Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-01-21

4oE the requirements. The chances
are II win be rebuilt In lees than
twenty-five years. It's . case Of penny
Wise and pound foolish so far rs the
4 appropriation goes, and you know It. z
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 q 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 secret7'
/ Certainly. Why, it's the same OPP
portunity that would Gene to you II
you were walking across d farm,
kicked up some dirt and discovered
gold. Would you 90 to the owner of
the farm and say: There's gold on
your land; hope 1t makes yoR rich z
Certainly not You'd bug the farm
You might stake him to the potatoes.
but you'd take the gold. What the
devil liz the matter with you fellows
who are always working your hearts
and souis out for twenty-five dollars q
week because OF your Sunday school
notions? Here's an opportunity right
ins your hand Don't let 1t go by. Take
advantage OF IL"
/ Not me, Brand
All right. We can get along with.
y e1xsV a. -
even IL 1t Ia useless waste. Waste,
tell you, and nothing else. But Bob.
you cant 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 toiler!
The only thing that makes money Ii
money, and Ii you haven't some OF II
to turn over and make into some
more, you're going to work for come
body else all your life That's the
toiier's Job. Now, be sensible. Take
this and stop worrying"
"Iohn. I'm afraid you have got into
the wrong house It's true | haven't
got anything but twenty-five dollars
a week--that I 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 anpposing take your money.
What 10 the price pay for IT. MY
conscience. I'd have money In the
bank, but fear and dread OF God I'm my
heart"
Fear, fiddiesticks! It's not fear lii
your heart. but chill In your feet,
that's worrying you. What you need,
Bob, Is nerve. and money. Good old
American eagles are the greatest
nerve builders In the world"
II know It, but want to get mine.
In the daylight like a white man; not
In the dark like footpad."
well, you're mighty particular
about yourself, but suppoging you
think of some one else How about
yo.T wife? Don't you think you might
do something for herr If you were
taking one nickel from the people, or
stealing q cent, wouldn't argue with
you, but you're not. You're simply
taking advantage of another mans
blunder. You can't stop that bIunder:
you can't go to that man and have
these specifications changed. But you
can take this money and put your wife
In better position. II you don't do
IL, It's your own fault. Bob if you
stick to these specifications you're
throwing that two hundred thousand
dollars ard your share of IL away. Just
as If you dropped 1t in the river. I'm
showing you how you can save forty
thousand dollars. But, no, you won't
do II. Instead of that you talk about
grating and stealing and conscience,
and all OF the gibberish you find In the
yellow pape-s. Now. I'm telling you
straight. you're throwing away an op-
portunity that may never come TO you
again. Your stepping right over the
gold on the farm and you're handing 1t
TO somebody else. Oh, I'm 30 sorry"
The sudden entrance OF his wife pre-
vented reply BY Reynolds. Both
men rose to their feet. Bob, In the
height Of his moral combat with
Brand, had almost forgotten her prox-
unity. He had not noticed that the
door to their room was slightly ajar.
Brand had. and In his peroration. as
1t were, when he saw that Reynolds
showed no sign OF accepting his offer.
he had purposely raised his voice 30
that she could hear. Jane extended
her hand now az her husband present
cd the millionaire. and she smiled
welcome.
u couldn't help but hear" abe said.
~and J thought ] had better Let you
know Am I'm the way?"
MOT at ALL" Brand promptly an
swered. You see. Mrs. Reynolds, Bob
and are old friends. and would nks
to be counted among his wffe's friends
also"
Thank yc.. can believe that
She turned more serious face TO her
husband. Bob" she asked quietly.
don't You think you had better con-
slider what Mr. Brand saidf"