The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-06-12

tor all you chaps"
here. Do you know what my business
isy Making money"
Eyes He make it himself out of
any old stuff he may pick up along the
wayside," said the prince, in a vain at
tempt to make Hawthorne look ridicu-
lous in the eyes of the crowd.
"Is that so?" was the Americans re-
ply. Blake, bring in that pot"
Blake Immediately appeared with a
big melting pot on large iron tray.
Beneath the pot was an oil fire
Now we'll see what my money is
made Of" said Hawthorne
Give me Borrovina gold coin?" he
asked of the crowd,
The senator, who had come in but
few moments before, offered one. but
Hawthorne said:
mo. senator. We want a native of
Borrovina to produce the coin"
Here" said one of the merchants.
Hawthorne placed 1t in the pot.
Nov watch this melt. and while II
is melting I'm going to tell you some
thing. people," said Hawthorne.
"Do you know why | came here and
have been Keeping under cover till
now? Simply because | saw cork
ing good chance to put this country
on its feet and at the same time rake
In a few more millions for myself
You've got one grand little chance
here to clear mp lot of fortunes. And
you're making toad pie of that chance
with your silly six for a quarter revo
luton | warn you. right here and
further I'm going to pack up, leave
Tou fiat broke and go home.
Gee. but could make pot OF
money for all you chaps If you weren't
80 busy with this revolution. And /
gless you could all stand having a
| little cash"
Great wealth can usually command
a bearing. SO can brazen assurance
And the blend of the two was enough
to hold the conspirators spellbound
| The mob, ny giving ear to common
| sense Suddenly ceased to be mob
| Hawthorne knew this, and he went on
more pleasantly:
"Sure you could use cash. You've
gotten out of the habit, but you could
| soon get the hang of it again. The
only reason you haven't got money Is
because you've spent more time on
| revolutions than on business. That's
what I'm here for-to start you chaps
on the road to fortune. Anybody who
doesn't care to have plump wad
needn't bother to listen to me.
| General" he went on. singing oul
Hohenloe as the keystone OF the revO
luton. how'd you like to have palace
of your own. a benZine buggy and q
bank account? All that'd be kind Of
you like to have people iocking from
all over the world to your hotel, $,
you'd have nothing TO do but weal
clothes and count your winnings
How'd all yon others like to have
steady jobs at good pay and to ha"
this town connected by railway will
all the big centers, railroads with ia
SlOch anu You leiiOWS IedTullB Tue COu
pom cutting habit? Break your hearts
wouldn't it: You soldiers, how'd yol
like all your back pay handed to yOl
and an assurance that there'lI be NJ
more arrears!''
By this time the Borrovina coin ba'
been melted aud was removed from th
smelter and one of HawthOrDe's coin
replaced 1t. Then Hawthorne contin
ued:
"Well. ! tell you all those things ar
possible ln fact. they're all dead easy
They're the things | came here tO do
But they can't be done while your
running around In circle making
noise like throne wreckers. Cut OIL
che revolutioning and get sense. What
the use of shooting up "a lot of perfectI
good people aud changing one ruler TO
another? Make BorrOyina a real couu
try. not comic opera land