The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-08

A RNoLD sat in the Elks elubr0om ',a ''a |A in Chicago and reviewed the sit nation as he smoked an excellent cigar. This was what he had to consider: statement from broker that he was wiped out" and a telegram from the New York office that he no longer had q drawing account in other words. that he had been discharged. The statement from the broker brought a frown to Ar nolds face. What a fool he had been! frwelve thousand dollars-the savings of seven or eight years-gone without even the satisfaction of seeing the game he was playing against! And to sacrifice his position while losing his money! He took a sip of something wet that was within easy reach, and then, dismising the Wall street horror and the loss of his job from |his mind so far as he could, he turned his attention to the present and the future. He was 1000 miles from home. He knew exactly what his pocketbook contained, but just for the pleasure of looking upon his total worldly wealth he drew the pock- etbook out, opened it and spread the one lonesome ten-dollar note on the table be- lore him.
 For a minute or two Arnold looked at that note, but most of the time he was bot seeing it, for his mind was busy with somethng away from that bill, and when he mind Is unusually active the brain hoes not seem to take in what the eye has In focus. Mechanically Arnold picked up he bill, placed it in the pocektbook, fold I'd the book and put 1t away. Then he Emiled and, after lighting fresh cigar, Tor the old one had gone out, he straight bned up in his chair, took long breath hnd called out:
 'Is there anybody here who has $500 nell venture on a real good proposition I'll give him s6OoO for his money. There s D little risk, but not much,
 The hum of conversation ceased. Wait ers stopped in their tracks. Everybody ooked at Arnold.
 It seemed that there was not a sound in he room for minute or two, but it only (Yas 20 or 30 seconds after his first speech hat Arnold broke the silence. Then he asked:
 'Is there anybody here who knows any body who has $5O0?''
 No one else seeming to have a reply to make, man in the corner spoke.
 q know an old geezer,' he said, "who ometimes will let go of few hundred f proposition is first-class and if a han leaves a leg. an eye andean arm or wo for security"
 Lead me to him." said Arnold.
 +1,t. t> krnold would not have accepted the conditions of the skinflint to whom he vas introduced by his brother Elk. He lad to go into elaborate explanations gain and again and had to give a etailed history of his life and go through a sort of civil service exam nation, besides signing all sorts of pa- CTS before the old fellow would con ent to finance the job. Then the money merchant insisted that Arnold report him daily in writing as to the pro- sress of affairs. This being agreed to, ne let Arnold have $50. The remainder vas to be advanced as needed if Ar hold made satisfactory headway, but he supply could be shut off at any ime in the event of things taking a pad turn
 And now" said the money man for he fifth or sixth time as Arnold was eaving, "how long do you think i. will takew TFI
 "This Is the 2d of November" re- piled Arnold. "I have an engagement n New York on the 4th of Decem- Der. I'll hand you over your 5000 a month from today"
 T hope so; hope so." said the old