Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-05

took passage on the first train tor
chicago. If money could clear Alf, he
would now be cleared, and proudly
mused over the great difference that
would make between his first and his
last trial. But during all this time
was conscious of a heaviness-the ST.
renee Of Guinea.
The train reached Chicago at morn
ing. And now 1 was in the midst OF
d whirl and a roar-a confused bao-
Ding at the base of Babers tower. And
as | walked up a street thought that
a tornado had broken loose and that
was in the center of it. l called a
hackman, for my reading taught me
what TO do, and l tod him to drive me
to the Rookery. He ratified away and
came within one Of being upset by oth-
er vehicles, and 1 yelled at him to be
more particular, but on he went, pay
ing no attention to me. After a while
he drew up in front Of a building as
big as a lopped-of spur of mountain
range; and when l got out found that
the vitals of the hurricane had shifted
with me, for the roar and the confusion
was worse, was gathering new forces
But no one laughed at me, no one
pointed me out, and 1 really felt quite
pleased with myself-a school teacher
a lawyers assistant, expected by q
CAPITALIST! went under a marble
arcnway, and asked a man if he knew
Clarm & Glng, and he pointed to an
elevator-I knew what 1t was-and
shouted a number l got in and was
shot to the eighth floor. / knocked al
a door, but no one opened It, There
was no bell to ring, so / knocked loud
er and still no one opened the door
This was hardly the courtesy that
expected. But while l was standing
there a man came along and went In
without knocking. 1 thought that he
must be one of the men l was looking
for, and l followed him, but he simply
looked around after going in and then
went out again without saying any
thing. saw a man sitting at a desk
and handed him the card which the
hardware dealer had given me. He
looked at it and said: Yes, you are
Halves, eh? Where's your mica"
1 gave it to him, and he looked at il
closely through a microscope. How
deep have you gomez"
Not more than six inches"
That so? Much Of this size?"
Train loads, should think"
"Ah, hah. How much land does il
cover?"
Don't know exactly Haven't in
vestigated."
And this question set me to thinking
The mine was we'll on my land, but
l. might spread out beyond my lines
It was important that l should buy
several acres surrounding the stretch
Of moss, and 1 decided to do this i'm
mediately upon my return home.
Lets see," said the capitalist. This
is friday. Mr.. Clarm is out Of town
and will not be back until Monday
has summer home in st. 10, Mich.
and is over there. It's just acrosst the
lake. Suppose we go over thC: M
morrow morning. Boat leaves at nine
Be a pleasant trip. All right"
He resumed his work as If my ac-
ceptance of his proposition was a fore
shadowed necessity. How did you
happen to find it?" he asked, without
looking up from his work.
Il was digging for angle worms"
He grunted. Didn't find any worms
did you?"
NO, don't think I did"
Il know you didn't. Worms and mica
don't exist in the same soil. Very rug
ged?"
Rocks on each side
/ was determined to be business-like
not to give him information unless he
asked for it; and l sat there, studying
him. He was direct and this pleased
me, for it bespoke a quick decision
But after time l grew tired of look
ing upon his absorption, for his mood
was unvarying and he held one posi-
ton almost without change, so l be-
gan to walk about, looking at the pic
lures of factories and of mines, hung
on the walls. The day was hot and the
windows were up, and l looked down
on the ant-working industry in the
street. How different from the view
that lay out of my window in the old
log house; but / was resolved to draw
no long bow of astonishment, for in
a mans surprise is a reflex Of his ig-
norunce
What busness?" the capitalist ask
ed, still without looking up.
None, you might say. Have taught
school, but of late have employed my
time with studying law"
He looked round at me and then re-
sumed his work. A long time passed
heard his watch snap and then he
got up.
"We'n go out and get bite to eat,
he said. ANY particular place."
No" I answered, pleased that he
should plesume that l was acquainted
wit the eating houses of the town.
To be Continued