The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-15

move the grease, leaving the clothing
intact.
But. suh," he replied, his face light
ing up. unfortunately have no money
to buy yo' secret"
Secret be hangedl There is no Sc
cret about it." And, writing the name
of the agent referred to on a slip OF
paper, handed it to him.
"And now. suh." he said. folding the
paper, Il wish to place this Indebted
ness to you on my part in such shape
that it may be hQuidated in install.
ments. What is the amount of yo
cha'ge, sub. TO- this professional VOL
and the suggestion written on this pa.
peri"
Colonel" I replied, taking him by
the hand, 1--WE northern people are moi
ail so devoid Of humanity as you
southerners think. You are quite well
come to the trifiing assistance l have
given you, and If it helps one south
erner out of the slough into which this
political bouleversement has thrown
so many of you 1t will make me very
happy"
We stood for few moments hand
in hand, looking into each others eyes.
There was that In the coloneps / shall
never forget 1t seemed to me that l
had found brother.
Professor" he replied in voice on
the verge Of trembling, should &C.
cept this fayo' without giving you the
benefit of any success that may ac-
crue from it would be untrue to the
traditions of my ancestors. You are
from this moment my partner. /
would soon to involve you in any ex-
posture that may be necessary in man.
ufacturing or marketing the compound,
but assure yo', sub. on the wo'd and
honah. Of a southern gentleman that
shall account TO- every plcayune
gained and credit yo' with one-half the
profit"
This was pathetic indeed.
Colonel" replied, don't you think
that small loan might enable you
to purchase the necessary articles that
are to go into your compoundT
r. accept anything mo- till have
paid TO what have received would
crush me to the earth. No, sub; no
mo-. 1t is now my pat to transmit to
you, not you to me. .
With warm pressure of the, hand
he went to the door, where he turned
and made me formal bow.
How the colonel secured the little
capital necessary to begin operations
did not know, but within a month he
sent me sample bottle Of his grease
remover" neatly done up, with it a
note saying It he would accept one
more favor. my conscience and my
honor would admit of my signing
statement for publication that | had
analysed the remover" and recon-
mended 1t he thought that it would
make great difference in the facil-
ity with which it could be introduced.
wrote the required statement and
recommended his remover In as strong
language as could command.
Not long after this l received an
offer OF professorship on a small
salary in college In South America,
and during the next seven years made
several changes, returning to the Unit
ed States at the end Of this term as
poor as when / went away. I had not
even tutorship to rely on
One morning, taking up newspaper,
J glanced at the personal column.
was surprised to see an advertisement
intended for me. If would send my
address to a certain street and num-
Der l would obIige some person for
whose name the letters K 7. z. were
placed Who was desiring to find me
and for what purpose could not con-
ceive. at once mailed my address as
requested and waited in anxious ex-
pectation.
The next afternoon a carriage was
driven up to my house by coachman
in livery. and handsomely dressed
man got out and came to my door.
was looking out Of the window at him,
and it seemed that had seen him or
some one like him before. Having
neither the luxury of a servant nor
anything TO do. I went to the door my