The new enterprise., 1905-06-08
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.SRc1S> FORGE DELTOR was a
n ~ D scion Of an impoverished
q " o branch Of an aristocratic
3 ~ i family, and was neither too
SSo% proud nor too weak TO work
for his living. lie was q
bookkccpcr in a wholesale establish
ment in ST. Louis, and received a good
salary, but lived up TO II, although his
habits were nearly !weproachable.
He had expensive tastes, which had
been born with him, and he did not
worry about his future, supposng that
q living would come to him while he
was willing and able to work FOR it,
and possessing an almost sublime con-
hdence in his ability to make his way
in the world,
His time Of trial came. The estab-
lishmcnt in which he was employed
failed, and it became necessary TO
find other occupation. As he had saved
but little money, he was obliged TO
look about at once.
lie then discovered that it was not 50
easy to obtain employment as be had
supposed it to be. The market was
Oyerstockcd with bookEecpers, and
hundreds were anxious 70 secure, even
at starvation salaries, the fow positions
that became vacant Many Of them
were mon Of families, and Del(or had
only himself to care for.
Finding bis search apparently fruit
less IN that direction, he offered himself
for any Eight and gcntcel' avocaton
that would give him support; but in
that indefinite line be found himself
confronted by still greater hordes Of
applicants,
When his small stock Of money was
expended he perceived that be must ab-
so!utely find some sort Of work to do.
rs he would neither borrow money
nor run IN debt for his daily bread,
"What q blessing It is" he said to
himself that the wheat harvest is
about to begin, Harvest hands are
wanted and are well paid. l will so
and help harvest the wheat, and will
earn some money"
The hard labor Of harvesting did not
frighten him in the least. lie was
young, healthy ana muscular, lie had
regularly exercised in the gymnasium.
and was quite an accomplished athlete.
lie exchanged few Of bis fine clothes
for coarse suit, sold ring to procure
passage money, packed a satchcl, and
went over into Illinois, requesting his
landlady to take care Of bis baggage,
IS he was going into the country to
spend the summer
He easily found employment in the
harvest fields, and did not consider the
work either difficult nor disgraceful.
1t was n little hard at first, MS it was
toned to it, and found favor wherever
he went, being regarded as lirst-class
hand, and drawing good pay for his
toll.
Unfortunately-as people are in the
habit Of saying, not always knowing
what is for the best-while working
at large farm he was disabled by an
accident to n thresher, caused by i'm
perfect machinery. He was put to bed
in the farmhouse, and the physician
who was called in said that it would
be two or three weeks before he would
be able to work. Having confidence
in bis recuperatlvc powers, Delfor be-
lieved that he would be up in less time
but was obliged to admit that his board
Mt the farmhouse, to say nothing Of the
DOCTORS bill, would more than make ar
end Of his money, and the harves
would soon be ended.
Then there happened to him two
things. One of them was a feeling
He fell In love with Martha Prime, thC
farmers daughter, who was very kinC
to him, as were all others in the house
She was a handsome, sensible girl
and Delfor believed that she was no
Indifferent to him.
The other was an idea. While h
lay in bed, thinking Of the accident tina
had disabled him, it occurred to hin
that he might bring good out Of evi
and render even that accident profit
able. He had studied the thresher
that were in use, and he knew tina
several similar accidents hac happene
that season. He thought that he say