Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-08-03
TAKING HIS ADVICE
Nn Il. SHELDON was the princi.
IMI pal merchant in the important
S0Gy o,a uuf a ct ,,rtuv foVvu nf Tor.

"a 81 X. SHELDON was the prlnci-
MI pal merchant In the important
Ss manufacturing town OF Tor
mont. He was proud Of his wealth. but
he was still more proud of the fact that
he Ind made It all himself. and his
pride wns greatest because he had
made It by never allowing anybody to
get ahead Of him.
That's the secret Of success In life.
Harry" he said. one day. to his favor
Ito clerk. "Sharp's the motto, II you
wish to rise. don't mean you should
cheat; that. of course. il both wrong
and ungentlcmanly. (Mr. Sheldon
priicd himself, also. on being what
lie called "a gentleman" and above nll
little meannesses.) But always he
wide.awakc. and never let anybody
cheat you. I've noticed. by tho bye, that
you've seemed rather dOwnhearted late
~. II It's because you've your for
tune yet to make. don't despair: but fol-
low my advice. An opening will come
ut some time for something better than
u clerkship. ana though l shall bc sorry
TO lose you. yet Ill give you M. IL
it's for your interest"
THANK yOu," said Harry. apparently
not a bit cheercd up by this cool way
Of being told he had nothing to expect
from MIR. Sheldon; but It's not exact
~ that. suppose l shall get along
somehow"
"What IL II. my dear boy. then? I
really take IN interest In You. as you
know ana he did, 40 fur ny words
were concerned. Perhaps can give
you some advice"
We'll" said Harry. with some hesi-
tatiOn, I'm In love, and"
IN lOvcw exclaimed the rich mcr-
chant. I'm love. nnd with only clerks
SALARY to marry on. 1t will never do
never do. Harry. Marriage for one like
you Is fastening a milestone round your
neck. unless. indecd''-and he stopped,
as II a bright thought had struck him
unless, indeed, the girl II rich.'
"She IL rich. or will be. l suppose"
answered Harry. ''fOr her father In a
wealthy man. But that's just the dltii-
Guilty. Her father would never let her
marry poor man. and she won't marry
without his consent"
what u miserable tyrunt!" said Mr..
sheldon. III was the lover. Harry,
I'd run of with her. I'd clicckmate
the old curmudgeOn In that way" and
he chlckled Mt the imaginary triumph
he would achieve. "'l'On my soul. I
would! never, us told you, let any.
body take rise out OF me-"
But would that he hOnOrablc?"
Honorable? Isn't everything fair In
love aud war? thought you had some
pluck, Harry. How I should like to SEQ
the stingy old hulk rave and stump
about ON his equity tOcs-fOr he must be
gOuty-when he heard of your elOpe-
mentw
And he laughed till his pOrtly sides
shook ut the picture he had cOnJured
up.
He'd probably never forgive me-"
said Harry, dejectedly. ".And then
what could l do. with u wife brought
up to every luxury. and only II poor
clerks salary to support her OnT'
Never forgive you! Trash ana non.
sense! They always do forgive. They
can't help 1t. Besides" with u conf.
dental wink, II think | know your
man. It's that skinfllnt Meadows. I've
heard of your being sweet on his
daughter. She's pretty mink, though
she Ii his child. Oh. you needn't deny
It. I saw how you hung about her at our
party the other night; and when ]
joSed about 1t with my daughter the
next morning she rs good as admitted
that It was true, saying 1t would be a
good match for you. Now, owe old
Meadows Il grudgc. He tried to do me
In those railway shares last winter, and
mean to pay him for 1t, somehow.
tell you what Ill do. ] mustn't ask,
mind you. who the girl Is. Mum must
be the word. l mustn't, of course, be
known In the affair; but Ill give You a
leave of absence for month ana u
check for ESQ to pay for your wedding
trip IT. you'll make n runaway match.
IL 1t agreed? Well, there's my hand
GU 1t. Here's the check. Egad! Won't
the old rascal howl when he hears how
we've done himv
Harry seemed to hesitate, however.
and 1t was not till Mr. sheldon. eager
10 see his old commercial rival put ut
disadvantage. had urged him again
and again, and promised to stand by
him. that he finally consented, and took
the check which his employer persisted
In forcing upon him.
The next morning Mr.. Sheldon came
down to breakfast In high glee. for a
note had reached him just as he was
shaving, which ran as follows:
Dear sir-I have. with much din
Guilty, persuaded her e elopA II We