New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

leaves in my bed:
70 me ANYBODY will be respectful to you 1t is known
that YOU have money But there difference between
the respect shown a man who merely has money and
one who makes money.
Here was getting the fun out OF Spriggs' millions
that he bv reason Of age and dSlnclinaton unable
70 get from them and still was dissatisfied had been
ctrinned of nv individuality | was merely something
was Cause personifed began to feel like a suite Of
offices with card index systems naughty stenogaphers
roop desks and lot Of wan-faced people troopng in
10 tell somebody about the scarcity OF coal down IN their
allev But with all that, was worse OF than the
gained charity; for | wasn't getting any results.
Could not even rise TO the dignity OF beng named on
engraved letterheads have read lot OF poetry about
the unworthness of money in general; but hitherto
have thought that the poets were simply trying to Jolly
Themselves along. | have changed my mind
Still I don't mind saying that did get one result
from it, | really believe made SpriggS happy. When
we passed other people they would stare at US and turn
and follow US with their eyes 1t was good to see how
he lorded it over the piOnaire and the dlonure and
the stillionare They contributing their charity
funds to distant Objects lmpecunGus young
people through college, building libraries IN shpening
and Oshkosh and other weirdly named spots, and
dovng tree trirnners for Three Oaks. We would whzz
past them in my auto and they would gaze at US with
longing ewes Spriggs had his Cause right with him.
He could see where his money was gong and SO could
everybody else began to wonder where | came into
considerations but witha | tired TO be content The
chances were reasoned that II 1t was not Tor S2nggs
should have quit my position as promoter OF "a.lng
,o,,der anyway and maybe by this time should AVE
fried 70 embark on two or three different Fur
themore could not think OF any other line OF ea.yor
that would put me in position where should De able
to see Miss Alice Smith so often.
But the money | had IN my pockets might as well
have been counterfeit. had exactly nine hundred and
ninety-onc dollars and fifty cents Of that THOUSAND e
| couldn't spend money. got rid OF what ! hal dis
noscd Of bv putting into the collection plate church,
although Sprggs nudged me when ! did 50 and wis
ucrcd that he would attend % that tor me.
60 by keeping the advantage Of being near Miss Nice
~ Smith ever in my minds eye, managed 70 endure
this REGAL existence for two months longer. Then
dav Spriggs was confined to his home with cold md
had graciOusy permitted me 10 60 out by my SELL 10
Won know il was the first time since became his Cause
that this had happened? Sleeping or waking, hereto
fore | had always been as much under his thumb rs
had been a bellbOy watching the bell9oard IN lie
hotel Without going into any eXpLanatlOnoimy conduct
7 will say that | rode % Miss Alice Smiths home IS
RAPIDLY as could be done by disegading the speed rcgu
laions of the State There told the chauffeur o. axe
the machine down the road and exercise u for two
hours and then told Alice that wanted To- talk ser-
@Tobegin WITH I announced. a am in lovewi,.you.'
81 know that" she told me, looking straight into ny
eyes. There smile, there were no dimple5 The
rose petals Of her check, seemed 20 fade 81 know
it. and am sorry you have told me-
Il accept your apology" | said tacetiousy. And
want YOU 20 marry me.
Il am not included in my uncle fortune, she replied
Girl II it was not for YOU should not have stayed on
and on here. For YOU dream and dare. For YOU
have hoped and longed and worked
And what; She asked tins ncrcdulously.
"Ani-ani-we., / should have worked
But YOU haven't
pardon me for saving IT, but DO not need TO work
81 am disappointed in YOU, She began firmly. ~ zen
YOU stopped that first day saw YOU, and handed ue
the package that had fallen from the
Then YOU remember that
She blushed, pink roses, red roses-a whole summer