The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-10

TO mako tho donation. merely
thought he ought TO make II becsuso
no had more money than he needed
and friend OF mine didn't have az
much money as he needed.
1T was before tho war. Ono day q
young man came 10 mo and told mo
about a Eawnlll and n nice little
patch OF A,N9. / spruce. very accos.
slble. The owner was In a deep IL
nnncinl miro and had 20 soil IN q
hurry and at bargain prico. In order
10 escape foreclosure and a total
loss, and tho young man in question
brought the good thing 10 me out OF
gratitude for a favor had once done
him. He didn't expect 10 make any.
thing out Of II. Ho Just happened TO
be tho pogsesgor OF an inside tip OF
great value and he gave II 10 mo FREQ
gratis.
well. ! had the property apprnis
ed and tho timber cruIsed and fnndo
up my mind II was n good thing 10
buy. At tho time, however. II was
almost too large bite for me. 80
took old man Shelton In on tho deal
with mo, fifty-fifty. Wo had scarce.
ly recorded tho deed before tho
United States declared war on Ger.
many and our spruce was In great
demand for nirplana manufacture.
We hung on to II two months and
sold IL 10 tho government at profit
of half q million dollars, and whom
dividing tho swag ] suggested 10 old
man Shelton that, had II not been
for my young and penniless friend
ws would never have heard OF the
good thing. 80 ] suggested that we
slip the boy about ten thousand dol
lars each, out OF sheer appreciation.
Old man Shelton promptly informed
me that II was crazy he was not,
and / knew IL was useless TO press
the issue. However, ] called in my
young friend and gave him my ten
thousand and some good advice.
"'Bon.' said. reaching up on my
desk and taking down old man skel-
toms book entitled Short Cuts 10
Fortune read this book, even If you
sicken under the strain, Read IL
from cover TO cover and remember
what you read. Pick out the least
dull Of all the dull things In 1t and
memorize them, Then some day
bump into old man Skelten on chance
and tell him you have just finished
reading his book in the public library,
In order not to lie, 90 to the public
library TO read tho awful thing, Talk
TO him for half an hour about his
book and wax enthusiastic, Prove TO
him you have read 1t, Nobody else
ever has, and the thought that you
appreciate him will endear you TO
him, Ask him II he Is the author
Of any ether books that will aid a
young man, and he'll send you an
autographed copy OF his diary Of
trip around the world, Read that
carefully and compliment him on his
observant eye and analytical mind
Then ask him for another book and
he'll send y5u mess Of banking
brochures. Read them all and write
him letter Of thanks and apprecia-
tion.i
we'll tIs Uoy ala ib-dHu WukH
he reported back TO me that he had
done IL, was not surprised when
one day old man Shelton stole my
original idea and appropriated II to
himself He insisted upon both Of US
giving that boy a substantial reward
on that spruce timber and sawmill
deal, and l fought him all over the
lot The harder fought the more
anxious he was to give up, and in the
end we called the young man in and
gave him cur checks, He sent mine
back TO me, Of course"
"Cappy." said J. Augustus Redell,
"you MUST write book
But Cappy shook his head. Would
that mine enemy might write book.
but not thine own self" no quoted
haphazardly, and attacked his soup.
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