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Show I Bill Clerks Way With The Coin By KENNETT HA RIB. "AH tho same, there's ontblng small about me." boasted the Mil clerk. "Not even your oars," suggested tho cashier. "My cars haren't anything to do with It," said the bill clerk. "What I mean to say Is that If I had stacks of the greasy gelt, It would be different dif-ferent You wouldn't "v m holding back." "No?" said the cashier. "No," declared the bill clerk, with emphasis. "You'd see that I wasD't auy tight wad. You wouldn't hare to set off a blast' cf dynamite to Jar the coin from me like you have to do with form of these rich guys. "Its very gratifying to hear you say so. Johnny," remarked tho canh-lor. canh-lor. "You think then that Deserving Indigence would never cry to you In vain?" 'The aurest thing you know," replied re-plied the bill clerk. "I wouldn't see anybody up against It If a little coin would help 'em out Why would 1? schisms have been created and where peace aod harmony are so csntlaJ, strife and discord reign. Wo have the scientist, the orthodox and reformed re-formed with their respective chasms Constantly widunlng; th1r antipathies steadily growing. In my Judgment li 1b the province of the ordor to continue, con-tinue, in the path which It has pursued pur-sued from Its inception. It must not fsvor or dlsoountenar.ee movements within It own ranks on which Jwlu opinion are pronounced and varied."" A pathetic picture was drawn of the conditions In Gallcla wncre the poverty of the people, Mr. Kraua said, was Indescribable. It wan si range, ho ndded. thii among the GeJIHan Jews, the recruiting re-cruiting agents find many too reluctant reluct-ant additions to tho army or "white fclavea." "We are fighting the white slave traffic." said the president. "Let us help to close np the markets mar-kets which furnish tbo victims." What's money for, anyway?" No Joshing Matter. "Ah, that's what I say." agreed th cashier, amlaby. "If If deafens our ears to the bitter walls of our brethren breth-ren in distress, what shall It profit us to have tho weal:h of Ind?" "You may be Jonblng. hut I ain't," said the bill clerk. "I beller In giving giv-ing up. The only thing Is that a fellow might want to and yet not bo abli to. I know plentv of folks I'd help, if I had tbu stuff. "I wouldn't wait for 1'iem to come to me and ask, either, I'd go to them and I'd say, 'Se here, old man, you tell me what you need to fix up and I'll wrlto you a check. You don't need to worry paying it back. Just paas It on to the rext fellow who's in the hole. If you get so you don't need it any loiiger.' That's what I'd say." "A very commendable speech, commented com-mented the cashier. "I dont take any particular credit for it." said tho bill clerk. "It's Just tho way I am. I couldn't be any other way. If I was prosperous all my friends would bo prosperous, too. I'd see that they were. You wouldn't be dubbing away at this one-horse Job If 1 was a millionaire. I'd see that you got something that would put you right on Easy street for keeps." His Generous Intentions. "I don't know how to express my gratitude to you, Johnny, my boy," stammered the cih!er. applying a corner of hU pockft handkerchief to one eyo. "Words fall me. But If the devotion of a life can in any meaaure repay your generosity yr.u may rest assured that you wll; have It- when you booyt roe lvo the ro<'on you t peak 'A. ' I Without any fooling. Id try to do ome good with my money." protested the bill clerk. "Why wouldn't I?" bo went on. "What's money for? All we can get out of It Is what we eat and drink and wear and a good time, and a fellow doesn't havo to get a million a minute to bare all that. There Isn't any sense in keeping on piling up more money when you've got enough already. Yoa can't take It with you when you die." "That's very true." said the cashier, cash-ier, thoughtfully. ' You cannot You have to leave tt behind you, don't yu, no mattor how much you make, and consequently, you might as well have the pleasure of distributing it while you are alive. Of course, it's only reasonable to look nfter yourself first. I think I should want to make myself perfectly comfortable before I began my philanthropic career, and I should want to make an ample provision pro-vision for the continuance of that comfort during my lifetime." Putting It Into Practice. "Of course." agreed the bill clerk. "I should not feel called upon to deny myself seme little luxuries merely mere-ly because there were unfortunate or Improvident persons in the world who lacked bare necessities. That would be absurd. I couldn't relieve everybody even If I gave up my last cent and went to the poorhouse." "That's true enough," said the bill cleric. "Still I think yoa might contribute a dollar to this very worthy charity." continued the cashier, spreading out a subscription paper. "And I'll lll you. If you havent the money, as you say, I'll lend it to you and trust to per-slstent per-slstent effort to necure repayment of the loan. Sign here, Johnny." "I think It's a hold-up," said the bill clerk, sulkily, as he wrote his name, "and I can't cough up till next week, anyway." |