Smyrna times., 1912-09-11
A WOMAN
SAVED HIM
By ELLEN INGERSOLL


having no means laid up he could not
afford to take one. The president Of
the bank in which he was employed
liked him and set his wits to work to
arrange an outing for him. One day
he called the young man into his pri-
vate Office and said to him:
Zone of the banks customers owes
some money to a Spaniard named
Juarez, living in an out of the way place
on the northern coast Of South Amer
lea. There is no bank near the credi-
tor through which the debt can be
discharged. Juarez is a mean, tricky
old fellow, and Hardwick, the debtor,
feels that the only way in the matter
is to send some one there with the ex-
act amount in gold to pay the debt and
take a receipt. Thinking it a chance
for you to get change Of scene, have
suggested that you would go and at
tend to the matter without charge if
your expenses were paid. The winter
you dread is coming on here, while it
is warm down there. You will get
a sea voyage out and back. What do
you sayY'
Grigsby jumped at the offer. He
was provided with a box containing
eagles, half eagles and double eagles
to the amount of $4,000, which was
put in his stateroom on the ship just
before she sailed. He was also fur
nished with a statement of the account
and all necessary papers. The box con
tained the exact amount due to be
paid.
On the ship with Grigsby was re
cent graduate of a woman's college on
her way to Honduras, where she had
accepted position of teacher Of math
ematics and physics. Seeing that
Grigsby was not well. she was very
kind to him, entertaining and sheering
him. Grigsby. who had wayFof say
ing what he meant instead of smooth
ing things, was much opposed to the
present movement in woman's status.
He regretted that women should oc-
cupy positions formerly occupied by
men only. He was opposed to a col
legiate education for them and pre-
ferred to see them taking care of
homes.
Women" he said, haven't the same
kind Of brain as men. They're not ft-
ted to take hold of problems as men
are and work them out"
IF you should get into a scrape
would you rely most on a woman or q
man to help you outT asked Miss
Boyd.
IF my getting out depended on fool
ing some one would prefer a woman
If it depended on proving facts
would only rely on man"
Miss Boyd admitted that she would
rather follow natures law-marriage-
but since she couldn't wait for a man
she would be pleased to marry to
come along and offer himself to her
she must be doing something for her
self.
When they reached Honduras Grigs-
by found Juarez. who came from the
interior to meet him. The Spaniard
was more disagreeable than he had
been represented. After the payment
had been made he counted the money.
and. finding the amount correct, he sign
ed a receipt. not for $4,000 in gold. but
for so many pounds. as stated in the
invoice that had been made out in
Montreal. After giving Grigsby the
receipt he said that he would have the
gold weighed To Grigsby's as:onish-
ment it was short in weight Then the
old rascal had Grigsby arrested for
purloining some of the gold.
The young man was not only dis
tressed. but puzzled. The gold had
been boxed and sealed ever since il
had left the bank. and he could not sec
any possible way for the shortage tC
have occurred Nevertheless he haC
seen it weighed himself. and the weigh
was enough short of the figures on the
invoice to make a considerable differ
ence in funds
There was nothing for Grigsby to d.
but stand trial. and. there being n,
way for him to prove that he had no
taken from the coins by acid applica
tion, filing or other means an amour
Of gold equal to the deficiency, it wa
impossible for him to escape term il
prison
He did not meet Miss Boyd afte
they landed till he saw her sittin
among the spectators in the court
room at his trial. He was about t
be convicted when she arose and aske
to be put on the stand Her evideDc
was given direct. without her bein
questioned by an attorney
II win explain" she said. why tn
gold weighs less here than when it let
Montreal. though the amount in do
lars is the same. Weight varies wit
the centrifugal force caused by the r'
: tation of the earth. This force
greater at the equator than at an
point between the equator and th
poles. That is. any substance is lighte
here than in Montreal"
Juarez's case fell to the groun'
Grigsby was acquitted and left ii
courtroom with the woman who ha
saved him.
II believe said to you" be r
marked. ION our voyage here that If