Evening star., 1913-11-23

views from Rockefeller Morgan Carnegie, and other
nowned magnates. They had agreed that all young
starting in life required industry and penuri
business. Sage appealed to him quite good DEAL and
he had fond mental picture of that veteran phlanhro
pist sedatey and cautiously eating ive-cent chunk of
pe while seated the next stool at the lunch counter
sat that other eminent humanitarian and mentor, Jay
Gould. The only trouble with both of them was from
the Colonels philosophical viewpoint, that they had
millions before they ate the pie He quite sure
that he too would be willing to lunch glass of
milk and piece of pie if he knew at the same time
that he had seventeen hundred millions of dollars in the
bank with which buy terrapin if the pie crop failed
Somehow all this advice they gave fell fiat. He had
voted for Greeley, who advised beginners to go West
and so he clung to Greeley; but the West proved
strange and unhoneke In Seattle he had stopped at
dollara-day hotel waiting quite eagerly for Miss
Opportunity to interrupt him at his meals. He had
listened hungrily for her to call him up the tee
phone always to learn that she rang for Isaac Lev
son, ST Hawkins and both Isaac and 81 usually
rushed off with sample to show her their wares
Immediately after leaving the booth, hotfootng it
toward her abode. Yet he was undaunted His shlb-
boleth threadbare and his banner of intent frayed
round the edges where he had stubborny swung it to
the Washington breeze It's letters faded in those
few weeks but still bore that strange device, "Any
gentleman make money, Sir, If he but turn his at
tention to commercial pursuits.
Now he was on the excursion because it had been ad
vertised a bargain and bargains had always
pealed to him. whether they We're tor cothesps, talk
ing machines dogs Plainly he had bought the ticket
because it was at Plainly also when he count
ed over his funds the hotel before starting, he
distressed because his capital had steadily and alarm
ingy decreased until he felt for time that it would
have been better to forgo the bargain.
Il must get to work mighty soon, he had said.
Right soon after get back must start this here
mercia pursuit. Arabelas got faith in and all my
neghbors down there in Chattanoogy expect me to do
somethin'. Must get to work..
Then he had sat down and read Tennyson for an
hour and risen much nspirited in his pursuit of millions
EXCLAMATIONS from the group of young women
interrupted the Colones reverie. They were
tolling-nay rhapsodizing over tiny bay, soaring
cliff gorgeous trees and lofty mountains, which sweled
and blended into picture the Golden Eagle turned
her quivering bow round headland of the wonderful
sound and changed her he Colonel had always
been afflicted with eye for beauty.
by links" he declared to himself. at IS fairy
spot I'm tired of working hard to make fortune.
If had that, and house it, and few good hounds,
and small steam yacht, could be happy there with
Arabela.
Il guess can sell it to you Friend voice broke in
behind him. and the Colonel bashfully that
he had expressed his ecstatic thought aloud.
He turned and lifted his hat glad Of the opportunity
to speak to anyone who would listen. fat, short,
broad and red-faced man, smooth shaved, smoothly
groomed in a checked suit, and wearing large double
Albert watch chain very rotund frontage,
smiled up at him. The Colonel was dazzled by the
smile; but somewhat critical over the individuals taste.
lie had never approved OF cnecked business Sult, d
silk hat diamond shirtstud, diamond cuff links and
blue ebordered silk handkerchief to match patent leather
shoes with blue cloth tops. He wished the man had
soft hat and white handkerchief but the eyes, which
framed themselves into vvacious merry twinkle held
him. There friendlness, curiosity and alert in
tegence in their depths. They met other eyes fairly
and laughed and sparked and expressed good humor.
hey suggested keenness and many other things They
eyes that might prove crafty, cruel selfish,
and yet might be that they looked on life as
great joke and splendid show.
YES Sir the little said sticking the thumbs of