The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-05
TheGrand Promoter
He Was Almost Out When Luck Turned
By Nj. QUAD
By Nj. QUAD
Copyright, 1914. by Associated Lit
erary Press,

He was played out at every free
lunch place within a mile.
Never before in his career as grand
promoter and grand deadheat had
lie been so close to Il desperate stu
alton. He felt that he had been wrong
ed. He felt that be was victim to be
pitied.
In drawer of his three legged desk
was an old revolver He had bought 1t
of junkman for 10 cents, and he
had made use Of it to menace his
clothes cleaner when that person came
I'D and stood in the door and shouted
out
You owe me "a, und If You don't
pay him oop | shall have you in prison
In two minitsw
A sight OF the deadly pistol had al
ways sent the cleaner downstairs on
the Jump and saved the majors dlg
nifty, but shouldn't it be used for dir'
ferent purpose now?
The major placed the muzzle or the
weapon to his ear and shuddered.
He opened his mouth, thrust the PTS.
toll into the cavity and sighed.
He held 1t against his heart and
counted twenty and-didn't pull the
trigger
mo. no: will live on" he exclaimeo
as the pistol was replaced and he
stood up.
That's right. old rooster" exclain
ed hearty voice at the door, and the
major turned 10 behold a jolly faced
stranger.
What can do for you, sir?"
Give sympathy and help to a brother
IN trouble"
Were you about to commit suicide"
Il was"
in hard luckY'
"The hardest kind"
Don't do it, major. ! came in here
two months ago with only So left. |
had determined to take a desperate
chance-that is. to invest my last shil-
ling with you. You sold me some sill
yer stock at cents on the dollar. You
said 1t would soon be worth 90"
"But ! was deceived replied the
major. who expected blowing up.
you mean you lied TO melted like
trooper. But don't get nervous over
il. | have called to thank you.
"You-you have"
"Yes, sir. | have sold that stock at
par
"And-and as ! put you on to a good
thing you have come to divideT'
''Nixy on the divide, major; just my
thanks"
But you have made thousandsf was
walled.
HAD to or bust
fYou ought to give me $1,000.
Il have to take trip around the
world"
SAY $500, them
IL go to see about n castle on the
Rhine. major. Ia. tar
Major Crowf0ot's legs gave under
him. but he wabbled to the desk and
brought out that old revolver.
IT should be death this time.
The grim grimnest OF deaths
He had had fortune In his hands
and let II go TO another.
Hang on? or what use when the
world had given him the boot? No. h'
would not bang on. He would be found
dead In his chair. and his suicide
should lay heavy on the conscience ol
those who bad picked on him anC
driven him 10 a rash act
The major had the muzzle TO his ea
again and was wondering IL IL made
any difference which ear received thu
fatal bullet when a woman's voic'
cried out:
Hold, rash man-hold!'
Il will not"
you mustr
u am ruined aud can no longer fac
the world
aMajor Crowfoot. don't you recognize
my voice? Put down that immora
weapon and turn your face this way
my landlady." be gasped as b
obeyed her.
Believe me-
but you gave me the cold glare thii
morning
4 did and was sorry for IL Eve min
utes later You owe me about SO
but should a landlady worthy 81
name glare about trine Ike thatf'
but ! can't pay ~" despairingly an
bounced the major
.'No one asks you to Room sn'
board with me right along for ID
ne1t two years aud nothing vii b
ssid sbouf the bill
Mrs Clawhammer. you cant meal
81
That's the sort Of = woman ] am
And there Win BE- porterhouse steal
Tor you az every dinner
"Am Z alive o. dends
As Hrelr a. cricket. major. an
rlease take this SO nud use = e. Fou
best Judgment dictHtes
= certainly am dead and % para
Dice
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