Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-02-25

cash investigation. announced that
he had Si2s.S5. Mr. Rockwell was
less fortunate in his immediate POS
sessions. Io scheduled S7s.15.
We'll, dig up, Brother Pence" said
MIR. Kent. What is your contribu-
ton TO the war chester
Il have IL cents and brooklyn
bridge ticket" said Mr.. Pence. You
-" never carry anything but car
fare. 1t is so easy to lose money
ont of your pockets, and then you
may be held up and robbed. ! lost
"a silver dollar through hole in my
pocket once, and have never carried
any large sums of money since"
so | have heard" said Mr.. Kent.
We'll. pass over your ii cents. You
know the story of the widows mite.
Everything counts. Let's sec; we
have a total OF SOS go. That is a
good average for six milionaires. |
seldom carry more than 500. Now,
what can we do with ito"
lie looked at Mr.. Morton
81 do not suppose we can do any
thing with that amount of money"
responded the financicr That was
| not my idea. Still il is good plan
to know just how much we have on
hand. | look at the matter in this
light: If this man HeStOr is not abso-
lutcly crazy he has some definite OBJ
Jcct in view. II may take the form
OF demand for a ransom. The oucs
ton for us to decide il. first. shall
we pay ransom; and second, if So.
how much? Personally regard this
IN purely business way. Ny time
is worth money. We have been
trapped and our time captured with
our persons. | should be willing to
make reasonable compromises
Since | am the one most to blaIue
for this affair, | shall insist on stand
ing half of any fund which may he
agreed upon"
Il have often thought OF what |
would do if kidnapped and held for
ransom" said Mr.. Carmody in re-
ticctivc way. Il have always thought
that | would die rather than pat u
| dollar, but now that the fact con
fronts me believe that the thoughts
| of those at home outweigh my
to contribute to any such fund"
"Who are YOU going to give it TOP"
asked Mr.. Kent
why, to Mr.. Hcstor," answered
Mr.. Morton.
1T will do no good" replied Mr..
Kent, with the decision Of "a man
who has unaltcrably made up his
mind. HE is ms crazy as womau's
watch. lie will laugh at You. Mark
my words; il will do no good 10 tall,
10 him. Your only hope is i'm that
| Capt. Waters. You might try that
Sj5S.2O on him. but | don't believe
he would touch it or a hundred times
that amount. | tell YOU we are in
for an ocean voyage with land-up
| on some island"
Mr.. Pence groencd and distracted
his eleven cents from the pile which
Yet remained on the table
Il am not so sure about Hestor."
said Mr.. Morton. lie loves money as
well as the best of them. IIcstor
acts crazy but it may be assumed.
If we offered HIM say 5000. 900 he
| might regain his sense. What do
YOU think about it, Mr.. Rockwcll?'
Il am not very hopeful" said Mr..
| Rockwell. I'm the event we decide
on such a course | would suggest :,
| larger amount. / will checrfully
| pledge S2.0OO.OOO TO a $1,000, 900 fund"
That is more than your share -
said Mr.. Morton. II think your sug-
gesti"n AZ to larger amount is a
wise one and | will pledge half of
it,"
This was objected to by all except
by Mr.. Pence, who had been busy
with pencil and announced that he