The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
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ing it the "Of room -
turned over large piece of coal and
turned it back again. You should
know me by now for one Of the old
fashioned sort. When you hear of me
borrowing or lending q dollar you can
look for the end of the world. o, I'm
plain. sir. I'm a man of notices. Had !
I broken through MY golden rule,
might be now in-er-your position.
Don't leave your hat. sir!'
Il WON'T The visitor took the hint
and the hat. He had been rather
pale; bis lips took grim twist now.
II fancy there's another golden rule;
was trying to recall it. Still"
my dear man, it's useless. Don't
make me use a harder word. II
there's one thing l detest it's rakins
up old ashes. But when my daughter,
who had been brought up with SOLID,
proper principles, left her home ana
married q pepnilesS actor, really had
to close my door-yes, the door Of my
heart-upon her. Human nature!
Human bunkum, Sir. 0, no douot'
you looked for better things! SO Ola
Micawber; so does the beggar VINO
goes grubbing along the gutter. re-
spect the man, sir, who measures MS
ditch before he leaps. You, Shakes
pearean actor. to come asking 1or
paltry SOS! Well, really it seems to
me that an actor who is worth ms
salt could do better! Not that l know
anything about actors. II you lnslst
nnon the truth. haven't it to lend"
"Pardon me-" he said, with a little
break in his voice, I'm not acting
now. But 1 happen to know that you
have a hundred times. the amount
living idle, otherwise I would never
have risked this snub. 1t was your
own Bessie who said: Don't think SO
hard of him! Tell him I haven't had
TO regret the step in the least; tell MIN
that life is to short for bitter feelings!
Paltry or not. 1t represents the sum 1
want. I've got the engagement at
Philadelphia for Monday week, out
I haven't the railway fare. We've haa
q struggle, but we've nothing to oe
ashamed of. In q month from to-day
the money will be lying here
$50 you said. / believe it; and YET
can't encourage improvidence. A SEN
sible man, sir, does not sell his um-
brella because the suns out; he Keeps
if for the rainy day. It's question OF
principle. Bless my heart, LOOK at tnat
bundle of papers! Bessie can tell you
that, if cared to risk few hundreos
If I had them to do it. l mean-l
might establish my claim to part OF
huge fortune Wants a strong nillu'
sir. to resist fascination OF that SORT
Here my brothers and sisters nave
been sweating and going to Ia" iol
wears; result, poverty. Not me! Bro
. in the hand is my motto. I'm alraiu-
I'm afraid 1 can't say as much OF ns
daughter and ber husband.
II only hope. Mr.. Bedmish' saiu
1ovell as he turned to the door. you'll
never know what it is to pay the price
that makes one cynic!!'
. "Ab that's flash Of your meio-
drama! No use, my boy. II you hau
paused to realize that money MAKES
money YOU wouldn't now be repentlnS
at leisure. It's really only fools VINO
bnv their experience. l watched anu
pot mine for nothing. AS l said to MIS-.
Reamish. when she wanted to buy
fanciful hat: Not quite, my dear! No
and look at it until you've mastered
every detail, and then come home ana
make one like it, Some men preah
up their Goals to keep up piaze'
they're not content to
Enough! 1 shall remember this
day, sir"
He was gone. He did not even bang
the door. 1t took MIR. Beamlsh some
minutes to work up sufficient neat 10
90 down and impress his wife.
"The idea! Wanted to borrow $40.
If that sort of thing began, Where
should we be-"
I'VE might be just as happy in
different sort of way" she dared.
"Ah, that's woman all over Wnat
do women care? I've learned that the
only friend a man can depend upon is
his money. Eh?'
Nothing, nothing! 1t only occurred
To me that they might have found out
too"
..Shouldn't have married.. he
snapped. i've no sympathy with
actors. and less still for people who en-
courage them. While you're Wasting
q So bill at the theatre you might pe
doubling it at home!"
It really did seem as if Mr.. Beam
ish's pet theory that money makes
money! was to be emphasized once
-, more for the benefit OF his friends.
That next evening the maid-who had
never had a chance to test the theory
for herself-tapped. with a card bear
ing a name that made Mr.. Beamish
stare.
Such q gentlcman.-with q cab, sir,
and a silk hat and snowy beard!' she
ventured. Il said you were in the
library, Mr.. Beamish, sir!'
Its Mr.. Shand! This way. sir
this wayr' cried Mr.. Beamish, excit-
edIy. Really. all unexpected pleas
ure! =. The lawyer whose name I've
heard so often, but whom I've never
scent Really"
Mr.. aShand bowed q t1ife coldly, as
If he had his own value for effusive-
ness. No, you have not troubled US
much with your claim on the estate
Still. I'm glad to be able to tell you
that there seems at last chance OF