The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-05
What Would You Do IF
Summednly Made
Wealthy.
MAN GETS SO MILLION
Beneficiary of Edward +.
SearIcs Is Of Mature Age
and Quiet Habits.

bring
What. hon must the feeling bc
Of that person, hitherto iu ordinary
circumttlu,ya. who wuNcs up some
fno morning 20 find his hands tuii
of Rold7
what must hts reaction be 10 his
now station
n ho be- of cVirnvnRant nature, of
m insolvcuce not so apparent iu his
lcEa prosperous dayE hlt new wealth
~ flung out iu the worlds wonder
ing face. hiR cxccHao. nll many o
page Of print WDir1 talcH begin tu
be whispered about All worry much
to tho amused delight uf the new
fBvorito of fortune.
But " he be- scualhlc, aorious.
minded not dogirous of making "a
ponsatiou ~ every act OF his liro, his
way is harder llc must guard him.
self from boggors. CrJnks. curilsity
scekers. matChmnkors adNouturors
aud rivvutur-Ss~r, ana people VIM
want TO soil him th.ngH.
The public won't want him 10 i've
unostcntatiously
We all enjoy tho vlcarious oxpon-
dlture ~ wealth We will want
10 know what sort of hrcakfnat he
cats what KIND OF bed he sleeps IN,
whether he rises cary or late. how
much his shoes coFt whether he has
valet service or not. what sort OF
people arc his frlonds ana whether or
not he IL liberal or ttinRy
All OF which is npropos Of ono of
tho most startling iustnnccH or sud
den transformation from poerty n
vast wealth recorded In modern
times The case In point In that of
n quiet retiring wage Garner, Arthur
IT. Walker. who. by the viii ~ tho
late Edward r. Starlcs. becomes tho
posscEsor of fortune estimated at
$50. 900.
MIR. Walker hal for long time
been the confid initial clerk of his
benefuctor. Hc has lived ana says
no will continue TO llvc--in two
rooms on the thitd floor OF No 90
pierrepont street brooklyn, whero
he may gaze over New York harbor
and see the great towers OF finance
In the lower part of the city
Hut will It he possible for MIR
Walker To remain In scclusion for
long? The possession OF $50, 900 900
makes him financiai figure Of ma
tionad interest. Society and is at
fairs will claim him, he will be do
forred to on important questions. his
good graoes will he sought also his
signature on checks.
The reaction OF men to sudden
wealth and position has been fayir-
lite theme of fiction and filled pages
of history.
In striking contrast to tho quiet
disposition shown by Mr.. Walker is
the character of Edmond Dantea,
Dumas hero In the Count OF Monte
Christo," who cries upon finding
hidden treasure; THE world is
mine"
Dantes, who, through rivals IN
love and business, mad been thrown
into prison, learned there, through
another prisoner OF hidden gold.
Making his escape. he found tho
buried fortune and went TO Parts as
mysterious count" He spent his
fortune aiding his friends and pun
ishlng enemies.
The Counts reactions were thosc
TO be expected OF n warm hearted
adventuror who had been seriously
wronged
Contrast with Mr., Walkers quiet
ness the "count's' dramatic geaturcs
In that pose in which we always
think OF Monte Christie standing on
a rock waves dashing about him,
arms thrown tAut to the sky, dc
claring that he stood atop ~ tho
world and that II belonged to him
''hNu hhNt AlllN : rNuf fAllNt an over
powering sense pt power and tri-
umph over tho universe that.
wronged him.
In fiction, too. there are Instances
ot persons being suddenly told they
are rich or powerful usually the
hoax being instigatcd by someone In
search OF n0rrimcnt 81 Interested to-
see how the victim would react
Such case Ia thar OF sly. the
tinker in ''The Tanning II the Shrcw"
Upon being found the worse for
liquor bya lord he Il taken To said
lords manor, or castle, or apart
ment or whatever the noblcman
lived in, and ~ told that he Is "sir
Christopher sly a company or
strolling players passing by Is told
10 stay and give q comedy upon
which command the story of Kath-
crime the shrew Is presented.
Sly. surprised a. first ana incrcdu-
lous, when awakening from his stu
por, quickly recouciles himself to
his now estate and trcomcs quite
lordly-at least In accordance with
his own ideas OF what a lord should
be.
But Mr.. Walker f. not surprlsod
nor elated insofar Rs any comment
OF his own would Indicate Unlike
Sly he is not hetoolcd and not given
90 strong drink. Judging from Mr.
Walkers appearance, there Is
no vocal basis FOR judgment it T..
extremely unlikely that ho over
touched anything more potont than
coffee
And ~ there IS n contest ~ the
Searies W / MIR. Walkers present
silence precludea tho possibility or
his cutting ridiculous figure cen
IN the event he should lose some OF
the millionA
In q n eut humorous work, tho
pen product OF nine-ycar-old girl
one OF q characters Mr.. Salteena,
visiting a luxurious country home,
'ronoi over In 'he costly bed" upon
being called In the morning.
And an the society editors say. n
am not mistaken, Mr.. Salteena took
quickly to the high life" into which
he was suddenly introduced. even
otsguishing himseI at n reception 10
The Prince or Wales But the moor
man lost out 70 b rnard Clark. who
won the hand Of the fhghty heroine
Ethel. Mr.. Saltooua had been rather
out OF place. after an.
How many OF rs. ! wonder wouId
wealth cause 10 roll over I'm A costly |
bed how many would spend as the
proNerbial drunken sailor is sun |
posed tor Would We be arrogant to .
cId friends or would thev desert us
a