The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-27

sible. Had you given US a chance to
realize on certain securities-had you
gone on quietly, unadvised by yellow
journals, there would never have come
time when you could not have had
your entire deposit from us. As it is,
you have ruined yourselves, and each
member of this bank. Three days ago
my fortune and my wife's went to you,
and today / stand here with the last
thousand dollars I have in the world.
I'm going to give it to you. I'm going
to see how it feels to be penniless. I
am going to see whether hunger and
privation will make a thief out Of me.
This money I'll divide into lots of fifty
dollars each. Shut the door behind
you and take what's coming It's the
best I can do"
There were twenty-one souls in the
room. Rainor gave away twenty rolls
of bills, and then wrote an I. o. u
for the man who had received nothing.
and who was standing near the door
with sample case in one hand.
I'm be hanged if I take it," said the
drummer. Graft hasn't got to you.
nor Greed neither. / guess I'll have
to modify my views and watch your
career a little. This'lI make me re-
member my last trip home. I'm GO
ing to stick to the road"
He tore the I. O. u. into strips, and
pitched them into the air, but Rainor
did not look in his direction.
Now, go. you buzzards-I mean no
harm by the term-and try to remem-
Der what this hour means to us
equallyi"
They went out without crowding,
and when he had seen the door bolted
behind them, Rainor went back
YEARLY to Mr.. Claiborn
Il was thinking that this piece of
Quixotism will leave you badly in the
lurch. If / can do anything for you
overcome to me-" the president told
him kindly.
Rainor shook his head
Il guess I can live. I wanted to
start in again. anyway. I've. never had
a mans chance. I've always had
dollar when 1 needed one Money
throttles independence and keeps
man sWelled up on his honesty.
Henceforth I want to get my knowl-
edge at first hand, and see whether
integrity that is hereditary and cir
cumstantial is a reality or only the
cloak at masquerade
The president, who concealed a
streak of sentiment somewhere in his
lean body, nodded encouragingly.
But there'l be fghting-and starry
ing he warned. "Job? Half the CERT
cal help in the city is out of work.
Winter will be an unspeakable misery,
Rainor." He paused. I'm afraid your
enforced experiment win end disas-
trously." ii
When Rainor left the bank it was
six o'clock and dark. He felt auto
in his pocket for car-fare
and was perplexed to find himself |
strapped. Just as he was hesitating,
somewhat bewildered owing to the |
stress of the afternoons labor, a boy |
touched him on the arm. It was |
Jacko.
tYouse game sport, Mr.. Rainor |
Sis came home from tn bank with |
that wad O. fifty. Her deposit wasn't |
only 1885. Here's thirty-one dollars |
an a nickel makes it square,
Rainor folded the bills away care
fully and slipped the change into his |
pocket. He did not look at the boy
lid not appear to have recognized or |
wen heard him.
There comes my yellow car" he
'afd as if to himself
That's yer car a right. Hope y
lave luck, Mr.. Rainor''
Rainor turned on the boy as If just
tware of his presence.
Don't be a vulture. boy: and don't
'e a sham; and don't have a price"
lie commanded, because, if you do, it
will some day be offered to you and
-oull take it,
a man hurried by. stopped. turned
'ack, and recognizing Rainor made as
to shake his hand.
Rainor, however. stared through him
t the painted letters on the car. The
tate senator and his idle sympathy
i'd not exist He had settled that
ONE time before.
Mr. Claiborn was right about the
carcity Of positions Rainor could fill.
here was simply nothing open at that
eason, and the thinly-veneered, hypo-
ritical uncertainties offered him made
is heart sick, He kept diligently at
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