Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-01

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what wanted, and consequently / have
never been good for one thing more than an
other. You were more lNed, more settled in
In your determination, and that accounts for
your success. don't think That have ever
been able to crafty one single within. Come
to think OF It, 1 don't think that ever had a
very dear within until lately"
"And you have one now. ehg"
yes, took Il up IN recent years. and my
fondness FOR 1t is the cause OF my not being
able to serve you as a department manager
in your mills--indeed. It was the cause Of my
last failure in business"
"well, you have kept it pretty close. What
is that whimf'
"Whist. l know that II astonishes you but
It Is whist. 1t may sound foolish, but really
II could play whist--justhad enough money
to enable me to play all 1 want to, l would
ask for nothing more. care nothing for
schemes that may tend to advance the world
the progress of science is nothing; life is
nothing without whist
Frhat's strange" said the millionaire.
whist, why never played game OF It In
my life. John, have been thinking for some
time that / would do something for you in a
substantial way, something to make you hap
by in your old age. think the world Of you,
would do anything for you, and am never SO
happy as when think that have made you
more eontented with life. feel thusin spite.
too OF the TACT that you care nothing for bus
mess and you know that in my mind there
could hardly be a greater crime than a failure
on the part OF anyone to appreciate business
relations between man and man. But as
say, l think the world OF you and want to do
something for you
"sam you have already done more than
enough. You'd better just keep on with your
schemes, your money making and not think
Of me at all.
81 can think OF you and stlll continue to
make money He meditated for a few mo-
ments and then continued
and so whist is the ambition SO long de-
layed in coming. CAD, you shall have IT,
want to hire you this very day"
Don't talk about hiring me. Sam. You
know that am not fitted for anything"
"Ah, but want to hire you TO play whist"
"why, what do you meany"
"Just what l say, Now, win pay you
twenty-five dollars week to play whist for
me. Your time doesn't belong to you, under
stand, but to me, and expect you to put In
so many hours day"
do you really mean thisg
"of course / mean it. and want you to bo-
gin at once. Is there place here where you
can go and play regularly"
eyes. there's tho whist club, and am
already member It,"
"Good. Now you go there this afternoon
and begin your engagement. DO you under
standY'
sam, the old fellow cried, jumping up and
grasplng his friends hand, iyou make me the
happiest man In the world. You have turned
charming dream into a thrilling reality you
are the nobest man alive. Where 10 my hatg
III go at once.'
"All right, John; and say, do the best you
can--play your beet. Let them know YOU
are playing for melt will give you q sort Of
prestige"
The millionaire was happy that night as he
sat smoking in his library He had lightened
the mind, lllumined the iatter-day lifeofhis old
friend, and a soothing balm stole over his own
spirits. And doing in his chair. there alone
by the fire, he dreamed OF the old sycamore
tree. and OF his early determination to boz
come man Of power. Again he heard the
soft, Bpringtiine cooling Of the dove and the
ripping Of the water in the creek He saw
the flight q the fish-hawk. heard the tap.
tap, tap Of the woodpecker. and down the
grass-fringed path he saw maiden coming.
He caught the glory Of her smile. the witch
cry Of her eyes. and again he touched the
satin hair that bound his life to her own. He
smiled In his sleep. for he knew not that he
dreamed; but soon tear rolled down his
cheek, for while yet In a dream, he knew that
he was dreaming. He knew that the light
was gone forever from those hewitchlng eyes,
that the satin hair was dust
Ali day the Old millionaire was happier.
was rcminiscently tuneful and hls men
heard Him hummlng in the ONCE week
went BY. One day man came In and sat
down with sigh. Pardon no. said he,
Out believe Mr.. Trent plays whist for YOU
''He does tho millionaire proudly an
swerod.
''weli. it's all right, suppose; but wish
you would speak to him."
speak 10 him What aboutp"
Perhaps ought not to have come 70 you.
! but as understood that 5ou employed him