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Show II.. lb .,. .1 ll.l.l Tie. a. Tliero wat a .illicUo eudlns tn a pncutAUon In n ltroudway otllco onu day. '1 ha frlrndi of a iiubr railroad ngent Aw-mbled to bid blm guodliy, lia baling Ix-eii tranafernal by bit rout muy to aiuitbcr rlly. T Iwy gat 0 blm a ro.ll dlamoml ling In tokin vf their I Luting regard. 'Ilia rvelpkht of tlia 1:1ft, wlw U a Kenlal nnd generoua loan, put on lilt hat on I "Id, "Ho) a, I want )uu nil to tako luncheon wllh inc. and wa will haio annmUilng that tnurklet l.ieldv dhilnonda,H Juat oa tba party m laming Hi otllca a Ichgruin wai banded to th avnlal wrArvrof tha ring Ho opened ll laughingly, but n alnrtle.1 and aad dt-ued eiprelou cvnn oier lilt fiu-u nt Ii mad lu cwiilinla. Hauling It to on of bit frlenda, ba lutiiniuraHl liutk-tly, liutk-tly, ni do llw honor for luo, old fellow.' nnl loutlly retlreil Into lilt prh ato ordco. Tho tttlogrniu announced Ilia death uf lilt mother. Nvr toik 1 mom |