The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-08-28
eMorgan's Investigation
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the young man VINO nau Jus
q arisen from the seat beside
Young woman In the day coach wa
turning away when a tall young maj
came up the aisle.
why, it's Morgan" cried the mrs
young man with a quick hand clasp
4 'How's Jim? Here" he quickly aiu
ed. take this seat and entertain n.
cousin the best you know how. Nus
Ellington. Mr. Morgan. Good by. Ant
he hustled out just as the train besal
/ to move.
/ "Rather unceremonlOus. iausae,
/ Morgan. as he paused beside the sea
and looked inquiringly at the girl.
Its Arthur's way" she smlllhSla
said. won't you sit down."
And Morgan, as he bowed anu to0A
the seat, noted that this was a reInarA
ably attractive girl
II haven't seen Arthur before for 0
year or two" he said. I'VE were ID
college together and great chums. bnl
as usual drifted apart. What Is he
doing nowF
Just now he is threatening TO set
tie down." said the girl. An indnl-
gent mother has made life very pleas
ant for him since he came out of col
lege. He has been abroad, you know,
and out to California. and down to
Florida, ard he has his shooting N
the Adirondacks, and his automoel
trims. and-well. his time has beeIl
quite taken up"
James Morgan shook his heal.
II don't like that" he said. Ar
thur has good stun in him. At least.
| always thought SO. Besides, | don't
like the idea of his taking these faVors
from a woman.
Not even from his motherF
NO. The principle is the same. l
can understand that rich father
might want to broaden his sons views
by travel and by association with wide
ly different classes of humanity, but
with rich mother 1t would simply be
a desire to pamper and please. Besides,
| don't believe that true men accept
favors from women"
The girl beside him smllingly opened
her eyes.
That's rather old-fashioned, isn't
IT." she asked. This is the twentieth
century, you know. The world. or at
least our part of it, seems to think that
woman IL quite on an equality with
man in most respects, and that in Imam
l.a n
of sex does not enter ut all
II know" he said. And | admit
that am old-fashioned about it. But
1t CRATES sadly on my Ideas of ehlYalry
TO know that a man Is under obliga-
tons to a woman for his daily bread
or even for his salary. That sounds a
little preachy, doesn't itT' And he
laughed as he caught the girls amused
look.
And you think it would be quite too
bumiliating for man to accept EN-
ployment from a woman"
That's the way look at it," laugh
ed Morgan.
perhaps you have had some unpleas-
ant experience that has prejudiced
you?" the girl suggested.
mo" said Morgan. THE fact is. |
know very little about women, mean
the modern woman. | was a country
boy and never saw a city until | went
to college. Ours wasn't a co-educatlon-
al university, and, anyway. | was quite
too busy to think of the girls. Since
left college I've been knocking about
in out-of-the-way places where women
never go. Went to South America 10
help build railroad. and revolution
drove US out. Was assistant superin-
tendent of Montana mine and con-
solidation froze us out. Was foreman
of the Acme Stamping Company when
the treasurer wrecked it. You see, I'm
quite a rolling stone. with the usual
accumulation of moss. But | fancy
my turn will come yet"
"And may inquire what your next
venture Is to be?" said the girl. I'm
asking merely to discover what the
chances are for your meeting the wom-
I'm Of to-day" She laughed with quite
remarkable display of dimples. II
fancy you'll find her quite an inter
esting study when you can spare the
time"
Morgan turned and looked at her.
81 begin to think So" he said. Then
he hastily looked away. "Oh, yes. my
next venture? I'm going to Month
cello"
That's not very promising ground.
said Morgan.
Then you think of going into bust
ness there?"
at depends on certain contingency
am going to inspect a manufacturing
property there at the request of severa
capitalists. who contemplate buying 1t
II my report is favorable they will tax,
1t. II the report Isn't favorable | an
out of a job again" He laughed
you see that integrity In business /.
sometimes put to severe strain"
But how does it happen that this
factory is In the market?" the girl in
quired.
bad management Is the root of hi
trouble" replied Morgan. ITS a biz
concern.with all the Improvements, Du
there's too much old blood In control
Too many old retainers of the hous,
are still puttering around when they
should be pensioned off. From all
can hear 1t wants an infusion of youth
ful ginger into Its affairs. But how car
this interest your
why, It does" smiled the girl. "l'n
acquainted in Monticello and think