Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-14
CAREER OFF A
CAPT. AL=l@77
The Capital Was Acquired, but a
Tenoer Heart Prevented Its
Profitable Investment.

a.
< Profitable Investment. D
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bad long had desire to become Il
capitalist. Lucille seemed to think it
smart to laugh at me for this extreme
ly laudable and perfectly natural am
bition. As for her, she wasted her sub
stance in riotous living, spending ev-
cry cent of her salary on opera tickets.
imported toilet articles and tortoni bis
cult with q reckless disregard for the
future that could only mean one thing
namely, matrimonial hopes.
And, to tell the truth, Lucille was
attractive enough to warrant her hay
ing some hopes in this direction and
could have had her pick any time
from half dozen young fellows, each
one Of whom got almost as much sal
airy as she did
But that has nothing to do with my
own ambitions. which We're of a very
dirorcut sort. | say were, for I'm not
so sure about them now. my first eNne-
ricncc as a capitalist having rather UNI
settled my views of life for the time
being.
was very young indeed when |
first formed my ideas as to the dcsir-
ability Of wealth. 1t was way back in
nv childhood when old Mr.. IIig%D-
son used to come to church in his great
fur lined overcoat and dirty linen and
| observed how the minister and the
elders crowded around him to shake
his hand. when he was such a hateful
Old c,lrnUdgcon that had privately
thought tie Lord ought to have made
some sort Of public apology for per
petratiue him on the community.
"Oh. HigCinson has got a lot Of
money out at interest," my father
would say when ventured to wonder
why people made such a fuss over a
dirty and disagreeable old man.
What Il marvellous power money ont
at interest" must be, | thought, when
1t can transform even Mr. Iligginson
into an acceptable companion.
md SO at that early age was made
acquainted with the potency Of wealth,
and resolved that some day |, too,
should have money ont Mt interest"
when was made head sten0graphcr
in big law Office, considered my am
bitiOn as good as realized 1t had
seemed SO far away before that I'd
never tried to save very much, but now
that it was fairly within my reach
began to lay up money at Il frantic rate.
"lf you set another raise in your sal
airy, you'll bc SO stinEy You'll take to
wearing your bicycle suit to church"
declared Lucille in disgust.
But Just let her .iepr and kept on
economizing, ana at last there came a
day when had $500 in the bank.
NJ. Adams. friend Of my fathers in
vested it fer me in first mortgage on
a suburban cottage. and when the pa
pers were signed went home flushed
and triumphant
"C0ngratulate me, Lucille" | cried,
throwing myself into a chair and my
hat Oh the couch. Il hat investigated
mein Moneys
Lucille was trimming a hat to wear
to the theater that night, one Of those
silly white tulie affairs that Il single
shower will transform into an imitn-
ton custard pie before your very eyes.
"IIuh!' she exclaimed, II believe you
think you've done something really
fine. Sara Dunning, If you don't look
out. your nose will grow hooked just
like MI. Dunkelspieps down at the
pawnbroker's shop"
"Nhat do carer" l retorted gayly.
"I've got money out ut interest, Lu-
ellie. DO you realize what that means?'
ut means that you've worked like q
slave aud denied yourself all pleasure
for IL year and half to get it, and
you're thin as a shad and yellow as Il
lemon. Come on and go to the theatel
tonight, and forget that you're a cap
Italist loug enough to enjoy yourself,
that's dear"
But the fever was in my blood, and
l wouldn't listen to her.
So | went on putting money in the
bank and looked forward eagerly to
the time when the interest from my
Investment would begin to come ill.,
1t was paid promptly enough the
first quarter and tue second. Then 1t
lapsed. Six months went by and no
interest.
at seems to me- remarked Lucille
one day. that you'd better 'investi-
gate tha; money in deH@ earnest"
"Oh, dent Worry yourself" .'rt0rt-
ed snappshly WIS nervous Of late,
and besides Nv IiggtnSon WAS al.
lowed TO be as cluss as he liked, l re-
mpubCred.
"Well, it's great thing tC have mon
ey out at interest" she responded air.
lily, fitting her sailor hat over her nose
and shaking out her rustling skirts
preparatory to going out. She was
really outrageously pretty.
At the door she net some one COM
Ing in. A pale, forlorn looking old wo-
man, with a pincled face and an ap-
pearance of having cried for six
months.
rs this Miss Dunning?" she asked.
assured her it was, and she pro-
ceeded timidly, II called to see you
about that mortgage"
"Ah YES" l said Fastening to shut