Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-20
HONEY SWEET
py Macy q GARTH.

N1A A(ANA@
snaps Of the great ledger. He was
through with business-all through.
after ten years Of striving, specializing
manipulating, leading the feverish, I'M
certain life of the average broker, he
had arrived at a point where every
dollar he had In the world must 60 to
meet his honest obligations, or he must
stand forth In the world a ~dishonored
bankrupt.
~owing nothing. owning nothing" he
unused, with q half whimsical smile.
wonder what will open volume two
OF my life. Come In"
A rare good friend. Tom DALEY. had
tapped at the half glass door, peered
In and came In, throwing himself into
a chair and strangely viewing b
trusted and beloved chum Of q full
decade.
ats truef" he asked, dismally.
you've sold your membership
Daere nodded, gravely but serenely.
There was a certain Joyous satisfac-
on in feeling q load Of debt lifted
from his shoulders.
you don't want a position-back-
ing. maybe a loanf" persisted gener-
o~us-hearted Tom.
mot q bit Of 1t. The game hasn't
been worth the candle. l have no
thought of renewing 1t. Good old fel-
low you were one of the true ones
"what's your planr
81 have none.
Tom meditated, modify surveying
his friend with real pity. he did not
like the sheer resignation OF MS moou'
II seemed ambitionless.
"Oh, by the wayl" he spurred up
abruptly. ave a draft for you. It's
only n hundred and seventy-five dol
lars. but 1t may be the forerunner OF
q regular income"
Daere glanced over the document.
It was dated at Hopeton. 1t was
signed Abner Wade.
sMust be a mistake" he submitted.
II know no Abner Wade"
"You've forgotten. that's ALL" OBJ
served Tom. zone of your many kind
deeds. Remember my coming to you
four years ago telling Of an honest.
worthy old fellow named Wade, at.
Hopeton, who had a little place and
wanted a thousand dollars to expert
ment in bee culturer
"Why, yes" dimly acceded Daere.
"There was a broken-down old man
who had been a professor of ento-
mology In a college and his daughter,
Muriel. / vouched for repayment and
you never even asked for details. Well,
this morning 1 got their first check.
It seems that every dollar you loaned
those worthy people. and every dollar
they have made has gone Into a neat
ing nlant to provide for the bees In
winter and q lot of other new-fangled
~contraptions, invented for bees spe-
cially by the old professor. They have
lived, got out Of debt. the place Is
clear, prospects dazzling, and you can
imagine the delight Of those square,
deserving people to be able to begin
paying dividends"
"Why, there couldn't be more thap
the usual 6 per cent interest" began
Daere.
1.-THE professor insists differently. He
has placed the title to the whole bust
ness In your name and has settled on
an equal division Of the profits. You
can't bulge him on that, so, In the
midst of this abominable poverty you
seem to take q Joy In adopting, you
are not only a landed proprietor. but a
partner In a most promising business"
81 declare |" muttered Daere, really
interested, "you give me something TO
think about"
He thought so much about II that
morning saw him headed for Hope
ton. 1t was a pleasant diversion to
weave q fancy picture Of rural fe-
licity, to feel as though he had an
anchor settled somewhere. He made
an inquiry ut the general store at
Hopeton as to Wade's bee farm.
"That's it," explained the man In
charge. and pointed to a written ad-
yertisement tackled onto q bulletin
board: "Wanted-Man for light work"
and there followed the route to the
bee farm in question.
If Van Daere had found a grabbed,
s~elf-absorbed old fossil and a captious,
suspicious old maid daughter at the
bee farm he might not have stayed.
Instead, he came across the most de-
iightfuliy intelligent old fellow he had
met in a year. AS to the young lady.
as to Muriel-she was beautiful and
attractive as her own sweet. modest
name.
So Daere hired out" Within q
week he was as deep In the science OF
bee culture as the old professor. The
business possibilities Of the venture
appealed to the true commercial sense
In his nature As Muriel daintiiy
taught him how to handle the little
treasure gatherers he evinced q fas-
cination beside which money grubbing
IN the city was dull. sordid work.
They were seated. those two. on .
garden bench, each yelled after swarm
ing a colony and resting and enjoying
the lovely calm Of the evening OF Q
perfect day. He had been at the bee
farm Just two months. His hand I'M
p~etuously strayed toward her own.
Everything honey sweet" he muir
INJURED raptly. you. these busy little
ua.bor. fha Aouors Itss hoen n a0rt