Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-11-20


only reason you haven't GOT money is
because You've SVrht more time on
revolutions than on business That's
what I'm here for 10 start YOU chaps
on the road to fortune. Anybody WHO
doesn't care to nave a plump wad
needn't bother to listen to me
General" he Went ON. singing ont
HohenIor rs the keystone ct the revo-
luton. how'd yCu like to have a palace
OF your own. a beuziNe buggy and
bank account: All thatd be kind of
bad, hey? You, Mr.. Hotelkeeper. how'd
you like to have people docking from
all over the world to your hotel. 50
you'd have nothing to do but wear
clothes and count your winnings
How'd all you others like to have
steady jobs NJ good pay and to have
this town connected by railway with
all the bic centerS railroads with tat
stock and you fellows learning the cou-
pom cutting habit? Break your hearts.
wouldn't it: lon soldiers. how'd you
like all your back pay handed TO you
and an assurance that therein be no
more arrcarSE"
BY this time the Borrovina coin had
been melted and was removed from the
smeltcr and one Of Haw thorue's coins
replaced ii Then Hawthorne contin.
ued.
We'll. | tell you all those things are
possible In fact, they re all dead easy
They're the things | came here to do
But they can't be done while you're
running around in circle making Il
noise like throne wreckerS. Cut out
the revolutioning and get sense. What's
the use of shooting up II lot OF perfectly
good people and changing one ruler for
another Make Borrovina Il real coun.
try, not Il comic opera land
Nov. then" he resumed. beckouing
to Blake. who obediently came forward
wits-the suit case, gentlemen, here's
my secretary, MIR Rodney Blake Here,
Rod. put the suit case on the desk.
realize what yon people are thinking
You're thinking: All this Americans
talk listens fine. But how are we going
to make money without some capital to
start on Well, | happened to antic-
pate that question Here's the answer"
He opened the suit case as he spoke
and displayed to the goGgling eyes of
the revolutionStS for the first time the
closely wedged mass of gold and bank
notes. Carelessly he ripped thick
skeaf of notes. He jingled thick bag
of gold and poured glittering yellow
stream of its contents from one hand
to the other.
People" shouted the prince making
his last appeal, Il beg of you not to be
fooled. 1t isn't real money"
Isn't it," said Hawthorne, turning
toward the prince Then he showed
them the melted American coin
Doesn't that look real! Just little
bit more realistic than the genuine
Borrovina coin. isn't it? Pretty bad.
eh?" he observed, as the onlookers
stared with the eyes of tamished dogs
who behold a juicy steak. Real money
And enough of it to buy dozen sena.
tors | understand the army is in ar
rears of pay. Here's enough cash to
settle the back salary of every officer
in Borroyina And I'll make that cash
settlement right here and now"
A buzz of wondering joy from the
uniformed contingent of the crowd
broke in upon him. But he raised his
voice and continued:
work will be started ut once on the
development of your roads, the build
ing of casino, the world wide adveT-
Using of your great mineral springs
and resources. There will be good work
for the unemployed. money for the des-
titute. In short. I'm going to put Bor.
rovina on the map. In the meantime
let's clear up this matter of back pay
General Hohenloe, how much salary is
due you?"
Seven thousand francs" answered
the general. speaking like a man in
dream
Hawthorne with nimble fingers
counted out the sum and handed 1t to
the bewildered Hohenloe. talking rap
idly to the rest as he did so
Yes, gentlemen" said he. "all I've
told you can be realized Borrovina can
be made thriving. prosperous nation
Dul-t1tic Ouc DlOCh We
must remove at the very outset And
that stumbling block is Prince Vladi-
mir. You've got to take Vladimir out
for a walk and lose him. Borrovina
will be no good while he's mixing In
its affairs, and yon may as well know
it now"
1T is an outrage. sputtered Radul-
ski. who had noted with dazed horror
the sudden shifting OF his adored mas
ter's hopes of kingship and who now
found his voice for the first time -
tell you 1t is an outrage! ~
ut is" assented Hawthorne. But 1t
isn't going TO be any longer. For we're
going 10 send him packing Step up
gentlemen. You came here for set
Element Of your difficulties I'm the
man to settle them all. as I've just ex.
plained to you. What shall It be:
Revolution and ruin or prosperity ana