Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-03-07

5a--....ssrc came knock on his door. 1t
vssSza sn't the knock Of a woman suffering
-ysgtth the toothache and who wanted to
gs.aquire for the dentist upstairs, nor yet
a-2-se knock OF a creditor who was COM
ing in to say that if his bill was not
I'VE i'll that day he would begin a lawsuit
LII was Il knock that bothered the major
.fasr minute, and before he could make
naig his mind exactly what to do the
,-..s43or opened and the knockeresS walked
1T and bowed coldly and sat down. The
oajor recognized her at a glance as his
ss-sad landady-one Of his old landladieS,
,.une of the ones to whom he was in
s5ebted in the sum Of about $780, His
.tcnind was instantly made up. He gave
.aner no chance to refer to his perfidy in
TNvalking Off as debtor, but said
II see, my dear Mrs. Russell, that
.Tou got my little note Of yesterday and
-aere here on time. am glad to see such
IxEpmptness on your part. 1t shows me
f1fEat l have made no mistake in ap-
ayAinting you secretary of the Great
.AAG1nercan Economic company, capital
ss2,OOO,000."
Wants Money Due Her.
IL got no note from you yesterday"
s-4ssae replied. Il haven't heard from you
agatnce the day you walked out Of my
.sa-A1use, and that's two years ago. saw
.xyGu on tue street half an hour ago and
.i3cllowed you. You owe me over $50,
s1and want itv'
$40 note from me! Dear, dear me!
= The messenger must have gone to the
wrong house | wrote to ask you to
s--.ssaa at this hour, and all night long l
STas thinking of what pleasant sur
g,slxise had in store for you. 1t surely
-ssaust be the hand of Providence that
slEQided you here"
'You may as we'll leave out the blar-
%rsay and fork over my money. l have
aessTssot lawyer who will put you in Jail IL
ssyasfu don't pay"
My DEAR dear woman" said the
s.=sJor as he fixed himself anew in his
';c-1air, there was g time when was In
'6.sna ncial straits. Such periods are some.
qgiaxnes referred to as a person being
:Aiscone broke or on his uppers. had the
t.s2I1bition, but not the opportunity.
sF@hile waiting for the opportunity
wandered into your we'll kept caravan
ssascry. You cast your bread on the wa.
a4Sss.rf-thnt is, You took me in without
--s-lCney and without price, trusting to
.iGaGy honor to pay you in the future"
Il never did anything Of the kind
sas.2-r exclaimed Mrs. Russell 81 told
alsTsu the front room upstairs and board
sas7ould be SIS per week, and you said it
S@cEs cheap enough. | couldn't get a
<s:sEaat out Of you, and after four weeks
..SssssaSu skipped out You are blk and u
<saE2dbeat, sir, but I'll have my money
ss-c know the reason why"
You had confidence in me, my dear
tsxsoxnan, when others had not, and I
GX.stermined that when the time came
Sssauld repay you hundredfold. That
E@@&1le has arrived. l could draw you
e.saAeck for $1,000. but l propose to do
~sSsen better than that AS / said, I
a2x1Ve just organized the Great Ameri-
g-En Economic company. l want a Sec
z's.tary at $4,000 per year, and the
aJs.nce Is yours. AS you leave this Of
atssce for home I will accompany you as
.z.nr as the Twenty-eighth National
.-kx2Lk and there open an account for
:a#ou to the amount Of half your first
-Fear's salary. Tomorrow we will see
azEScl1t your horses and diamonds.
Eassll want you to drive to and from
cTens Office, and the larger diamonds you
7sssz-t the better l shall be pleased. Do
.7-gral write a slopinG or back hand"
Won't Stand For Blarney.
THAT'S nothing to do with the case"
.ssaAs retorted. "You owe me bill. and
~<.I2aut it. aud all your blarney will 80