Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-05
The
Substitute
Millionaire
By
HUBERT FOOTNER

Very we'll. l will give you a note
to friend of mine for, whose integ-
iity and ability / will vouch. His
name is Hugh Bronze. He is young
like yourself, and this matter will
YOU have no objection to his youth %
mo indeedI' said Jack.
Mr. Delamare wrote a note and
handed it over. go and look him
over before you commit yourself. If
you approve of him the three of use
can have a talk here later"
Jack rose.
Haven't you forgotten some
thing?" asked Mr.. Delarnare, smiling.
"What7" said jack blanlsly.
"Well-sonie money!
Jack blushed. ~ didn't think I
could get any yet"
Certainly! AS much as you want,
Mr.. Clyde left large balance here.
Of course can't hand that over to
you yeti but the bank is prepared to
advance you whatever you require.
The bank hopes that you will con-
itinue to favor it with your patron
age"
More than anything Mr.. Delamare
had said, this last little sentence
made Jack feel like millionaire.
Here's a pocket check book. Make
out your check and Til send it to the
teller with my o! X. You don't want
to go out there yourself for the re-
porters are lying in walt for you.
That's why / told you to send In an
assumed name. They poster the life
out Of me. AS soon as yoti're safely
out Of the way I'll give out the story
and be rid Of them"
Jack took the offered pen and
wrote his check, the banker watching
him with smile At the line for
the amount Jack stuck: he thought
Of hundred dollars, five hundred, a
thousands; higher than thousand he
dared not go.
'Is that too much?" he asked,
gasping a little.
, mot at ALI" said Mr.. Delamare.
laughing. Merely your income for
about half an houri''
CHAPTER III.
So Jack Norman came out of the
National New York Bank eighty mill
lions richer than he went in. He left
the building walking on air, and be-
ing unaccustomed to that form ofex-
ercise it is not surprising that he
staggered a little. and collided With
more than one matter-of fact Wall
Street figure. A delightful insane
phantasmagoria whirled thru his
brain, binding him to his earthly
surroundings. He walked five blocks
before he had the least idea where
he was going. Here wild taxi-cah
almost ran him down, and he was
brought back to earth with a bump,
"Good Lord! suppose I'D been laid
out before I had a chance to spend a
dollar." he thought with horror.
He looked at his watch. 1t was
only half-past ten. 1t had taken him
less than an hour to acquire eighty
millions. An hour and half must
still pass before he could satisfy his
great need of telling Kate what had
happened-that is unless he descend
ed on her office and cayried her Off
bodily in a taxi-cab, like young
L4ochinvar. But he was doubtful how
Kate would take this. He was lit
tie afraid of Kate.
In the meantime he had to see his
lawyer. But he couldn't very well &C
and ask a man to take charge Of an
eighty million dollar estate. while he
looked like a tramp. Clothes! en-
chanting thought; he was able tc
buy anything in New York that
caught his fancy. It need not be
supposed that the fair sex enjoys a
monopoly of this passion: the young
male, being more restricted in his
choice, brings to it a deeper, more
concentrated passion. The difference
in shirt patterns The design of q
crayat Of which only four square
inches is shown! \
He retreated into the shelter of q
doorway to consider this matter
watching the passers- by meanwhile
for inspiration. But he did not see
what he wanted. The young mer
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