The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-07-02
True Road To Success.


on the steps OF his Uncle Dams stately
residence There was not the slightest
sigu of life anywhere around the
whole front part OF the house was
closed and darkened and having rung
several times without elicitiDg any
response, he was about to conclude
that there was no one within hearing.
VIXEN head was thrust out of one of
J the upper windows.
"Young man, 60 around to the side
tassto=.,
Considerably startled by this unex-
pected address, the young man obeyed.
Upon the porch, brushing away the
leaves that covered it, was a young
girl of fifteen. She looked very pretty
as she stood there, the bright autumn
nal sunshine falling on the round, white
arms and uncovered head.
Setting down her broom, she ushered
him into a medium-sized, plainly-fur-
nished room. which gave no indication
of the reputed wealth of its owner.
The young man took a seat, brushed
a few fecks of dust from the lapel of
his coat, ran his fingers through his
carefully arranged locks, and thus de-
livered himself
"Tell your master that his nephew,
Edward Stone is here"
A faint smile touched the rosy lips,
and, with a deinure 'sYes, SIR" the
girl vanished.
A few minutes later an elderly gen.
tleman entered. with intelligently mark
ed features, and shrewd look ID his
eye, which seemed TO take in the men,
tai measure of his visitor at glance.
"Well, sir, what is your business
with me 90
''I am your nephew, Edward Stone" :"
$50 my daughter told me. What
do you want %
81 came to pay my respects to you,
sir.''
eyes; but what do you want me to
do for you %
81 was thinking of going into bus
mess, and thought would come and
talk it over with you, and ask you to
give me lift"
"What better capital do you want
than you already have? 7? A strong,
able-bodied man wanting a. lift! You
ought to he ashamed of yourself
What have you been doing %
Edwards face flushed with anger at
this unceremonious language but feel
ing that he could notafford to quarrel
with his wealthy relative, he gave no
other indication OF it
"I've been liz store since I left
school, Two years ago.
"Saved nothing from your salary, l
suppose p
"No; it is only $500 a year not
more than enough for my expenses !"
''Humph You are able to dress
yourself out OF it, perceive. have
known men to rear and educate large
family OF $500 a year and, if you have
been unable to save anything, you cer-
tainly are not able to go into business
on your OWE account. When was
your age my income was less than $500
and saved half of it. What is the
business you want to engage in ?''
"Stationery and books. 5000 will
buy ii as the owner is obliged to sell
rare chance. 1 don't ask you to give
me the amount, only to lend it Ewill
give my note, with interest"
assYoung man, have several sucl
papers already. You can haye them al
for S5, and | warn you that i: viii
prove bad investment at that. car
give you some advice, though, which, j
you will follow, will be worth to yo'
a good many times over the amoun
you ask. But you won't do it."
"How do you know that ?'' Raie
Edward with smile, who began tt
feel more at home with his excentri
relative. I'd like to hear it, any
way.'
swell, here it is. 60 back to you
place at the store, and save So weel
from vour sa,ary, which you can easily
do learning in the meantime, all yor
can about the business you intend tt
persue. At the end of four years yot
will have the,eapital you seek, together
with sufficient experience and judgment
to know how to use it. And, bettel
stiH, It viii be yours earned by yonl
own industry and selt-denial, and worth
saore Than ten times that amount gol