The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-25
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&J In knuckleyille. Mr.. Tuppen- |
beim was selling stock in the Charita- |
HE Gold Mining company at 5 cents per
share, price to advance to 10 cents at |
the end Of thirty days. incidentally be
found time to foster in Barrington's
bosom the spirit of discomfort which
ten months fruitless waiting for clients
had engendered. If he were a clever,
clean cut young man like harrington,
did harrington know what he'd do?
Move west. He wouldn't fritter away
his time in mossbacked New Eng
land hamlet where people looked down
on fellow just because they'd known
him all his life and could remember
when be was 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 FIVE years. That would be COM
Inc 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-iust look at it! Six thousand
inhabitants and more coming by every
train. Simply couldn't get houses up
fnr tn 90 mr.
ln tents. And every blamed one OF
EN- making money. Why. sir. you
couldn't find q 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
iD Knuckleville, which was no very
difficult matter. took fearful leave OF
numerous relatives and Of certain
pretty damsel. who was not yet 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 exagger-
alton with which Mr.. Theodore Tup-
penheim had clothed his narrative OF
the rise Of Gilt Gulch there lay re-
spectacle substratum Of truth. and the
combination of BarringtOn'S ingenious
appearance with certain letters of in
PRODUCTION to persons financially prom
tnent in Gilt Gulch, which Mr.. Tup
penheim procured for him, resulted il
his speedily establishing q thriving
practice. For the most part 1t was
work in connection with the location
Of mining claims, and, besides numer
Gus fees in cash, harrington acquired
several claims of his own. which b.
disposed Of proftably.
In brief, at the end of a year Bar
rington had waxed SO prosperous as t
feel himself warranted in marrying
The Knuckleville Weekly Times al
nounced editorially that it understood
that young Mr.. harrington, for whom
Its readers would remember, the Time
had predicted brilliant career whe
he hung out his single in knuckl'
vile, was now one of the leading me
In the west, and the other villag
maidens were openly jealous Of Sus1
Cutler, whose good fortune it was
be to marry millionaire.
But Susie herself had no illusion
She even refused to permit BarringtC
TO come east for the marriage. H.
childhood lessons of thrift and eco
omy had taken deep root in her min
and she would not, she said. have Il
price Of round trip railroad tick
thrown away. If harrington felt tn
lie must spend the money, let him bt
cabinet organ or secondhand plal
Tor the front parlor. They would
married in their own house at q
Gulch and after that take little we
ding trip to Colorado Springs or may
Denver. Perhaps, being a prude
uamsel, Susie desired to have gian
at Gilt Gulch before she commit
herself irrevocably. At any rate. M
ters had been thus arranged, and, t
date set for the wedding being /
Two days away and Susie due to
rive that afternoon, harrington was
the state Of ecstasy appropriate to su
circumstances. 1t was in this nome
Of supreme happiness that misfortr
befell him.
The work harrington had been do
requires to be performed with gr
accuracy; otherwise it is not O
Valueless, but may be the occasion
great loss to the client. Now, it
possible that harrington posses
genius. People who have that,
Know, are apt to be careless as TO
Tails. Perhaps it was merely II
being deeply in love, be could not {
eentrate his mind upon his work. H
ever that may be. Hartford, the at
ney whose office was next to Barr
toms, had discovered in the course
an investigation of the records I
harrington had filed documents I
tanning serious errors. He spoke
Harrington about il in q perfe