The other looked slightly puzzled.
“Have you forgotten that investment in the charity fund? which you thought money thrown away.”
“Oh!” Light broke in upon his mind. “You educated Davis. I remember now!”
“And Davis, hearing of my extremity, stepped forward and saved me. That was the best investment I ever made!”
The friend dropped his eyes to the pavement, stood for a moment or two without speaking, sighed and then moved on. How many opportunities for making similar investments had he not neglected!
THE LOST DEED.
A LEGEND OF OLD SALEM.
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BY E. D. ELIOT.