Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-07
"A CANDIDATE FOR "REsPEcTA.
BIlITYD

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BILITY."
To handle this new business proner.
~ l must put myself in position to
look the whole field over. must get
a. IN line and in touch with "respecta.
olllty," When Sam Ellersly came in
Tor his "rations," l said: Sam. I
want you to put me up at the Tray.
elers Club"
The Travellers" echoed he, with
a blank look.
The Travellers" said l. ITS about
the best OF the big clubs, isn't It?
And it has as members most of the
men | do business with and most of
tnose want to get into touch with 4"
He laughed. 1T can't be DONE"
Why not?" | asked
q oh don't know. You see-tbe
fact is-well, they're a lot of old
fogies up there. You don't want to
bother with that push, Matt. Take
my advice. Do business with them
but avoid them socially"
i want to go in there" insisted
i have my own reasons. You MT
me up" ~ E
i tell you, it'd be no use" he re-.
Piled in tone that implied he wished
10 near no more of the matter
You put me up" l repeated. "And
II you do your best, I'll get in all right
I've got lots of friends there. And
you've got three relatives in the com.
mlttee on membership"
At this he gave me a queer, sharn
glance-a little fright in it.
| laughed. You see, I've been look.
Ing into it, Sam. never take a iumn
till I've measured It."
"You'do better wait a few wears
until he began, then STONED and
turned red, N's,za
Until what?" said l. 81 want Won
to speak frankly"
well, you've got a lot of enemies
q lot of fellows who've lost money in
deals you've engineered. And theyd
say all sorts Of things"
III take care of that" said l. ouite
easy in mind. "Mowbray Lanedon's
president, isn't he? Well, he's nv
e closest friend" spoke quite hon.
estly. It shows how simple-minded I
was in certain ways that had nevor
once noted the important circum.
stance that this closest friend" had
never invited me to his house or anv
where where I'd meet his uptown as
Soci2tes at introducing distance
q sam looked surprised. "Oh, in that
case ne said, I'll see what can be
Q uone' But his tone was not quite cor
dial enough to satisfy me.
3 10 stimulate him and to give him
a earnest of what | intended to do
Tor him, when our little social dea,
ndp Deen put through. | showed him
now he could win $4,000 in tbe now
'nree days. And you needn't botbar
dOoul putting up margins" said L as
ol'en mad before. I'll take care Of
that" ' '"ie Vi
nc stdmmered refusal and went
out; but he came back within an hon.
ana IN strained sort of way accent
cd my tip and offer.
That's sensible" said l. "Wber
Will you attend to the matter at Tho
travellers? l want to be warned 90
i can pull my own set of wires in con
q cert" "'' Ill con-
IL let you know" he answered
hanging his head. 'i'u
didn't understand his ouee- ~
tlohs then. Though | was an So.
IN flnance, hadn't yet made a atudv
VI mat other game-the game q,
gentleman" And didn't ~
g now seriously the frauds and fa,ir.
%no pay 1t take it and themselves
l attributed his confusion to a ridiou
louS mock modesty he had about ~,
cepung favors; it struck me as ho;no
particularly silly on this occasion he
cause iQr once he was to give as wei,
as to take. wei
he didn't call for his nrofto h,,.
wrote asking me to mail him tbs
cneck Tor them. I did so, putting in
tps envelop with it a little loo -
ms memory on the club matter 7
uiont see him again for nearly =
month; and though searched ord
sent couldn't get his trail On omen.
ing gay at Norris Park, l was COINS
along the passage behind the how.
IN the grand stand, on nv way to the
paddocK | wanted to see nv horse
tnat was about to run for tho Cal
magundi Sweepstakes, and to tell mr
Jockey that I'd give him sl5OOO IN.
stead of $4,000, if he won-for had ,n
put quite a bunch down.
In one Of the boxes l spied nv sbv
Trend Sammy. He was looking hot
Ter than bad ever seen him Los.
neaVy-eged, less pallid and pasty less
IKE q man who had been sinking hod
ana keeping up on cocktails and cold
baths. He was at the rear of the hoy
talking with a lady and gentleman
Jas soon as l saw that lady, I knew
wnat i was that had been hiding a,
she bOtGh of my mind and rankin.
there. As
Luckily l was alone; ever since that
lunch b had been cutting loose from
tne old crowd-from all its women
and from all its men except two or
lthree oreal friends who were good %,