The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-04
WHEN | AM RICH
 by Roy Mason. Copyright, C.. w Dillingham; Company, 1909)
by Roy Mason.

smith, that you are actually getting some business sense. Wait and I'll write you a check, and then you l tumble into cab and go home.'' Chester stopped at the bank o-1 his way uptown to deposit the check i At the end of a short half hour he of his room against which he had pictured a thousand bitter scenes in some of which he was staying Perry 1 inretaliation for the blow, and in l others of which, it must be admitted. Edith was leaning over his own dying form weeping bitterly, with all ex- plained. He turned to his dingy writing desk, and took out his check book. Yes, with the money he had saved while away on the trip with his expenses paid, and the commits sion of Perry Langhan's account, to- gether with the thirty-seven hundred and fifty dollars he had received that morning he had bare five thousand dollars. Of course he would send more later to clear up any possible imputation of financial obligation or indebtedness. but he must send this immediately. If he could only cancel his moral obligations to Perry as well.
 MT. Perry Langham,'' the letter read.
 "Sfr:-
 Since you are 1aboring under the oe1usion that I am indebted to you to the extent of five thousand dollars am enclosing herewith my check for that amount. The cancelled voucher will serve as a receipt so it cate with me in regard to the mat ter.
 "I consider myself indebted to you for various favors, financial and oth- erwise. in the past, and these will endeavor to cancel py cash remit tances as rapidly as I can.
 Chester Taylor"
 "Yoer Judgment in regard to Fay Tor is certainly yindicated,'' said .'1'm sorry to hear that the job took it out of him so. He always irn- pressed me as being healthy and strong enough"
 t1 imagine that he has had some mental worries too,'' said Goldsmith 'I don't know what they are. but wish that did, and that I could help him.
 teYod're sure that that check for seventy-five thousand is all right ?'' asked E1kins.
 
 Its in the mails now, answered Goldsmith, s'and I have already given Taylor his commission.''
 'Was that wise?''
 "Jim,' said Goldsmith, 'swe have been in business together a good many years, and haven't succeeded that young fellow Taylor isn't honest I'll eat my hat, and it's number seven and half.''
 .sYes,'' agreed Elkins, ttTaylor is honest all right, but the other people may not be. think it would have been wiser to have waited.'' f. You're right" said Goldsmith, Sit would have been wiser. To tell the truth I was carried off my feet by IIy OO1S1 HI 4dy1OI 11G 0ApTSSSSA an interest in what was coming to him for the first time, said that he needed the money, and I gave it to him.
 ttI wonder what he needed it for," said Elkins refectively.
 Perry Langham was announced at this moment, and followed his card into Go1dsm1th's office.
 Good morning. said the latter pleasantly. What can do for yoa this morning?''
 s'I've got to sell some of my securi- ties, MT. Goldsmith,'' said Perry ab- ruptIy.
 "You bought them for investment. you know
 .I know I did" acknowledged Per- ry, but I need some money right away. I'm flat broke, and I have spent all the money that I kept to use until I had some dividends fall due.''
 "I thought" said Goldsmith, "tha1 you had retained enough money to live on untiI9you drew some divi- dends.''
 -'Confound it.' replied Perry irrit- ably, ''whose money is it?"
 'I don't wish to anger you, MT. Langham," said Goldsmith as calmly as if he had not heard the last ob- servation; "but am merely trying to hold on to some of your money for you.'
 Much obliged answered Perry more pacif1cal1y, that's more than I can do. I suppose that do seem like an ass to business man. I haven't blown my available funds on the races this time however. I was done out of them.''