western North olina are annually taken and that these skins have a hand- some intrinsic value. Mink and fox skins, as well as bear skins and deer skins, are marketed every fall and winter at good figures. 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These after being courteously acknowledged, are referred to the’ proper departmenis, and placed on file there until the subject to Which each of them relates can be taken up for consid- eration. Many of the letters are purely- formal, or contain re- quests for something which cannot be granted. These the clerks answer and the President’s secretary signs. The re- ( quests for charity are so many that a special “form” has been devised to be used in answering them. They are all alike necessarily and politely refused. All letters which the Presi- . dent ought to see are carefully briefed—that is, a slip is pinned at the top of each letter, and on this is a typewritten synopsis of its contents, telling who the writer is and what he has to present. Frequently the President is sufficiently interested by the brief to cause him to read the whole letter. Some- times the communication is referred to a Cabinet officer, in which case the slip is retained at the White House and filed away. When-a large number of persons write on the same subject the letters are bunched, and the brief at the top gives. the names of those who present one argument, and in another list the persons who offer a different view. This is an admir- able way of “jumping at conclusions,” mate necessary BY the excessive burdens of the Presidential office. JOKES AND JESTS. “You aie a model abana, ” said ine lady who was con- gratulating the bride. The next day the bride bethought her to look up the word “model” in the dictionary and this is what she found: “Model—A small imitation of the real thing.” Some one was saying something pretty to George Ade in regard to his books and plays. ‘Thank you,” said the young author, gravely. “You remind me of something. <A little while after the appearance of my first book I went to spend a week in a summer resort outside of Chicago. The land- lord of the modest hotel said to me: ‘Mr. Ade, you are a literary man, I believe?’ I blushed and smiled and answered that I had written a few trifles, nothing more. ‘I have several literary men stopping here, the landlord went on. ‘Well, I’m rather glad of that,” said I. ‘Yes, said the land- lord. ‘I like literary men, They never object to paying ee advance, They are used to it.’” In addressing a mother’s congress while in this country the Chinese statesman, Wu Ting Fang, said: “All the mothers before me will some day be mothers-in-law, so I’m going to tell you a little story to remember when that happy day ar- vives. The parlor maid in the house of a young married couple, answered the doorbell one morning, and a few mo- ments later went upstairs to her mistress. ‘If you please, — ma’am,’ she said, ‘the strangest lady is downstairs. She won’t give her name and she has taken off her coat and hat, and she opened the two closets and rummaged through them and then she looked at the windows: and shgok her head and she rubbed. her finger over the mantel and the piano and there € ther wasn't mel’ interrupted her mistress. “My menue mot
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Rasa FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. I started for the hotel on the Jersey coast, and when I arrived there the mysterious affair had assumed a different bearing altogether. The head of the Philadelphia firm where’ Phil — Day had occupied a confidential position, had just arrived: - before me, and it was soon announced that the missing young man had embezzled a lar ge amount of money. yt Paul Horton was thoroughly puzzled about the whole affair. i While having a confidential chat with me on the matter he said: “That young man was a rival of mine, but I can’t be-. lieve that he was dishonest, even though the proofs are ‘SRene against him.” I had a theory of my own about the affair and J restive to work it out, Then I commenced to shadow the Spaniard, who was a tall, muscular man, with marked features and a dark skin. £5 The first might I was at the hotel I discovered that Carlos Gomez was a great gambler—on the strict quiet. Then Paul Horton and I “put up a job” on him. I was supposed to b man of means, out for a holiday, while Paul was really = a snug fortune, and he was enjoying himself as a gentlem should. While I was never much of a gambler, T can é what is called a fair game of poker, and Pani was be et — at it. We were not supposed to know each other until ‘thi night, when a quiet game was proposed by Paul, in which tle Spaniard was only too willing to join. i ‘ We soon found out that Gomez was a regular sharper. Fe — could manipulate the cards in a manner that would have ma “the heathen Chinee” as jealous as fury. We were playit, in Paul’s room, and the game had not progressed far wh I swore that my friend was cheating. Paul sprang up on the instant, and dealt mea andes slep across the face, ' d I pulled out my revolver, erying: “I'll have your life fs ‘that, you infernal scoundrel! Draw and defend youself! “T have no weapon!” cried Paul. 4 “Then get one and come out with me!” I cried. “Have vu a revolver, sir?” I asked, turning to the Spaniard. aes After some persuasion the Spaniard drew forth ar saying: “If you must fight, gentlemen, had you not he retire to some secluded spot?” We accepted his suggestion, and were soon ‘pnt, each other in a lonesome spot on the beach. The ‘Spaniard sav the word and we both fired on the instant. I clapped ce hand to my breast, uttered a fearful groan, and fell nD é sand. “I am a déad man!” I groaned, “Ply, or you w: tried for ata Ye I hear some one coming!” © THE TELL-TALE HAT By Horace Appleton. Riding up in the cars from Long Branch one summer after- noon I happened to meet an old sporting friend, named Paul Horton. “You’re just the man I want to see,” said he as I took a seat beside him. “I have been somewhat under the weather, and I went to a quiet watering-place on the Jersey coast to recuperate. As quiet as it was, however, I fear that a.very tragic affair has taken place there.” “Let us hear about it,” I replied. . “At the hotel where I put up an old gentleman and his ‘daughter are stopping. The old man is well fixed, and the daughter is a perfect fairy, and a great favorite, especially with the men, and one in particular, a young fellow from Philadelphia, by the name of Philip Day, who disappeared two nights ago in a mysterious fashion. I fear he has met with foul play.” “Let me hear more about the case.” Daisy and her father are from New York City, and they have a friend down there with them, a Spaniard named Car- los Gomez, who claims that he is very wealthy, with a title to match., He has been making fierce love to the young lady, in which he has the support of her father, as the old fellow is taken with his airs’ and his title.” “Do you think he’ 8 a humbug, Paul?” ' “T do—and a blamed sight worse.” “Ts the yourlg lady in love with the Spaniard?” _ “I’m sure she isn’t, though she accepts him as her escort. She cares a great deal for Phil Day, the young Philadelphian, and she is now in great distress, as she is almost assured of his death.” ; “How’s that?” _ “Daisy went out boating with the Spaniard yesterday morn- ing. The fellow is a splendid oarsmian, and the young girl delights in the water. They were sweeping around the rock outside the bay when the young girl saw a dark object in . the water. : “Stop the boat till I catch that hat!’ she cried to the ‘Spaniard, but he pulled on without appearing to hear her, and she Called to him again, looking at him at the same time, As She told me afterward, she noticed he was deadly pale and’ ‘that’ he gasped for breath as he stopped rowing. ‘The hat floated by at the moment, and Daisy, reached over the side of the boat and caught it, as the Spaniard cried excitedly: Gee, ‘Don’t touch it! It may come from a fever infected ves- ; sel!’ “Why, it’s a new hat!” said Daisy, holding it up before ‘him. ‘Dear me! I’ve seen it somewhere before. Ag I live, it belongs to Mr. Philip Day! How strange!’ ” ' “Was the young man missing at that time?” I asked. “Daisy did not know that he was. When they put back to. _. the hotel she heard that he had not been seen since the pre- ‘vious night, and that he had not slept in his room.” j “But he may have been called pace to Philadelphia sud- RA tenly,” T remarked, f “ “hy “We have telegraphed to his house in Philadelphia and in tk are no rane of him. oy Ponte man Bey et ey re afternoon, and they were also disguised. 1 saw pee: it tl J | supper table, and I could perceive that the Spa: ar suffering from, severe menta . When the Spani up his revolver, which Paul ad dropped when I fel sand. When they were out of sight I picked myself then secured the Spaniard’s weapon. I was shaking th sand from my clothes when Daisy Fowler, who was confidence, appeared from behind a rock. set hs “Have you got the revolver?” she asked, ‘ “T have, Miss Fowler,” I answered, and I will soon one of the bullets fits the hole in the hat.” ies te On leaving the young lady I hastened to the vailw: tion, changing my appearance on the way before takin, train for Philadelphia. I put up at the Girard House, guised as an old man, and in the morning I sallie make certain inquiries about Phil Day.
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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. - . pao — As the woman gaye vent to this exclamation she flung a dagger at the prostrate man, and it struck him in the breast. A cry of agony burst from the Spaniard, while a dark form darted into the yard and seized the woman. It was Paul Horton. é Keeping. the two rascals covered with my weapons, I made them walk through the alley to the street, preceded by Paul and the woman. When we reached the front of the house . I yel'ed loudly for the police and we soon had plenty of help on hand. Giving the three prisoners in charge of three officers, Paul and I, with three other members of the force, entered. When Paul saw the face of the wounded man on the bed he exclaimed: “My heavens! If it isn’t Phil Day!” The young man was sleeping under the infiuence of a drug; i but he was soon aroused. : The wounded Spaniard laid bare the whole plot that night. The rascal’s real name was Rarez, and he was from Cadiz, Spain. He had a beautiful sister, who was as artful as him- self, but possessed of more courage. ‘They were compelled to fly from their native city, and they hastened to New York, where they soon got into trouble. They then fled to Phila- delphia, where they lived honestly for a while,.as far as was known. The young Spanish girl fell in love with the head bookkeeper of the firm by whom Phil Day.was employed and became his wife. Urged on by his wife, the unfortunate man commenced to pilfer from the firm, until he had embezzled a large amount of money. The cunning woman then conceived a bold plan for saving her husband’s character, and Phil Day was selected as the victim. Through some skillful forgeries it was made to appear that the trusted young salesman had appropriated the purloined funds; but it was also necessary to get him out of the way. When absent on a vacation the young man found himself at — the Jersey hotel, where he met young Daisy Fowler, and — fell in love with her. Carlos Gomez soon appeared on the scene, and it turned out that he had met Daisy in. New York, although her family were not aware of his real character. The Spaniard enticed Phil Day to a lonesome spot on the beach, where his. sister and her husband were lying in wait, The guilty bookkeeper sprang out on Phil and dealt him a blow with a club, intending to knock him senseless, but the brave young fellow warded off the blow and closed with, his ty “wretch of 2 spy, you will die, or you will swear to do | assailant, calling on the treacherous Spaniard to aid him, ; + bidding! Make no outery, or I will stab you to the heart!”| Then the vicious woman fired at Phil Day from behind. ah made up my mind to “play ’ possum” for a time and trust] The ball passed — through his hat and struck him on ‘the. 5 good fortune to get me out of the scrape. back of the head, inflicting a seolni: wound and rendering “The villain is ‘senseless, * said the man when he found him senseless. \ a did not speak or attempt to resist. The guilty pair were about to finish their work when the |. ¥; Although I dared not open my eyes, I satan by the voices Spaniard protested, Asa compromise it was arranged that, Nene me that my captor had been joined by his companions. Phil should be conyeyed to Philadelphia in a covered wagon — 18 two. wien lifted me from the ‘ground, and were bearing and kept there until 3, iss died was otherwise dis. (s posed of, B “The tell-tale hat fell on the aaah in the sotaaica: ane Ba it was overlooked until a wave “washed it out to sea. . kee ‘The three conspirators were tried and convicted, and they all received heavy sentences, as they well deserved. Phil Day recovered. his health ant strength, and “peter Fowler became his bride. f There is a fancy frame in a certain house | in New n | to-day, and it is highly embellished Jas an orndment, | A ‘In that frame may be seen the object that. served t re] Phi Day. : % him, He réfused to take any of the cash in your trunk, and I took it all. He’s scared to death.” - Where is he going to-night?” “He has dropped a slight hint about calling on a Spanish friend.” “Tl shadow him and while he is out you search his valise.” ' “The fellow has never let it out of his hand since we left Jersey. I think he means to give me the slip.” “He's playing a deep game, but we'll corner him: Let us separate before he comes down. There he is now!” a slipped away from my friend and followed the Spaniard: He led me a long chase before he pulled up at a house on Vine street, beyond Broad. On ringing the bell the Spaniard was admitted by a young woman, who shook hands with him in a cordial manner. | There was no light in the house except in the back room --on the second floor, and the Venetian blinds were closed. 5 vorking very cautiously, I soon reached the top’ of a grape rbor at the back of the house, and then peeped in through “te blinds. There were four persons in the room, one of va ‘thom was lying on a bed with a bandage on his ‘head, appar- atly sound asleep. Another was the handsome young woman vho had admitted the Spaniard, the latter being now engaged mes conversation with her. I could not see the features of the a pes person, as his back was turned toward the window, “jut, IT could make out that he was a stout man, above the _syerage height, “Oh, you are a fool!” said the woman, addressing the Bains “ in excited tones. : “But what could I do?” remonstrated the Spaniard. “I> ; ected wisely, I think.” i “You acted like a vile coward, as you always do. We - should not have spared that imbecile asleep there now. Those Ren duped you. They were detectives. It was a mock duel. me a were duped.” | : But one of them is at the Girard House with me now—” : “And T’ll be sworn the other is there, also, if he is not acking you. Gracious! What is that?” f The | woman's exclamation was caused by the breaking down f the woodwork of the arbor, which had given way under C} with a erash, TI struck on my head and lay stunned for ome ‘moments. Just as I was recevering my senses I was ed. by a pair of powerful arms, and a voice hissed in my se ae, I oe, ee ae ‘ale pide) struck ‘the big man on at nose, Almost at the x panies: my clenched fist went up and caught the Span- rd nder the chin. The: Spaniard yelled with pain as hej A kk. The other man was half stunned for the moment, ‘a either of them could recover himself I had them | with my volvers. “You are my prisoners! Resist, plow you brains out!” I as ae
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By Prof. Leo Hugo Koch, A, OG, -S., author of “How 0 Hypnotize,” ete. PALMISTRY. No. 82. HOW TO DO PALMISTRY.—Containing the most ap- proved methods of reading the lines on the hand, together with a full explanation of their meaning, Also explaining phrenology, and the key for telling character by the bumps on the head. By Leo Hugo Koch, A. C. 8. Fully illustrated, 3 HYPNOTISM. No. 83. HOW TO HYPNOTIZH.—OContaining valuable and in- etructive information regarding the science of hypnotism, Also @xplaining the most approved methods which are employed by the leading hypnotists of the world. By Leo Hugo rer ACS. SPORTING. No. 21. HOW TO HUNT AND FISH.—The most complete hunting and fishing guide ever published. It contains full. in- structions about guns, hunting dogs, traps, trapping and fishing, together with descriptions of game and fish, No, 26. HOW TO ROW, SAIE; AND BUMD A BOAT.—TIully illustrated. EXvery boy should know how to row and sail a boat. Full instructions are given in this little book, together with in- gatas Cg ce) swimming and riding, companion sports to boating. No. HOW TO BREAK, RIDE AND DRIVH A HORSH.— A eaipiete treatise on the horse. Describing the most useful horses for business, the best horses for the road; also yaluable recipes for ‘@iseases peculiar to the horse. No. 48. HOW TO BUILD AND SAIL CANOES—A handy book for boys, containing full directions for constructing canoes and the most popular manner of sailing them. Fully illustrated. By ©. Stansfield Hicks, FORTUNE TELLING. No. 1. NAPOLBON’S ORACULUM AND DRBAM BOOK.— ; Containing the great oracle of human destiny; also the true mean- ing of almost any kind of dreams, together with charms, ceremonies, and curious games of cards. A complete book. No, 28. HOW TO HXPLAIN DRHAMS.—Dyerybody dreams, from the little child to the aged man and woman. ‘This little book _ gives the explanation to all kinds of dreams, together with lucky and unlucky days, and “Napoleon’s Oraculum,” the book of fate. No. 28. HOW TO TELL FORTUNES. —Fiyeryone is desirous of knowing what his future life will bring forth, whether happiness or misery, wealth or poverty. You can tell by a glance at this little book, Buy one and be convinced. Tell your own fortune, Tell ‘the fortune off your friends, No. 76. HOW TO TOLL FORTUNES BY THH HAND.— Containing. rules for telling fortunes by the aid of lines of the hand, or the secret of palmistry. Also the secret of telling future events by aid of moles, marks, scars, ete. Illustrated, By A. Anderson. ATHLETIC. No. 6. HOW TO BECOME AN ATHLETE.-—Giving full in- struction for the use of dumb bells, Indian clubs, parallel bars, . horizontal bars and various other methods of developing a good, - healthy muscle; containing over sixty illustrations. Every boy can ~ become strong and healthy by following the instructions contained in ae ane book. 0. HOW TO BOX.—The art of self-defense made easy. Grcuice over thirty illustrations of guards, blows, and the ditfer- ent positions of a good boxer. Every boy should obtain one of these useful and instructive books, as it will teach you how to box ; without an instructor. } No. 2. HOW TO BHCOME A GYMNAST.—Containing full instructions for all kinds of gymnastic sports and athletic exercises. Bmbracing thirty-five illustrations. By Professor W. Macdonald. No. 34. HOW 'TO FENOH.— Containing full instruction for - fencing and the use of the broadsword; also instruction in archery. Described with twenty-one practical illustrations, giving the best positions: in pions: A complete book. 8 6 TRICKS WITH CARDS. | No. 51. HOW TO DO TRICKS WITH CARDS.—Containing acplanntions of the general principles of sleight-of-hand applicable ti Amie tricks; of card | tricks with ordinary cards, and not. requirin tee hand; of tricks dey olens sleight-of-hand, or the use o ly prepa Be ap age come she Meee ch No. 72. HOW TO DO SIXTY TRICKS WITH CARDS. iat bracing all of the latest and most deceptive card tricks, with il- lustrations. By A. Anderson No. 77. HOW tO DO FORTY TRICKS WITH CARDS. — Uontaining deceptive Card Tricks as performed by leading conjurors — and magicians. Arranged for home amusement. I ully illustrated. | MAGIC. No. 2. HOW TO DO TRICKS.—The great book of magic and card tricks, containing full instruction on alt the leading card tricks — of the day, also the most popular magical illusions as performed! our leading magicians; every boy should obtain a copy of this bok, as it will both amuse and instruct. No, 22. HOW TO DO SECOND SIGHT.—Helier’s second ght - explained by his former-assistant, Wred Hunt, Jr. Wxplaining ow the secret dialogues were carried, on between the magician an he boy on the stage; also giving all the codes and signals. “LHe authentic explanation of second sight. No. 43. HOW TO BECOME A MAGICIAN.—Containing the © grandest assortment of magical illusions ever placed before the — public, Also tricks with cards, incantations, ete. iw No. 68. HOW TO DO CHEMICAL TRICKS. —-Containing wer one hundred highly amusing and instructive tricks with chemieus. mM By A. Anderson. Handsomely illustrated. No. 69. HOW 'TO DO SLEIGHT OF HAND.—Containing oer fifty of the latest and best tricks used by magicians. Also contéin- ie he secret of second sight. Fully illustrated. By A. Anderon. 70. HOW TO MAKE MAGIC TOYS,—Containing ‘ull directions for making Magic Toys and devices of many kinds, Pr A, Anderson. Fully illustrated. No. 73. HOW TO DO TRICKS WITH NUMBERS. <Ghowee many curious tricks with figures and the magic of numbers. By A. Anderson. Fully illustrated, No. 75. HOW TO BHCOME A CONJUROR. — Contain pe tricks with Dominos, Dice, Cups and Balls, Hats, ete. Embrac thirty-six illustrations. By A. Anderson. cs herd No. 78. HOW TO DO THH BLACK ART.—Containing a com ~ plete description of the mysteries of Magic and sleet of Hand, — together with many wonderful experiments. By A, Anderson, Illustrated. MECHANICAL, No. 29. HOW TO BHCOME AN INVENTOR. —Hyery bo should know how inventions originated. This book explains th f all, giving examples in electricity, hydraulics, agnetent ta a pneumatics, mechanics, etc. The most instructive book publishec No. 56. HOW 'TO BECOMD AN ENGINEER. ~ Containing fall instructions how to proceed in order to become a locomoti ive en- gineer; also directions for building a model locomotive; togethel with a full description of everything an engineer should know. No. 57. HOW TO, MAKE MUS’OAL INSTRUMENTS, —Full directions how to make a Banjo, Violin, Zither, Aolian Harp, , Xylo- phene and other musical instruments; together with a brief de- seription of nearly every musical instrument used in ancien! modern times. Profusely illustrated. By Algernon §. Vitageral for twenty years bandmaster of the Royal Bengal Marines. . No. 59. HOW TO MAKE A MAGIC LANTHRN. ~Oontaiuil a description of the lantern, together with its history and inven Also full directions for ie be and for painting slides, Handsomely — ee By John A iy ha . HOW TO DO ‘MECHANICAL TRICKS. —Containing Snes ‘instructions for performing over sixty Mechanical Bi By A. Anderson, Fully illustrated. LETTER WRITING. i a No. 11. HOW TO WRITH LOVE-LETTERS. —A rae 0 plete little book, containing full directions for writing love-lette and when to use them, giying specimen letters cy young and No. 12. HOW TO Whi Ts LETTERS TO TO LAD WEG complete instructions for writing letters oe las on all subje also letters of introduction, notes and req No. 24. HOW TO WRITD LETTERS aio GENTLEMB: Containing full directions for writing to gentlemen on all subj also elie aR ee for Pe aN Si No. 53. HOW TO WRITH LETTERS.—A wonderful It book, telling you how to write es your sweetheart, yout" fath mother, sister, brother, employer; and, in fact, everybody side body you wish to write to. Byer. ery ee man and avery Feu lady in ee land should have this book aise No. 74. HOW TO WRITE. LETTMRS ene ; taining All instructions for writing letters on elmost a also Tales Fag push and nsec with | £39,
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eh ; THE STAGE. : No. 41. THE BOYS OF NEW YORK END MEN’S JOKE BOOK.—Containing a great variety of the latest jokes used by the ‘most famous end men. No amateur minstrels is complete without this wonderful little book. : 5 No. 42. THE BOYS OF NNW YORK STUMP SPRAKER.— j Containing a varied assortment of stump speeches, Negro, Dutch and Trish. Also end. men’s jokes. Just the thing for home amuse- ment and amateur shows. _. No, 45, THE BOYS OF NEW YORK MINSTREL GUIDE AND JOKE BOOK.—Something new and very instructive. Byery boy should obtain this book, as it contains full instructions for or- ganizing an amateur minstrel troupe. ; ‘No, 65. MULDOON’S JOKHS.—This is one of the most original joke books ever published, and it is brimful of wit and humor. It contains a large collection of songs, jokes, conundrums, etc., of _ Terrence Muldoon, the great wit, humorist, and practical joker of : the day. Every boy who can enjoy a good substantial joke should obtain a copy immediately. No. 79. HOW TO BHCOMH AN ACTOR.—Containing com- plete instructions how to make up for various characters on the stage; together with the duties of the Stege Manager, Prompter, Scenie Artist and Property Man, By a prominent Stage Manager. No. 80. GUS WILLIAMS’ JOKE BOOK.—Containing the lat- @st jokes, anecdotes and funny stories of this world-renowned and eyer popular German comedian. Sixty-four pages; handsome he cover containing a half-tone photo of the author. a ee HOUSEKEEPING. __ N. 16. HOW TO. KEDP A WINDOW GARDEN.—Containing full nstructions for constructing a window garden either in town _ or cuntry, and the most approved methods for raising beautiful “PS he Rome The most complete book of the kind ever pub- Hshai. : N>. 30. HOW TO COOK.—One of the most instructive books woking ever published. It contains recipes for cooking meats, , game, and oysters; also pies, puddings, cakes and all kinds of asty, and a grand collection of recipes by one of our most popular ORS. : >. 87. HOW TO KEEP HOUSE.—It contains information for everybody, boys, *girls, men and women; it will teach you how to male almost anything around the house, such as parlor ornaments, racxets, cements, Aeolian harps, and bird lime for catching birds. eae ELECTRICAL. - 46. HOW TO MAKE AND USE BLECTRICITY.—A de- @crijtion of the wonderful uses of electricity and electro magnetism ; ‘togeiher with full instructions for making Hlectrie Toys, Batteries, ete. By George Trebel, A. M., M. D. Containing over fifty i}- tations. | N 64. HOW TO MAKE ELECTRICAL MACHINES.—Con- full directions for making electrical machines, induction s, dynamos, and many novel toys to be worked by electricity. A. R. Bennett. Fully illustrated, ; 67. HOW TO DO ELECTRICAL TRICKS.—Containing & large collection of instructive and highly amusing electrical tricks, together with illustrations. By A. Anderson. ENTERTAINMENT. 9. HOW TO BECOME A ROMS t a ny Harry edy. ‘Ite secret given away. Every intelligent boy reading is book of instructions, by a practical professor (delighting multi- any HOW 8 weak interestin uzzles and conundrums, with key to same. Be boo re Bally illustrated. By A. Anderson, ETIQUETTE. : ane methods of ap- ng to good advantage at parties, balls, the theatre, church, and ‘awing-room, — ; - DECLAMATION. : 97. HOW TO RECITE AND BOOK OF kxiCITATIONS, ratit ; t ular selections in use, comprising Dutch alect, Yankee and Irish: dialect pieces, together ome 7 Coat ae No. 31. HOW TO BECOMH® A SPHAKHR.—Containing four teen illustrations, giving the different positions requisite to become a good speaker, reader and elocutionist. Also containing gems from all the popular authors of prose an¢@ poetry, arranged in the mont simple and concis2, manner possible. 4) No. 49. HOW TO DEBATE.—Giving rules for ducting dee bates, outlines for debater, questions for discussion, “And the begs sources for procuring information on the questions given. SOCIETY. ‘ No. 8. HOW TO FLIRY.—tThe arts ana wiles of flirtation ef fully explained by this little book. Besides the various methods of handkerchief, fan, glove, parasol, window and hat flirtation, it cone tains a full Jist of the language and sentiment of flowers, which ig - interesting to everybody, both old and young. You cannot be happy, withvut one. ‘ No. 4. HOW TO DANCH is the title of a new and handsome littie book just issued by Frank Tousey. It contains full instrues tions in the art of dancing, etiquette in the ball-room and at parties, ie to dress, and full directions for calling off in all popular square ances. es No. 5. HOW TO MAK® LOVE.—A complete guide to love, courtship and marriage, giving sensible advice, rules and etiquette’ to be observed, with many curious and interesting things not gen- erally known. No. 17. HOW TO DRBESS.—Containing full instruction in the art of dressing and appearing well at home and abroad, giving the selections of colors, material, and how to have them made up. No. 18. HOW TO BECOME BEAUTIFUL.—One of the brightest and most valuable little books ever giyen to the world. verybody wishes to know how to become beautiful, both male and [émale. ‘Che secret is simple, and almost costless. Read this book and be convinced how to become beautiful. : BIRDS AND ANIMALS. No. 7 HOW TO KEEP BIRDS.—Handsomely illustrated and containing full instructions for the management and>training of the canary, mockingbird, bobolink, blackbird, paroquet, parrot, ete. No. 89. HOW TO RAISE DOGS, POULTRY, PIGHONS AND RABBITS.—A useful and instructive book. Handsomely illus- trated. By Ira Drofraw. No. 40. HOW TO MAKH AND SET TRAPS.—Including hints on how to catch moles, weasels, otter, rats, squirrels and | birds. Also how to cure skins. Copiously illustrated. By J. Harrington eone, No. 50. HOW TO STUFF BIRDS AND ANIMALS.—A valuable book, giving instructions in collecting, preparing, mounting and preserving birds, animals and insects. y 3 No. 54. HOW TO KEEP AND MANAGE PETS.—Giving com: plete information as to the manner and method of raising, keepin taming, breeding, and managing all kinds of pets; also giving ful instructions for making cages, etc. Fully explained by twenty-eight illustrations, making it the most complete book of the kind ever published. MISCELLANEOUS. No. 8. HOW TO BECOME A SCIENTIST.—A useful and in- structive book, giving a complete treatise on chemistry; also ex- periments in acoustics, mechanics, mathematics, chemistry, and di- rections for making, fireworks, colored fires, and gas balloons. This book cannot be equaled. No. 14. HOW TO MAKE CANDY.—A complete hand-book for making all kinds of candy, ice-cream, syrups, essences, etc. etc. _ No. $4. HOW TO BECOME AN AUT OR.— Containing full information regarding choice of subjects, the use of words and the manner of preparing and submitting manuscript. Also containing valuable information as to the neatness, legibility and general com~ position of manuscript, essential to a successful author. By Prince EHiland, ~ No. 38. HOW TO BECOME YOUR OWN DOCTOR.—A won- derful book, containing useful and practical information in the treatment of ordinary diseases and ailments common to eyery Ls pet Abounding in useful and effective recipes for general com- aints. : : No. 55. HOW. 'TO COLLECT STAMPS AND COINS.—Con- taining valuable information regarding the collecting and arranging of stamps and coins. Handsomiely illustrated. e No. 58. HOW TO BE A DETECTIVE.—By Old King Brady, the world-known detective. In which he lays down some valuable and sensible rules for beginners, and also relates some adventureg and experiences of well-known detectives, ~ : No, 60. HOW TO BECOME A PILOTOGRAPHER.—Contain- ing useful information regarding the Camera and how to work its also how to make Photographie Magie Lantern Slides and other Transparencies. Handsomely illustrated. By Captain W. De W. Abney. _ ! : ao \ No. 62. HOW TO BECOME A WEST POINT MILITARY CADET.—Containing full expianations how to gain admittance, \eourse of Study, Examinations, Duties, Staff of Officers, Pos Guard, Police Regulations. Fire Department, and all a boy should know to be a Cadet. Compiled and written by Lu Senarens, author Cadet.” sted
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Fame and Fortune Weekly STORIES OF BOYS WHO MAKE MONEY By A SELF-MADE MAN COLORED COVERS 205 206 1 A Castaway’s Fortune; or. PRIGE 5 Cts, ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY 82 PAGE This Weekly contains interesting stories of smart boys, who win fame and fortune by their ability to take advantage of passing opportunities. Some of these stories are founded on true incidents in the lives of our most successful self-made men, and show how a boy of pluck, perseverance and brains can become fam- ous and wealthy. ALREADY PUBLISHED. ; Eastman & Co., Stocks and Bonds; or, The Twin Boy Brokers of Wall Street. The Little Wizard: or, The Success of a Young Inventor. After the Golden Hagles; or, A Lucky Young Wall Street Broker. A Lucky Lad; or, The Boy Who Made a Railroad Pay Too Good to Last; or, Six Months in the Wall Street Money Market. Dick, the Boy Lawyer; or, Winning a Big Fee. Broker Dexter's New Boy; or, A Young Innocent in Wall Street. From Mill to Millions; or, The Poor Boy Who Became a Stee} Magnate. Three Game Speculators; or, The Wall Street Boys’ Syndicate, A Stroke of Luck; or, The Bop Who Made Money in Oil. Little Hal, the Boy Trader ; Picking Up Money in Wall Street. On the Gold Coast; or, The * ireandt of the Stranded Ship. Lured by the Market ; or, A Boy's Big Deal in Wall Street. Trading Tom; or, The Boy Who Bought Everything. Iavored by Fortune; or, The Youngest Firm in Wall. Street. Jack Jasper’s Venture; or, A Canal Route to Fortune. After Big Money; or, Turning the Tables on the Wall Brokers. A Young Lumber King: Ralph Roy’s Riches; or, A Smart Boy's Run on Luck. The Hunt for a Pirate's Gold. The Wall Street Boy Who Saved Street or, The Poy Who Worked His Way Up. Wall Street The Little Money Maker; or, the Market. Rongh and Ready Dick; or, A Young Express Agent’s Luck. Tipped Off by Velegraph: or, Shaking Up the Wall Street “Bears.” The Boy Builder; or, The Rise of a Young Mason. Marty the Messenger: or, Capturing Coin in Wall Street. The Stolen Bank Note: or, The Career of a Boy Merchant. Digging Up Dollars; or, The Nerve of a Young “Bull” Operator. A Runaway Boy: or, The Buried Treasure of the Incas. The Old Broker's Heir; or, The Boy Who Won in Wall Street. From Parm to Fortune; or, The Boy Who Made Money in Land. Ragged Rob of Wall Street; or, $50,000 From a D.me. The Boy Railroad Magnate; or, The Contract That Brought a Million. Dandy Dick, The Boss Boy Broker; or, Hustling for Gold in Wall Street. Caught By Cannibals; The Little Operator ; ce tOdenering the ‘ The Treasure of the Land of Fire. ‘Bears” of Wall Street. 207 208 209 Air Line Ed: or, Building a Telegraph Line, A Boy of the Curb; or, The Secret of a Treasure Note. From lWoundry Boy to Stee! King; or, The Rise of a You Bridge Builder. The Missing Box of Bullion; or, The Boy Who Solved a WwW Street Mystery. Claim No. 7; or, A Fortune From a Gold Mine. aa te 212 Out For Big Money; or, Touching Up the Wall Street Trader 22 The Young Wall Street Jonah; or, The Boy Ice King; or, Coining Money trom the River. a of a Kind; or, The Combination that Made um. Bob Brandon, Contractor ; Wall Str or, The Treasure that Led to Mame. 3} A Boy From the South; or, Cleaning Out a Wall Street Croy Hal the Hustler; or, The*Feat That Made Him Famous. A Mad Broker's Scheme; or, The Corner That Couldn't Be Work Dollars From Dust; or, The Boy Who Worked a Silver Mine. Billy Black, the Broker's Son; or, The Worst Boy in Wall Stre Adrift in the Sea; or, The Treasure of Lone Reef. The Boy Who Puzzled 1 srokers. Wireless Will; or, The Success of a Young Telegraph Operator, Wall Street Jones: or. Trimming the Tricky Traders. Fred the Faker; or, The Success of a Young Street Merchant. The Lad From 'Frisco; or, Pushing the “Big Bonanza.” A W Street Story. The Lure of Gold; or, The Treasure of Coffin Rock. ae Maker Mack ; or, The Boy Who Smashed a Wall, ptt ‘Ring.” FF Missing for a Year; ve Making a Fortune in Diamonds. Phi! the Plunger; or, A Nervy Boy Game of Chance. A W Street Story. } Samson, the Boy Blacksmith; or, From Anvil to Fortune. tob's Big Risk: or, The Chance That Came But Once. 3 Stranded in the Gold Fields; or, The Treasure of Van Diemei Land. “Old Mystery,” the Broker; or, Playing a Daring Game. Street Story.) Capital—One Dime; or, Boring His Way to Fortune. Up Against a Hot Game: or, Two College Chums in Wall Stre A Big Contract; or, The Poor Boy Who Won. Benson's New Boy: or, Whooping Up the Wall Street Market. Driven to Work; or, A Fortune from a Shoe String. The Way to Make Money ; or, Taking Chances in Wall Street. 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