The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-08

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be might spend It at once
lie went u the president Of the ID
National bank, fold him That DO dc.
sired to finish hts education and should
be obliged II he would advance him
some money The president declined
to do So on behalf Of the bank, but
told him he would let him have the
amount he desired OH bis own account.
Donald signed note, received the
money and proceeded 70 elbow It I'M
A few weeks after he had umde the
first loan be went to the president for
more, telling him that he had finished
one course Of study and wished 10
take another The president, too busy
to look into the matter, furnished
more money, and Donald sent It after
what he had received before In this
way he got away with considerable
means and six months before attain
ing his majority concluded to make as
large Q raise as possible and 90 abroad.
When Donald sailed for Europe with
So,0o0 Ia bis pocket be had borrowed
about twice the amount Of his Inherit
nnee. His object WAS 10 have ais good
q time as possible, then return and go
% work like other men. There was a
certain vein Of philosophy in him
which led him 10 take this course. lie
argued that the time 10 enjoy money
Is when one is young. ANY delay
would result ia q dimlnplion Of the
power of enjoyment.
The philosopher did not have long 10
wait for test as to the soundness Of
his reasoning. In Switzerland he met
q young lady who was travelling with
her mother The girls name was
Fredrica Smith She took % Donald
at once, and Douald returned her pref
erence There WIS another considera-
tioa Mrs smith and her daughter
appeared to be rich. Since his good
time period would have bloomed and
deeayed on his return to America it
might be well for him to marry
Ffedrica. The young lady was viii.
Zig, and their troth WIS pllghted
Mrs, Smith was not q business wo-
man, So she consented 90 d provisional
engagement until their return, when
Air Hatch would be expected TO pre-.
sent bis credentials 70 her husband
Donald WINGED at this, but hoped for
the best He had nothing to lose and
all to gain. There would be no need
for him 70 make Il known that DE had
spent the money whioh would have
enabled him 70 support a wife. He
could assume a bold front and say, =
have only my strong arm to enable
me 70 take care Of your daughter hut
hy industry honesty and perseverance
hope to keep the wolf from the
door II this daA NOT make an im-
preston sufficiently favorable to en-.
able him to get the girl wei. philo
sophleally considered. bis condition
would be no worse than It was before
be met Miss smith. But unfortunate
Is love and philosophy Will no more
mix than Oh and water Despite bis
reasoning the young man felt uneasy
Tire Smiths travelled ia nrst class
style. and Mr. Hatch. though he was
coming to the end of his funds, was
obliged while with them to spend q
pronortionatc amount He remained
with them as long as they remained
abroad and when they returned came
over ID the same ship With them. He
bad come of age while abroad and
found his inheritance ready to be paid
him, or, rather bis creditors, on his
arrival He issued a circular letter
70 them stntlng that a nropoFtionate
sum amounting to SO per cent Of their
claims would be paid them, the rest
to remain EN- be had made II
II had been arranged that He should
call upon Mr. Smith at bis house five
days after bis arrival 70 ask for the
hand Of bis daughter and present bis
credentials. He wrote ont speech
fun Of vim and modesty, which be
Thought would sound well, and com
miited It to memory. on the appoint
ed evening he made his call re was
met at the door by Miss smith with
an encouraging pressure Of the hand
and left by her at the door Of the II
brar8. where her father was waiting
When the two men stood face TO face
for few moments there was the 81
lenee 81 the tomb. Mr.. Smith saw IN
Mr. Hatch the young man from whom
TINT morning he had received 4 note
offering 10 pay him so cents on the dol
lar of the amounts be had advanced
Mr Hatch saw bis principal creditor
The two stood regarding each other
intently.
"FoolW exclaimed Mr.. Smith.
which you or I?a asked Donald /
imperturbably
SIR Smith continued to stare at him
with az expression iAto which some
thing Of admiration was entering
'Ill tell YOU what You do, said the /
president, with a sudden resolution I
sCome round to the bank tomorrow
and iii let you have another thou
sand
What forgo asked the sutton, aston
ished
'sWall street Go down into that re-
gion where there have been SO many I
shining lights, and in time you win I
onfshine them al When you have I
shown what Won can do there come +
hack, and II Fred stin wants you she
may have you"
Mr Hatch showed what he could do
Within three months he failed for /
100000 and tucked away $4,000 /
Then ne married Fredriea