The herald., 1915-12-09
Jimmie S
School Marks
BY F. A. Mitchell

1
dent was the only one OF the officers
present. and the woman was referred
10 him. She was garrulOuS old lady
and, like most women when started
talking about their sons. poured a I
steady stream in the presidents ears d
of her sons superiority over other wO-
mems sons, mingled with some hard .
luck he had had :
Jimmie" she said. was always an =,
affectiOnate child, truthful, thoughtful
and never gave me bit Of trouble
He was SO smart when lie was AT d
school that lie never needed TO study 1
much at home, and his marks were v
always & and ID, which are the high a
est. He never got \ but once. and he b
said that was a mistake. One day he o
came home and said he wasn't going y
to school any more; he didn't approve
of the system of education. lie :,
thought the boys were treated like =
sausage meat-al put into a hopper :
and ground out together. He said he y
had found that he could do one thing :
well and it was very easy for him. ! :,
asked him what it was. and he said It :,
had nothing to do with school work
and didn't need any education at all "
He would show me instead of tellin.
me; then | would understand him. lie
lifted the clock from the mantle, took "
it all to pieces and put it together Il
again. :
"'For lands sake, Jimmie | said. q
are you going TO he satisfied to be =
clock tinker :
"'Oh. mother he said, giving me "
hug. you don't understand what I'm u
driving at" -
The next day he bid me goOdby and y
said, You won't see me again till I've .
made some success in the world VI
You won't make much of sue y
cess | said. without an education. 'e
was in hopes you would have some am Ct
bitiOn and 90 to college. | could have VI
paid part. and you could have earned
the rest teaching school or something st
~ haven't time to go to college, he ~
said. I've got big work before me. "
I'm going TO make something that has u
never been successfully thus far con J"
structed.' NJ
He went away, and I've not seen u'
him since. I'm sure he Will succeed, co
but | wish he would tell me how he is u
getting on. You see. he has had q lot sI
to contend with First he was taken GU
sick and didn't earn cent for months. vi
besides paying something for being IN at
a hospital. Then he HI
"Madam," interrupted the banker, w
I'm too busy to listen to all this -.
From your description Of your son ! III
judge that he is a ne'er-do- we'll" IL
The old lady looked at the banker ~
Jimmie a neer-do-well! Al
Why he's the smartest boy you ever cr
saw. How do you suppose he ever got ue
those high marks at school unless Al
The banker cut her short, asking her 70
how much money she wanted TO send Ia
her son, but when she said that she po
was going TO let him have $1,000, for OH
which he was to send her a thousand ru
shares of stock in manufacturing ne
concern he was organizing, the presi-
dent implOred her not to rob herself by WI
putting her money in some wild scheme pc
that would surely explode and leave an
her in the lurch. no
Wild scheme!' she exclaimed. DO eei
you suppose my boy would let his ue
mother put her money in q wild Oh
scheme? Why, he wouldn't cla
Enough, madam. Let me have your m'
$1,000 and III give you a draft for it ne
hat will be as good as money for your on
ion. But remember that warned YOU" Gel
The old lady opened a hand bag and
ook out a stocking, from which she lna
)Onrp1 90 = STU
nd silver. The banker called a clerk
M directed him to count the money -
nd, hnding the amount as the old lady ~
ad stated, gave her a draft for it w
Two years passed. One day a car wi
iage drove up to the bank, and an old y.
ady wrapped I'm expensive furs was MY
elped to alight by maid who carried W. W.
satchel and. going into the bank,
sked for the president S.u'
I've got lot of papers," she said,
want you to take care of for me-" 'N.
md, opening the satchel, she drew a
orth pile of securities which the ,r
resident. on looking over. found to be .r
great value. He locked them In no,
OK in the safety deposit branch Of the ,n a
ank and, handing her the key, told
er that she. and she alone, would be no,
BILE to unlock the box and would have 30,
ccess to 1t at any time during business ,ho,
ours. tue.
You don't seem to know me-" she mo- mo-
aid. maj
Really" replied the banker, 81 must tnr,
onfess that I don't" 60,
Don't you remember my coming in n
ere and emptying a stocking full of d,So
oney and you giving me paper for was
TO send to my boy? Well, Jimmie ski,
as getting up company to make VIII,
'mething he had invented. He'd saved eve
ZOO himself and needed 81 900 more. ba ,
sent 1t to him. and he gave me a lief
lird interest in the concern. After he a ce
't to making money he 'watered the NOR
ock,' whatever that means, and gave sbo,
e thousand shares. Jimmie SAYS said
Ich share is worth $500. / knew that "S
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