The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-17


ton which lie In such monopoly. Az
for tho virtues Of the remedy can tes-
tify from personal experience. An hour
sufiices for the cure. and handful Of
tho root will guarantee immunity from
pain for many weeks. The natives call
Il kanitu. u coined word replacing an
older name nov out Of use"
Terry had been following Austin's
eyes from line TO line Of the paragraph,
ard at the precise moment when the
eLd was reached he cried:
"What do you think Of thntf Did
you ever hear OF such an Endorsement
How has this jewel lain 30 long buried ]
Man. do you realize the worth Of itf'
i Austin closed the book and for some
seconds contemplated the authors
name. half effaced. upon the cover.
II love this man like brother" said
be. yet be was no physician"
physician be hangedf exclaimed
Terry impatIentiy. I'D rather have the
patients word than the doctors any
day. lie says he was cured. That's
what tho public wants 10 know"
"Do you mean to say that you're 60
ing 10 try TO put this stun on the mar
ketT'
"Am II" rejoined Terry In sort Of
snbdued shrisk as he sprang to his feet
Man. do you fancy that like to be
poorf IL this my taste In the matter OF
attircf Ha. hal And, besides" he
added. with a change of tone pathetic
and absurd-"bcsidcs. am In love-"
Austin drew deep breath and seem
Cd about to say something serious
Then no checked the utterancc and be-
gan TO laugh silently and with incrcas-
Ing enjoyment. Terry sat down. but
was too nervous TO sit still.
whats the joker" he demanded
when he could restrain himself no
longer.
I'm In love. too" responded Austin
"And her father has the rheumatism.
Marvellous coincidenceI'
Terry's eyes blazed.
"You give him some OF this" said be.
IF the man has any gratitude
"Its not question Of gratitude" In
terrupted Austin. "Its q matter Of
propriety. Ny pccuniary situation does
not warrant me In falling In love with
q young lady who has been favored
with all tho advantages Of wealth.
am generally supposed to be 9 sharer
In this fairly psssperous business. but
the fact Ii that am only the salaried
manager on q yearly contract.
haven't $4,000 OF my own In the
world: 90 there's the end Of Il"
"You put your $4,000 INTO kanitu.
said Terry. with dire earnestness, "and
you'll have q fortune within two
years."
He supported this assertion with the
most moving arguments. but Austin
was obdurate. He would not risk bis
$4,000 on kanifu. nor would he con.
sent TO experiment with that remedy
in the case Of ne gentleman whom he
dreamed Of calling father-in,law. This
latter refusal Terry seemed to take
harder than the other. and he said II
was downright heartiess Of Austin to
deprive q sufferer Of his only earthly
hope.
"Juat tell me who he 10 and-gixe me
his address," pleaded Terry. ''and Ill
make new man OF him."
Not for gold and precious stones. "
said Austin. And ut this Terry abrupt
ly took his leave after heroically de-
clining loan Of money.
In the evening of the second day
thereafter Auytin called at the home Of
the queen OF his heart and upon being
ahown into the drawing room found
himself alone with her father. Mr..
douglass Harland. who was pacing the
foor aud chewing as II for a wager.
How are you. AustinT he cried,
with amazing cordlality. ''Glad to see
you. Hov's your friend. Mr.. Terryf"
Austin paused. speechless. and his
gaze was so Intent upon Harland's Jaw
that II sufiiced for question.
"Yes; that's H." said Harland-"kani.
III. BY George. SIR this stun ls heav-
ems best gift TO mani"
"You don't really believe that It's
done You any goodY'
"Bellevev' cried Harlane, and ho
tossed his arms high. If I'd done that
yesterday morning." he added, "the
piiln would have killed me. My dear
fellow, I'm going TO chew this stun all
tbs time. I'm going to learn TO chew II
In my sleep. You did me good turn
waen you sent Terry to my ofIlce.
HIS
When | did whatr
He's bright fellow In his way"
continued Harland. not noting the In
teruption. "He's got a good thing,
and he knows how to push II. OF
course I understand your position.
Terry said that you couldn't 90 In
deeper than $4,000 and that you didn't
think II was enough. Your view Of
the matter. as Terry disclosed II to me,
showed sound business sense. II gave
me a very favorable impression OF
your Judgment. As you told him, the
game ought to be pushed hard at the
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