The Washington herald., 1913-11-30

MAN. uhnSS hhhoohS oN
owned or controlled enough
railroads to string almost twics across
the continent did pot help the far
famed E. H. Cash one whit in the
present juncture. Indeed, his illustri-
ous name was much more likely, if he
ventured to use it, to get him into
trouble than to aid him.
impossible as it may seem, the Illus
trious ringmaster of the financial cir-
Gus was without cent. in a strange
CITY, a distressingly immense distance
from New York, ana with absolutely
no prospect of getting money unless
he should earn it by manual labor, like
any- other homeless and penniless
wanderer. Such an absurd condition
was his own fault entirely, and due
to two causes: his tremendous busi-
ness energy and his equally notable
personal carelessness.
Mr.. Cash was supposed to have
started upon a summer cruise in
Northern waters, and had ostensibly
cut the cables from all his business
affairs. At Quebec, however, some
newspapers had been brought aboard
and in one of them he found an OBJ
scure four-line item which made him
change his plans in hurry.
81 am afraid I'll have to apply FOL
weeks shore leave" he explained to
his guests, stag" crowd. You tel'
lows don't need any help in enter
tanning yourselves, for you never ge'
away from the poker table anyho"
except to eat and sleep. You own the
Petrel till / get back. Just lazy
around wherever you like, and pieS
me up here a week from MONDAY
morning, if you will"
As he hastily threw some necessitie'
into a travelling bag, he noted that HI
needed a shave, but there was nj
time for it now. He had almost lit
eraIlv Jumped" into a plain travelling
suit and did not even stop to put ol
his watch. He found that he ha'
enough cash on hand to pay tor nj
transportation. berth, and meals e'
route. and beyond that he had nj
worrv for his checkbook and paper
were in his travelling bag.
Ashore. he caught his train with bu
brief minutes to spare, and was SO aO
sorbed in the deal he meant to pu
through that he was hundred mile
on his way before he missed his lug
gage finding in place of it only tn
uncomfortable reflection that through
out his long thirty-hour roe he Woui'
be deprived of shave and clean linen
He was not one given to worry
however and when he had his hna
brushing up at his destination he me
chanically handed a dollar to the por
ter. but after he had left the train h
found to his dismay that he had onl
one solitary ten-cent piece IN nj
pocket.
Five cents of that he used in car
fare to the Office of the man he ha'
so hastily come all this distance to sex
and the other FIVE cents. he used Il
riding back downtown. His man ha'
been called from the city that morn
ing, and would not be back for a wee
or more! Preoceupied with vexatior
he walked into the nearest big hote
and scrawled his signature upon tn
register.
The clerk hesitated moment
though merely out of habitual cour
tesy.
rYour luggage not arrived yet, MI
-er-cash?" he stumbled, puzzlin
over the register ~
Mr.. Cash smiled grimly and rubbe
his unshaven chin.
Lost en- route" he replied.
VERY unfortunate" commented tn
clerk with rather a cold expression
his eyes resting casually upon the TN
shayen face and soiied linen. 9Th
rules of the house, of course, requir
payment in advance"
The prospective guest frowned
bit haughtily.
Cash is my name,' he observed
"E. H. Cash-of New York"
Quite So" agreed the clerk, sti