Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-09
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And How the Deficiency
Was Made Good.
By EUGENE A. v0Gf
By EUGENE A. v0Gf

Z By EUGENE A. v0GT.
q Copyrixht by Frank A. Munsey Co.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Don't fool yourself! Not every man
who is broke Is unworthy Of his man,
hood.
It's Just the other way with the chap
worth while, and Jack Ruford was
almost as good, decent and clean
fellow as his sweetheart thought he
was.
Mabel Ainsworth-that's the girl with
the unerring judgment-had father
when Jack failed In business.
Mr.. Ainsworth instituted proceedings
with his daughter, Mabel who loved
Jack, broke or whole, and for reasons
known only to the feminine mind did
not hesitate to say 30. Mr.. Answorfh
tried to reason.
He was a lawyer in good practice,
and bis logic was excellent. Mabel re-
marked that she loved Jack. Her
father began to intimate something
heavy about filial love, duty, obedience
and so forth.
Mabel repeated that she loved Jack.
The father sought Jack and talked to
the young man in manner for which
Jack would have knocked the talk out
of him had he not been Mabels father.
Look at thisr' commanded Ruford
and thrust an open letter under the
proboscis Of his reluctant father-in-law.
"Well, what is 1t all aboutT asked
Ainsworth after he had read the type
written lines.
"It's this" replied Jack, more In pity
than In ire. 1.-THE Wetmore Drug com.
pany of New York offers me the sole
agency for Indiana. Illinois. Missouri
and Iowa.
Eyes, yes" interrupted Mabel's ia
Their, with offensive impatience.
Eyes, yes-sir-when you talk to me-
Mr.. Ainsworth" corrected Jack stern
ly. Eyes, yes! repeated Ainsworth
without affirming anything in pardcu'
lar.
There you go again!" snapped the
potential conqueror Of the drug trade
of four progressive states "How many
times shall have to tell you that It's
yes, SIR to me from your Please dc
not forget that again, my dear Mr.
Ainsworth. BY the way. how much
money will it take to buy your daugh
ter from you, with your aboriginal
ideas of paternal ownership
mot an internal red cent" roared
Ainsworth. "Nor yellow million
nor a stack of greenbaeks as high as
this postoffice-from you, sir! I'll si'
you! Even II you had he ability to
make any appreciate part OF It you
couldn't have my daughter now for al
the money in the world. sir"
"Are you through" asked Ruford
calmly. The lawyer nodded violently
"All right, them" proceeded the young
man. I'm really surprised at you
Mr.. Ainsworth And with your legal
attainments too. Mabel is Of age
You know that. know 1t and she
knows II. Listen to me! can walk
down this Main street three blocks
turn into Locust and walk four and q
half more, stop at 418. enter, wait foul
minutes for q certain young lady to
put on her hat and coat, walk out. uT
Locust one and q half blocks, ring a
bell, enter house. emerge married. And
you know tt"
II know itr gasped the hapless ia
Their.
"a man who can do that, Mr.. Aims
WORTH" proceeded Jack unfeelingly
, must be handled with care. Let us
then. try kindness"
II always thought. Jack" said the
lawyer in his best appealing voice.
that at heart you were very decent
young fellow"
~ am" agreed Jack modestly. my
purpose being to get down to calm
discussion Of the differences between
US, shall not refer to your wonderful
restraint Of expression Of your good
opinion Of me-"
Both men laughed at this sally.
"NOw, Mr.. Ainsworth," proceeded
the young man pleasantly. you are
mostly right about me and would be
oil right II you weren't 80 internally
vigorous In expressing yourself. l
have no right to marry Mabel in my
present circumstances, until l have
shown-mostly for my own satisfac.
tion-that l can make money enough
to support her. Now, I shall be gone
a year. When l come back, If I can
show you 5000 will that soften your
hearth
"Jack," replied Mabels father with
deep feeling, If you ever show me
5000 of your own money, honestly
earned, and If don't drop dead at
sight Of It I'll consent"
mind YOU" said Jack as they shook
hands on 1t. II am doing this thing out
Of pure magnanimity Of soul. You un
derstand that, don't your
Fully" acknowledged Mr.. Aims
worth.
1t was on the three hundred and If
tieth night of his quest that Jack ar
rived at his hotel in st. Louis. bub
bling over with enthusiasm. He joked
with the clerk as he registered with
a flourish and staggered the bellboy
who escorted him to his room with 9
Fifty cent tip. After the minion had
bowed himself out Jack threw himself
on a chair and exultantly opened bis
suit case.
"It's all over. Mabelitaw he cried. adj
dressing that young lady's photograph