Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-11-14
THE
SPENDERS|
A Tale Of the Third Generation
By HARRY LEON WILSON
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Copyright, by LothrOp Publishing Company.
CHAPTER IX.-CoNr1NUED.


oldaker, wincing and turning to Miss
Bines for sympathy, heard her say:
Yes, do, Mr.. Higbeel do love
those ragtlme songs-and then have
them play Tell Me, Pretty Maiden
and the Tntermezzo'
= He groaned in anguish.
The talk ran mostly on practical af-
fairs: the current values of the great
staple commodities; why the corn crop
had been light; what wheat promised
10 bring; how young Burman, of the
Chicago board OF trade, had been
pinched in his own wheat corner for
four millions-'put up" by his admir-
sng father; what beef on the hoof
commanded; how the Federal Oil com
pany would presently own the state of
Texas
Almost every Barbarian at the table
had made his own fortune. Hardly
one but could recall early days when
he toiled on farm or in shop or forest.
herded cattle, prospected, sought ad-
venture in remote and hazardous wilds.
Tain't much like them old days.
eh, Higbee?" queried the crown prince
OF Cripple Creek-"when you and me
had to walk from Chicago to Green
Bay, Wisconsin, because we didn't
have enough shillings for stage farce"
He gazed about him suggestively.
Corn beef and cabbage was pretty
good then, eh?" and with sure, vigor-
Gus strokes he fell to demolishing his
Aiet de dinde a la Perigueux. while a
butler reflled his glass with Chateau
Nalescot. 1873
We'll, il does beat the two rooms
madam and me started TO keep house
IN when we was married." admitted
the host. That was on the banks OF
fhe Chicago river, and now we got the
Hudson fiowin' right through the front
yard, you might say, right past our
own yacht landing"
From old days of work and hardship
they came TO discuss the present and
their immediate surroundings social
and financial
Their daughters. II appeared, were
being sought in marriage by the sons
OF those among whom they sojourned.
oh, they're nice band OF hand
shakers, all right all right" asserted
the gentleman from Kansas City. "One
OF EN- tried 90 keep company with our
Caroline. but / wouldn't stand for A.
Die was a crackin good shiny PLAYER.
and be could lead them cotillon dances
BLOWN whistle and calm, All right.
up or something, like a car starter
'Ant, Tell me something good about
Aim l says 10 an old friend OF his
amily. Well. he hemmed and hawed
She was a New York gentleman. and
s he. ] don't know whether I could
keNyou understand or not he SAYS.
&e's got Family, jest like that.
down hard on 'Family'-'and
got money, he says. and Money
FAMILY need each other badly I'm
town he says. Yes / saws. 7
up with q number OF people here
", but / amt met none yet that
have TO bllndfold and back into
pr money ! says, family or no
~ | says. And that young man
aye, lis a pleasant charming feI-
WHY he says, he's the best
ed mau in New York Well 7
5ked At him, and says: Well. says
be may be the best-coated man 10
New York. but heSsbe the best-booted
pan In New York, Toe . says. ~ he
spmes around trying to spark Caroline
mOrs-or would be II I had my
His chin's pushed too far back
his face 7 says. and besides.
caroline IS being waited on By
hardware drummer. a good
Dung fellow travelling out Of
X. c. ] says and while he
"a for family ] says, he'll
OF his own before he gets
says; we start tam lies
me from, says"