Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-14

menLlOne0 In the VIII, and l need not
inform you that / was empowered to
see that the tests would be made
without collision or connivance OF
the parties"
| The heirs were fretting in their
seats, and some of them were yawn-
ing with disgust. But the elderly gen.
tleman only smiled
did you find such a person? Why,
no, you didnt Wonderful, wasn't
| it? Wonderful as a story of the magi-
cal east, or of the Saracens under
the Caliphs! Surely, you thought to
yourselves, it were an easy task to
find someone who would decline a
| gift Of paltry one hundred dollars
when offered! But was it? All, no,
my friends. Indeed, it was necessary
to tell you that it would be useless to
offer the money to vast numbers OF
persons whose professions would
| prompt them to take it without ques-
ton. warned you that 1t would be
waists of your time end wealth to
make the offer of such a gift to re-
| ligious workers of any kind, to per-
sons engaged in the dispensation of
charity, to lawyers, doctors, retail
business men of any line whatsoever,
or to that innumerable mass of Pc
sons to whom one hundred dollars is
a fortune. / will give you credit for
having seen the point with very little
reflection. You saw it, but you doubt
ed. And you subsequently lost hun
dred by rendering it to rich physi-
clan, whom none of you had previous
ly met, and who pocketed the coin on
the spot on the possibility that it was
fee he had forgotten"
The elderly gentleman paused again
and grinned with the grim humor OF
the thing. His hearers shifted in
their seats, shuff1ed thei" feet, and
grunted.
For thirty years." he continued,
"my profession has been that of or
ganizer and superintendent of chart
ties Of various kinds. l know the
game of money from bit to britchin.
I knew what l was doing when I gave
you that warning and l was the only
one among you that was not surprised
when the richest banker in town
laughed at you when he took it, and
informed you that although he didn't
know why you were giving it, 1t was
part Of his business never to turn
money away from his door Has the
banker returned to ask you to en-
tighten him on your lille joke? Not
yet And believe me, my friends, you
will never hear from him again.
The elderly gentleman drew from
his pocket small account book.
''It is probable" he went on, that
/ will probate the will tomorrow.
There is very little more to do. In
this book have a record of the five
hundred offers you have made and
the five hundred acceptances of the
gift. While we are here in the home
your cousin built for himself, and
which, am sorry to say, will proba-
bly, soon be converted into an annex
of the Home for the incapable, wish
to call your attention to few of
these peculiar acceptances. The En-
peror of Germany acknowledges the
| receipt of your gift and begs you to
explain to him why you have sent it.
| Baron Rothschild informs you that he
| will give the money to the poor He
| brews of London. The treasurer Of
the United States keeps is without
comment, on the theory, presume,
that you were paying a debt of con-
science to the nation. The chairman
of the Bank of England writes to ask
you to what account he will credit
FTJ1, IL
solicits your kindness to enlighten
him as to the purpose of the remit
| lance The president of the United
States tells you he cannot recall on
the moment the transaction you prob
| ably have in mind in sending him
the money, but assumes that you
know your business. A great metro
politan newspaper owner writes to
you that he has entered your name
on his books for twenty years sub
scription, and is publishing an edi-
torial on the incident. But why go
on? Not man of them but took
| the money!"
| He looked at the crowd over his
glasses and once again he smiled that
grin of grimness.
Having failed in these most prom
/ Using cases-having failed in every
case we tried,-we met here this
evening to finish the game and say
goodbye. 1t was LADY, do not
chide her; it is no part of my duty
to criticize methods-su suggested the
last and most practical plan of ALL
| Dangerous Yes Bold? Yes But
promising. Her plan was to pick up
a tramp-the worst we could find
and lure him with the promise Of lux.
ury and ease. Give him, she argued,
everything that money could buy
everything? Well, yes, everything
and perhaps-but you have seen how
| it Jared"
They were muttering and grumbling
again and the speaker held up his
| hand
eve have five minutes left" he