Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-02
- Opportunity -

vidual A. said Anthony. "A wished
tc be come lawyer; he had his
chance and missed it, We will as.
sumo him to be peculiarly stupid; we
will say that he had opportunity for
the second time-and again failed to
grasp her. Can you think that, DELHI
erately led up to his third opportun-
ity of becoming a lawyer, A will turn
his back for the third timer"
Certainly" said Johnson Boiler
without thought and solely because
Anthony's prices driveling interested
him a little more than the affair in
the ring.
"Pah!" Mr.. Fry said angrily.
Just here Mr.. Horrigan slipped
while making his nth jab at the
Torn0do's nose-slipped and fell upon
the Tornado's fist and thereafter reel.
ed about for few seconds. Johnson
Boiler emitted his first real laugh of
the evening; Anthony Fry, who had
not even seen the incident, failed to
even smile. 4.
1T would be interesting" he said
crisply, ito select a subject, Johnson,
and try the experiment.
What experiment."
THAT OF learning just how many
times opportunity must be presented
to the average Individual to secure
full recognition Of her presence and
Der beauties"
Wouldn't it," unused Johnson Boil
Ter.
Il mean, to reach haphazard into
fho uiY rn}11jnns th.< 90 ~ ~~.L> go
New York, to pick Just one individual
and seggregate him. and then show
him opportunity! To take him aside,
where. there was nothing else to dis
tract him, and thrust opportunity in
his very face the opportunity, what
ever it might be-, that he has always
desired. It seems to me, johnson,
that watching that experiment might
be distinctly worth while!"
"Aha" yawned Jonson Boiler.
$50. terefore,'' Anthony said placid
ly, I'VE will and our subject and
make the experiment"
This time, and with considerable
jar, Johnson Boiler awoke to the fact
that danger was at his elbow!
He sat bolt upright and stared at
Anthony Fry, and in the queerest way
his flesh crawled for moment and
his hands turned cold, for he knew
that expression Of Anthony's all too
we'll Intent, wholly absorbed, that
expression indicated that, however
ridiculous the proposition might be,
its fangs had fastened in Anthony's.
very soul!
This was the expression which re-
called-oh, so clearly-the dread time
when Anthony Fry had become OBJ
sessed with the idea that crime is a
matter of diet and external impress
sion, when he had secured the two
yeggmen and established them where
he could watch and feed them; when
eventually, he had been forced to pay
for their GROWING crime or go to Jail
as an accomplice!
This was the expression that
brought back the period in which An
thony had cherished the theory that
music's true germ lay in the negro
race, properly guided and separated
from all outside influences and-well,
this was the expression, fast enough,
and Boilers throat frightened. He had
not even found words of protest when
Anthony pursued:
"And upon my soul! See how the
thing has been prearranged for us!"
WHAT"
Look here. Johnson" the owner Of
F'ry's Liniment hurried on. quite ex-
citedly. Have you noticed how pack
ed the house is tonight"
What? Yes, and
Every seat In the place is sold
except this one seat in our box!'
What of it,"
ITS fate!" chuckled Mr.. Fry. "It is
fate and nothing else johnson. Out of
all the millions in New York, one man
absolutely unknown to, unsuspect-
ed by, either you or mes coming to
take this seat. doubtless for the star
bout"
But"
ITO that man." said Anthony, Il
shall offer opportunity
What dye mean? Money!" John
son Boiler asked incredulously.
ut will involve money, doubtless: I
can afford little"
We'll, you go and poke handful of
bills into a mans face and all you're
going to prove is that
II have no idea Of doing anything
Of the sort," Anthony said impatient
ly. What l purpose doing is simply
this: I shall"
Johnson Boiler had recovered from
the first shock. He drew long. deep
breath, and leaning over to his old