Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-30


public and tho. financlevr that I ha0
broken with speculation AID sssecula
tors. could | have had 3 better than
this unexpected opportunity sharply
TO define my new eOarseg Aud a.
Textiles. unsupported. fell toward the
close % the day. my rontent rose 20
ward my normal high spirits. There
was no whisper in the Street that
was In trouble: ON the contrary, the
idea was gaining ground that had /
really dong ceased TO BE- stock /
gambler and deserved much better /
reputation than | had
| searched with good deal Of snx. |
/ lefty. as YOU may imagine. the early |
| editions Of the afternoon papers The
frst article my eye CHANGED upon
was a mere wordy elaboration 81 the
brief and vague announcement Mon,
sou had put In the Herald. Lister
came an interview with old Ellersly.
Not at all mysterious" no had said
TO the reporters. MIR. Blackjack
found he would have to 40 abroad
on business soon-he didn't gnoN
lust when. On the. spur Of the mo
ment they decided to marry
good enough story. and | confirmed
II when admitted the reporters.
read their estimates Of my fortune
and OF Anita's with rather bitter
amusement--she whose father wac
| living from hand TO mouth; who
/ could not have emerged from a forced
/ settlement with enough TO enable mo
. to keep q trap sun. when one In
: rich. the reputation of being rich 10
. heavily expensive: but when one IL
Z poor the reputation of heing rich 1an
I be made a wealth-giving asset.
e Even as | was reading these lSSlvs
q OF my millions. there lay on the defs
: before me a statement cf the exaA
r posture of my affairs-a memoran
: dunn made by myself for my own cyea,
/ and TO be burned as soon a. ! mas
e tered II. On the face Of the figures
II the balance against me was appalling
]: My chief asset. indeed my only asset
II that measured up toward my debts
q was my Coal stocks. those brought
v and those contracted for; aud. while
their par value far exceeded my la
a bilities. they had 20 appear In ms
I'd value on that day. ! looked al tbs
~ calendar days until the
organization scheme would be- an
bounced. only seventeen daysl
Less than three business weeks
and should be out OF the storm an'
sailing safer aud smoother seas that
had ever known ITO Indulge Il
vague hopes Is bad" thought I. blu
not TO indulge In a hope. especially
when one has only II between hin
and the pit" And | proceeded
plan on the not unwarrAnted RasumI
tion that my Coal hope was a preaen
reality Indeed. what alternative ha
r. To put Il among the futures III
n certainties was to put myself anon
u the utterly ruined Using IN cola
eral the Coal stocks | had bough
outright. borrowed more mone,
and with II went Btill deeper into II
Coal venture Everything or nothlng
since the chances In my favor wei
thousand, TO practically none Againi
me Everything or nothingl --ains
only by taking everything could
possibly save anything ~ ell.
was y squat little slip of a shaver u
worlc had personal meaning q
me. Perhaps. II the only other hon
of mlns had been lesa uninviting.
should not have looked forward ~
such high beating OF the heart 10 IN
cold home Anita was making for n
No. | withdraw that II IL felio'
like me. 10 whom kindly looks and 4
bought attentions ara AZ nnfamlii
As flowers to tho Arctie-it IL m
like me that appreciate and trei
nre and warm up under she fainis
show or shadowy suggestion of
sunshine OF sentiment. I'd be
tie ashamed to say how much mon
handed out to beggars and str'
gamlns that day. ] had = home
20 tot
As my electric drew up 1t the v
ioughby.s, q carriage backed 20 fna
room for H. recognized the horl
and the eoachman and the crest.
"How long has Mrs, EllsrHly b
with my wifaf" ! asked tha elsss
boy, as he vas taking me up.
About half an hour. SIR" he
swered. "But Mr.. Eileraley-I Il
up his card before lunch. and }
still there"
Instead Of uslng my Key. ! n
ssion the bell. and when Sanders opene'
such said: rs Mrs. Blackjack inT" Il
on voice loud enough TO penetrate 10
sared drawing-room
J the A. ] had hoped. Anita appeai
ZEN Her dress told mo that her tfu
nicer had eomc-she had cent for
4 the trunks, Mother and father