El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-08
''Ready Money!" A Story
Based on the Successful Play by
James Montgomery; Published by
Permission of VIM. A. Brady.
CHAPTER III.
Continued From Yesterday

Continued From Yesterday
60 o." SAID Grace. I can't do
n that. but mother is acting
soReculiarly lately, we must
do something, or -
She placed the ring back on her fin
ger again, and with Sidney returned
to the party.
And Stephen still had his quarter,
jackson Ives was announced. Ives
was a thorough man of the world.
Suave, polished, well groOmed and 40.
He had made the acquaintance of Ste
phen, and in three weeks it had ripened
into friendship Very little was
known of him, beyond the fact that
they had several business talks to-
Sether
After the usual salutatfons, Ives no
ticed the respondent note in Baird's
voice. Re had been waiting for this
opportunity. Stephen could no longer
withhold the truth He explained his
financial condition reluctantly, told
rope, and had remained away from
his clubs and deserted all of his
friends, save WEIGH
Il knew it," said Ives. I'm fact I've
known 1t all along, but I wanted to
hear 1t from you I've watched and
stephen then told him about the
mine transaction.
Pm going to make you a PROPOSE
tion,' said Ives, 'and whether you ac-
cept it or not. want you to promise
stephen agreed
You are going to pay that note and
you won't lose your mine. Pm going
to buy 10000 shares of your stock"
He placed the 20 $1,000 bills on the
table. Stephen was so amazed that he
could hardly speak above a whisper.
But I don't understand said Ste
phen. This is like-well, I don't know
what to say. Mr.. Ives, but if you ever
need help, ever want anyone to go
through with you, want you to prom
Use to give me the first. chance"
That's all right" said Ives. I'm
going to see how far you will go. Sup
pose L were to tell you that money was
counterfeit"
Stephen quickly placed the money
back on the table. 81 knew it couldn't
be true-it was too much to expect"
wait" said Ives. This money is
superior to the governments. I've
spent years in England. France. Ger
many and other countries. I've done
nothing for the past 20 years but think,
study, read. and write money If you've
got money, you don't need to spend 1t;
all you have to do is show it Money
makes money and you can't get II
without it Do you know what new
suit of clothes gets you? A pleasant
smile. People can see thousand doll
lar bill farther than anything else Of
its size in the world"
Stephen gasped at the mans au-
dacity and marveled at his convincing
arguments But it was all true.
Now, look here. continued Ives.
You have youth, manners, desirable
friends, and would never be sus-
pected. If your friends knew you had
all this money. they would fall all over
themselves trying to buy your stock"
What would the authorities do il
they found out2" asked Stephen.
They've got to get you with the
goods" replied Ives. IF they found
the money on me it would mean 20
years. and with you in on the deal 10
years"
Stephen moved further away from
the crisp new bills.
They've been after me for 10 years
now. but they'll never get me-" Ives
took a telegraph blank from the desk
and asked: What's Reardon's first
Mike" answered stephen. Then he
read the following telegram:
Mike Reardon. Mansion Rouse, CAL
lup, AriZ. Double force of men. Work
day and night-have paid Morgan's
6SignedC. "stephen Baird"
But I haven't paid the note and I
don't own the mine" stephen argued
DO you know what that Irishman viii
dO2 He'll work his head off.
and isn't that lust what you want,
answered Ives Do you know what
encoura cement means to a mani II ne
thinks the note is paid and you do own
the mine he will work harder the last
that's all you need - -
They were interrupted by Welch and
his friends. who came to fetch him
for the banquet. Welch brought one
of the little favors he had distributed
among his guests Seeing stephen so
he told the boys he was
going to invest $1,000 in Skyrocket-
They all laughed at him. but Welch
had his fathers check for $4,000, and !
was too unselfish to be so happy on
New Years and see stephen so discon- |
I'd give you the money now" said
Welch, hut only have this check
and I can't cash it tonight"
boys laughed and in one voice told him
how much they wished
stephen had taken a roll Of $4,000
in new bills from his pocket
my God, Iookr' said sydney. II
know. boys. Steve's struck gold HIS
mine is all right" Whereupon they all I
all rushed towards SteDhen with lhelf
New Years checks and bought stock IN
the Skyrocket, as the clock struck Il
Tie next morning stephen was be-
sieged with teleSrams from frlends,
acquaintance and people he had never
heard of. They all wanted to buy SKY
rocket Even Mrs Tyler was sOlicitouS Z
about his health. Mr.. Tyler had in
vested $40. 600 in the mine The girls
Grace and Ida and Nargery Elliott
all had brought their savings to invest /
in the Arizona gold mine.
But stephen only had his quarter he
could not spend the counterfeit money
nor was he able to cash the cheeks
In fact he was beginning to feel guilty
about inveigling his friends into this
deal without explaining, but they
would not listen to any explanations
They had seen the money, and that was
enough
Mr.. Morgan paid him visit to loan I
stephen the $500. This was sent imme-
diatelv to Reardon in Arizona, fol- /
lowed by wire telling the foraman !
that the amount was to be used Ter .
back salaries.
And stephen still had the quarter.
(TO Be Continued.)