The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-05-14

and stretched out his hands toward il as
If he were cold. To be sure it was a
warm day, and there was no fire In the
stove; but then Silas didn't know what
else TO do, SO he did that while he awaited
the Judges pleasure.
Quite cosey little Office I have
here, haven't Z" queried the latter gem
deman, pleasantly. take . cigar,
Bronson, producing case. I" Perhaps
they are not as good as you are accus-
toned to, but they are imported, and I
think them very fine. !"
Silas meekly accepted cigar, lighted
it, and then said, ss They are very nice -
applying the remark to both office and
cigar.
For a few minutes the Judge puffed
away in silence.
That was comfortable little wind
fall you had your uncle dying off there
IN California and leaving you hatmoney,' %
he said at last.
Eyes, answered silas, beginning to
feel complacent. ssToler'ble nice little
pile on't-a thousand dollars. Got il
this mornin''' p
TO be sure it is not q very large sum
for aman of your means, continued the
Judge but it is nice to get such things,
and it viii do to get suit of clothes and
few knick- -knacks, maybe. And that
makes me think, Bronson-where is it
you get your clothes2 My wife often
says: Now, Judge Fay, if you only had
the taste of Mr.. Bronson about dress Z
But then, bless mel / haven't or would
look as tasteful ON Sunday as you do. /"
The Judge was careful to say g Sunday, .
/ for if he had included weekdays it would
have been more than even Silas could
swallow.
ssJerry Markle, he made my last suit, -
answered Silas, surprised and pleased that
his dress should thus attract admiration,
and from so distinguished source, too.
The Judge passed another few minutes
| in meditative smoking.
ssThe fact is, Bronson" he resumed,
taking the cigar from his mouth, "the
| fact Is wanted to see you about little
| matter that is-well, may say of mutual
advantage. You see, Twas over in Penn
sylvania last week, and through the oil
regions. And while there I bought a
| tract, five acres, right near the best pro-
ducing well. OF course I could have
made a good thing by selling it again,
but concluded not to be selfish but to
come home and form stock company of
few of our influential men, like your
self and others.
II am very much obleeged to ye,
Judge" began silas; '.but then
" Please hear me through, % interrupt
ed the Judge, with a soft, deprecating
wave of the hand 6 am not done vet.
Now, there Is lots of money in this
thing if it Is properly managed, and as I
didn't wish to connect with Tom, Dick,
and Harry, have mentioned the matter
to but few of our best men. DIR. Ross,
Col. Clark and Squire Hardy have ali
taken stock, and our minister, the Rev.
MIR. Norris, expects to invest The stock
is only a trihs-five hundred dollars a
share.
g Yes-five hundred dolIars-uncom-
mon cheap, should say" stammered
SlIas. But then, ye see, hain't got
the money that is, to spare, jest now.
Tn sort of poor, ile. -
Poor e. echoed the Judge &c q man
of your means talking about poverty.
What is paltry I've hundred to you7''
And the speaker snapped his finger as if
the sum mentioned were insignificant
beyond measure. &c Why, man, III
warrant you have more than that with
You now r.
ST know !; but then I thought I'd bet
ter began Silas but the Judge broke
in with apparent surprise.
Oh, that's it You have been already
considering the matter9 I might have
about it. When / told him of my pro-
posed company last week he asked If you
were in it, and he said, IF Bronson
takes hold viii, because whatever Bron-
son takes hold of ssure tosucceed.' Those
were nus very words and SO ne spoke to
y1u nlmse,! Wen; I am glad on the
woe ne o1d, ana shas you are gong In
snLLn Wl1n us. but you can't have more than
TOUR snares, bronson with playful
TAP on the back" and you needn't pay
more tnan nalf down. That VIII be
enough 20 carry the thing through,
0nank.
And what could poor Silas say to all
.tIhs2 With nature weak and yielding,
he was surprised and fiattered to learn Of
his own prominence In the community,
and that such men as the Judge, Col
Clark, and others should give heed to
hls views on any subject was, to say the
least, extremely complimentary. In fact
Silas began to think his elf-estimate had
been placed altogether too low In times
past, and he PRESENT. lysmoked and talked
himself into q very pleasing state of COM
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