Mohave County miner., 1889-06-22

There was 4 good hnmor mingled with
this brutal outsp0kenness which seemed
70 indicate certain snrety Of being un.
derstood In a friendly fashion. and dis
armed IL of all offeH fssnees.
I'm that case" said the millionaire. whr
was growing more at home every minute
IL will come with you. | AM u painter
myself. In y clumsy, amateur kind o1
way" #as
"R you'd Ike to-, work" said Paul,
''there are lots OF tools here. and you can
take turn at it. II saw another fellow
paiating anything hall a.. ripping as the
scene Pm at ! shonld get real mad II ]
couldn't daub AZ we'll"
But this Invitation was declined, the
amateur having no heart to set his crudi-
ties side by side with the work Of an ac-
complished artist. The two slipped their
coffee tsaetber. and ,tbe painter snoked =
leisnreIy pfSef and then hey set ont sgain.
now" SAID the millionaire. bent upon the
fnlfillment of the duty he had set before
himself, ''thst ! should reInerni'er your
name. lt happefis 70 b the name OF .
rather tntiHate fieudsBf naine."F'
'"Ofif,'sdid Paul, fndffferently.
''He Is said," the millionaire continued.
with ghastly, uncomfortable sense that
he was boasting OF his own despised dol
lars, or, at the very least, was Dragging OF
his association with their owner. he il
safd 10 be an immensely wealthy man. He
is the last man In the world, ! am sure to
think that the money makes him person.
ally considerable"
He felt that he was houndering, and
paused. His companion did not seem to
be particularly interested In the wealth Of
the man who bore his name. sArr f
e''It ID quite possible" the millionaire
went on. speaking more abruptly. in his
nervousness. than he could have done II
ne had been entirely self Possessed, that,
bearing the same name, and being. like
him, an American. you may sometimes be
taken for him. sgrsGsf.~nr5
The painter let out great laugh at this,
and stopped IN his swinging walk to have
his laugh out with the more convenience.
When 1t was over, he went on again, with
sn expression suddenly grown thoughtful.
"Do you know, J" he said. swinging round
upon his companion and bringing himself
to dead stand, "Pm half inclined to
think that that has happened: I'm really
more than half inclined to think that It
has happened. Upon my soul and body,
nowl / am very much inclined to think
that that has happened" aa..s
His voice grew fntrOspective and thought
full, and when he turned to 90 on again, he
went slowly, and with occasional refec-
tive pauses in his walk. 3 r%
"Where does he hail from-this Paul
Jonesi' he asked. after an interval.
New York"
"Why, so do !, for the last twelve
months past. Is he supposed 70 be on his
travels round herep
II saw his name In newspaper In Paris,
when we were both there, saying that he
stayed In the same hotel with u.s."
"Great Jupiterp' said Paul, speaking
more than half to himself 81 wonder II
that accounts for everything. It's odd you
have struck on that, now. But then, you
knew about the names, and / didn't.
What's he reckOned to be worth, this Paul
Jones,"
II should be puzzled to tell yon." the
millionaire answered lamely. with the
shame-faced braggart sensation return
| ing, stronger than before. Il have heard
"Scottr' said the painter. Dye think
III believe So"
"Well; he ought TO be crucifedl No
mans got the right to own heap lik that
and never offer to split 1t with his name
sakes. thought was the only Paul
Jones' going-since the pirates day-and
/ reckon there can't be many of US. A
million apiece couldn't hurt him much,
among u.s. Anyway, II Hall across him,
| I'll put in my claim first, before the other
Joneses have time to get loafing round.
First come, first served" He laughed
there, and then went on again. more seri-
| ously, II couldn't think it, Of course, be-
cause didn't know 1t: but wonder II it's
that what makes those British swells 90
! complacent with met The Majors very
gleeful bird; but Captain Mcdhurst is an
other sort, and he's been just as smooth az
cream, all along. don't blame them.
mind you,"he added, with hearty honesty.
III found fellow nice and smooth and
agreeable to get along with, shouldn't
like him any the less for having fifty mill
4 ions. sEdono' why, for 1 shouldn't want
any Of his money; but reckon It'd put q
kind Of halo round his hat, too DO you
know, sir, I'm almost certain those two
chaps take me for that millionaire. They
cleaned me out three nigIits ago, pretty
nearly: and for while was real put to IL
to know what to do. A fellow-citizep
turned up, by good hap, this morning, and
offered me three hundred dollars for the
thing was working on, and promised to
send the possibles over tomorrow. But
when I seemed bit hit about being
cleaned out-and don't mind confessinp
that was-the Major laughed, and took
1t, like Joke" ....
The millionaire began to feel that biz
alias had cost the young man dear.
"Did you lose heavily" he asked. "Ex
cuse mel hope you don't think ask from
any impertinent curiosity"
II lost pretty near three thousand
francs" said the painter. simply: sand
did not like the look Of things at all. But
when came back to my work this morn
ing had just struck a bargain, and II
lifted weight of my shoulders, ! car
tell You. was real gay when | came
back and found you looking at that pic
ture."
II think" said the millionaire, feeling
bound to lecture the young man little
that there are few vices which give q
poor q return for the pain they cost a
gambling"
"That may be So" returned the artist
''but there are points about It, too. Bu
II those chaps take me for that millionair,
shall take the dust out of their eyea
amt hungry for the credit, and I'm
hanged II I'm hungry for the danger.
can't afford to have fellows taking me fo