The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-09-09

ual IN that city naa SOt poSSeSstol VI
a bank note plate and was printing
greenbacks by the tens of thousands
He was willing that others should
share in his good luck. He was sc
willing that he would sell greenbacks
for 10 cents on the dollar and warrant
them to pass current anywhere. 1t
was the old. old green goods game
and young Beechman bit.
In turn he become so generous
hearted that he was willing to let
Farmer Hubert in on the suec. 10
getber they hoped to raise $500 in
cash, and after some correspondence
with the liberal minded man in New
York it was decided that the wire
fence man should make little jour
ney and bring back ten for one.
The farmer sold a horse, cow and
three hogs to make up his share o1
the money, and his prospective son
in-law started for the east. Joe and
Bessie had not quarreled. He had
ceased hoeing potatoes to dig holes
along the creek and look for the black
stuff that had made so many men
rich. In sense they were waiting
for things to turn up.
"Sarah," eaid the farmer to his wife
after Beechman bad departed, chow
would you like to have silk dresses all
the rest Of your life?'
"Don't scare body to death, ia
ther," she replied. 81 know you and
Harry are going to make millions Of
money, and I'm so nervous that !
break dishes every time I clear the
table off,"
"Bessie," he continued as he turn.
ed to the daughter, Chow would you
like to ride out in a carriage drawn
by four white horses and have SO
many diamonds on that you shone
like the sum-:
"If Joe finds all oil well he many
buy me diamond ring" she quietly
answered.
Don't you keep it up about Joe.
He'll never find no oil wells, or, if he
does, it will be after you are Married
and living in palace and having
forty servants to wait on you. Me
and your mother have set out 10 get
you fellow worth $l,000;0O0, and
when you are receiving the president
of the United States in your own castle
you'll be glad you had such father
and mother.
A few days later Bessie set out to
spend the afternoon with a neighbor.
She had not been gone above an hour
when young Beechman returned from
his journey. He carried tin box
under his arm, the key thereof in
his pocket and txultation in his heart.
Soon after his arrival the men went to
barn to count over their "ten to one. !"
The box was unwrapped the key in
serted and the packages taken out to
be counted. Then there came an in
terval, during which time the wire
fence man and the farmer looked into
each others pale faces and spoke no
word. The "money' was green in
color, but that was all. Young Beech
man had been done up as thousands
before had been done and had brought
back only blanks.
They were still looking at each
other and licking their dry lips when
and Bessie drove up TO the gate
AS she entered the house Joe hitched
the horse and came out to the barn.
II just wanted to say" he quietly
observed, "that four days ago found
oil along the creek and that this after
noon Bessie and | went t. Justice Jor-
don and got married.'
In reply Farmer Hurlburt got up
and took young Beechman by the col
lar and slammed him up against the
mill and then jammcd him up
against the granary door and then
walloped him all over The floor and
ended. by throwing him outdoors and
sending a kick after him. Then he
turned to the newly made husband
and held out his hand and said:
Joe Green, there's only one fool in
the Hubert family, and that's me.
Let's 60 in and have some cider and
kiss the bride.'
Its easy enough to pick out the
said the unsophsticated
reporter at the creditors meeting.
"Yes?' replied the other.
eyes. See how shabby and care
worn he looks
"That's the principal creditor. The
bankrupt is the man with the fur
OyercOat end diamonds"