Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-01

vacanuy. Perkins felt sore and stop
ped talking Morgan swung around In
his chair. fingered his cigar, stared va
cantly some more and said. Wen,
don't know much about the Palisades'
but how would you Ike TO become
partner in my frmg' Perkins has new
er forgotten the sensations OF that mo-
ment He managed TO say finally that
be did not know how he should Ike It
IN guarantee you-how much does
Mccall give your twenty-five
thousand q year" 'Tn guarantee you
$3.50. 900 a year. and whatever more Is
coming as your share Of the firms
profits you shall get l want an an
swer at once"
MORGAN AsToUNDED.
Perkins sat quiet for q few moments,
then said that he could net give an an
swer at once It was Morgan's turn to
be sstounded. he agreed, however,
that Perkins should return an answer
as soon as he could find his mind Less
than a week later the young man wrote
a polite note to Morgan saying he
guessed be would remain where he
was-with John A. Mccall. This re-
sistance. of course. was fatal II made
Morgan think he was obliged TO have
Perkins He said as much TO Mr.. Nc
Call. and Perkins came
Mr.. Morgan was standing before
picture in a New York gallery when
handsomely dressed woman asked him
a question bearing on the painting.
Mr. Morgan, delighted TO discuss such
a subject. chatted freely about art mat
tiers and then bowed himself out The
woman said to the proprietor: That
man was an art critic. ] guess. He
seemed TO know all about pictures. II
you know his address l wish you would
send him this check. for I'm sure / ap-
preciate his kindness very much"
The dealer gasped, Why. madam,
that was ]. Pierpont Morgan" Later
he told the millionaire what had &C.
Cured. You might have let her send
the check" grunted Mr. Morgan. TT
would have been the 6rst money l ever
made out Of my hobby"
An amusing story is related Of Mr..
Morgan In connection with one OF his
visits to Oman. IN France. He en-
ployed a local photographer to develop
a number OF views that be had been
taking with his camera. but the pho
tographer did not know the nnRncier
and hesitated whether he should COM
plete the work or not before having
some assurance that be was going TO
be paid for IL. So he went down to
the local bank and asked the manager
II he happened to know anything
about a gentleman named Morgan.
AN American asked the manager.
Yes" replied the photographer.
''Mr.-what is it?-eh-Pierpont Nor.
gan"
Precisely" replied the manager
well, we know all we want 10 know
about him"
"Oh, monsieur. will It be safe to
trust him for 300 francsr
Trust him." cried the banker
trust him for anything and every.
| thing be takes IL into his head to
/ dream off,
HIS PURCHASE OF DIAMONDS.
A leading Jeweler of Paris told tn
following story about Mr.. Morgan, VIII,
had seen two magnificent diamond
In the jewelers. shop and wanted Z
present them TO the New York Muse
um Of Natural History for its collec
ton OF precious stones. but he though
the price, $1,000. extortiOnate. fev
days later, however, being then in Lor
don, Mr.. Morgan wrote 10 the jewele
10 send the diamonds to him for a sec
Ond examination, which was done
Within week the jeweler receive
another letter from Mr. Morgan az
campaigning a small box heavily sea
ed. The letter said:
The stones are really perfect
would like TO buy them. but think you
price abnormal That's why ] sen
them back. II you can let me hav
them for $4,000. telegraph. at the sam
time returning, duly reinsured. withor
troubling about breaking the seals
order TO save time"
The jeweer decided not to reduC
the price and opened the box. TIL
diamonds were not there. but instea
he found Mr.. Morgans check for S.
600 with this brief note: IN take thel
anyhow. Send receipt"
II is said that Morgan once promise
his wife that when be had 8masSed
fortune of a certain amount be woul
retire from business and devote hin
self TO a life OF leisure But when II
time came he begged of. "Whi
should dO?" be said. II am ashamE
TO be Idle" And be kept on at work.
One Of the latest incidents told
the hnancier was his experience with
dentist and what came Of IT,
The dentist was hurting Mr.. Morga
who was both blunt and frank in te
ing him OF that fact.
One Of the worst cases OF destit
tiOn | know OF is that Of my wife
washerwoman." remarked the dent
by way of diversion.
How Is that?" asked Mr.. Morgan.
Her husband died and left her thi
teen children. Only Eve OF them a
q large enough TO work"
= The dentist. who kept on with DO
, his work and his hard luck nsrrativ
| didn't leave out any Of the harrowiI
/ details Of the widows fight for A n