The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-30
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all manner of names-swindler, blackleg, tin-horn
gambler. And Sol had retorted with remarks
about Buckets" Then old Silverton had como
around. painting to get his money back for the En-
senada stock said some told him that IL would
cost more than 1t was worth to get our asphalt to
market: and Sol had said something about the
canals in Mars. Then Sol had got mad and told
sverton that the Ensenada company was leased
with all its rights for ninety-nine years, and Sill
verton had gone OF to see the President. wringing
his hands and vowing he ruined.
1t took me some time to get Macs stock out Of
him at the price he had paid. don't know wheth-
er he believed was trying to take advantage OF
his helpless state not. But made him take the
three hundred dollars. 1 went to my seminar in
old French-my heart heavy after the rainbow
debauch, seeing life and human nature very gray.
sage in the Song Of Roland. into which was try
ing to put some of my od-time fire. dismissing for
the moment the cares Of finance. the President's
page appeared in the door with a little note: the
President OF Eureka University would like to
in his once at the close OF the hour!
brushed against Sandy Cork in the hall on
my way to the Presidents once. His face wore .
wicked grin as be asked: Are you holding
stockholders meeting in the Prexs ohace?"
! And they all assembled when the Presi-
dents stenokrapher let me into the private of
Dennison Flagg. somewhat wilted. but slowering:
j. Jefferson Solomon. his hands in his pockets.
sullen and DEFIANT and little Mac with several
others who had been active on the curb.
The President swung around In his swivel chair.
his handsome face serious and somewhat sad. He
scraped his throat in that impressive manner he
had when he addressed the united faculties:
Gentlemen. there have been brought to my
tice certain financial transactions among MEM
bers Of the faculty. Of what might DO called .
speculative nature. Mr.. Melton. viii You kindly
give me your version Of the dealings in-er-'
Asphalt" Flagg supplied.
And Buckets" Solomon snapped.
told the story briefly. blushing at certain pas
sases. especially when 1t came to my ready
quiescence in the scheme to ignore the original
stockholders BY the possessors, Of the tail. Then
Silverton confessed to his little dream Of riches.
fused to say more than that he had invested some
money through Mr.. Solomon! Then the two Anan-
cia powers told their story. with many contradic-
tions In the end the President sat with lowered
head for Q moment:
"sacra flames auri!" he quoted with his funny
old-fashioned pronunciation. WINGED but don't
think Solomon understood. Gentlemen" he con-
tinued, not unkindly, Il think that most Of you
have been nothing more than childish. Suppose
you return all the chips to one another. far rs
you can. and try to forget It, need not point out
the folly OF such enterprises to men in your posi-
ton. nor the indecorum OF the example you offer
to the youth under your charge-an example OF
greed and preoccupatioa with the sordid side OF
life
He stopped there. Perhaps he felt the uncon-
scious irony Of his remarks applied to the poor
Il hope" he resumed with sweet smile. ..that
you will not invest again in Spanish castiesEor
"Mr. Solomon" the President said in q differ
emit tone Of voice. you will be kind enough to wait
was glad that solomon had been detained:
should not like to meet him. not Just yet took
>. ,s.en
ed. could never again take Solomons hand with
out thinking that he had done to me that mean
and dirty trick-under temptation. I older
now than when like . silly. greedy boy I invested
Aunt aS s,v:s ,ssse, in sn:sn,a. A.ph:s su. eyer
or little. the debasins thirst for unearned
Ada met me At the door. atvinkls with excite
ment. Joe! She's up there-au installed. I
took Q carriage and brought her over. 1t won't
Hna JOE ve got .o~..ssas for
She led me into my cubbyhole Of . den and.
Chroniqus at . siancs-ths copy / had eyed ~
Chappell's window for months.
There was sixteen dollars ana thirty-av. can't.
left Of Aunt silva's money. And don't sec Why
shouldn't have my spree - well ~ you. your ola
After that BLACK Moaday" the eanpus curb.
With the 's there e's :.ns.
with reference to Ensenada Asphalt. Buckets, and
the rest. No one ever showed . certificate. II he
Cd for time .Sous VIA. Would = happen os With With
those properties" when the canal vas opened.
heard from Fiass the other day that the Ensen-
ada concession expired according to its terms some
be In the concern resides in the pockets Of Mr..
Deiano. whose last address was the waldorf-As-
tOT13 dOtel In New YORK.
Solomon very shortly after the explosion &C
cepted call to . school Of mines somewhere in
Sandy cori's nereiles. ROASTING in the club plsy
that year had anything to do With his departure.
or the Presidents hnAl remark But he went.
And the rest OF NJ had humor enough to laugh
freely at Sandy's quips ut expense.
The little Macs ara happy and obviously poor,
though the President put him up that spring
We haven't built our house across the river yet,
though We had that deferred trip to Spain this
last winter. ana Ada n such . shrewd manager
may get the house yet, without the aid Of Asphalt
or Aunt Silvas beQuest. I have had Q good deal
OF abstraction out Of that stock certificate nrst
and last ought to be able to forRive old Sols
whenever I am tempted by some Of the splendid
Investment propositions" poured in on me by mail
from financial houses that seemingly have but one
purpose In exfstence and that IN to make me rich.
30 down to NY box In the safety-deposit vault
1of 0uffh he h~m