Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-09-29
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Billy Morcton was horn reckless.
Reckless people usually expect other
people TO be reckless. Billy expected
this. They are usually generous and
expect their friends to be acnsrous.
Such was the cass with Biiiy.
One night he was sitting In q gam
bling house wheu q man sfepf-d up 10
him and handed him letter from one
John Ripley. Tf,s Letter stated that
the man. Peter Stevenson. wanted
some money with whtch to engage In
a speculative pursuit Rip4ey would
furnish part Of the amount II Mofeton
would put up the remaining part Tbs
two who Furnished the capital were 10
be interested IN tho results Of Seven
sons speculation.
Moretou road the bsttes and without
looking up 1t Stevenson showed ten
dollars worth OF chips on to the faro
board before him. saying. II this
wins I'll 90 you There were win
nings for awhile: then the pile wos re
duced and added 10 foe an boar. when
the $40 had grown to $3.50.
'Tnat1l do" sah stevenson Il can
get ON with that
Morstou passed $50 ovee to him and
without taking an acknowledgement Of
any kind went on with bis CANA Ste
venson departed. and Billy Mosc<on
forgot all about ths Transaction
Ths nsxt thing Billy did was 30 fall
In lovs. II not only happened tha< he
fen IN lcvs when the ID had turned
against him, bot his girl had the good
sense 10 81 upcn The fsct that he was
one Of thces men who know nothing
of tte valus Of money till there = no
chance for them 10 ee< any. Shs told
Billy that shs hu~sd him. bot unlees be
changed his nature. which was tmpos-
sihye, she would not think Of bringing
untold miessy upon him. hes and IN
born ehfldren BY marrying him
BUY wns not absolutely worthless.
Indeed all be needed ives some one to
manage his caeh for him He prom
tsed HeAan Hawthorne that II she
would marry him BE- would turn ev-
cry cent b mads 0~er to hsr for keep
ing and spending Helen weakened
Billy foliovsd up the advantage and
won has.
From thos day thefs was q greae
change IN BuH Aoesson he srfaped
tnseehse . nstls eash N,orFowed from
friends b hsd bansd money 70 or
monsy rspad By them and went into
boa4nsss for himself Hs wffs We
bis cashier and attended to the entire
nnanssA Bflly managed the trade
part q the busfnssa. and . very good
budnsas man b. made. A httle one
vas born 10 the pair. and this tended
10 sssady Biiiy.
It = hard to stamp out q natural
weakness In ctheS words. bray q
fool IN q mortar and b. 10 soil fool"
Ons day 4 fr3snd Of Bniys came to
him TO ash q favog. He bad q note
for $4,000 coming due and would b
.5ust q little Short at The tmA Hs
could eealy tide over the interval II
Billy would in6oess . renewal Of tie
note Billy struggled With himself
he knew II BE- asked his wtfUs con-
curFencs n would pot be given For
the moment his Old weakness return
ed, and befosv b. realized what b
had oops be had Pot his nAms on ths
papes.
II turned out 10 b he Cd story.
The man for whom b bad tndoesed
failed to pay The nots, and Btly was
notified Within 4 NV days a sheriff
would walk Into bis premises both
business and hons. and Bully and his
family would wulk out
On the evening b received thh tn
formation his wife bed gons houas ear
y. At O'Clock b. Iocksd up his littis
store and walked slowly toward hk
home IN doubt whether TO sommk suk
eide or tell his wife that b bad acted
without her concufrencs and had
ruined himself. her and their little
kid As be was crossing a street be
saw an acquaintance directing
stranger toward him The stranger
approached him and said:
"Mr. Mofeton believer
THAT'S my name"
william d. Moretonr
you're right again.
you may not remember It but
three years ago you advanced me
some money for
Tn not advancing money any more.
What I've done has ruined me. You
must e1cuss me-"
And Billy walked on. Ths stranger
followed. Under the broad rim Of his
hat his eyes shone with a peculiar
light
You wouldn't grub staks a man.
would you, while be Is hunting up a
gold miner
NO, I wouldn't Among tho many
nSfnirl0 tYanaA-ftO0a Of nv life am