The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-09

*Hs*7I*A.aS missed one maid for call
ing ii the "on room
turned over Il large piece OF coal and
turned ii back again. You should
know me by now for one of the old
fashioned sort. When you hear of me
borrowing or lending Il dollar you can
look for the end of the world. o. I'm
plain, sir. I'm II man Of notices. Had
l broken through my golden rule.
might be now in-cr-your position.
Don't leave your hat. SIR
Il won't" The visitor took the hint
and the hat He had been rather
pale; his lips took a grim twist now.
Il fancy there's another golden rule;
! was trying TO recall it. Still"
My dear man. it's useless. Don't
make me use IL harder word. If
there's one thing | dctest it's raking
up old ashes. But when my daughter.
who had been brought up with solid.
proper principles, left her home and
married Il pcnniless actor. really had
to close my door-yeS. the door Of my
heart-upon her. Human nature:
Human bunkum. sir, o. no doubt,
you looked for better things. SO did
Micawber; so does the bcggar who
goes grubbing along the gutter. re
spect the man. sir. who measures his
ditch before he leaps. You. Il Shakes
pearean actor. to come asking for Il
paltry S25. Well. really it seems to
me that an actor who is worth his
salt could do better. Not that | know
anything about actors. If You insist
upon the truth. | haven't it to lend
Pardon me- he said. with little
break in his voice, I'm not acting
now. But l happen to know that yo"
have a hundred times the amount
lying idle, otherwise l would never
have risked this snub. 1t was your
own Bessie who said: Don't think so
hard of him. Tell him haven't had
to regret the step in the least: tell him
that life is tc short for bitter feelings.
Paltry Or not. 1t represents the sum
want. I've got the engagement at
Philadelphia for Monday week. but
haven't the railway fare. We've had
a struggle, but we've nothing to be
ashamed Of In q month from to-day
the money will be lying here"
$50 you said. l believe it: and yet
can't encourage improyidencc. a sen
sible man, sir does not sell his UNI
brella because thc suns out: he keeps
IT for the rainy day. It's a question of
principle. Bless my heart, look at that
bundle of papers! Bessie can tell you
that. if l cared to risk few hundreds
if I had them 10 do it. | mcan-i
might establish my claim to part OF
huge fortune. Wants Il strong mind
sir, to resist a fascination of that sort
Here my brothers and sisters nave
been sweating and going to law Tor
years: result. poverty. Nnl me. BIRD
in the hand is my motto. I'm AFRAID
I'm afraid | can't say aS much Oh III!
daughter and her husband
II only hope. Mr.. Beamish, sad
Lowell as he turned to The door. you IL
never know what il is to pay the prlcc
that makes one Il cynic.
"Ah. that's a fash of your mclo-
drama, No use. my boy. If you had
paused to realize that money makes
money you wouldn't now be rrpentihS
mt leisure. It's really only fools WI"
buy their experience. | watched. ana
got mine for nothing. As said to Mrs.
Bcamish. when she wanted to puS Il
fanciful hat: Not quite my dear. u"
and look Mt it until you've maStcfc"
every detail. and then come home anu
make one like it, Some men break
up their Goals to keep up blaze;
they're not content to
Enough! l shall remember TINS
day, sir
He was gone. lie did not even pan"
the door. 1t took Mr. Bcamlsh some
minutes to work up sufficient neat 10
20 down and impress his wife.
1.-The idea! Wanted to borrow SO
If that sort of thing began, where
should we be:'
I'VE might be just as happy in Il
different sort of way" she dared.
J. "Ab. that's a woman all over. What
do women care? I've learned that the
only friend Il man can depend upon IS
his money. En-:
Nothing. nothing. 1t only occurred
to me that they might have found out
too"
'Shouldn't have married.. he
snapped. i've no sympathy Will
actors. and less still for people who en-
courage them. While you're wasting
a 50 bill mt the theatre you might p'
doubling il AT home
1t 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-Wh" hau
never had chance to test the theory
for herself-tapped with card bear
ing name that made Mr.. Beamish
stare.
Such gcntleman.- with cab, sir
and silk hat and snowy beard sh"
vcntured. Il said you were III the
library Mr.. Hramisl, sir.
..Tt's Mr. Shaul' This way. Sir