Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-03-02

Professor Melchers, Spisitualist.
DEBTOR.
. s:ylc, at $1,000 year, seven
Tn.Uon fe, IS for seven years at
3 $40 year........ ....... q. 1850
Dress, chiefly in back velvet
. AVID lace, the best style, at
NGneys advanced for seven
years, etc, exact account in
European tour for eight
months. soy ........'.' go. 3oU-S"'OOo
Six years years salary as assistant
ASprituallst at $1,000. ........ ....... 5 5000
Balance due to Prof. Melchers ........ 23,6OO
f."Here is the account, Paul" He hand
I'D the document, which WAS very neatly
written on piece of note paper. 81 think
chat no one can find fault with any of the
items unless, perhaps, the charge for
maintenance. But that is balanced by the
enormous salary which you have received
anu consider the luxury in which you
lived, The tuition fee is moderate in
leed'
"Oh" cried Paul, "ths is monstrous +"
Not at all, not at all. Quite regular
and moderate Should you accept the
partnership which now offer you, the lit
tie debt would soon be wiped off. | might
even make a reduction"
- aenv everyteing-everythin cried
Paul. You have called me your partner
thousand times You have always
spoken of one business. AS for tuition,
what had you to teach me after the first
few months ?' He tore up the paper and
threw the fragments on the table "Gve
me my money! he said hoaIsely. "Give
NE my own and let me co.
"'lf,' said the old man blandly, eff |
said words of encouragement it was in or
der to make you Jealous, and will say
chat you became very Jealous. There is
net q trick of the trade not Il knot in the
great web of deception which we weave
but was familiar to you. | took pride in
my assist nt. My old friends congratulate
ed ire upon you, Paul. You mad your lit
Ele weak neSSeS such as lnOrdinate vanity
and foolish desire to become agreat man
which You cOul never be, and constant
craving for tlattery. But did take pride
in you, and for the three years that you
worked for me did very well very well
indeed. The dollars rolled in. That is not
20 be denied. had need of them in order
20 pay myself back something of that aw-
Cul load of debt"
r. ooh Debt Debt will not hear of it.
Come, are you going to give me my
share >"
~ am not, Paul. Once for ALL l am not
If you persist in giving up a glorious bust
ness, and sacrificing my hture as well as
your o wn, not one solitary dollar do you
get That is my last word, Paul Think
t over. Think what 1t means"
"a = o'it 2"iih NV Ci',Ii' ~ h'' hoI IpOh-
ed for this The old Professor was his
banker. If he wanted any money he ask
60 MIN Ior II. lie had always considered
llmselt q partner, ana he knew that the
income OF the fIrm was very large during
me three years When ne worked Tor IL.
And now-tO be told that he was only an
assistant. 70 be shown sheet of paper
by when IL was maze 10 appear that ne
2"eu MS instructor three ana twenty
thousanu collars
IL Is my lHSJ WOrN, raul Ine ola man
repeated, looking al MN steadliy with nus
Geen eyes under ms white eyebrows. II
3ha4l proceed 10 cOneu lI lawyer on lhe
reeoVery OF TINS debt
Paul made no reply.
Conslder; my dear boy his partner
Wsnt on. on nave lost your power be-
cause You have neglected my warming
and suffered your mind to.become wholly
occupied with woman we'll nave
no OoJectlon TO your marrying VIII
even see tnat you start handsomely. when
you nave been mOrrled month your mind
ana your OLD power Will gradually come
0ack. Then we Will all three 60 back tC
New York will have deed OF partner
snip properly drawn up; you snail con
1uct the active part of the business.
VIII SIT DY ana ADVISE You Will keeI
your wife IN style and luxury you Will be
always learning more ana more, ana yOJ
via be always becoming greater power
~ the lanu. lhsutn now. come doWi
from Your Suits and be reasonable. have
natured scheme Tor getting at the pri
rate Affairs OF every man of standing IL
tile CITY or New YORK 1t is a scheme abso
hltely safe, which shall never by any acct
dent be connected with you and me. Ant
you shall work the scheme. Come, Pau
| o1er Won the most enviable, the most de
hghttul, the most honored way of Twin!
possible, and you think OF throwing i
over for mere sclu ple..'
Panl made no reply.
Il confess, Paul. that am 10th to lie
FsU go, II by any persuasion or offers
can make y"u stay. ! ike you, boy.
nave a ways liked you. And | admir-
yop could never find, anywhere, al
other boy who would quite SO well answe
all my requirements. Indeed, am 600 oil
now TO look for another. You will be
cry great an lrreparable loss, 10 me"
sun Fam made no reply.
)ld nam kept his ewes on paul, watchin
The eject OF his worms "Ihat will be n
A4nis eHdu enough LOT my own supp