The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-28
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TROUBLES.
By CLINTON DANGERFIELD.

By CLINTON DANGERFIELD.
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At first people had been so skeptical
regarding The truth Of the report that
they would not go near Wyse & Co. S
Office; but when one or two finally en-
tered. boldly attacked the brokers on
/ the subject and found they had no diff
, iculty in unloading on them-then an
/ endless stream of wildly eager sellers
/ poured into the big room all day, and
fairly fell over one another on the
stairs
ILaaa fortunate enough to squeeze
/ IN, came out looking remarkably well
I sat- u, buttoning their coats over
vc,y iat pocketbooks.
Ada-e, struggling with the rest, was
now mid-sueam; but his football train
/ ing enabled him to wedge through the
mass and get in after two hours hard
work.
The Office door was bolted behind
him as he was admitted He sat down
wiping the perspiration from his fore
head.
Il understand" he gasped, that you
are-er-er-"
THAT we are trying to make a cor
ner in Troubles said the suave Mr..
Wyse. Quite true! We only make
one stipulation-you must make no
reservations; you must sell all your
troubles or none"
Adams could scarcely conceal his
scorn. Take 'em and welcome.' he
said "and at your own price"
The broker glanced at the clerk.
Make an itemized list for Mr."-he
glanced at the young mans card-"for
Mr.. Charles Adams"
Adams cleared his throat.
Debt" he began.
Debt" clicked the echoing type
writer under the clerks rapid fingers.
Limp in one ankle from college
scrimmage." C'Makes me look like a
fool where She is, he muttered)
The machine ratified and ceased.
Rivals" itemized the other, flush
ing angrily at certain recollections.
Rather briefer than usual" smiled
the broker, finding the list completed,
and signing check, which he handed
Adams pleasantly. The latter gaped
at the amount.
In five years" said the broker, still
smiling, you can repurchase if you
wish at a cost of 100 per cent. rise in
price. | shall close my office here
shortly, and not return for five years.
Not likely I'll want to buy" snapped
Adams in a tone which asked, Am
a fool?" Then he added with a sudden
thought: Would you be so awfully
kind as to let me watch the crowd
awhile?"
Il don't mind" said the broker cas-
lily. sit over there and pretend to be
one of my clerks"
AS Adams crossed to the designated
chair he observed joyfully that the OBJ
jectionable limp had already van
ished.
For several hours he sat and watched
the incomers.
The first was a flurried-looling wom-
an, who had squeezed in by sheer
weight of bulk She was perhaps so,
and Immediately sputtered into an in
coherent statement of her troubles.
They resolved themselves into scrimp-
ing and planning to dress her two
grown daughters and the numerous
sacrifices necessary to keen third
at school,
Then came a young man and woman
hand-in-hand, who looked at the broker
with half-terrified eyes and whispered
shamefacedly:
Love isn't what the stories said it /
was! We've been married only a year.
and already we have had a dreadful
time putting up with each other. We
want to be free, so that each can
marry perfect individual"
Divorce wanted" clicked the ma
chine
That's ALL" they said, with relief.
Another said YEARLY:
81 was born to the stewardship of
money. have the pressure of respon.
sibility on me all the time. No matter
what l do with it, l am hooted at by
the newspapers for a selfish, designing .
dog. ! am, in a word, misunderstood
Take away my stewardship. Give me
freedom again"
Still another cried fretfully:
"Pain-pain-physical pain. Take it
away! Blot it out of my whole family,
We are fond of the 1eshpots, and they
give us pain, Take away that useless
AT five o'clock the office closed re-
lentlessly, and in weeks time Wyse
& Co. disappeared leaving the city Of
2 practically destitute of troubles
2 had always been an exclusive
sort of place, and its inhabitants kept
the whole matter to themselves. and
went their daily ways in the firm be.
lief that they now had n paradise on
earth.
1t was six months before Adams saw