Connecticut western news., 1909-01-21
Savinq a Fortune.


 Copyright. 1908. by American Press Asso-
 ciation,l
 When l was at Cinnamon that enter prising town was 120 miles from any railroad and hard place to get away from. It was desirable place to leave, since the population was com posed of gamblers, cutthroats, dis pensers of alcoholic drinks, miners and storekeepers, mentioned in order of importance. The only respectable family in the place was that of George Jones, who kept general store, and 2s he was the only man who never sold anything on trust all the money gradually found its way into his cof- fcrs. It was like washing gold. The Cirt was constantly shaken up among the citizens. the metal sinking to the bottom of Jones' pan.
 Every one knew that Jones was gathering a snug sum and that he wished to take it and his children to respectable place. Every one was waiting for him to make the attempt, relying on the road agents when he cd so to relieve him of the funds while on the route and start them again in circulation. Furthermore, the road agents wore waiting to carry out this praiseworthy object.
 One day u red flag apeared at Jones' store, and it was announced that he would sell the remnant of his stock at auction. He sold on sixty days credit, letting it be known that when the rotes fell due and were collected he proposed to leave Cinnamon with his family and his fortune. There was not thousand dollars worth of goods left, and these Jones sold to anybody who wanted anything on his credit plan. Everybody wanted goods so easily obtainable, and Jones in a few hours exchanged the stuff for notes.
 While Jones was thus giving credit for money credit was due Mrs. Jones for being q very shrewd woman. A week before the falling due of the notes she issued invitations for a ''suarry," to which every one in town, including gamblers and road agents. was invited, to celebrate the departure Ol lue JOlCo OlA LlG Log oAANA the said notes fell due. Her husband. generous man, made it known that if any of the debtors found it inconven- tent to pay up nt maturity the matter would be left open for reasonable time. These two propositions en- hanced the popularity of the Jones family, and the cutthroats got their l A0 .~A, the family fortune to circulation.
 I had clerked for Jones and was ready to do anything in the world for him, but he didn't trust me till the last minute, though he told me to be ready on short notice to go somewhere with him. I was not included in Mrs. Jones' invitations for her ''suarry, '' which surprised me. 1 had room op- posite the Jones house, and the night the party came off 1 watched the throng go-i in and knew by the gradual ly increasing sounds coming from with Fl that the guests were getting cheer full. By II o'clock most of them were drunk, the worst element being lad out on the floor where they had SIX
 
 could see through the windows Jones opening champagne, his wife serving 1 eatables and the children carrying the | luxuries to the guests. Then l saw l Jones himself drunk as a lord, pledC l ing his guests, while his wife took III ] the corkscrew, which he was no longer ! able to wield.
 ] hnnn told n rnn10in fin 1 room ready for orders, and at midnight 1 I saw Jones emerge from his house and 1 come across the street, and, walking straight as an infantry sergeant, ht ] headed for me. When he came under my window he called tosme softly. went down. and, taking me througl the back door and the yard, he stopped before q two horse team standing O; the street beyond. Jones told me tC get In and take the reins. l did so and as we drove off he strapped { brace of pistols around his waist ant laid two more at my feet at the bot tom of the wagon. On the outskirt: of the town we stopped for minute at q house while Jones lifted into thu buggy box containing $S0,O00 i'll gold
 We had the best team of horses il that region, and they did good service Of course we didn't know whether w' had been betrayed by some one wh' had got wind of the trick, thougl Jones had taken no one into his conf dcnce. Anyway every now and the: we pulled in and listened for footballs Considering what he had at stake Jones was pretty cool.
 On the start I CTcvc pretty fast, bu Jones concluded that we had bette save the horses &s much as possible ard I soon. slowed down. We mad thirty niles without stopping C.,ccD '. g water and another ten before "iT t::-; the hors as a feed. Then we break lasted ourselves and save the tca-H two hours rest. Ard so we went 0, p55- casier and easier stages till " .'>i@H5d the railroad. Jones boardc' tl.aiM.. and I drove 1eisurely back l. Cinnamon.
 I found the town perfectly quiet, bu