The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-08-29
A $1,000
TEMPTATION
By NJ. QUAD
Copyright. 1872. by Associated Lit
erary Press
By NJ QUAD

uuLUENI men NAau Huh ptAtt t"Rh ~
its size in the state Among other ia
cidents related to prove the claim II
was told that merchant who had been
paid cents too much by customer
living twenty-five miles away hired d
man to drive the distance aud back "a
hand over the pennies.
Again. a grocer who had warranted
a pound of coffee to be Mocha found
out thht il was only Rio and salved bis
conscience by returning the money and
q pound of ten besides
The stranger who dropped quietly
into Tompkinsyllle one day and regis.
tered at the tavern as Henry Beach
was about forty years old. He had a
pleasant way with him, but a physog-
nomist would have said that he was a
eynic. The day after his arrival he
called at the office OF the Weekly Re.
corder and took the breath away from
the editor by making bis cash down
price for full page advertisement.
The thing was unprt adented. II was
too tremendous to be gallowed under
ave minutes
There wasn't a great deal to that ad
when 1t appeared. II was headed ''fwo
Thousand Dollars For Some one, and
II asked people to call on Mr. Beach and
give up certain information and bear
away the money. You can wager that
they began calling without delay. 70
all, and 1t took days to get 10 the last
one, the advertiser explained
Seven years ago | had to pass
through this town on my way 70 Hills
boro | was driving a horse and bug
gy, and Just In front OF your town hall
one OF the hind wheels OF the vehicle
began TO wabble The nat had worked
of the axle, and the wheel was about
to roll away and cause an accident, IN
which | might have lost my life. AT
the critical moment man stopped me
and pointed TO the wheel.
II was In dire haste to reach the bed
side of my dying mother, and | don't
remember that even thanked the
good man. | ran back, found the nut [
In the dust and, clapping il on the axle, |
l sped away. | was In time 10 see my |
dear mother breathe her last. Then ! |
had to go to South Africa and Austria
liza on business and have been back only
few days | have felt all along that
the man who notified me Of my wab
bling wheel ought to be rewarded, and
Hau ta - l M IN HuH m
and hand him $1,000"
The first man TO hear the story was
that same grocer who had acted so
square about the coffee. He was fat
and excitable, and when the story had
been told he was breathing like wind
broken horse.
"Seven years ago, was IT. he asked.
"Seyen to a day"
Lets see? Let's seel All, yes, |
Seven years ago today as
| was passing the town hall man
came along In buggy, Whatever
made me look at the bind wheels |
can't say, but | noticed that
"What time in the day was this?'
interrupted Mr. Beach.
"What timer UNI Let's see, My
watch had run down the night before,
but think 1t was about 10 o'clock
'Arhen It was some other man.
passed through here Mt o'clock in the |
afternoon
Mr.. Kennedy, the undertaken came |
next He listened with bated breath
to the story as told the grocer aud then
replied.
at is curious how few words will
recall forgotten incident to you Sew
en- years ago today | was standing IN
front OF the town hall when a Mr
Johnson asked me II | had heard that
old Mrs Harvey was sick aud like TO
die That makes me sure Of the date,
"Of course"
'Mr johnson had passed on when |
saw man In buggy coming at a fast
clip. As he WAS about to pass me
saw that one Of the hind wheels was
wabblng"
"And YOU held up your hand and
called outf' said Mr. Beach
II must have done SO
"It looks as II the $1,000 was yours,
but question or two At what hour
In the day was thot?'
"Lemme think a minute What hour2
What hour2 Well. sir as near AS
can put II, II was about half past In
The afternoon Yes, | am sure Il was, "a
"But I was driving through your
town at . O'clock IN the morning, SO
Il couldn't have been YOU. There must
have been two of us with wabbly hind
wheels"
The undertaken meekly retired, hut
1t was afterward said that he went
home and kicked his dog and iawed his
wife.
That investigation lasted about tive
weeks, and II used un almost every
man In the town Even q minister aud
elders aud deacons called None OF
them came right ont aud affirmed that
be saw the wabbly wheel. but all con
tended that 1t was very likely they
were passing the town hall at the hour
uuHltNs II tlltA WIZ lit0NlitS anu II
they saw the wheel why, Of course
they called the drivers attention 20 II
Among the applicants for the reward
we're ten women, Each one Of them
Eas sure of the wheel and the wabblt
sntil Mr. Reach gave the hour as II
,'clock at night When he had closed
ap his case he went back to the editor
who had not been on the spot when
the wheel wabbled, aud paid him SAC
Tor a full page ad This time It read:
"romplnksville has q population Of
l.4S0 There are 532 liars and dishon
sst men aud women among them
And then he paid his hill and NOV
ID on
Sound Reasons.
"You seem to be able TO draw
great deal of interest from that gen
tleman."
'0f course do He's my principal
Baltimore American.
Research.
Bill-Have you done any research
work Jill-Have N Wen. say, I've
looked for this same collar button In