The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-15

be to resign his position. The next
would be to buy the most expensive
car In town. Then what? VI
These nominations recalled to his
mind q conversation in which he had
taken part last night at Bertha's
home. Mr.. Walton had been reading
something in the paper about q mil
lionaire, and had paused to ask that
question which is asked 90 often:
"What would you do If you should
fall heir to $1,OOO,0OO?" .
Casper had told them he would use
it in philanthropic work, and Bertha
had listened with glowing cheeks and
proud, %glistening eyes, while MI. Wal
ton had laughed and said:
Eyes, you would. That's what you
think, but if you should fall heir to
a million you'd forget about philan-
thropy and spend 1t for your own com
fort and pleasure. It's only human
nature" , .
But he had meant it-then. He had
thought little further on the subject,
because the possibility Of his possess.
ing a million or ever a thousand dol
lars had seemed so remote. Not ever
the letter he had found in his room
had recalled the conversation.
IF you will call tomorrow after.
noon at the First National bank and
ask for the president you will learn
something Of benefit to you" That
was the way the letter read.
s Now he smiled at the ideas he had
expressed at Bertha's home. Yes, of
course, he would engage in philan-
thropic efforts, but they could wait
a while. He must invest in an auto
mobile, and then he must travel. And
Bertha? Well, he was engaged to her,
but she could wait, too. He was really
in a different stratum of life and, and
perhaps he had better give her up al
together. That reminded him that he
had an engagement TO take her to the
theater this very evening, 50 he called
her up at the office where she worked
and pleaded a lame excuse.
"Of course it's all right" she as.
sured him, but she did not prolong the
conversation. 1t was just as well
Perhaps 1t would be better now for
him to form the acquaintanceship of Z
girl in his own social sphere. q
Casper decided to keep his good for
rune secret for a while, but in this he
was frustrated by the newspapers,
which managed to find out everything
somehow. Reporters started calling IN
him that very evening and he was
forced to give interviews, telling them
how the money had come from an
estate in Scotland which he had heard
Of when a lad but had forgotten about
as he grew up. The next morning he
was spread all over the front pages.
Bertha solved the problem of his
matrimonial obligation by writing him
q brief note. in which she c%ongratu-
lated him on his good fortune and
voluntarily broke their engagement.
''You are on a different plane of life
now" she wrote. land 1t is only hui
nan nature under such conditions to
form friendships among the wealthy
class. So TIL say g0od-by."
She was right, and he was glad she
looked at 1t that way, he told himself,
and went out to take possession Of the
expensive automobile he had ordered.
The car business vas not 20 rushing
now and orders were filed promptly.
At the wheel OF the 12-cylinder ma
chine he motored out into the country.
School children on their way home
asked him for ride. but he paid no
attention. Later he would take peoplE
Tor rides. but Just now he was too
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