The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-07

I'VE, flie undersigned" he read, .be-
ing about TO separate, do hereby swear
that If one OF us attains fortune and
the others do not, the lucky one shall
aid the unsuccessful ciieerfully and un-
asked in any way he Is called upon
to do.
"HoWARD BETTINGTON t.Betty).
"FIoYD UNWIN cI'ubby1.
ALFRED GIBBONS t.3 Brass balls)."
Gibbons handed it back to Unwin.
.'It's interesting" he admitted. "but
not legal. II would have no value in a
court of .av. tore MY copy up years
ago"
Bettington ,eached for it and scanned
the document.
I'D forgotten all about it." he said.
"Had your? Gibbons said with
sheer.
ut may rot be legal" he heard
Unwin saying nervously. but in a
matter of old friendship the spirit
counts. not the lettee."
(which shows you TO be as foolish
at forty as you were at twenty" said
the financier.
Bennington was conscious more full,
than ever of Unwin's detection. The
hope which had sustained him seemed
now to have left him dull. broken and
speechless. BettingtGn put his arm
about the bowed shoulders.
''Oh. Tubby," he cried, "are you sc
poor a judge of human nature as TO
come to Gibbons for help? If | had
known you were in need you might not
have had this humiliation. Within
this very week I've bought camp and
paid for it. could have deferred pay
ment easily enough. What do you
need ii for?"
"It's my children said Unwin
quietly. "They are crying. not for
food, but for education. It's another
s., of starvation
Gibbons would advance enough money
to set them where they want to he,
I'd pay it off little BY little. | see |
was wrong. He is not the man we
knew"
Gibbons moved a little uneasily.
The years he had almost forgotten
awoke in his mind with a peculiar
distinctness. He did not like to re-
member that he was the author of the
document and executed it with the
feeling that he was beneficiary I'M
der its terms. He had thought moth
ing could stay Howard Bettington in
his fight for fortune. Even Tubby
Unwin, distinguished scholar, seemed
far more likely to make name than
the undistinguished Gibbons. Changes.
Changes.
'How old is the girI?" he demanded.
eighteen said Unwin. "She wants
to go to Smith,"
"What about the boy?"
Hes year younger. They tell me
he's a genius mechanically. He yearns
to enter the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology"
Nothing to it," said Gibbons scorn-
fully. IF he had yearning for bust
ness might help. Let him think 1t
over. What's the girl doing?'
''She is one of Railways stenog-
raphers. She has great opportunities
there, but her heat isn't in the work"
"RadwayT Gibbons snapped "That's
a good way to recommend her to me.
Railway is my open and avowed
enemy" He frowned as he thought OF
it. Then he smiled almost amiably.
Private stenographer?" he asked.
"Or just one of the bunch in the
officer
'Private," Unwin answered. "You
see, she knows French and Spanish
perfectly. even Railway approves of
her."
.'She knows a lot about his private
affairs, | suppose. wondered how
you learnt of the Memphis and Toledo
road YoI got it from her. Look here,
Tubby. Tell her the chances of bright
women in business are enormous: they
far exceed any bs colleges offer.
may make place for her in my or
ganiZation If she is as bright as you
say. Send her to see me tomorrow.
If sne's bright she'll make more money
than her father"
This is one of the times wish
had taken to commerce instead of art
Bettington commented He had every
sympathy with a girl who wanted
more education; apparently Gibbons
had none.
you'd have failed at it." Gibbons
retorted. "Men of your kind always
seem to think any fool can make
success of business and get where |
am. I'm the sort who wins. Where
would you be In a situation where
supreme courage and resolution were
required? I'll answer You'd be found
wanting. You've lived a remote life.
If you haven't liked place or eli
mate you've gone somewhere else,
looked for something easier"
Bettington smiled little. 81 don't
know" he said. .sI've been in some
tight places IN far corners of the earth
and l have lot always lost. After all,
Gibbons, what do you know of me or
Unyin?"
81 know" said the capitalist hotly
"that one seeks the security of a
trumpery job and the comfort of a
pitiful pay envelope, and the other
gets out of the fight by daubing can
vases" His manner became less belli-
cose. "Don't forget TO send the girl
aroul.o. I'll see that she is sent right
into my private Office and that's a
privilege some would pay high for"
His guests understood that the audi
ence was over. Alfred Gibbons had no
more interest In them. In u sense
they were dismissed.
ITO BE CONTINUED,
The Winner
IIa In the hsahit af lsannhixae.