Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-12-05
ELECTED
TO BE A
MILLIONAIRE

By WALTER SCOTT STORY

" dinner on the evening tHat
was to prove so memorable
to him, he found on the hall table a
long, plump, plain white envelope ad-
dressed to him in typewrting.
After dinner he went to his room
and locked the door to prevent the I'M
ceremonious entrance Of his friends in
the house. Upon opening the envelope
he let out an excited gasp and stared
at what he held In his hand.
The envelope contained a folded
sheet of white paper bearing few
typewriter lines and had ten crisp
ten-dolar bills clipped to It.
The misslve was straight to the
point and amazing, unbelievable, ex-
cept for the earnest of Its intent:
Dear Mr.. Gartslde:
For reasons that you will know
some time, you have been elect
ed to be a millionaire. Think like
one; act like one. Watch your
mall.
THE MILLIONAIRES CLUB"
wake upi" said young Dick to him
self. The thing couldn't be true; and
yet the money was certainly genuine,
for, handling and inspecting money
every work day in the Gotham Trust
company, he thought no counterfeit
could deceive him.
Who or what were the MlllionairesT
The thing couldn't be an advertising
scheme-not with one hundred dollars
OF real money sent along. Advertisers
may throw money away, but not In
this manner.
On the next day Dick slipped his
friends In the luncheon belt and put
the one hundred on his savings ac-
count. Dick made a great show of
being sport and a spender-dressed
well and was conversant with plays
and amusements, through private read
ing; but in reality he was canny and
saved money. He was so successful
in pretending to be a spendthrift that
Fisher Bliss, one of his fellow bank
clerks and a boarder at his house,
thought he was as hard up as he hint
ed he was-in as much Of q pickle as
flSneF nli1SelI feuliy WIS.
In the following week two hundred
dollars more came in the same kind
of an envelope wrapped In a paper
without watermark. Dick banked this,
and splurged on a new suit that he
had ordered and could easily pay for
from his salary.
The third week five hundred dollars
came, and he banked that. He wasn't
exactly easy about the affair." but did
get feeling of being rich. His curl
oslty was at white heat; but he be
gan to believe that there might be n
band Of rich men who elected some
deserving young fellow and by divers
ways made him wealthy. II was sure
that II he received through the mail
instructions to go In on some deal he
would go in-with the money sent to
him.
lie wanted to tell Bliss about the
matter but didn't, ms he disllked to re
fuse making loan. He wasn't mean
but lending cash to Fisher was like
dropping good money overheard a
thousand miles from land.
But his new feeling OF financial
greatness moved him to push a luke
warm affair with another boarder
Ruth Devens. In week he'd found
something worth more than anything
all the mllliOnaires in the world could
give him.
'Dick, It's off-color," said his clever,
pretty. brown-halred girl when he had
told her OF his "eIection" and about
the steady mysterious remlttances.
"There are some queer things r.
this world, Ruth"
one. You have all the money, YOU
said?"
Eyes" returned Dick, his jaw drop
ping.
"Well, didn't think you had any.
so don't feel that It makes any differ
ence to me-" she said, jokingly. His
serious ways amused her. We've got
TO play detective, Dick Anybody want
your Job in the bankT"
Several fellows. guess" he re.
turned
"Any rivals out former Ruth
laughed at him. Although pleased, Of
course, at the fighting look that leaped
Into his gray eyes.
81 should think there'd be n lot,
Ruth but don't think rival would
send me money"
Ruth snuggled up to him. "Dlck,
could anyone steal money from bank
for a long time and not get found
out?"
tits been done many a time"
"Could you do TT"
"Why--yes," he answered, offended
"Could Fisher Bllss2 Is he smart
enough7"
81 think So"
you know he hates your
"Hates me? We're not chums-I
can't stand his kind-but he's decent
chap. No reason for IT,"
"He was--well, struck on me, Dick
before you came. And ! think he dis
likes you, anyway. Can't you get II
specimen Of typlng from every ma
chine In your bank7 Does Fisher
know any stenogrnphers outsider
81 imagine so. III get the speci.
mems"
Dick secured the specimens, but
they gave them no clue.
"Dicls." said Ruth. abruptly, on
night. "as long as you have the money