Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

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dreamed OF it til then. But when ! saw
that Cnristian namo-you ara ell Hyacinth',
you Cronaus-i began 70 suspect, and vita
d question or two put 10 you, and q little
examination into the pedigree, and q little
information about the heir presumpive, l
easily arrived at the whole truth. and used
that truth to the best advantage. Why
didn't you take the same trouble to protect
your rights as l did to acquire themF
The doctor made no reply.
''Honorl He talks Of honor,n Mr.. Muir
ridge went on. "Why, what Is there In the
world but self-interestl Nothing but self
interest, which Is the same thing as self
preservation. That is the instinct which
makes men gather together and pass laws
and make pretense Of charity and affection
and honor, and such rubbish I've got my
self to look after l must make money to
keep myself; | shall get old and past work,
and l must make money to support my old
age. make money as | can No man can
say that | have robbed him"
The doctor at this point started, as II there
might be one exception to this general state
ment. Mr.. Murridge paused for a moment,
but as nothing was said he went on:
I've had to take every advantage, and !
have taken every advantage. Very well
then. what have you got to say to thatF'
Nothing at ALL said the doctor, laughing
r~uefully. Nothing in tho world, except
that there's one kind of men who telieTe
and one kind who suspect Well, l shall go
back to my patients" He rose and took his
hat. ~ wonder if there's ever before been
a real viscount making up his own Fills for
bis wi patients in Camden street, Camden
Town. But 1 don't think l need change the
door plate"
''Wait moment, doctor; wait, Dly lord"
said Mr.. Murridge; you must not go just
yet. Dear mel Pills2 Patientsl For the
Viscount Clonsillal You distress me; your
lordship makes me feel as if l had not done
a 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.. Cronanr
THAT is true, Mr.. M~urridgei'
"Why, doctor mean my lord-there are
a thousand ways in which a title may be
used. Such a title as yours is a fortune in
itself and a certain income-n large income
IL properly used. Even a knight can do
something, a baronet can do more, but a Wis
count-oh, a viscount is a tower Of strength,
especially in London, where all the money
is-'
"Am l to let the title out at 10 much an
hour, as If it was a donkey on Hampstead
Health
''Sit down for five minutes. Of all men,
medical men are the least practical Now,
then, put the case plainly: You are Viscount
Clonsilla, and you have no money except
your professional income and your wife's
two hundred a year. You nave also your
children. Why, to keep up the title decently
you must have two THOUSAND at least. 1t
can't be done at all with less than two
thousand. Shall 1 show you how to make
that two thousandF
ut seems worth hearing, at any rate"
The doctor sat down again.
''The world, my lord, is divided into two
c~lasses-those who can use their chances and
those who can't"
Very good"
II am one of those who know how to use
their chances. Now and then l get such a
haul as a man who will sell his reversion-
airy interest. But / am not ungrateful
You sold me a certainty for a song, and in
return | will show you how to make money
out of nothing"
go on.n
ITO begin with, there are always COM
panies, good and 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 mediterranean men of
business in the city-are greatly n demand.
Now do you begin to seer
81 do. The name Of Lord Clonsilla would
look well on a list of directors"
More than that; you yourself would look
we'll in the chair. There is nothing against
you An Irish peer with a small property
who has been a physician in practice.
Come, l will run you. l know of more
than one company already that would re-
joice in appointing you as director; as for
the qualification"
- think, y said the doctor, Shat tho 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 thu May meetings alone"
Lord Clonsilla rose and put on his hat.
THANK you.n he said There was an
old proverb, Noblesse obiige,' 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. Coed morning. Murridge."
1.-The man is q fool" said Mr.. Murridge.
when the doctor was gone; she was a fool to
sign away his interest for asong. and now
he is going to fool 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
again all spread out before him.
At five minutes to one exactly there ran
up the stairs another visitor-for the third
time that morning the Office boy jammed his
drawer cose and embraced the copying
press. 1t was hard, Lecause the heroine was
at that very moment taking her famous
leap from London bridge, followed by
Spring. heel Jack. He caught her, it will be
remembered, in midair, aud gracefully
swan ashore, holding her inanimate form
out Of the water with his strong left hand
Dick Murridge did not this time pretend to
be absorbed in business, because he knew the
step.
come out and have some dinner, Dick
1t was a young fellow Of one or two and
twenty, and he had the unmistakable look
Of a student, not a clerk. The Office boy
thought his real name must te Spring heel
Jack, because he bore himself bravely and
joyously an was 50 comely a young man,
and because, as all young highwaymen are,
he walked as if he would rather be dancing
and talked as If he would rather be singing,
and he was no doubt extraordinarily impu-
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