Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-03-16

Anu INC lawyer knew the man was telling
the truth. Mr.. Brown took out $40 for
his fee for services, which he was told
would later be needed, and gave back the
change. John Dawson took the change
and was ont of trouble.
He worked just as hard at the federal
building, but he paid cash at the grocery.
His wife went down town with money,
and they had enough to eat. Not another
man on the job could say as much.
IF you have $40, 000,'' said Lawyer
Brown, why don't you get some good of
it? Live in d better house. Make the
money pay for some of the things you need
some of the thingspther men have in this
world. Buy things for your wife. Give
her an easier time. Do something for the
children. First thing you know some ono
will find out where you got it and will tell
the man that lost it, and you'll have to
give it up"
'Ill kill him irst!' cried John Daw-
son. His hands were clinched above his
head, his teeth were set, his eyes were
staring, his breath came heavily. He
really would have done it.
They lived in a coy fat. Dawson be-
haved himself. The n~eighbors respected
him and admired his children. The wife,
like MOST women, was capable of strug-
Cling with penury or of adjoining the halls
of plenty. Her home was q bower.
The preacher called on John Dawson,
and the family went to church. The chill
dren were in Sunday school. The wife
learned something from everything she
saw. There was a servant in the kitchen.
Lawyer Brown, looking for an invest
ment, advised the purchase of 200 feet of
land in Washington avenue. On that they
built row of houses, financing the affair
from the basis of a clear title. John Daw-
son superintendent the construction, and
men of quality associated with him. When
he went into the bank, he found the CASH
Ter respected him, talked to him, not with
him much, for John Dawson was a shrewd.
ly quiet man.
He found-the most amazing thing of
| all-that a mans word was sacred. A
promise was kept. An obligation was dis
charged. A duty was fulfilled. He began
to understand the things that a son and a
daughter might be proud about.
The row In Washington avenue was
bought before the buildings were I'm
ished. People seemed to recognize in John
Dawson a lucky man. They showered
offers upon him. He wore pretty good
clothes-anyw way, the tailor made them
and earned $500 a month without strik-
ing a blow with his hands.
In December Lawyer Brown said:
II found out who lost that $40, 900. His
name Isl
But John Dawson had Owed through
the door with a thunderous crash, had
fairly tumbled down stairs and was walk.
ing blindly, insanely down the street.
He came back after two days.
"Who was it?" he said.
"Who was what?"
"Who lost the money!"
He was calm now, but desperately dis
eouraged.
at was Caleb Browning, one Of the
clerks. His father, Jabez Browning, made
it good, and no one but them and the &C.
counting officers know anything about it.
Of course no one knows where it Is"
"Of course not. Give 1t back"
"Wha at?"
The lawyer was almost as wild as his
client had been.
"Give it back. 1t belongs to him"
"But-my-dear-sir''-
sit isn't mine. Give it back. I will
pay you for what trouble 1t has cost you"
Men had respected him. Women re-
spected his wife. Many people smiled on
his children. He wanted to deserve all
this, even if, deserving, he lost 1t.
Lawyer Brown saw Jabez Browning and
offered to give back the money.
Show much will you keep out for your
services"
Nothing. You get every dollar"
illegal interest would be about the fair
thing, wouldn't it?" asked tho capitalist
father Of vault clerks. His nerve was
proverbial among his friends.
"You will get no interest money" said
Lawyer Brown. He never lost his pres
ence of mind.
So he gave to Jabez Browning $40, 900
in new 500 bills.
Next morning after the transfer John
Dawson amt In with his dusty digger's
clothes on, offered his hcnd and said
"Goodby."
"Where are you goingY"
"Back to the pick and shovel. I have
had my holiday"
"Why are you going backg"
"Because / have no money"
ooh, but you have-plenty of money"
"Wheres''
SIN my hands. I have over $780, to
your credit"
cover go, 900 what2'
"Dollars."
"Where did you get themY''
"Bought wheat at 50, sold it at 20;
bought at 81, sold at 80; bought OF rs,
sold at 1909; bought at "a, sold at 1O3.
Bought sugar at 10, sold at 145. Bought
West Chicago when it was cheap and sold
when it was dear. Bought whisky when
1t was down and sold 1t when it was up.
Man that can't make money In such a
season as this just passed doesn't deserve
to eat.
81 have paid the s1O,O 900, and here's a
receipt in full for it. You can't be trou-
bled. ] now have to your credit 81, 900.
! will charge you 2 per cent OF the total
sum I had before settling with Browning
81, 440. That leaves you $69, $50. You
have a little balance on your W account,
earned since you put your business into
my hands. What will you do with itP"
with all of its"
Eyes, with all Of it,"
John Dawson bought government bonds
while he could get them at a reasonable
figure. Then he lived happy ever since.
The moral Of this tale is that honest ex-
ample Is often effective even on lawyers
and laboring men.-Chioago Post.
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