The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-09

"a STRAIGHT BILLION DOLLARS!
and uttered no words of sarcasm. She
Just made up her mind not to oppose
him. no matter how wild and lmprac-
teal his scheme.
They had left tire dinner table fifteen
minutes before Mr.. BOwSer reached
that point where he either had to talk
or burst, aud he began by asking:
81 suppose you'wouldn't object to go
ing to Europe next fall on our own
steamer, would you?'
"WelI, hardly" she smllingly an
swercd.
"Then you can begin to prepare for
it. Do you think we can hunt up fifty
or a hundred Of our relatives to 60
along and help US to spend $lO'OOO,ON
or S15.O00,OO0 in Paris and London?
Possibly"
His Time Had Come.
"a hundred different times, Mrs.
Bowser, l have told you that should
die Millionaire. You have always
laughed at me, but the time has come
when you can grin over it no longer.
You have been inclined to regard me
as visionary, but think can put such
facts and figures before you on this
occasion that you can't call up single
argument against them. a billion dol
lars-a straight billion doilars!'
Mrs. Bowser smiled inwardly, while
the cat came out from under the piano
and looked at Mr.. Bowser with more
respect than he had ever felt in all
his life before. If MI. Bowser was go
ing for a billion dollars, he was going
for quail on toast ut every meal.
''I may have been little of In my
figures about chicken farms, dairles
and raising asparagus, but there is no
mistake here. It's billion dollars as
straight as a string. 1t isn't in my
pocket tonight, but it will be within
month. You might go down tomorrow
and look around aud see what you can
find in diamonds to please you"
Thanks, dear" replied Mrs. Bowser,
while the cat looked around in q puz'
zled way to see If he was in the right
house.
you don't ask me any questions.
Haven't you any curiosity as to how
I'm going to make our eternal for
tunes?"
81 am waiting for you to tell ME. l
have the utmost confidence that you
have struck something good and are
able to see 1t through"
Made Him Feel Good.
"That's the way to talk. That's the
way you have never talked before.
You have always sneered and picked
flaws. BY George, 1t makes me
feel good to know that you have con-
fidence in me. It's for me to tell you,
of course. In way you are as much
interested as l am. II you had any
lady to go with you I'd suggest trip
10 the country aud a look at some of
The manor houses tomorrow. You
don't know anything about steam
yachts, OF course but you might watch
for advertisements in the papers. We
want a manor house and town house,
too, you know"
"But you haven't told me Of your
scheme" said Mrs. Bowser.
1T can be told in few words, and
the only wonder is that some one did
not get on To 1t years ago. Simple as
A B c, and yet there's billion dol
lars In 1t for me. Mrs. Bowser, you
have heard Of pneumatic tubes, Of
course?"
Eyes. They send mail through them
for short distances"
Exactly. The packages Of mail
travel at the rate of about three miles
minute. What is the matter with
sending passengers and freight the
same way? All you have to do Is to
enlarge the tubes and increase the air
pressure. See? II mail can be sent
two miles, why can't passengers and
freight be sent 2,O0OT
Eyes. why not?"