Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-03-10

be could sell certain securities In
which he had Invested at the price
paid for them.
81 told you So" said Mr., Harding TO
bis wife
"Now, pa, how unreasonable you
are! You wouldn't have Joel lose by
selling something he had bought NJ u
less price than That he had paid
when by waiting he could get more
would yOuY
NO, | wouldn't" replied Harding
"And | wouldn't have him take ncnrly
$1,000 from his capital u send TO u.s.
II would be violation Of the princi
pie on which he set ont,
This WIS too deep reasoning for the
wife and mother, but since her nus
baud did not blame their boy she was
satisfied
joel did not find II convenient time
TO send his parents the money MS he.
had proposed, The price Of his re-
curltles advanced, but In the mean
time he had bought more nc u low
price and wis scraplng together all
his assets 10 pay for them, During
the next few years he was put In
charge Of the financial department OF
the concern for which he worked ana
saw many opportunities TO make mon
ey that he had never been aware OF
before.
But all these opportunities involved
capital. Not Il single one could be
taken advantage Of without It, "You
can't make money, Joel said the head
of the firm, without money to make
Il with" Joel saw the truth OF this
statement, and In one Of his letters
home quoted II as II reason why he
was Withholding funds from his par
ents which he felt he should have sent
them. "Whcn | get TO II stopping
point he wrote "I'll be able TO pro-
duce II all very easily"
Yes" said his father III he ever
reaches the stopping point, But he
never will
"Now, pa" said Mrs Harding, that's
Just like you. You're always making
out that joel Is selfish, He's the warm
est hearted boy ever knew. He's do
ing all this work In the city that he
may help us in our Old age
Only dear wife" re. lied farmer Hard
ing, "you have made two statements,
each requiring separate reply. In
the first place. joel Is carrying out the
principle on which he set out TO make
a fortune. and It indicates great self
control But that principle Is incom-
patible with his doing many things he
would like to do. In the second place,
If he over makes his fortune and finds
a stopping place we will be too old to
enjoy the luxuries that his money will
buy. Wen want only our lodging and
enough to eat. We've got the farm
Ten years from the time Joel went
to the city there were changes IN the
firm by which he was employed The
senior partner died and was soon after
followed by the junior, There was no
one to take the latter's place except
Joel. He was made member of the
firm and manager Of the business. He
had already become the slave to the
cumulative principle; he now became
the slave Of an extensive business. At
first he doubted If he was competent
to manage it, and this induced him to
devote his whole self to the purpose.
His attention to detail was remark
able There was not man under him
who dared take any action whatever
without consulting him. This In time
broke down his health. Those inter
ested with him begged him to leave
certain details to others. He refused,
Finally to get him away from the bust
ness long enough to prevent its break
ing him down entirely, some of the
owners Of the stock Of the cOncern-it
had become corporation-got up a
conspiracy to kidnap him. They sue
ceeded in getting him on II yacht and
carried him out TO sea- This broke the
spell. After months cruise he re-
turned to his desk, and, finding that
the business had got on very well with
out him. he divided 1t under depart
ment heads, remaining himself direc-
tor Of the whole,
Joel had been so absorbed in his
business that he had forgotten all
about his father and mother on the
farm, He had at last reached the
point that had danced like an ignis
fatuus ahead of him. Money was
now no object to him. He could show
er his old father and mother with gold
coin and not feel 1t. He would not
write them he would 90 back after
thirty years absence and supply every
possible want.
One day prosperous looking gen
tleman in Il fur lined Overcoat and
silk hat appeared at the Harding farm.
Mrs. Harding at the moment was
throwing pan Of dishwater from the
kitchen door on to the grass when she
saw the man and heard him CALI
Mother
Then he advanced and took her in
his arms. Just then Farmer Harding
ammo T., I,oi-nJ nt tbn nd