The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-07-04
AN AmArruR PROMOTER.

srd pefinmsd by tbs fslds, sad The fs
IA motion brooehi II 10 . steady caffen
srsins, the faces Of The srsisial pssse
ssrs Dsphsm Greer toSk oG his bss 30
leaned . II ils forward 10 meet the pnlsip,
ssses Of srr. He sss s,.llsd Tor day o
tso 10 The city, ssiiirs ior iarihsf dire
,ions from tssdaaaters. snd bed take
the TROLLEY tits siniessly, 20 far ~ dire
too wel,. only seeking iis cool reward
silsf The beat oi The Herce Jnly day. d
siass these rides gave bin . chsnee |.
aaay hamse natare undu nsw eond
liors, sbd iti, vas slssys . pissssn
plrait with Duohsm,
As be leaned forvsrd TO catch The bfesz
te caught ss tbs same tins liiile Of sb'
conversation OF the young nsn and sh'
youns woman uao vere sitting 10 ircni o.
bin. The youus man w1 quite yeuns
ivo snd twenty. perhaps. snd the CIR
seemed year Or mere older. She wss
bright faced girl. With nsppy. black sye'
spd . decidedly aggressive cbin; . pretty
sirl 10 . pretty sammef aosn. her lnIurl
ous hair crcsnei BY . tastefui black bsi,
The yon,h wss somewhst pale aud DO. =
bit robust OF figure.
1 tell you, Sis, be said, 10 querulous
tone. yos cant do thing unless you have
cspitsl.
This vas the remark that Daubsm
Greer overheard. lie lesusd back little.
bat continued to listen. In . certain way
be was the representative Of cspitsl. Tbs
remark had psrsopsl bearing. He meant
TO hesr more.
But, Joe. the girl remonstrAted. you
give 10 too easy. You hsveut enough
pluck.
Pluck counts for nothing. said the
young fellow, dossedIy. When you hsv
sn'i either cash OF influence yoa might ss
we'll throw up your hands H.ven't l
tried, and don't ! ktow by bitter expert
snce?
! wish / was mani said the black eyed
girl With sndden fisrceness
The young fellow laughed.
How do yvu suppose Jim Eisecomb
would like that Sis7 be asked.
A fsidt fash stole soross the girls fair
,heek.
1t doesn't seem TO be question OF what
J i'm likes, she said. Jim would like TO
see fair return from his half inter
vt 10 the cnt.oa. but that Won't bring IL.
Lst jim get ont himself and try bis luck
It peddlins the thing, ssii the young iel
ow . little warmly.
Jim 10 just practical he cans talk. said
he girl.
And now We sre back to Grst principles,
,rumbled the young fellow; it's money
hat talks.
The girl shook her head st him.
You are so stubborn, Jos, sho sard. II
Iou oncs get sn ides 10 your head sledge
,smmers cant drive it out But l sup
pose you are like oil Inventors dali 10 the
ams direction. And yet you are so clev
y, Joe.
Its cleverness that doesn't pay, said the
ioung fellow little bitterly. What have
made 10 the three yssrs I've devoted to
nventips7 Barely o mechanics wages.
You'll strike it rich some day. Joe. said
be girl 10 gentle tone Of encouragement.
thought Id struck il rich with The
ut OF. he said . little bitterly. My idea
vss good one. and Jim carried 1t TO com
'leteness The device is 90 simple, so
ompsct, 80 s.rongI | should appeal TO
very practical engineer. It's both time
nd and labor saver ! had no trouble
o getting . patent, and yet when Try TO
interest factory managers they decline to
ven look at 1t. They see nothing 10 the
cheme for themselves personally. Per
sps they are subsidized by the makers
I the old devices. Perhaps II / could
ribs them they would sgree to try it.
ould start . stock compsny. no doubt.
nd &c. enough stock for my share to
nske me 80 easy case OF freeze ont when
hs shsrpsrs got ready to 6ing me aside.
tell you it's dissoursgiog. Bic.
Yes, Joe. it 10, said the girl soolhingly.
nd here 10 onr street.
Dunbsm Greer drew Q card from his
ocket snd hastily penclled benesth bis
sms the word "Promotsr.' Then be sdd
a the nsue OF the hotel 1t which be wss
and tapped the youns fellow on
boulder a. be siensled I, the conductor
0 stop.
Call OH me al o'clock tonorr after
ooo, be said. ss the young fellow turned
0 discover Who had joslled him. He saw
young man OF iillis more thsn his Own |
ge xho nodded Of bin 10 very friendly
~ and thrusls card belweep his fogcrs.
be girl turned. too. sud caught this little
,y-pisy, aud her bright syes flashed % |
)anhsm 10 . searching wy. Hs smiled
little st her s.zs and slish.ly bowed.
Good night, be ssid.
TIE young fellow smiled and stared st
be card. Then be nodded q Danhsm
nd helped the youeg woman from The
sr.
At exactly one o'clock the nsSt after
oon ,be Inventor walked into The hotel
sbby carrying . nest package His sy"
,ris htened o. Daubsm Greer sdvsrcsd 10
. set him and took his hand.
Ga time. ssii Danhsm. want quite
ure thst inventors hsd . repusstion iof bs
us panctusL Shall ss 80 10 my roonf
Sisters outside, said tie yoasg nan. BE
sushsd 10 . slightly constrained vsy.
I yen heard uy talking 10 tie oar last
you mnst hnos tb., sister hssnt