The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-10-25

ing down my weekly checks, bad Iuck
20 You not to have asman who could
earn them
SpauIaing tdae. AZ the risk Of not
seeming business man to himself ne
inclined obviously to relent to give
Duncan another chance.
a.Duncan,'' he said, whats the trou-
ble?''
81 Thought you knew chat: i thought
That was why yOu called me IN with
my route half covered"
ssYou meant
81 mean can't sell your line"
.'Why?"
enough. It's just general incompe-
tence. / presume :
what makes You think thatH
Duncan smiled bitterly. "ExpeFi.
enre," he said, ,sa
"a 1Ittie 81 everything. all the jobs
open to a man With a knowledge OF
! attn and creek ana the higher mathe-
rnattcs-shlppine clerk, tlmskeeper.
caeIier. al, Qf lem.
..And yet kellogg believes in you
duncan nodded dolefully. "HaFrys
md friend we roomed together al
trllsss That's, Tihs he stands for
me-
.sHe says. you enly. need the right
And nobody knows where that e.
except my fortunate employees It's
the back door going out for mine every
time. oh, Harry's been prince 20
me. He's found me four or i've jobs
with friends Of his. like yourself But
don't seem to last You see, was
brought up to be ornamental and r.
regular rather than useful. to blow
about in motorcars and keep a valet
busy sixteen hours q day. and all that
sort Of thing. My fathers failure
you know about that2"
Spnulding nodded. Duncan went on
RIoolniIy, talking great deal more
freely than he would have talked at
any other time-suh ering. In fact, from
that species Of auto-hypn0sis induced
BY the sound OF his own voice recount
ing Ills mIsfoFtunes which seems espe
cia1ly to, afect q man"down on MS
luck. sads
.sThnt smash came when was dye
tenrs out of college never thongnt
Of turning my hand to, anyttl p all
that time. I'd always had mud coin
than could spend-never had to CON
sIdes the worth Of money OF how nara
it is to earn. My father saw to all
that. He seemed not to want me 70
work; not thatG hold that against him:
He'd an idea I'd turn out genius OF
some sort or other, believe Wen
he failed 6Ads StSed III IN "a week.
ana I found mY5e9 left With On ex-
tensive wardrobe, expensive tastes. an
Impractical educat1onT n9t s9
much Of that that you'd notice it-nnd
not a cent. was too proud 70 leok 70
nv friends Tor help ~ those days-and
perhaps that was as well; SOUGHT
3abS on my OWE Did You ever keep
books IN q hsh narlSetf'
"No." SpauldfnEs eyes tyyinkled pc
hind hts large, shlny glasses.
..But. what's the use OF my boTang
you 3a Duncanyppade az IS to rise, suuT
denly rememberinG himself.
You're not. GO on
81 didn't mean q, Mostly, pre-.
sumo, I'Y6 been btii gin b. roand' an
explanation Of SeIlq q lstncness %
me, In my usual Ia lal way put
1 felt an explanat ~ one you as
the latest to surfer rough MS mlS-'
placed interest 10 me-.
'Pefhdps," said Sp91ldAng, ap &c.
ginning to understand 60 on, n
Interested. About the hsh nlarketf'
ooh, Just happened 70 think Of It rs
sample experlenee. and the last Of
that particulars btaud. I got Sc week
and earned every cent OF L inhallng
me; atmosphere My board cost me
SO ana tie dt6el fpFtlea me, 2
cIiafice u y mon fFatte myself g SAP;
f8in .6f lEf nes az pttpa E6 wy WI :.
ana cot F's.
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