The San Francisco call., 1906-08-19
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tation does not interest him. He is
the only heir TO q vast and increasing
fortune. and. having been educated re
gardless, has ideas OF his own and
proceeds to make things dizzy.
He does keep a diary. however. and
with reckless -egotfsm occasionally re-
ports how he spends his money and his
time
Waldorf. Thursday Evening.-Just
been reading about my uncles early
life In this little burg OF New York.
What a sleepy old hole IL must have
been in his day-nothinE doing north
OF Fourteenth street; business men pre-
dieting the new Fifth Avenue Hotel
too far out of town; street cars running
only to Central Park; goats eating their
FODDER on big rock where the
Herald office now stands. The times
have changed
However. the wad Is COW mine and
the coal and oil lands ought to keen me
in chicken feed the rest of my life
So here goesi Was out with the boys
tonight. Show New York that a chap
from up the country has the nerve and
cash to spend with the best Of them.
did lose small fortune at roulette and
other excitements early in the ga he
but cleaned up in good shape later on.
Then came dinners, with wine and cho-
my pocket-book. and / guess I must
have dropped bundle of checks among
the boys who ran short of funds; saying
nothing Of the girls. before they got me
back to the Waldorf It's great town.
this little old New York. IL will do as
a starter; but just wait till we reach
Paree. Wen do the foreigners up TO
the Queens taste and get our moneys
worth"
A Week L.ater.-"If my dear Departed
uncle, who has such a fine monument in
the family churehyard up in the coun-
try had been with me for the last six
days he would have gone mad. ] sup
pose we spent more money every day
than he earned in a month when his in
come was the largest.
We had seven automobiles among IN
and chorus girls and other joys too nu-
merous to count The boys were all
well fixed and the man with the pro
visions in a special car understood his
business. The cases Of wine, hampers
OF high priced provisions, cold birds
and things both hot and spicy are q
wonder TO the natives. We did Long
Island and part or New Jersey. took
in Atlantic City and left enough money
along the Philadelphia routs 70 start a
national bank.
Expect TO make up an autonobIls
party for a trip TO Newport and the
Berkshires next week. Am IN an en-
barrassing position just now-engagsd
to be married to an heiress and am
bounded by the prettiest little brown
eyed thing a man ever saw, with black
hair and feet that dance as she capers
along the sidewalk. She svears that I
agree to marry her after the second
bottle OF restaurant champagne Her
mother suddenly comes to town, hires a
lawyer. and I am confronted with an
expensive suit unless 1 marry the girl
How I am going TO manage 1t is a
problem. My hancee will break the
match IL she hears OF Ii, and she Is as
rich as a Milwaukee brewer (and al
most as fat).
Monday evening-Have settled the
little blackmafling maids worries by
buying her off. Her dear mother, who
Is prominent in up country sewing cir
cles. invited me to meet her lawyer. and
the dear girl with dark eyes toddled
into the room, kissed me and said she
cOHld never give me up.
Here are the details: i bought her
little house in Harlem outright and
gave her a deed to IL; also added a rent
paying fund OF $4,000 a year and set
tied $4,000 on her dear mother. who
must live there. too, and protect her
daughter from the wiIes OF wicked men.
The girl wants to 20 ON the stage and
become a great artist-in the chorus
She has three or four little velvety
notes which she can sing to her own
satisfaction and she expects 10 have
sEother friend OF hers put up the money
necessary for gowns and so forth.
"Wednesday, a m--Have been on
the biggest racket OF my life; think I
l-ltow every square foot of the tender
loin; have discovered several new sure
winning games, but my jig is apparent
ly up. Just received a telegram from
my lawyer announcing the flight of our
general mauager. We are all bankrupts.
Only one thing can save us--if I can
keep the news from sny fancee. hurry
up that marriag ge and sail for. Europe
with my wife on board. Her fortune
will do the trick and i will be in funds
again. So Long