New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27
OLD DOBBTN

bvnew men and new money. only changing to
a gas car this time and abandoning steam:
| followed the new flag. and was advanced
10 almost the top OF the salaried list, and
was W. O'Donovan for fair. Poor Mr. Is
colt died.-just dropped and fell away as
men 50 often 10 who have fought hard and
lost,-and Mrs. Escott, She went away
South in very Straitened circumstances 10
STAY with another married daughter IN
Charleston. heard that Mrs Livingstone
had two little babies. and was living IN splen-
did style in New York. with Mr.. Living
stone AZ the top Of the tree, very prominent
and rich. Twice came near marrying; Tor
was very lonely those days and often
wished with all my heart that ! had 4 wife
and home Of my own But somehow never
could bring myself 20 il: there was always
Stella S face rising betwecn-and then good
bv TO any wife or home for me.
got into politics in a small but conSpicu
Gus way. The Irish had To come out. |
guess: though in my case il was on the right
side.-reform and all that. was one OF the
Committee Of Fifteen. and helped 20 ruin
several raScals out OF Office as we'll As clean
up the town, which, like many small Ameri-
can cities. needed it worse than anyone can
believe who hasn't dug into all such graft
and rottenneSS. | became one OF the truS-
tees OF the St. Ignatius Protectory. was on
the Parole Board. and took big share IN
the Lincoln Park project. with children
Fairgrounds and band on Sundays.
RUT the turning point OF everything was
- one day when George Hurd hoped on
the same Streetcar. with some papers under
his arm, and cried out. Just the man was
going To see" George had altered consider
ably since the time his socks and get-up had
hurt Your ewes He was now a prosperous
real estate operator, dividing up acreage into
lots, and was vice president OF the Chamber
of Commerce
mike" ne said you have to beg. bor-
row. or steal forty thousand dollars. and then
well buy out Swan < PartridgeS share and
share alike"
Swan & Partridge were the auto lamp
manufacturers. and very highly thought OF
in the trade even at that time. II was one
OF those old houses that charged more for
its product than anybody, and made up for
the price in satisfaction. When a car was
advertised as equipped with Swan & Par
tridge's side and search lights, the public
knew it was getting about the best in the
market. Some forty per cent. OF the more
expensive cars were put out with them.
George told me that old Mr.. Partridge
was in failing health. and that the doctors
had ordered him to draw out quick: while
the Swan interests. as represented by Mrs.
Browncll and Mrs. billiard. had foolish
idea that the business would decline without
the old fellow at the head. He was of the
swollen, sclfcomplacent kind who acted rs
though he had made every individual lamp
himself. and if he looked out OF the window
guess it was his impression that the whole
factory stopped and held its breath till he
turned round again
George had all the figures with him: had
gone over the books for the last ten wears.
when in the earlier part the firms whole
business had been for carriages, ships.
launches. mines, and SO on. II was certainly
a big snap for men with money enough To
swing the dcal-eighty thousand dollars
cash, and two hundred thousand dollars To
lie on mortgage at seven per cent. George
said he had arranged about the mortgage
all right his father, who was well off, taking
half, Mr.. Partridge fifty thousand dollars.
and the rest in five ten-thousand-dolar lots
divided among several of his personal friends
and real estate clients. 1t was that partner
with forty thousand dollars cash he wanted
and a practical man that could be trusted 10
take hold and make things hum.-me. in
fact, as he insisted most preSSingly.
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