The Washington times., 1895-06-30
Was ns iRiaht2

Tor tbree-quarters interest"
''Oh, the mean mani
THE great Mr. Havemore meant Why,
he's eur liberal public spirited fellow
citizen"
Mrs. Barbour laid her thin cheek down
upon the pillow and wept Her husband
walked to the window and stood there
looking at-without seeing-the falling
sleet and the huTying passersby. After
time the thin wall of little child pierced
the air, and the mothers voice was heard
Soothing it. When its cries had been
stllled, she said hesitatingly: Baby does
not seem well. She has cried most of the
| time since the rooms have been so cold. |
fear We will have to get the doctor for her
The unhappy father did not answer for
few minutes. Then he replied, II will go to
Mr. Havemore in tue morning ana accept
his Offer
"A three quarters interest. Ah but that
was yesterday You should have accepted
my proposition when | was in the humor,
but you did not. Strange that you me-
chanics of all people should not under
stand the advisabilltys of striking While
the iron is hot p" The rich man settled
himself more comfortably in his luxurious
office clair, twiddled the big seal dang
humor
MIR. Havemore rightly judged, when he
saw the inventor return to him that morn
| ing, the necessity compelling acceptance
OF his hard terms, and shire wdIy calculated
that he might successfully press his ad-
vantage still further. Barbour turned
upon him and denounced him for a robber
and as he did so a genteman-one OF Mr..
uaVemore's friends-entered the room
When Barbour was gone, the witness
hlr. Golding-sank into q chair gasping:
GOOD gracious! What violence! And [
know the fellow. He's a teuant of mine
Behind on his mo nth's rent, too, and
dares to talk like that to a gentleman
klr. Golding was an exceedingly conserva-
tive man, who never invested in anything
but real estate and was sufficiently old
fashioned a landlord not to trust much to
an agent, preterrlng to keep a sharp eye
| himself upon his tenants individuality
Il shouldn't care to have him for a ten
ant OF mime even if he paid promptly"
remarked Mr.. Havcmore. regaining his
equanimity, which bad been not a little
disturbed. Il fancy he is a sort of an
archist by the way he goes on
Heavens! Do you think so, MT Have
more? / shah not know moments peace
until he is out OF my house He might
blow it up at any minute. III order my
lawyer to disposscss him at once-this
very Ii y, IL PoSSiDIt
The miserable household belongings of
the Barbours were heaped on the sidewalk.
The thinly clad invalid mother, sheltcring
her baby as best she could under a blanket
wrapped about her, sat among them, with
her husband standing near, wordleSs and
seemingly daZed. Round the III were
grouped a few sympathetic neighbors al
most as poor as the evicted family, to
judge from their appearance, and some
other persons stopped by mild curiosity.
The spectacle was not a novel one There
are on an average "a 900 like it in New
Yorkevery year. A driZZiing rain that was
almost ice fell steadily, aud the merely curl
Gus did not Iingef long. weIl-dressed
man carrying silk umbrella, came along
and exclaimed in a tone OF surprise: why,
Mr.. Barbour Isthis YOU
Yes, he answered, with dull laconism;
then looking up ana recognizing tue per
son addressing him exclaimed hopefully,
Mr.. Fargi"
Dear met calculated Mr.. Fang, this
is very bad, If l may judge by appear
anccS"
THE situation explains itself. was
just trying to think of some one who
might advance me q little money to some
what improveit"
Il would do so, with pleasure: but. un-
fortunately, I am bound by a contract
with my partner, which forbids either of
US lending any money under any circum
stances"
Il have nothing left to sell, or would
not want 10 borrOw-that is, nothing but
my invention, which | have not yet been
able to do anything with-the one l wished
yol to make the patent application for"
Il remember it. But as l told you at
the time 1t would have been quite Unpro-
fessional for lawyer TO advance the fees
in . patent case, and as you had no money
l could do nothing 10 help you Can you
not sell it out and out? 1t would take a
long time to get patent. yet longer to re-
alize anything from it, and you seem to be
inconvencnced for lack OF ready means.
should say sell it,"
"WhO would buy"
well, l can't say. Dealing in inven-
tiOns is not in my line, but-well, sym
pathize with you, aud though I've thing is
OF no use to me. would give you $50 for
il myself just to help you along
Don't You think, sir, that $50 is
small sum for the best work Of = mans
brain during ten long years, thing that
some one Will make fortune by2'
"Oh. well, if you feel that way about it
and see your way TO doing better, would
not advise you to SELL" The lawyer took
backward step, bowling, as if about to
leave AT the same moment Mrs. Barbour
was attacked by one of Ter violent fits of
coughing and he baby, suddenly awakened
to a sense of discomfort, began crying
shrilly.
Never mind how feel about it. ac-
cept your Offer" replied the conquered in
ventoT, with tears in his eyes.
VERY well; come along to my office.
where l Will draw up the necessary papers,
aud YOU shall have your $50 at once
Two hours later Mr.. Fang received from
Mr. Havemore five times the sum he had
paid foC that paper.
Z.
In due time tue patent was granted. and
within the year a huge factory gave en-
ploymcnt to several hundred men in the
making of machines under it. The inven-
ton bad proved to be one of the most val
uablc of the age, and Mr.. Havemore as sole
owner of it, expected to double bis mill
ions by it.
In the office of the factory an emaciated
ragged fellow pleaded with the supern-
tendent for work please" ne said, 'see
Mr. Havemore for mel don't think he
bench
But you've been sick. and are MS weak as
a cat yet, evidently. You couldn't do a
full days work, and we couldn't afford to
pay you full wages"
PAY me anything you like; so that it is
enough for me to live on. I've nobody
| but myself to care. for now wife and child
are both dead!'' j. II. CONNOLLY.
Tale of Two Women's Umbrellas.
1t was raining heavily when two women
got on an uptown Broadway car at Four
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