The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-24

are II will be rebuilt In less than
twenty-five years. It's case OF penny
wise and pound foolish so far as the
appropriation goes, and you know It,"
But | tell you it's graft"
No, it's taking advantage OF the
foolish and Incompetent specifications
made for this job. Why, it's not even
sharp practise. It's making money on |
another mans mistake. It's picking |
up the loose ends of a business deal |
and putting them in your pocket, and |
believe me, it's the loose ends that
have made the American millionaire"
rs that the secret?'
Certainly. Why, it's the same op-
| portunity that would come TO you II
you we're walking across a farm,
kicked up some dirt and discovered
gold. Would you go to the owner OF
the farm and say: There's gold on
your land; hope 1t makes you richg
Certainly not. You'd buy the farm.
You might stake him to the potatoes.
but you'd take the gold. What the
devil is the matter with you fellows
who are always working your hearts
and souls out for twenty-five dollars
week because of your Sunday school
notions? Here's an opportunity right
in your hand. Don't let 1t go by. Take
advantage of It,"
mot me. Brand"
"All right. We can get along with
out our end OF that particular profit,
even II It is useless waste. Waste.
I tell you, and nothing else. But Bob.
you can't get along without the forty
thousand, and let me tell you some
thing; labor doesn't make money; toll
doesn't make money-for the toller!
The only thing that makes money is
money. and IL you haven't some of 1t
to turn over and make into some
more, you're going to work for some
body else all your life. That's the
toiler's job. Now, be sensible. Take
this and stop worrying"
John, I'm afraid you have got into
the wrong house. It's true | haven't
got anything but twenty-five dollars
week-that | haven't paid for this
home, which you say you partly own,
and for which you so kindly over
charged me. It's true that I've got a
wife to take care of and can't even
buy her the pretty things she wants.
But supposing | take your money.
What is the price | pay for it? My
conscience. I'D have money in the
bank, but fear and dread of God in my
} heart"
Fear, fddlesticks! It's not fear in
your heart, but chill in your feet,
that's worrying you. What you need,
J Bob, is nerve, and-money. Good old
J American eagles are the greatest
nerve builders in the world"
: 'T know it, but l want to get mine
} in the daylight like white man; not
in the dark like footpad."
well, you're mighty particular
, about yourself, but supposing you
! think of some one else. How about
your wife? Don't you think you might
do something for her? II you were
taking one nickel from the people, OF
stealing a cent, wouldn't argue with
you, but you're not. You're simply
l taking advantage OF another mans
J blunder. You can't stop that blunder;
; you can't go to that man and have
, these specifications changed. But yol
, can take this money and put your wife
r in a better position. II you don't de
3 II. it's your own fault. Bob, II you
, stick to these specifications you're
3 throwing that two hundred Thousand
r dollars and your share Of 1t away. just
0 as II you dropped 1t In the river. In
y showing you how you can save fort,
a thousand dollars. But. no, you won
y do II. Instead of that you talk abou
[ grating and stealing and conscience
Y and all OF the gibberish you find In tn,
= yellow papers. Now, I'm telling yol
D straight; you're throwing away an OBJ
portunity that may never come to yol
r again. You're stepping right over tn,
gold on the farm and you're handing I
A to somebody else. oh, I'm SC sorry
). The sudden entrance OF his wife pre-
a vented a reply by Reynolds. Bot
q men rose to their feet. Bob, In tn
h height of his moral combat witt
v Brand, had almost forgotten her proz
n unity. He had not noticed that tn
d door to their room was slightly ajai
n Brand had. and IN ais peroration. a
v 1t we're, when he saw that Reynold
showed no sign Of accepting his otfel
= he had purposely raised his voice 8
r. that she could hear. Jane extende
her hand now as he- husband present
II ed the millionaire. and she smiled
N welcome.
n II couldn't help but hear" she sale
"and thought | had better let yo
know. Am in thesway?"
mot at ALL" Brand promptly ar
swered. You see. Mrs. Reynolds, 30
"a and are old friends. and would lik
"a to be counted among his wife's friend
" also"
II Thank you. | can believe that.
II She turned a more serious face TO he
O. husband. Bob" she asked quietl!
-e don't you think you had bettor col
u slider what Mr.. Brand said?"
70 "Now, Jane. please!" he exclaime'