Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-10

effort inside my head AMI tie grinding
pressure II pccuniary troIh - FRO a
without had r,>4u,7sl my whole fahr.r
Of conscious cN., .ncc la an ach-n:
pulp. aud the Necessity Tor hasie h3i
been ike an enormous spoon '--f1'E
the aforesaid pulp ana . aud more iran
tlcally. Iiarlaul Na, LEA a nu.ry Ia. Tie
prospectus: Was IL hurry IJr iiS
money la order that might pass IL Ia
various people who were in the worst
hurry Of all. so when took tire copy
10 IIarllnd'S Office | tall'ei aloud L.
myself In the street ear anl pounded
NV legs with my clinched fists when
ever there was stop.
IIarland liked the prospectus. He
said that IL was ripping goal story.
and Adams heartily agreed with him.
They were especially pleased with Ger
tain flights of fancy evolved by me III
moments OF torture moe acu'e thar
tie average. For Instance. ! had de
scrihed belt made of twenty dollar
gold pieces around the slen,ter waist OF
A beautiful girl, and then | had stdieI
that the amount of yellow metal aclu-
ally known to exist in the Golden Gal
leon mine would make belt OF tnat
kind large enough To encirc.e the moon.
How does that figure OdI! askeI
Adams doubtfully.
Nobody Will bother to calculate II,
said Harland. LET il stand. The wo
men will like It,"
F | sluddefed 1t had not occurred 10
lie before that women might he led to
risk their money on the Golden Gal
leon. My Imagination had pictured
men with little. restless eyes and slop-
Ing foreheads drawn toward this lure
of gold as rats are drawn toward II
trap. more than half aware OF the Peril,
vet unable to resist the promntings OF
their own greediness and the fragrance
of the bait The typical male investor
is barely worthy of sympathy, but TO
women tie passion for gold may be
forgiven because they spend IL with
such delight upon the things which
they believe To he beautiful
| was recalled from such thoughts by
the voice of Harland saying: Pass me
that check book. Adams, like good
fellow. No, not that one-the third
from the bottom of the pile. That ac-
count is overdrawn only about couple
of thousand. so little thing like this
won't natter
And he drew me check for hun
hrcd and fifty. My existence could have
been preserved another day for half
that sum, and | was speechless with
gratitude. Moreover. Harland told me
where ] could get the check cashed.
though 1t was then after banking hours.
My landlady was sitting Oh the stoop
when returned home after dining at a
club with Harland and Adams. The
lady in question is past fifty and has
begun to feel the infrmities Of age She
carries too much weight ana Is laden
with many cares, mostly necuniary, If
one may judge from her conversation.
How are you this evening, Mrs. Won
Glahn?" said | cheerily.
Il never felt better nor had less" she
replied. with sigh. And then to show
me that this remark had no application
to my account with her which had
been pilng up for two or three weeks,
she gave ME IL very friendly gance.
Mrs. Won Claim was German by
BIRTH but she had been in America long
enough to speak the language almost
like a native except when she was in 4
hurry She was woman of a generous
heart and had done enough In unobtru-
sve charity to insure ler a rich reward
hereafter unless all our faith is vain
But in the visible affairs Of her daily
life she exercised an amusing parsimo
ny. When her husband carved steak
for dinner she measured every piece
with her eye and suffered great distress
if lie erred in the direction of liberalty
The instant that the last person was
'helped" the remainder Of the steak
vanished. A trained servant removed
it with the celebrity of a conjurer
Mrs. Won Claim worried about mon
ey, but | never regarded her as grasp
Ing or misery.
II have some money for you. Mrs
Won Claim" said |, proudly displaying
the fruits of my honest toll for Har
land.
"Oh me, oh, my" said she, with an
affectionate glance at the money
where did you find so much%"
Il dug it out Of a gold mine" re-
piled.
,, A gold mlre!" she echoed, with a
sigh. Il wish | had one. You own u
part of it, eh?''
NO" said l. 1--WE been writing q
little book for the owners. They are
selling some Of the stock in order to
develop the property
With that instinct which makes a
' woman shop when she does not wish
to buy, Mrs. Won Claim asked me about
the price of this stock. I explained to
her that the par value was dollar a
share and that the present price was
- cents. Then. because my mind was
> loaded with the subject told some
wild tales about the advance In the
value Of shares Of other mines located
close beside the Golden Galleon and
working tn ore which the best experts
pronounced to be ndistinguishable
from that of the wonderfully rich de-
posits Of the G. &.
In due time my prospectus was
printed, and very pretty little book
it made, with Spanish galleon on the
cover. The vessel was in red gold OIL
dark green sea lighted by 81 male gold