The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-07-16
The Girl
From the
Effete East
By ARTHUR DENSMORE
Copyright. 1909. by American Pres. A.
xociation
HARRINGTON was completing
his first year of practice when
: Theodore Tuppenheim arrived
" in Knuckleville. Mr.. Tuppen-
By ARTHUR DENSMoRE


BILE Gold Mining company ut 5 cents per
share, price to advance to 10 cents at
the end of thirty days. Incidentally he
found time to foster in Barrington's
bosom the spirit of discomfort which
ten months fruitless waiting for clients
had engendered. If be were clever.
clean cut young man like Darlington
did Darlington 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 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 gather together his earthly
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 nausht but
sagcbrush and alkali. And now look
at it-just look at it! Six thousand
Inhabitants and more coming by 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 bootblack 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 affairs
! in Knucklcvile, which was no very
difficult matter, took fearful leave Of
numerous relatives and Of certain
pretty damscl. who was not yet rel
alive, but had rashly promised to be-
come one whenever Barrington's in
come should suffice for the support Of
two persons, and HE'D himself to Gilt
Gulch, promising to send souvenir post
cards from every municipality he pass
ed through on the way.
Now, underneath the lurid exngger-
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 III
PRODUCTION to persons financially prom
inent in Gilt Gulch. which Mr. Tup-
penheim procured for him. resulted in
his speedily establishing 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 he
disposed Of protitably.
In brief, Mt the end Of year Bar
rington had waXed SO prosperous as to
feel himself warranted in marrying.
The Knuckleville Weekly Times an
that young Mr.. Darlington, for whom.
its readers would remember. the Times
| had predicted brilliant career when
he hung out his single in Knucklc-
vile, was now one of the leading men
in the west, and the other village
maidcns were openly jealous Of Susie
Cutler. whose good fortune 1t was to
be TO marry / millionaire.
But Susie herself had no illusions.
She even refused to permit Darlington
to come east for the marriage. Her
childhood lessons of thrift and econ
omy had taken deep root in her mind.
and she would not. she said. have the
price of round trip railroad ticket
thrown away. II Darlington felt that
lie must spend the money. let him buy
q cabinet organ or II secondhand piano
for the front parlor. They would be
married in their own house at Gilt
Gulch and after that take = little wed
ding trip to ColnrEtio Springs or maybe
Denver. Perhaps. being prudent
damseI, Susie desired to have Il glance
Mt Gilt Gulch before she committed
herself irrevOcably. At any rate. mat
tiers had been thus arranged. and. the
date set for the wedding being but
two days away and Susie due to ar,
rive that afternoon. harrington was III
the state Of ecstasy appropriate to such
circumstances. 1t was in this moment
Of supreme happiness that misfortune
befcll him.
The work harrington had been doing
requires to be performed with great
accuracy; otherwise 1t is not only
vaucIcss. but may he the OCCASION Of
great loss to the client. Now. 1t Is
possible that harrington possessed
genius. People who have that. you
know. are apt to be careless as to de-
tails. Perhaps it was merely that
being deeply in love. he could not con
centratc his mind upon his work. How
ever that may be. Hartford. the attor
ney whose Office was next to BARRING
toms. had discovered IN the course OF
an investigation Of the records that
Darlington had filed documents con
tanning serious errors. He spoke tt
harrington about It in perfect!
friendly way. Darlington received biz
kindly admonitions with n contemp
which he was Mt no pains to disguise
Why should he pay heed to the re