The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-02-17


! hope you will marry a duke or a
count If you want to, Beth. As rule.
l believe they are real men, every
whit as worthy as good men who don't
bear this distinction of title Still. the
field is necessarily restricted, and yo..
mustn't forget that there are other
noble men as distinguished from no
blemen-men Of sterling value. who
ring true under every test"
'.Like-like Jimsy," ventured Beth
with dubious air. casting about and
on the spur Of the moment thinking
OF none other she knew who would tit
the description.
Like Jimsy,' assented Emma EN-.
phatically.
But he's so ungrammatical, so-er-
shy on education. besides which he
hasn't any money" objected Mrs. Har-
ris.
None TO speak Of" seconded Beth.
pursuing her lips depreca,ingly.
aside from that, though. conceded
Mrs. Harris. Il must say Jimsy's
real good man and most obIiging. He
can't help his upbringing."
How about Captain wiIliamsy'
questioned Emma. How would you
class himy'
..Nv daar- aroxraraa har ,,~@h.-
"you wouldn't put him In the same
class with Jimsy-I mean socially.
He's so rich. l wouldn't be surprised
IL he were several times a millionaire.
Remember. be has two automobiles
And the handsome way he treated youl
Why. he crossed out the $4,000 that
abomination stole as though 1t were a
matter Of 10 cents
"a mans true wealth is the good he
does In this world. mother. according
to Mohammed."
THAT is how II may have appeared
to that foreign prophet In the year
j. retorted Mrs. Harris with a tone
of finality. "but In this age Of horse
sense IN the United States q million
dollars In the bank Is the reaI standard
Of wealth. With money you can do
everything. Il you have plenty OF Il
you can do plenty Of good. and every
body else viii sit on the fence and
clap. but II you haven't any you are
no good to yourself. can do no good to
others. aud everybody else wiz get
down from the fence to kick you"
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Left to bis own devices. Brooks took
survey 81 the position IN which he
found himself. and his conclusion was
not without qualification 10 him. Thr
clean bill Of health she had been the
deans Of obtaining for him from Cap
::ain Williams had In fact left at his free
disposal as his own property scver
hundred dollars from his steallngs and
from his last plunge on the horses.
which had been winning one. Then
there was the furniture. The pians
was supposed 70 be Emma's. and hs
felt sure she wofId send for II. but
be had no intention Of surrenderIng IL
Not one stick. not one penny. would
she ever get out Of him after the way
In which she had treated him. The
very day after her departure he sold
the instrument TO the piano house
from which Il had been purchased.
Within three days he had removed
from the hotel where they had lived
In state for such a brief period and
transferred such furniture as he re-
quired to one room IN bachelor apart
ment house. The rest be disposed Of
for cash. He was bachelor again 10
all iments and purposes. and he re.
solved to enjoy his liberty to the full
He had had enough OF married life.
with It's cares and the discipline of re.
straint II imposed. Once more he was
''one Of the boys. To make bis posi-.
lion unmIstakables ard discourage any
disposition on his wife's part TO return
to him be forwarded. care of her
mother. her portrait. thar had been
conspicuous on the ,parior mantei
Utter taking II from the gilJcd frame
n which II had stood. On the back
n II be wr,'e a verse Of an old song:
My wife she ran away from me
hone two OF three weeks ago,
And now ME wants 70 come back again.
But tell Der it's n, 20.
Once BIZ twice shy IL my reply.
And n II wss 70 rain
Cats and dogs and fnueseis and frogs
10 never have her back again.
There was 10 word o. explanation
'eyond this insriting doggerei, and be
vas careful NOT 90 give bis address.