Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-01


10 his hrst year of practice when
80 Theodore Tuppenheim arrived
l4 in Knuckleville. Mr.. Tuppeu.
helm was selling stock in the Charita.
bic Gold Mining company at . cents per
share, price 10 advance to 10 cents at
the end of thirty days. incidentally be
found time to foster In harrington 5
bosom the spirit Of discomfort which
ten months fruitleSs waiting for clients
had engendered. II he were a clever.
clean cut young man like harrington.
did Darlington know what he'd do:
Move west. He wouldn't fritter away
his time in a mosSbacked New Eng
land hamlet where people looked down
on a fellow just because they'd known
him all his life and could remember
when he was Il little shaver and went
with patches on his trousers. No. sir.
He'd just gather together his earthly
possessions and take the first train
for Gilt Gulch. New. There was the
coming town: there lay the OppOr-
tunity for an able young man TO rise.
No reason in the world why he should
not be in the United States senate
within i've years. That would be com
ing some? Well. everybody and every
thing came some in that country.
Why. sir. where the thriving city Of
Gilt Gulch now stood there had been
less than two years since naught but
sagebruSh and alkali And now look
at it-just look at 1t! Six thousand
inhabitants and more coming by every
train, Simply couldn't get houses up
fast enough for 'em. Had to camp out
in tents And every blamed one OF
'em making money. Why. sir. you
couldn't find a bootblack in Gilt Gulch
who was worth less than fifty thou
sand!
This vision Of wealth and political
prominence was quite too much for
harrington. He adjusted his affairs
in Knuckleville. which was no very
difficult matter. took fearful leave Of
numerous relatives and Of a certain
pretty damsel. who was not yet a rel
ative, but had rashly promised to be-
come one whenever Barrington's in
come should suffice for the support OF
two persons. and hied himself TO Gilt
Gulch. promising TO send souvenir post
cards from every municipality be pass
ed through on the way.
Now. underneath the lurid exaEger-
alton with which Mr. Theodore Tup-
peubein had clothed his narrative Of
the rise Of Gilt Gu.ch there lay a re-
spectacle suustratum Of truth. and the
Of Barrington's ingenious
appearance with certain letters Of in
reduction 10 persons financially prom
.nent in Gilt Gulch. which Mr.. Tup-
)enheim procured for him. resulted il
bis speedily establishing a thriving
practice For the most Part il was
work in connection with the location
# mining claims. and. besides nuuer-
,us fees in cash, Darlington acquired
several claims OF his own. which be
disposed Of proitably.
In brief. al the end Of q year Bar
ington had waXed 50 prosperous as 10
eel himself warranted in marrying.
The knuckleville Weekly Times an
hat young Mr.. Darlington. for whom.
Is readers would remember. the Times
lad predicted a brilliant career when
.e hung out his shingle in Knuckle-
lille, was now one OF the leading men
D the west, and the other village
naidens were openly jealous OF Susie
,utler, whose good fortune il was 10
e TO marry a millionaire
But Susie herself had no illusions. !
he even refused TO permit harrington
o come east for the marriage. Her
lessons OF thrift and econ
my had taken deep root in her mind.
nd she would not. she said. have the .
rice OF a round trip railroad ticket u
brown away. II harrington felt that
e must spend the money, let him buy
cabinet organ or secondhand piano
OF the front paTlOr They would be =
married. In their own house at Gilt p
iulch and after that take little we'd
ing trip 10 Colorado Springs OF maybe d
lenver. Perhaps. being a prudent }
amsel. Susie desired 10 have glance ,
{ Gilt Gulch before she committed {
erself irrevocably. At any rate, mat
ars had been thus arranged. and. the q
ate set for the wedding being but
Wo days away aud Susie due TO ar g
I've that afternoon. harrington was IN "
be state OF ecstasy appropriate To such 3
Il was in this moment u
T supreme happiness that misfortune L
efell him q
The work harrington had been doing a
aQuires TO be performed with great Il
cCuracy; otherwise il is not only $
alueless, but may be the occasion Of q
reat loss 10 the client Now. Il Is Il
oSsible that harrington possessed 4
enius, People who have that, you &
now. are APT 20 be careless as TO de
Ills. Perhaps il was merely that. @
cling deeply in love. he could not con ii
his mind upon his work. How j
yer that may be. Hartford. the attor- a
ey whose office WAS next 10 Barring L
ms had discovered IN the course OF q
n investigation of the records that q
had Gled documents con- "
inning serious errors. lie spoke 10 j
about il IN a perfectly h
iepdly way Harrington received his q
.Gdly admonitiuus with "A contempt 8
hich ne was at no pains % disguise 1
'hy should De- pay heed m the re- ~
,arks of % ul1n who u-pra la,rsrv A.