The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02

"A STRAIGHT BILLION DoLLAKs!'
and uttered no words Of sarcasm. She
just made up her mind not to oppose
him, no matter how wild and imprac-
teal his scheme.
They had left the dinner table fifteen
minutes before Mr.. Bowser reached
that point where he eithec.h had to talk
or burst, and he began by asking:
y suppose you wouldn't object to 60
ing to Europe next fan on ,our own
steamer, would y0u?'
Wei, hardly" she smilingly an
SUaTcd.
Then you can .sregil TO prepare for
it. Do you think We canhUnt up fifty
OF q hu1;.r%i OF OH relatives to go
along a0d help u< to si,ond $10,O0O,OOO
or $lJ.fsN.GtD in Paris and LOndon?"
"P0ssil,ly."
His Time Had Come.
"a hundred different times, Mrs.
BoN"scr, | have tod you that i should
&c . 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 l think 4 car put such
facts and figures before you on this
occasion that you can't call up a single
argument against hen A billion dol
lars-a straight billion dollars!'
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 Mr.. Bowser was 60
ing for q billion dollars, he vas going
for quail on toast at every meal.
Il may nave been q little off in my
figures about chicken farms, dairies
and raising asparagus, but there is no
mistake here. It's a billion dollars as
straight as Il string. 1t isn't in my
pocket tonight, but it will be within a
month. You might go down tomorrow
and look around and see what you can
find in diamonds to please you"
Thanks, dear" replied Mrs. Bowser,
while the cat looked around in a 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
tunesY'
Il am waiting for you to tell me-. I
have the utmost confidence that you
have struck something good and are
able to see it 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, it makes me
feel good to know that you have con-
fidence in me. It's for me to tell you,
OF course. In a way you are as much
interested as l am. If you had any
lady tc go with you I'd suggest a trip
to the country and 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 q manor house and q town house,
too, You know"
But you haven't told me Of your
scheme said Mrs. Bowser.
1T can be told in a few words, and
the only wonder is that some one did
not get on to it years ago. Simple as
A 3 c, and yet there's a billion dol
lars in it 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
q mirute. What is. the matter with
sending passengers and freight the
same way? All you have to Go is to
enlarge the tubes ard increase the air
pressure. See? If mail can be sent
two miles, why can't passengers and
f-n'~',t he sent 20nnf'
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