Telegram-herald., 1890-01-13

i MENTIONED TIiE NATTER or The sIOlEN
GOODS
berry at Bonsall's clothing store; where
he kept the stolen goods in his barn COW
cred up with hay FOR nearly week IL
would be a good thing FOR Timothy
Barker to understand that somebody
else besides me knows about that busi-
ness, and if you bring IL in right il will
fetch him around sure
- kept quiet for minute or two, and
then said:
Mr.. Spotkirk, this is an important
business. | can't touch il under hun
drcd dollars lie looked hard at me,
and then he said:
"'Do 1t right, and hundred dollars
is yours
After that | went to see Timothy
Barker, and had talk with him. Tim
othy was boiling over, and considered
himself the worst-cheated man in the
world. lie had only lately found out
how Spotkirk made his Boiline, and
what a big sale be had for il, and he was
determined to have more Of the profits.
Just look at it, he shouted, when
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worth more than 10 was before, and he
sells it for twenty-five cents a load to put
on gentlemen's places. Even out OF that
he makes a hundred and fifty per cent.
profit
Il talked good deal moro with Tim
othy Barker. and found out good many
things about Spotkirk's dealings with
him, and then in an off-hand manner |
mentioned tho matter of the stolen
goods in his barn. just as If had known
all about it from the very first. At this
Timothy stopped shouting and became as
meek as a mouse. lie said nobody was
as sorry as ne was when he found the
goods concealed in his barn had been
stolen, and that if he had known il be-
fore the thieves took them away he
should have informed the authoriti ties;
and then he went on 70 tell me how he
got so poor and so hard up, by giving his
whole time TO digging and hauling gravel
for Spotkirk and neglecting his little
farm; that he did not know what was
going to become Of him and his family
if he couldn't make better terms with
Spotkirk for the future, and he asked
me very earnestly to help him in this
business If I could.
Now, then, / set myself to work 70
consider this business. Here was a rich
man expressing a poor one. and hcre
was this rich man Offering me one hum
dred dollars, which in my eyes was
regular fortune, 20 help him get things
so fixed that he could keep on depressing
the poor one. Now, then, here was
chance for nc 10 show my principles.
Here was a chance for me to show my
self what you, madam, call rigid; and
rigid 7 was. just set that dazzling ono
hundred dollars aside. much rs wanted
IT, Much as / actually needed t., |
wouldn't look a. 1t. or think OF it.
just said to myself: IL you can do any
good in this matter, do 10 for tho poor
man and did do It for Timothy Bar
ker. with his poor wife and seven chill
dren. only tNo az thom Old enough 20
help him in the gravel pit. won't 20
Spotkiri and talked 10 him, and les
him see that II Timothy Barker showed
Up the Boiline business, "a he threat
ened 70 do, it would be bad day for 'he
Spotkirk family. lie tried hard 20 talk
me over 20 his side. but I vas rigid,
madam. I was rgii, and the business
ended in my getting seven per cent OK
the profits of Boiline for that poor man.
Timothy Barker and his large family
and their domestic prosperity IS ontire-
lvdue-I savit without hesitation 20
my efforts on their behalf. and 20 my
ririditv in standing up FOR the poor