Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-21


information about the heir preSumptive, /
easily arrived at the whole truth and uSNd
that truth 10 the est advantage Why
didn't Won take the same trouble 10 protect
| your rights aS did TO acquire themF
The doctor ma lie no replv
Honor, He talks of honor" Mr. Muir
ridge went on "Why. what i there in tirr
world but self-interest: Nothing hut self
in crest which is the same thing self
/ preservation That is the instinct whlcI
makes men gather together and pass law
and ma ge prrten of charity ard affection
and honor. and such rubbish. I've got my
self to look after must make money to
keep myself: | shall get old and Tast work,
and mu { make money to support my old
sge. make money as can No man can
say that have robbed him
The doctor at this point started, as If there
might be one exception to this general state
ment. Mr. Murridge PAUSED for a moment
but AS nothing WAS "a Il he went on
Il We had to take every advantage, and
have taken every advantage Very well
then what have you go' TO say TO that"
Nothing at all " said the doctor, laughing
ruefullv Nothing in the world. except
that there's one kind of men who telIeve
and one kind who suspect Well, | shall 90
back to my patients % He rose and took his
hat "a wonder if there's ever before been
a rral Viscount making up his own pills for
his own Tatients in Camden street Camden
Town. But | don't think | need change the
door plate"
Wait a moment doctor: wait nv lord,
said Mr.. Murrdge; you must not 60 jus;
/ yet. Dear me, Pills. PatientsL For thu
Viscount Clonsillaf You distress me; YOU
lordship makes me feel as if l had not done
noble action in-in-in clearing the way
| for your accession Why, if it had not been
/ for me you would still be- plain DR. CronanT
| ''Tha, is true Mr.. MurridgeT
"Why, doctor-I mean my lord-there are
! a thousand wavs in which a title NAV be
used. Such a title as yours is a fortune in
itself and certain income-a large income
If properly ed Even knight can do
something. baronet can do more, but Wis
count-oh a vi~cuunt Is a tower Of strength.
especially in LOniou, where all the money
/ is
Am 10 let the title out at 50 much an
hour. as if i, was donkey on Hampstead
Health
''Sit down for five minutes OF all men
medical men are the least practical Now.
then put the c plainly: You are Viscount
ClonsiIla, and YOU have no money except
your professional income AMI your wifeS
two hundred year You have also your
children. Whv, TO keep W the title decently
you must have two thOus, at least 1t
can't be done at all with less thln two
thousand Shall show you how TO make
hat two thousand
at seems worth hearing. at any rate
The doctor sat down again
= L. ,,,t
classes-those who cen use their chances and
tho,e who can't
Very good
81 am one of those who know how to use
tn ir chances Now and then | get such
haul a a man who will sell his reversiou-
ary interest But | am not ungrateful
You sold me certainty for a song. and in
return will show you how 10 make money
out Of nothing"
Go on
ITO begin with, there are always COM
panes. good AMI bad, going to be started
The great difficulty with them all is TO in
spire confidence at the outset For this pur-
pose the names OF noblemen-not men of
business in tho city-lre greatly IN demand
Now do you begin TO seef
al do The lame of Lord Clonsilla would
look well on Il list of direc ors"
More than that; You yourself would look
well in the chair There is nothing again
YOU An Irish peer with a small property
who has been a physician in practice
Come, | will run you | know OF more
than one company already that would re
joice in appointing you as director; as for
the Qualification
- think said the doctor, that the red
lamp will have to stand
Then there is philanthropy. Hundreds
of societies for every kind Of object and all
of them wanting a lord An income might
be made out of the Nav meetings alone
Lord Clon>illa rose and put on his hat
Thank You he said There was an
old proverb, 'Noblesse obige.' which, | sup
pose is now translated. Sell everything you
can and take the highest bid The red lamp
will have to stay where it is, with the brass
plate, and the less We say about the title the
better Good morning. Murridge"
The man is a fool" said Mr. Muir idge
when the doctor was gone; "he was a fool to
sign away his interest for a song. an now
he is going to foo away his title Well
Then his thoughts returned TO the checks
and his face darkened as he turned back the
papers which covered them. and saw them
Ggain all spread out before him
At five minutes to one exactly there ran
up the stairs another vi itor-for the third
time that morning the Office boy jamned his
drawer { ose and embraced ths copying
TIress Ii was hard because the heroine was
ut that very moment taking her famous
cap from London bridge followed by
spring heel Jack, He caught her. it will be
remembered, in mldalr, and gracefully
SWAN ashore, holding her ina innate form
out Of the water with his strong left hand
Dick Murridge did not this time end to
be absorbed III business, because he knew the
step
Come out and have some dinner. Dick"
II was young fellow of one or two and
twenty, and he had the unmistak bic look
Of a student. not a clerk The office boz
thought his real name must lie Spring heel
Jack because he bore himself bravely and
joyol-sly and was 50 conely young man,
and because. as all young highwaymen are
be walked as If he would rather be dancing
and talked as if he would rather be singing
and he was no doubt extraordinarily .lIIpu-
dent to all persons in authority.
Mr.. Richard, on the ctLLv-r hand, would
not make at all a good highway man, be
Cause he was generally grumpy. Nobody
ever heard of grumpy highwayman And
as for pirate, he may carry high spirits to
the length of firing pistols und r the table,
but he may not be grumpy
Come along Dick | had to do som,
busines, in the city for NV mother. | say
what a lark 1t is about the title! You've
heard about il. haven't YOU!
Yes I've heard How much money l.
there in itr'