The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-13

the rest of the wine quickly to save it
from being spilled and then Mr.. Dallas
broke into harsh laugh.
DO you think 1 don't know why you
did that?" snarled Sharpe. at was TO
keep me from relishing my wine properly.
You~have broken your bargain"
No. l haven't. You've had your four
glasses"
Then We will make a new bargain
four glasses of port and time to drink
them in. L won't have my fourth glass
hurried over my throat like that. 1 want
to taste the whole of it-every drop of it,"
II.
When Sharpe left, and they were alone,
Mr.. Dallas said to Tom
II suppose that talk about a bargain
has made you curious. Well, hire that
man to come here''-Tom nodded-"ah, but
not as a clerk, as a companion, and the
bargain is that I pay him four glasses of
wine for his talk. / have brains but they
are business brains, and I haven't much
education, and don't care to read, so 1
buy good talk and company from Sharpe,
and the price is four glasse of wine per
night He's cheap at the money, my boy,
When you come into your kingdom, Tom
oh yes know you hope that that may
be long time yet; that 1 am not an old
man, and so OIL say, when you come
into you kingdom buy a poor man like
Sharpe who has been at university and
has read a lot. He's capital investment.
You needn't look angry, Tom; the man
with money buys the man of education all
the time; of course he does. When Sharpe
first came here I gave him gin He drinks
gin when he is spending his own money,
and why shouldn't he drink gin here?
But he struck and would only give me gin
talk; said he couldn't give gentlemanly
talk without port and I had to agree TO
port, cOnfound him Keep a scholar, Tom;
a scholar who can talk"
Tom screwed up his courage and began:
There's something 1 want to speak
about uncle. You have done everything
for me, and l hope l am not ungrateful,
but Hang it all, I can't say It'll do not
like. Well, it is this-won't you give those
letters back to the lady? You viii not
trade on them any more, will you? And
that officer of the Guards"
"Whew" cried Mr.. Dallas, gazing in
establishment at his nephew. Whats
come over you? l never asked you to
worry yourself about my business-in-
deed. 1 have always wanted you to keep
clear of it,.
"Oh but uncle, it is terrible to think
of two people who have been in love with
one another
"Stuff and nonsense" said Mr.. Dallas,
looking curiously and with some amaze
rnent at Toms crimson face. why, that's
a fairy tale Haven't just been telling
Won that 1 buy Sharpe to talk to me, reel
off stories. like what's his name in the
Arabian Nights
Tom looked doubtful, and Mr.. Dallas
laughed uneasily
"That comes of being kind hearted, Tom;
getting into a state of mind over fairy
no asking TO raise
Sbarne's wages next and give him fifth
glass of wine"
"Rut what l have been thinking Of Is
that money is not everything, and
"Fxastlv. 1 have heard that remark be-
fora from, those who haven't any money
and from the parsons, Money is pretty
nearly everything to man-and don
Won forget il. 1t can't Keep you rom
living IFS true, but it can keep you alive
r,-ben without it. you would have died.
IT, ran buy beauty, honor, and titles,
horses carriages, and servants; place,
nower and dominion; food, drink, and
n1othine. Are those things nothing? Take
- frorn me. my boy, they are pretty nearly
e,,orvthIng. And. Tom" here his hard voice
softened and in kindly fashion he lald
bie hand on the young mans shoulder,
1T has bought me scnoo.s ana coilsses
"a rood homes for the boy, who Is my
- IVES uncle." replied Tom, "but YOU
,,,aw 7 could not bear to take help from
Won if l thought
~ know-I know-but you need not think
tbese things. l lend money to those who
nj money, and 1 can tell you the Dor
,.,T,rars are worse men than the lender
Tom "gwithered," as the Scotch say, and
after pause ne sdla.
and those lettersT'
"Fairy tale letters"
.rrhen YOU never had them?"
"IVhv they never existed, l tell you"
..Tt was a terrible tale said Tom, with
, sigh of relief 1T made me shudder
.1Shat's where Sharpe scores, you see.
Won can't get sensations like that out of
raading a story, but have some one tell
II vou by word OF mouth, and 1t makes
,,on grew all over"
sharpe was so realistic"
rr--a,s a fine actor spoiled is Sharpe"
and Mr.. Dallas grinned.
III.
One morning while Tom was sitting In
his Temple Chambers over late break
Got he was surprised by a visit from a