The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
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.aSle eve on this business ia be
10 deep in red ink folks would mis-
take mo for an Indian. Why 90
YOU suppose I'm director Of SIX
banks. II Il Isn't because It's y fino
way TO get line on our creditors
credit Dickson vas trying 70 Dor.
row money under false pretensrs,
I caught him ai Il and tossed him
In tho air. Now. I don's THINK
Dickson Is dishonest--thai Is. !
think he would prefer 70 be honest.
nil things being caual- but bes "
lam aud frightened ana took th0
ono fatal chance which faiisd-
pretty hard on Dickson" said
Mr. skinner. You've knocked him
for a goal,
.sals loan would have gone 'hfu
II no had had the courage 10 zen
Inc truth about his condition. Now,
IL no buats. we're safc and We
ehouid worry about hint Why
didn't he take chance on human
nature ana tho natural symapthy OF
on. bualnesn man for another
We've all been up against u nj
ono time or another. and a hard
luck tale from a man who mas
always kept his credit clean Is some
thing that almost any human being
viii listen 20 respectfully and
synpathetlcaily. II no had told me
his sorrows NO would have renewed
hla note for 90 days or six months
TO help him out.
mo. skinner. cannot feel sorry
for Dickson. I'm hard. cruel
old man. when man who never
had any credit. never wanted one
and never tried TO get one. but who
nevertheless. beEs a loan on
fictitious credit. runs UP agnins'
me. II man needs help on some
thing no really believes In. III help
him. even II / do not believe In his
proposition. because MS n terrible
thing to have 10 30 thru life With
out somebody 20 believe in one, but
verify / say unto you. my brethren
take an ax.handle TO the man who
says: I say, old man, loan mo Q
hundred until pay day. Will youI
Absolutely. I'll give II back to you
then. Such n man is a fraud. be
cause II no gives your hundred
back TO you on tho first pay day
he's stll hundred in the red ink
and has TO borrow " again from
somebody else. Meanwhile no has
stabilized his credit with you and
paved the way for another ready
touch three months hence, and in
the interim no has not been thrifty
with the hope of emerging from
his red ink. Skinner. It requires
courage TO be thrifty. because thrift
means self.denial. and weaklingss
deny Themselves nothing. SO in the
long run somebody Is stuck for
that hundred and II is never the
prudent man who Is.
ION tho other hand, II poor but
honest fellow says TO you: I need
u IllubItl WI 81 AiibAi httb hhlNh
ton, and I've elected you to loan II
to me. / don't know when ] shall
repay, but I'll try to get square
with you sooner or later'--such a
bold fellow will quite usually touch
my hard heart. And I've observed
that quite usually get It back.
Speaking OF adroit touches, / am
reminded OF a absolute fellow who
claimed my friendship. despite his
faults, many years ago. lie was n
newspaperman doing waterfront for
local rag and frequently called
upon mo for n story. We'll, sir,
ono day this chap met mo as /
came out OF the Merchants club
and besought an interview. was
in hurry and told him so. j even
made the mistake OF talking too
much, for added. further. that /
was en- route 10 my tallor's (which
was none OF his businesD and
begged to be excused.
One moment. Mr.. Kicks. said
the pest "A peculiar Question OF
credit arises In my mind. Now
you are a very rich man and /
have observed in all tailor shops
n Sign which reads: "a deposit
required with all orders" Does
your tailor hold you to this ruler
No! 1 replied. 'lio does not.
When | 20 In to order a new suit