Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-03-09

| Auu II you 10 lOl accept lue Sulil
in the spirit it Is given Ill double it.
and then you'll have trouble. You will
be rich man. then. with all a rich
mans cares and worries"
You ought to have trustee to take
care of your money"
1T would he small matter to bribe
him off. Jack. Of course you do not
need the money now. but that Is no
sign you may not in the days to come.
| have known many Journalists. They
were ever improvident. want to
make an exception in your case. You
understand; the money is for your old
age"
Let me tell you why newspaper
man is mprovident. He earns money
only TO spend it. He has fine scorn
for money as money. He cares more
| for what q dollar spent has bought
than what five saved might buy"
Poor creditors" was the melan-
choly Interpolation. passed over this
and went on: 1T Is the work which
abSorbS his whole attention. He be-
! gins mt the bottom of the ladder. which
about the streets at = and 3 in the
morning in rain and SHOW and fog.
The contact with the lower classes
teaches him many things He be-
comes the friend Of the policeman and
the vagabond And as his mind grows
broader his heart grows in proportion.
1t is the comparing of the great and
small which makes us impartial and
gets better assignments and shorter
hours. He meets the noted men and
women OF the city. Suddenly from
the city EDITORS desk his ambition
turns to Washington. He succeeds
there. He now comes into the presence
Of distinguished ambassadors. minis
ters and diplun:atiSts. He acquires
u polish and SlnatterinS of the Ian
guageS His work becomes Il feature Of
his paper. The president chooses him
for a friend. He comes and goes as he
wills. Presently his eye furtivrly
wanders to Europe. The highest am
bitiou Of Il journalist. next to being a
war correspondent, is TO have for
eign post. In this capacity he meets
the notable men AMI women of all
countries. lie speaks 10 princes and
grand dukes and crowned heads. In
way lie becomes Il perSullaSe himself.
u man whom great nlen seek. And lie
speaks Of the world aS the poet did
OF the fall of rompcii. part of which
| was aud all Of which | SAW. AL"
as my mind ran back over my own
experiences, what man with this 10
gain would care for money, a thing
which would dull his imagination and
take away the keen edge Of ambition
and make Lin play i useless part in
this kingly drama of life"
IL like your frankneSs.' said Penn.
broke. Il have no doubt that journal
ism is the most fascinating profession
there u.s. Yet you must not accuse the
rich Of being ambitiunlcss. have
known of rich inen losing their all to
make papers for men who are amhi'
tious to be foreign correspondents.
The young fellow was brimming w.t.
raillery. Il have never tried TO run Il
newspaper, but | am. Notwithstanding
your TRADE. ambitious. am dcsrous
to we'd Miss LandOrS."
The cab was now rolling along the
row.
"a truly great ambition" | admitted.
"Aftcr all. what greater ambition is
there than to marry the woman you
love? Philip. | will accept your gift in
the spirit it is given. and I'll make use
of it in the days To come when am old
and rustcd understand your motive.
You are happy and wish every one to
be-"
"Thats the idea" said he. leaning
back and spreading an arm behind my
shoulders.
but not all the money in the world
nor all TN. fame. for that matter. would
make me happy" Gretchen whS 50
far away! Every we'll. we'll Z" t" Par
IS together That is rs far rs go. To
follow her you will have TO 20 alone"
"And why can't you 90 the rest OF
the way:'
"Work. must be- back in town in
/ three DAYS You must not forget that
| have had my vacation. There is plep-
ty 10 be done"
"Now that you are comparatively
wealthy. why not give up the grind, as
you call it,"
"'rhc truth is must work. When a
man works. he for|rts.'
"Thrn yuu have something to for
gctt"
"Evrry man who has reached the age
of 80 has something 10 forget" Said |.
waS gl"nmy. In my pocket had
| the only letter | had eyer received
| from Gretchen. Every hour fate out
| does the rn!nalmrr. The story Sll" had
| written for me wAS Il puZZliny one.
And the tini<: Who could say? Fate
| is more capricinuS than the novelist.
! Sometimes you can guess what he
| intends for an end: what fat" has III
| store. never. Grrlchcn'S letter dld not
| begin aS letters usually do. II hr%an
| with Il love yuu' and ended with the
! same SrIlrurr. In NuNClml"r my
marriage will take place. Do not com"
! abroad. | am growing strong h"W.
/ II should see you. alas. what W"u'h
| t"cuii" a.! that Thin i"r covering t!"'
lIt,t I'm "a