Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-28

a bank, after a short stroll, whose president
he had known in happier days.
"Will you kindly sign that, Mr.. CO"
r asked F~rothington, stepping boldly into
the presid. nt's room and thrusting his pa
per before the busy capitalist. The presi.
d dent looked up, recognized FrothiDgton,
glanced over the paper without seeming to
grasp it's Significance, scrawled his name be-
meath the legend: Beware OF him, " an.
swered the young mans good morning
with bow and was at oLce hard at work
, again.
! FrothingtoD smiled more gayly than be-
, fore as he returned to the street. He real
= lied that a most important STEP had cost
him but little effort. Going at once to the
. lobby Of the R-hotelh he sent up his card
TO q celebrated politician. A few moments
, later his paper bore a name OF national
, reputation. The politician had not even
looked at the screed, having read the name
Of the bank president at the first glance.
F~rothington's task was now an easy one.
, Before business hours were over his docu.
ment bore twenty seven signatures. each
one OF them q name known to all men
from Maine to Texas. Nobody had read
his scroll ia such q way as to gather it's full
meaning. He had been questioned now
and then, but his SIN ling countenance had
treasured all doubters, and the first name
on his paper was a magnet not to be re-
sisted.
And now a horrible thought entered his
mind al he turned homeward. Had be
enough stamps to complete his design F.
the first time since he set out the confident
smile left his face, and his features grew
set Inc stern az he quickened his pace.
Rushing to his room, he %nervously un-
locked his door, threw open his desk AID
found-O, ~joy!-ffty two-cent stamps and
q pile OF writiDg.paper and envelopes.
Seating himself as though for a long effort,
he drafted the following letter:
Ma. MAYOR: Will you kindly inform
your advisers that l, Richard Frothington,
pronounced by Messrs.-here he inserted
in New York city, intend to take up my
abode in you town at once unless l re-
ceive by the next mail the sum OF $50. l
inclose the full text OF my credentials. l
am q blight to any community. Positively
no reduction for cash.
He worked away for hours writing let.
tiers, addressing envelopes and cudgeling
his brains for the names OF growing towns
in the West and South. Finally his task
was completed to his satisfaction. He
mailed mis- letters, pawned his cane and
s~leeve.buttons and ate a hearty dinner.
When his cigar was smoked out he returned
to bis room, sat in meditation for a while,
and then, weary with the sustained effort
Of the day, went to bed and was soon
sound asleep.
How he existed for the next few days it is
hard to tell. II lived on my
uncle" he would have said hin-
self, and it is a fact that even bis
overcoat fell a sacrifice to his vulgar
craving for food-and cigars. He told his
landiady that he expected q remittance
from tho Woat md fr0po tho - uL;ol
he watched the postman she was inclined !
to believe him.. A week went by and he be-
gan TO fear that his syndicate was q failure, /
Collapse In the Richard Frothington
Trust" he imagined as a headline in the &.
newspapers, and a wal smile overspread {
his pale face at the thought. Il
One day, as he had just arisen and was 4
wondering where he could obtain credit for c
a breakfast, q rap came to his door and a {
handed him three letters. One was
from q town iu Alabama, another from an
ambitious t OWN in Nebraska and the third
from Bigtown, Mont. His heart beat ran.
idly and his hands trembled as he opened r
The epist]e from the South. It was very c
short. '.
MR.. ~FRorH1NGroN: slR-Your commu. =
received. Go to the devil. +
By Older of the Common Council" t
"Whew," exclaimed Frothington. SIS "
ibis southern courtesy? But I'll have nv 7
'evenge. III obey the order of the com- Il
non council" b
Then he opened the letter from Nebraska p
t was not quite so harsh as the preceding: ls
DEAR SIR: Thanks for your favor of the o
tn. Cannot entertain your proposition, q
70 our funds are completely exhausted by a
'nr effort to obtain the Worlds Fair OF ia
,o92. Might make you a feature OF the a
how, it we get it. Keep us informed of &C
our future m0Vam6ntS-
This was not so bad, but could not be
urned into cash.
Heartsick, Frothington opened the com.
l1nication from Bigtown, Mont. To his ca
eight and astonishment-for he had lost fs
nth in his scheme-a check for $50 fell in. ne
, his hand. The letter read: an
n. Frothington. in
DEAR SIR: As our town now holds the di
eanest man in the West we feel that your IN
resence would be ruinous. Please send us mn
once a sworn affidavit to the effect that at
ou will never visit Bigtown. We
Frothlngton jumped about the room in
stay. He had sent out forty-fye let.
RS. II he obtained $50 apiece from
le-third OF them he would have $3.50 1T
command, enough to last him until 30
ain inspired.
That afternoon, however, his delight was
mewhat dashed by the receipt of two Z
threatening MIN WIN pros ,CutiOn -.
blaekmail. But with them q an. sen
her epistle containing a $50 cb.ct Fo
ne cast dull care away and spent the me-
sning at the theatre. ).
zen letters reached him in the morning. -
" tnree OF them contained money. One tne
"n IN south Dakota sent him S25. you
OF" said the mayor, because we recoo. snl,
of'sf mo-
t was not until two days later that he in
8 nanded the communication which de. PEG
eo MS late. 1t was dated from Slash tb..
ION kas., and ran as follows: w..
hard Frothippton. diff
IGNORED Sir: You have doubtless heard tne
nc ~riproaring push and get-there energy Gne
lch cnaracterlZes our town. We haye IRA
' q church, three drug stores, eleven exal
lses, fourteen aldermen and a MAYOR yeal
are, as your letter assorts 81 the
man IN New York; we want you to In d
70 nere az once. Your services are ano G
n lots. Inclosed you will find a ticLef OF F
q New York to Slashington. TELEGRAPH at p
Vhen you leave and we will bo No a 49, outr
ly to meet you. = 0"' with
ne letter was signed by the MAYOR and tIa
.otbinoto,. inohoa That
.Wbo :. NJ EonoiSely from MS liDer'
I'D veen for hanon w me q pand
m~etronol;s - museo. Fare- swep
IN wbaro 81 W. Aahsas, TO slash al
80 nsen' iame' trends Amer
zen ne went forth, redeemed his over. ,rasti
!. paid q lew bills, telegraphed to Slash. ia r
hard Erotb;ua ~ ! "est' In tt
81 men in Kansas, and under his guild J;sI
siashington has become a grea. town. u ma
convinced that it sometimes pays to worth
'"o puDllc ooes o want. to bri
EDWARD .. VAN LILLE. Yes, T
Never
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