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Show HOW HE MADE AN ENEMY. Cld Gentleman Tells of Perfidy of a Former Frie.id. "Yes," said the old man, "Smith was my bosom friend when we were boys at school, but he became my worst enemy. We sat on the same form, ate together, slept together, and shared each other's joys and sorrows. "When we grew older our parents sent us to the university together, where our friendship, if possible, grew stronger. We took our degrees together, to-gether, and, to preserve the friendship of our boyhood days, went into partnership. part-nership. "We were more than brothers and were always together, and it was while attending a social party that we both met and fell in love with the same girl. "Our rivalry was a friendly one, and for some time none could tell which was the favored one. One night my chum came to me in his old friendly way and said: " 'John, I can see that if I should prove the winner you would suffer deeply, therefore I have decided to turn over my interest in the business to you and leave for some new country.' coun-try.' "Of course, I endeavored to persuade per-suade him not to go, but he persisted and carried out his plan. He went to Australia, and in three months I married mar-ried the girl." "But how did Smith become your enemy?" inquired one of the listeners. "By not letting mo go to Australia instead," snapped the old man; and they all understood. |