New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-19

=. Mr.. Jehu Pontifex stood IN his gorgeous drawing
room at Wimbledon and chuckIed freely over an
evening paper he held IN his hand while his wife.
VINO was lady Of weight far as adipose tissue
was concerned. Joined In his mirth.
IL Is a nevingly idea the great man said:
soopero! Peoples gardens dug up. the fences
broke down. the roots Of the cut through and
the trees themselves ruined and-what IS II see
here?-the blessed watchdog throttIed to death IN
one case Oh. nevingly idea 1 think I'll fol-
low IT,"
The newspaper man makes something by IT,
What can you do. Jehu. and what can you want?
You're worth half a million. Isn't that enough -
IT'S business. my dear business; and I amt
going TO be beat By any newspaper man. What
does ne sell his paper att penny amt II. or a
ma penny; Well. l sell my cakes OF backing az a
too .9i,, I am as rich he is. III bet bob
Don't argue with me. Anne Maria Now. listen
LseaGd ne io ~ out az tRe Gee f TINS ar
Of his dinner jacket. and read as follows: 'POnt-
fex's backing is the backing Of the world For
years II has been almost given away for nothing
4ow sorneth1g is COINS to be given away with Il
as 10 the nerSb6rbSs 2 b %iS en- Is Jle 9 5l
have been hidden in two hundred different penny
amount Of 80. Find 1t and you've got il. No ques-
tons asked. Pontifex's money is good enough
iou can mo the lot II you're sharp 80
Isn't y ., WONDERFUL Mrs Pontifex sasped- "Oh
WAT !ia.-, a , gin yours is Jehui -, en-.
other genluses In this world except them literary
gents. who never seem TO do much except abuse
tetCH OtueE- NOW anne Mara. IN three Gays time
as ever was hundred morning papers in London
and the country will have that advert IN a prOni-
nent place; a thousand sandwich will parade
all the great cities and towns Of this country:
lot Of balloons viii 60 all over the country just
to chuck the leaflets down the peoples eds the
factory the river side viii be blaze OF gas. and
where was u?
oh. Jehu you a wonder' What can't you
do2 But the expense"
BLOW the expense as the girl said when she told
the waiter TO bring another gardine on toast But
listen again, Maria. BaggS. most trusted
p.oyhe. as call him, with several helps. viii be
all over the country a-drOpping them penny pencil
cases about. London and the envirOns VIII get the
most and between ourselves here in Wimbledon,
where I'm so known and respected IN the parish
we're going 70 dash 'ern about freely. Two thou
domains II that don't make more popular than
over. don't know what will Look after your own,
l say.
Five days later than Mr.. POntifex had propounded
this great scheme a very handsome. Well-set-up
young walking down ain thu summer
treasure hunt. But, since he had not bought
any OF Mr.. POntfex's cakes OF backing with the
directions inside 10 where his sovereiyns might
be found inside their penny pencil 10 not
for them that he was hunting. Yet, all the same,
Il a treasure belonging TO Mr.. Pontkex which
he was looking for. viz, his daughter. For he ana
Mirabel POntifeN loved each other. and Poutfe1
stern parent OF the good old surrey side
style Of melodrama- and he laughed to scorn the
pretensions of Herbert Gay TO his daughter
and his ducats But Mirabel loved the youi man.
and. consequently. they were reduced 10 clandes-
tine meetings. that they might have the Oppor-
tunity OF frequently repeating to each other the
state Of their feelings. and bewang their unhappy
fate and the hardness Of Mr.. POntifeX's oedurats
and busness-like heart.
But" Mirabel often said to her lover ~ you
could only show father that you had some way OF
making n living Of making money do believe he
would give In He likes you for yourself and It's