The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-11-22
TWO .puLARs OF SOCIETY. /"

1 had mndc them temporarily easy Hl
their finances just before that dinner.
ana they. being fatuoas, incurable op-
tiinists. were probably imagining they
would never need me again. i did
not disturb them until Monson ana
had got my education 40 well under
way tha; even !. always severe In scIf-
criticism and now inorcilcsa. was com
pelled To- admit To myself distinct
change for the better. You know how
10 g. with n boy At the growing age
how he bursts out OF clothes ana
ideas Of life almost az fast as they are
supplied him. - swiftly Is he trans
forming into man. Well. i think u
o. much that way with US Americans
Mi our lives: we continue on ana on
81 the growing age. Ana III one or w
puts his or her mind hard upon growth
In some particular direction. you see
almost overnight Development nedgcd
TO the last taIl-fcathrrs and tip OF top
knot where there was nothing NJ All
What miracles can he wrought by un
open mind and "A keen sense az the
cumulative power OF the unwasted
minute. All this arropos OF very
trivial matter. you may he thinking.
But. bc careful how you judge what IL
trivial and what important Ia "a UNI
verse built up Of atoms.
/ However When my education
seemed tag enough advanced. l sent for
Sam. lie. after his fooiless fashion.
didn't bother To- acknowledge my note.
His margin account with me was NJ
ia. moment straight. l turned In MS
father. | had my cashier send him u
formal, ;ypewri.'cn letter signed
Rlackloct a. Co. informing lim that
his account was ovcrdrawn ana tnat
we would be- Obliged " he would give
the matter his immediate attention.
The note must have reached him the
following morning: but n. did not
come until. after waiting three days.
"wo" sent him n sharp demand FOR "a
check for the balance due US.
A pleasing. artstocratic-l looking ng-
ure he made as h. entered my office.
with his air OF the man whose hands
have never known the stains or toil.
with his manner az having always re-
ceiycd defcrcntial treatment There
was no prctense I'm my curt greeting.
my tone of dispatch your business. sir.
and he gone. for I was both busy
and much irriiatcd against him. y
guess YOU want In see our cashier.
said I. after giving him hasiy. alb
sent minded handshakc. My boy out
there will take you To him"
3 The old do-nothirE's face lost Its
confident. ropdescending expression.
Hts lip qulvcrch. ard think there were
tears Ia his bad. dim. grny-grccn eyes.
I suppose hc thought his PROFOUNDLY
pathetic Gaze: no doubt he hadn't tho
-emotest conception what H. really
was--and no doubt also. there are
many who would honestly take HIS
view. A. n tho fact that he WAS born
with all possible advantage did not
make him and his plight !ncxcusablc.
u passes my comprehension why peo-
pie OF his sort. when suffering from
he calamiiic3 they have deliberately
brought upon themselves by lazincss
and self-indulgencc and extravagancc,
should get a sympathy that IL withheld
from those az the honest human rank
and file falling into far more real mis-
fortunes not 81 their Cwn making.
NO. my dcnr Rlnckloci." said he.
cringing now as easily ms he had con-
icscendcl--how To Cringc AMI how to
condesccnd are taught nj the sHmc
school. the one he had gone e. all his
life. 1T Is you I want TO talk with.
And. first. ] owe you my apologies.
I know yIu'll make allowances for ono
who was never trained to business
methods. "" always been like "A child
In thos. Irattcry."
you brighten me-" said l. The last
gentleman who came throwing me or
my guard with that plea was Ehrcwd
enough 90 get away with n very large
sum of my hard-carncd money. Be-
sidcs'-and was laughing. though
not too OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES noticed
that sou gentlemen become vague
about business only wher the balance
IN against you. when It's In your IA
vor. you manage io get your minds on
business long enough To collect TO the
last fraction Of a cent"
lie henrtIly echoed my laugh. y
only wish I were clever" said he.
However, I've come 10 ask your In
dulgcnc". I'd have been here before.
but those who owe me have been put
ting me of. And they're az the sort ~
people whom It's impossible To press"
I'D Ike to accommodate you
further" said I. shedding that last
but your account has been In an
unsatisfactory state Tor nearly "a month
now
! I'm sure youl give me n few days
longer" was hts easy reply. as IN We
were discussing trilir. by the way,
you haven't been To gee us set. Only
this morning my yifc was wondering
when you'd come. You quite captivated
her. Rlacklock. Can't you dine with US
tomorrow right--no. Sunday--at eight ?
Were having In a few peop,. I think
/ you'd like To meet"
\ IL any one llnngincs that this bald.
businessiikc way or putting II get my
I teeth on edge. let him dismiss the idea !.
my nerves had been too long accustom-
=
II IL evidence OF the shrcwduess ~ the
old fellow TT character reading that hc
wasted none OF his six and velvet pre-
lenses upon me. and so saved hts time
and IlIne Probably he wished me tu
see that ] need have no timidity or
|, false shnme I'm dealing with him. tina
when TIE time came Ia talk business !
was free to talk II in my own straight
#. fashion.
Glad To- come. s;tid !. wishing tp BE-
rid az him. now that nay point WA
.sircd We'll let the account stand
op,u fur the present. rather ihluk
your stocks are going up. Give nay re-
gu-ts to the ladies. please. especially
TO Nil. Anita
IL WINGED. hut thanked me gracious
iy. gave the his soft. tlnc hand to shan,
ana departed. ns eager To- Ice off us
20 be rid III him sunday next at
eight" were his last words. Don't TAI
us'-that IN IN" tone Of a king address.
ing some obscure person whom he had
commanded To court. II ma. be- that
old I.llersly was wholly unconscious o'
his rciliousncg. fancied b" was
treating me AK II I we've almost al
equal. but suspect he rather accentu
Ited mis- natural manner. with the Idea
az imprcssing upon mo that in our dca
hc was giving ut least as much as !.
n At ~ a..