Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-03-24
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helm was selling stock in the Charita-
BILE Gold Mining company at > cents per
share. price to advance to 10 cents at
the end Of thirty days. Incidentally he
found time TO foster ia Barriugtons
bosom the spirit of discomfort which
ten months fruitleSs waiting for clients
bad engendered. II he were a clever.
clean cut young man like harrington.
did harrington know what he'd do?
Move west. lie wouldn't fritter away
his time In a mossbacked New Eng
= land hamlet where people looked down
oil a fellow just because they'd known
him all his life aud could remember
when he was little shaver and went
with patches Oh 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
ing 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-just look at il. Six thousand
Inhabitants and more coming 10y every
train. Simply couldn't get houses up
fast enough for 'em. Had to camp out
In tents. And every blamed one OF
'em making money. Why. sir. you
couldn't find a bootback in Gilt Gulch
who was worth less than fifty thou
sand.
This vision OF wealth and political
prominence was quite too much for
Darlington. He adjusted his affair
In Knuckleville. which was no very
difficult matter. took fearful leave OF
numerous relatives and Of a certain
pretty damsel. who was not yet a rel
alive. 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 Git
Gulch, promising In 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 hac clothed his narrative vi
the rise Of Gilt Guch there lay re-
specta BILE substratum Of trutD. and the
combination Of BarrngtOn's Ingenious
appearance with certain lci'ers Of in
PRODUCTION TO persons financially prom.
inent in Gilt Gulch. which Mr.. Tup
baf ftV m tod IN
his speedily establishing thriving
practice For the mos. part 1t was
work In connection with the lrcation
OF mining claims. and. besides numer
Gus fee, in cash, harrington acquired |
several claims OF his own. which he |
o. g. Of probably.
L. br. (. at the end Of year Bar
rir'.i"n had waXed so prosperous as TO |
g.. 3d.. rgIntcl D. marrying. !
IL .ucs'as.te Wrtiiv Times an |
.ecd co.. ..... Bat II understood |
that young NJ harrington. Tor wh)m |
it, readers would remember. the Times |
had predicted 4 brilliant career when |
be hung oui his shingle' In knuckle- |
" l,. was now one of the leading rrn |
In he ives. and the othe. village |
maidcns were openly jealous Of susie
Cutter. whoie good fortune II was a.
be to marry millionaire.
But Susie herself had No Illusions. |
she even refused to permit Darlington |
10 come east for the marriage. Her |
childhood lessons Of tlrir ard econ |
omy had taken deep root in her mlnd. |
and she would not. she said. have the |
price Of round trip railroad ticket
thrown away. If harrington felt that |
he mrst spend the money. let him buy |
4 cabinet organ or "A secondhand piano
frr the front parlor They would he
married ia their own house at Glit
Gulch aud after that take a little we'd
ding trip to Colorado Springs or maybe
penver. Perhaps. being prudent
lamsel. Susie desired To- llHie Il glance
vi Gilt Gulch before she committed
herself irrpVocably. Vt any rate. mat
tiers had been thus arranged and. the
date set for the wedding Icing but
TWO DAYS away and Susie due to ar
rive that afternoon. Darlington was In
the state OF stasy appropriate To Such
circumstances. II was In this moment
Of supreme happiness that misfortune
befel him.
The work harrington had been dom.
reuuires To he performed with graf
,ccaracy; otherwise 1t is not OBJ!
ya,up'rss. but may be the occasion 80
great loss To the client. Now. II Is
possible that harrington poSSeSSed
genius. People who have that. YOU
lao
tails Perhaps II was merely that
being deeply la love. he could not con
centrate his mind upon his work How
ever that may he. Hartford. the attor-
ney whose office WAS next To Barring
toms. had discovered in the course "'
an investigation OF the records that
harrington had nled documents con
tanning serious errors lie spoke I"
Harrington about II In perfectly
friendly way. Darlington received MS