The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-12-16
A FOOL AND HIS MONEY.

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ton worthy of M office boy. managed
to prnducc q sick grandmother and got
away from the place ut the end OF ON.
wees. although having been paid In full
Tor two
The day on which I left for Paris
Htill mw Tnruowsy no work. with his
musons. hcroicully haiteriug down the
walls n the grim Old stronghold and
| chuoklcd ~ myself Il was oulte
evident that he hadn't found the hid
INK place up 10 that time.
After several days In Paris | took
myself on 60 London was expecting
letters ~ claridgc's. where / always
take rooms not because think IL Il
the lesi hotel In London. but because
nin 10 souie extent q creature OF hab.
u My mother took me to Claridge's
when was q huy and / saw won.
derful perSonarc NJ the door. whom |
was pleased 90 rnll the king Ever
since then have BEEN going 10 Ga.
ridges nnd while my nrt King il dead
iherc Is one loo his place. who bids fair
10 I've long albeit no one shouts en-.
counecurui 90 him lie wears tho
most gorgeous buttons I've ever seen
aud doubt " King Solomon himself
could have been more regal certainly
not Nchuch1duczzar lie works from
IN the morning until NJ night. and
be has ma Imperial scorn for anything
smaller ihnu hllf sovereign
There were many letters waiting
there Tor mc but not one from the
Countess Aliuc bad encouraged the
hope tsat shc might write TO me. II
was the least she could DO In return
Tor oil that had don, Tor her not
wiihsinuding my wretchod behavior
on the last day ~ our association
While had undoubtedly offended IN
the mos, nagrunt manner. still my act
was not objectionable There was
tribute. not Outrage IN my behavior
Poopcndyke ddgeted good deal
with the scaniy results Of my literary
iabon. rat,llng the typed pages In a
most insinuating way lie oiled hia
machine with accusatiye frequency.
bot failed 20 respond was IN no
mood for writing lie said TO the one
day:
Il don't see why you keep a secre
tAry. Mf Smart don't begin 10 earn
my salt"
salt Mr roopcndyke." said I. is
tho cheapest thing ! know II. Now, n
you had said pepper ! might pause 90
reflect But ! am absolutely. incxor
ably opposed 10 rating anything on
salt basis 10 YOU
you know what mean" be said
stihiy. y am u no use 10 you"
"Ah." said | trlumphantly. but you
forget Who IA II that draws the sal.
AIRY checks FOG yourself aud Rritton
and who keeps the accounts straighti
Who I rrt~al' Why. you. Mr. Poo
pvndytc Yuu drBw the checks Isn't
mat something
90 if Z didn't know YOU 80 well
wouldn't hesitate 10 call YOU bloom
luz ho Mr. Smu suld be-. bot be
gIuu-i 1- hr .aid u
l'Hl %, VHu u,-iuips Is lost said
Z fhe b.. yuuf riuurc Don't lei II
-llu llr luutoy 10 noe -o steadily Tor
70 mnwruf fhni ! WIS in some fear be
wound 100 .rt 20 slip
lhtv . bad irru m London a week
% HDmc perfectly clcur 10 me that |
.Wd boot stretch co.,, stay ont 20 any
iuu- ulr prhud ~ two months In
d,,I I Hrg1u 10 think about booking
mt msuer home inside Of two weeks
{ uas RESTLESS dissatisfied. homesick
Ou thr mutb day I sent roopcndyke
tu ihr Hiuk n- unirc ~ the steamship
company With distractions 10 secure
ue.uer tor The neat sailing Of the
Nuuumuu md then lived In a state
of positive dread Tor fear the con
founded American tourists might have
ruuhI,,i up 600 1T the cabins They are
AWAY. going humc u seems 10 me.
nul they urc always trying to set on
single unfortunate ship In all my
experience abroad i've never known a
time when Americans were not tum-
bling over each other trying 10 get
hack 10 New York In time 10 catch a
certain train for home. wherever that
mny be- uut pouucndykc managed Il
somehow tie must nave rcsurted To
bribery