The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-12
fHF ROANOKE rIMTs. TUESDAY JUNE 10

suadc himself to spendi 1t. He grew posi-
lively stingy, denying himself the neces-
sary food and clothes, always trying to
do with little less, in the hope of has
Senlng the day when he should be able
to send for the Little Chap. He worked
surreptitiously after time In order to
earn some extra pennies, and no got tho
reputation among his fellow worl1nen
OF being mean, penurious skinf1int,
who boarded his wages with view to
becoming boss some day and lording
1T over them he WAS accordingly excess
lively unpopular and only succeeded in
escaping injury by keeping scrupulously
out OF every ones way and ignoring in
suits which made his blood boil
AT the end Of one year Amund had
saved $3.50 from his wages, but having
no confidence In tho banks no carried
the entire amount In gold eagles in q
leather bolt about his waist The con-
seriousness Of carrying so much money
made him, however, very uneasy and
disturbed his sleep. Four or five times
every night he started up III terror, hav-
ing dreamed that his money was stolen.
1t then occurred to him that the only
safe way to dispose of 1t would be to in
vest it III n cottage and lot OH tho West
Side, whore land was yet cheap. Land
could not run away, and house not
even the most daring thief could steal.
Dfstrusting every one In this bewiltlcr-
ingly strange land, he was in no
haste to solicit advice. But one
day ON advertisement In Scandinavian
paper caught his eyes and set him think
ing It read rs follows:
THE POOR MANS FRIENn
The Tension Real Estate Investment COM
pany sell choice city lots, improved and un!rn-
proved. on the inst.llmcnt plan West Side
property u speciality.
Amund cut this out, rossd 1t ut least
20 times day and carried it in his
pocket for weeks before he summoned
courage to call at tho address dcsignat-
ed But his hoard kept increasing week
by week, and his anxiety grow apacc.
Why should Ire not call upon the Fen
StOn Real Estate Investment company?
1t WAS the poor mans friend, tho adyrr-
tisement said, and might offer him some
good advice ns to the best way OF ac-
Quiring bone In the shortest possible
time, for he was growing eagerer every
day for the sight Of the Little Chap
Finally, ONO day i'll the early spring,
he called upon tho Tension Real Estate
Investment company. He had fancicd
from the advertisement something very
complicated and magnificent and was
somewhat disappointed ut being oon-
frontcd with sandy haired and very
pimpled young man. who sat i'll his
shirt sleeves i'll IL scantily furnished buck
Office, chewing toWhpick-
lis this-tho-th n-offico of the Fen
ston Real Estate Investment conlnny:"
Qucriod Amund respectfully
Yer, " the yVung man replied tex:
ing his fc,t down from the table
What can l do for you5'
''I-I-ehonld like to soc tht-sH-
president Cd tie company, if-if--yol
would be - very kind as 10 call him,
A1nund remarked ALPHABETICALLY.
Il rgr,t TO say the president ib 90. ID
town at pr-cnt," said the plausible
youth, "but wont You sit down. plcaec:
| think perhaps can give You all the
information You require, and need not
say l shall be very happy if csn be Of
service to you
There wis, something 80 insinuatiny
in the young fellows mannoS that
AnMiN, though he had resolved to b.
very cautious, s4pOn found himself talk
ing freely
The next day the young inan-Farlcy
WAS his nn,in-4lrupp,d III upon him,
by pare chanc.,, 1t seemed, while he WIS
having his noon rest and they became
better acquainted. The following Sun
day they met again, and Farley took
Amund about i'll "a buggy and showed
hiin all the property he had for sale on
tho West Side. He invited him to lunch
with him in his little cottage on West
Indiana street, where h. was living. and
the uIsshOt OF many interviews md con-
vcrsntions was that hc offered this cot
tago, with lot, 10 Amnnd for 81, 600,
possession e. bc granted when 81. 9OO
had been paid, and mortgage to bc
giwn for the remaining amount IT
seemed all ~ perfectly fair and stIuar
that Amunl. after having got the plioo
down To 81, 500 and the furniture thrown
ill., had no. hesitation In closing the bar
gain. He paid over to Farley the $500
which he had then accumulated and
received an Acknowledgement Of the
anrOlnt from him, With promise OF decd
81! payment Of 500 moro
Then he picked out the room which
was to belong to the Little Chap (thc
girls might take what WIS lcft, aud al
day long during his work hc humIncl
to himself ~ broke Into snatchcs OF un-
inclodious cong at the thought of the
Little Chaps pleasure in that room and
the furniture which he would make
with his own hands for the Little
Chaps comfort He worked with a will
uGNS and would scarcely grant himself