The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-07-11
CHAPTER I.-contlnued.


TITS this way-her father, who
knew Randolph & Randolph through
your fathers handling of the Sea-
boards affairs, learned Of my connec-
ton with the house, and gave her q
letter. asking me to do what could
to help his daughter carry out her
plans. She wants to get position
with US, If possible, in some sort of
capacity, secretary, confidential clerk,
or, as she puts it, any sort of place
that will Justify her being in the Of
fee. She tells me she is good at
shorthand, on the machine, or at cor
respondence, also that she has been
contributor to the magazines. II
this can be arranged, she says she
will on her own responsibility select
the time and the stock, and hurl the
last Of the Sands fortune at the mar.
ket, and, Jim, she is game. The blow
seems to have turned this child into
wonderfully nervy creature, and, old
man, / am beginning to have feeling
that perhaps the cards may come SO
she will win the Judge out. You and
I know where less than sixty thousand
had been run up to millions more than
once, and that, too, without the aid
she will have, for I'll surely do all I
can to help her steer this last chance
into spongy places"
Bob in his enthusiasm had complete
ly lost sight of the fact that he was
indorsing project that but moment
previous he had pronounced insane,
and with start realized what this
sudden transformation betokened. In
evitably, If the project he outlined
We're carried out, Bob and the beauti-
full southern girl would be thrown into
close association with each other, and
further acquaintance could only deep
en- the startling influence Beulah
Sands had already won over my or
dinarily sane and cool-headed COM
rade. AS looked at my friend, burn
ing with an ardor as unaccustomed
as it was impulsive, felt a tug at
my heart-strings at thought of the
sudden crpss-roading of his LIES high.
way. But I, too, was filled with the
glamour of this girls wondrous beau
ty, and her terrible predicament ap.
pealed to me almost as strongly as it
had to Bob. So, although L knew 1t
would be fatal to any chance Of his
weighing the matter by common sense.
] burst out:
Bob, l don't blame you for falling
in with the girls plans. II I were
in your shoes I should, too"
Tears came to Bob's eyes as he
grabbed my hand and said:
Jim, how can ever repay you for
all the good things you have done for
mellow can II"
1t was no time to give way to emo.
tional outbursts, and while Bob was
getting his grip on himself. l went
on:
Come along down to earth now,
Bob; let us look at this thing square
ly. You and l. with our position in
the market, can do lots Of things to
help run that sixty thousand to higher
figures, but six months Is short time
and million or two world Of
money"
"She knows that" he said. "and the
time is much shorter and the road to
go much longer than you figure" he
replied This girl is as high-ten-
stoned as the E string on a Stradi.
varius, and she declares she will have
no charity tips or unusual fayors
from us or anyone else. But let us
not talk about that now, or we'll get
discouraged. Let's do as she says
and trust to God for the outcome.
Are you willing, Jim, to take her into
the Office as sort of confidential sec
rotary? II you will, I'll take charge
of her account, and together we will
do all that two men can for her and
her father