The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-04-28

Ills HIht Year VI pIuctict Wien
Theodore Tuppenheiia arrived
@ In Kiiuckleville. Mr. Tuppen
hpim was selling stock In the Charita.
lie Gold Mining company at 6 cents per
share. price To advance 10 10 cents at
the end of thirty days. incidentally he
found time 70 foster III Barrington's
bosom the spirit Of discomfort which
ZEN months fruitless waiting for clients
mad engeplered II ne were clever,
clean cut y0ung man like harrington.
did Harrington know what he'd do:
Move west He wouldn't fritter away
his time IN q mossbackcd New Eng
lard hamlet where people looked down
ON a fellow just because they'd known
him all his life and could remember
when he was little shaver and went
with patches ON his trousers. No. sir,
He'd Just gnther together his earthly
possessions and take the first train
for Gilt Gulch. New. There was the
coming town: there lay the oppor
unity for an able young man TO rise
No reason IN the world why he should
NOT be In the United States senate
within Ave years. That would be com
ing somei Well. everybody and every
thing came some 10 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
AZ it-just look at II! Six thousand
inhabitants and more coming by every
train! Simply couldn't get houses up
fast enough for 'em. Had 10 camp out
IN tents And every blamed one Of
'em making money. Why. sir. you
couldn't fri bootblack Id Gilt Gulch
who was worth less than fifty thou
sand.
This vision Of wealth and political
prominence was quite TOO much foI
Harrington. lie adjusted his Affairs
I'm KnucklevilIe. which was no very
difficult meter. took fearful leave oil
numerous relatives and Of a certain
pretty damscl. who was not yet rel
alive. but had rashly promised 10 he
come one whenever Barrington's In
come should suffice for the support Of
two persons. and hled himself TO Gilt
Gulch. promising 20 send souvenir post
cards from every municipality be pass
ed through ON the way.
Now. underneath the Iurid exagcer
alton with which Mr. Theodore Tup
penhcim had clothed his narrative ol
,he rise Of Gilt Gulch there lay A re
spectacle snhstratnm Of truth. and ih'
combinations Of Barrington's ingenious
appearance with certain letters OF IN
Production 10 persons financially prom
inent in Gilt Gulch. which Mr. Tup
penhelm procured for him. resulted II
his speedily establishing q thriving
practice. FOR the most part IL wa
work IN connection with the location
Of mining claims. aud. besides numer
Gus fees I'm cash. harrington acquires
several claims OF his own. which b
disposed % prcfitahy.
IN brief. ~ the end of a year i'ai
rIngton bad waxed 80 prosperous as =
feel himself wassanted In marrying
The knucsleyilIe Weekly Times ~
nounccd cdstorialiy that u understoc
that young Nr. harrington. for whoii
its readers would remember. the Time
had predicted brilliant career VIE
he hung out his sIiingle IN Knuckl'
vile. was now one VI the leading me
IN the west. and the other yillas
maIdens were openly jealous OF susi
Cutler. whose good fortune u was
be 10 marry y millionaire.
Bat Susie herself had no Illusion
She even refused 20 permit Bnrrlngto
20 come east for the marriage. hs
chlldhWd lessons u thrift and ecoi
omy had taken deep root In her min
and she would not. she said. have u
price % round trip railroad tick'
thrown away. II Harrington felt th'
he must spend the money. lei him bll
a cabinet organ or secondhand plai
for the frout parlor They would
married In their own house az Vi
Gulch aud after that take q little we
ding trip 10 Colorado Springs or mas'
Denver. Perhaps. being prudel
damseI. susie desired 90 have q CLAM
at CIT Gulch before she commift'
herself lrrevocably. AZ ans rate. na
tiers had been thus arranged. aud. y
date set for the wedding bcinE y
two dass away aud Susie due TO
rive that afternoon. harrington was
the state Of ecstasy appropriate 70 SUI
circumstances. II was In this nome
of supreme happiness that misfcriu
befell him.
The work harrington Ind been DOL
requires 20 be performed with gre
accuracy: otherwise Il II not on
yaluclcss. hnt may be the occasion
great lcss 70 the client NDw. u
possible that harrington possess
genius. People who have that.
know. are apt TO be careless as to
tails Perhaps Il was merely th
being deeply IN love. be could not g
centrate hts mind upon his work. Ho
ever that amy be. Hartford. the at
neg whose office was next to Barril
toms. had discovered IN the course
nm investigation Of the records q
harrington had filed documents G
tanning serious errors. lie spoke
harrington about II IN n perfec
friendly way. harrington received
kindly adnonItlons with confer
which he was Mt no pains to disgu