New-York tribune., 1911-01-29

self But the reports were wrong lhe
| mine was not good Ore thieves tried 10
shoot me Revomtionists attempted to raid
/ the property-we stood them off with guns.
/ | had to do everything San Francisco
was three weeks Off by wagon and rail-
road. After year and a half I quit.
/ think l was $50 ahead. But I had learned
/ 20 he resourceful. 70 build furnaces. TO
multiply two by two and obtain a product
! of six returned to California and was
= professionally engaged throughout the Pa
, cihc Coast region.
: What caused you to take professional
| employment in South Africa l asked.
Il had been recommended TO the Roth
! schilds. but | had enga gements In the
/ West. and nothing came OF It. There was
panic in this country during the year
1885 and / decided TO go elsewhere as an
experiment. / had received letter from
Barnett Isaacs Barnato. who had made
an immense fortune in the Kimberley dia-
mond mines and the goldfelds at Johannes
| burg. Afterward. he cabled me TO come to
London, telling me to draw on him for my
| time and expenses.
Il had an engagement in Edinburgh.
where / was to make verbal report on
copper mine in Arizona. So l stopped in
London, getting there on Sunday, and tele-
graphing Barnato that I would meet him
at his Office at noon on Monday. Oddly
enough, he was on time TO the minute. I
wore a new silk hat Both Of us, you see
made concessions-he being punctual and
I dressing up. We had the conventional
talk of all strangers-the trip over, the
weather, and so on.
" And how long will YOU be in London"
Barney asked, rather csrelessly.
"T go to Edinburgh tonight. | said
and shall sail for home on Wednesday
" But l have very important business
with you, he exclaimed, and
" You know exactly what you want, l
said. interrupting him. and know exactly
what shall do. Twenty minutes is all the
time we shall need under the circum-
stances
80 he called his brother in and briefly
outlined the South African situation. We
have thought he remarked, smiling with
his remarkable eyes. that $4,000 a year
would be fair pay for your services
You will have to double your figure
said.
Agreed. hc replied instantly.
Dealing with him thus abruptly.
couldn't help but think OF his antecedents.
He had come up. out of the East Side of
London. a poor Jewish pedler. an auc-
tioneer and przehghter. to he one of the
richest men and most picturesque charac-
ters in the world.
I suppose he said. that you would
like a contract for three years
I should decline to bind myself to you.
] replied. or 10 any other man for more
than six months at a time l many not be
enabled 10 save you penny in South
Africa. in which event should be a white
elephant on your hands. Moreover, I may
not like you, after I know what sort of
man you are. 7 shall go TO Africa for six
months. At the end Of the period we can
bargain again. You will understand what
can DO. Besides. ! may want a share OF
the profits of your mines.
There is one thing more, Mr. Bar.
nato.' said TO be plain with you, I
have heard that you sometimes employ
your shares for speculation in London. I
shall not he used for any such enterprise
"Tf I could use you In the way YOU
have suggested Barney answered, T
should be in constant fear that you would
sell me out to some one else. No: have
all the money l want, and am determined
TO build up character for truth honor
and integrity
After that Barney did try 10 live an
irreproachable life, commercially. but
temptations were numerous and OCCASION
ally he got into little things that he should