The Republican journal., 1884-03-06

| abundance Of oil territory undeveloped,
| and his friends were surprised beyond
expression when he announced bis re-
solve to demonstrate the correctness of
his conclusions. He undertook the task
OF developing, and. like many another
who started out on the belt theory, he
ended 'wild-cating. In other words he
assumed extraordinary risks His Efforts
were attended with varying success. He
experienced downright bad luck, and
rare good fortune, too.
In a year-less time-his old friends
scarcely knew Eugene F.. He was
energetic, confident, positive and decis-
i've; very fair specimen of thorough
going American business man His ven
lures proved profitable in the main, and
then all at once, accident flied his pock-
cts one night while he slept. He was
in the middle of the current. prominent
craft in the stream that allured th0us-
ands, tlOated a fraction into safe harbor,
and stranded great majority.
! seldom met Eugene now. We we're
in different channels Chance brought
us face to face one day in front of the Era
Office.
How are you, Ned? Had dinner /?
Come with me. | want company. No
refusal now
Make it tonight, at home, and Ill be
Oh hand.
J Wish couid, but the TRUTH Is, am
SO seldom at home now doA't know
WheI Ne spent night, or rather an
eNtniliS ii! hohle'
Ana thiS Was my Oooklsh 1lleld who,
e"l ago cou.a not 9e induced 10 leave
ms snug llOralN, or cosy living room.
Whefe MS vile and children were his
ch!tl companions
nan all hour conversation proved to
me that my lliend-the man had re-
SptcteG ana loNtd-WaS us dead as the
fhaiohs lii his place found alan
VINO seemed d bunGi" Of nerves. He had
i"St tile repose Of my old friend, and with
i his grace. While II was Impossible for
Eugene f. TO become either coarse or
oFuSque, ms positive manner and tones,
ms decision, gave nm an angulart} that
vas less admired than bis toCmer ease
and urbanity.
Now You nave made your pile, Eu-
gene suppose You viii be of to Europe
HVllc oi theSe days Possibly we may
0st you dItogeIher.
ne lo"hed at me with nhdlSgulsed as
lonishment. What makes You say that ?
lieT say You are worth nearly mil
non.
see hefe-thS IS Ill confluence, Ned
they say a great deal that isn't true.
but III THIS instance they ale not tar
wrong, huI why should quit on mil
non llaFe some more mushrooms.
M = '!!e "hiy pace ! can get decent
steak IN town.
i Ne seen the time you Nould have
been contend with aquarter Of a Million
\ eS, IN the long ago. DO Yen know
was fool III those days. Nature never
intended a man should be content. He
ought TO oe Just as eager to make his 10Th
Yes, MS iO1th million for that matter
as MS INST. For my part-but mind You
don let your hive know ii; | don't care
To get them after me I've no intention
UI quitting tlii We maze tive millions,
You have only another step to take
ana You will establish your claim to all
the privileges enjoyed BY the agistocrats.'
He laughed.
no. am toe sensible tor that ha ra-
p]ie,I .althnuoh for tha+ ,nnfta,. ,ln,,
know ALWAYS held nat,,re b,I n,aLn he
divisions. There will he hewers of wnnd
and drawers of water ne lnn,r -, HINES
grows or water Rms
i meant there is dannar that ono da,
yon viii Innl, with nn,5Ia,,,,l ~, NO.,
with less rhnn fem thonsn',I ",i ''''''
Don't blame ME- nv hnv he rer1iad
in a natronilino mannar ! ;mmaJinte1I al P'te1'
resented if rve snt IN, ,,n, tnr tj,a n,i
lions 'N' . '''''
I,va snan tina ,i,,a uhor ,.o,, ,na -.
we'll nt1 eninyad trano.I4 '",' "1'o 90
TIE socicfy If yn5, f,naGy and ,|, '''1 IN
rha cnnnainnshi, - ,'If '''", ''ii
dren and all an IeSs fban s4oon ,I'', ,an, l'.,'
for hannen to Eno,- ,n, I;t,nraIl,
and laSt fraal, N'iVN -" saw 'i''0 'i'H
II can onlv ro,,oo+ f,o ,,;lI;o,, :. ,,,,-
fonre And rIa np1'l n,ahn ''ll''' tI,a fitt
notch on that sticI, '-''''N '''N
uHa,y if ,,o,1 FAN f,I, Wa, ,oa. ,.,,.....
when tho saa s,,r Vim l,an,, ~, n'iI" wv
arnund '' ~ 'D'''P '''' ''' '"0
.The next dav rnro,or lost a,oo
00o 4 WOOL, I1tor ho woe. MT lo'tl, s,n
rbara oana AZ 49, H ~ " az iio1 "oi III y"
woe, ,,oI,o,, .,', W 'l'N w." VN7'' o"Oh as
twann oil onarators "o,niu ni"i 9iilfo at ~
montaIIv anS ,,ari,, ,Sif. VI il't''
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