Show JAKEY SHARP The history of Boodler Jake Sharp is one of the best illustrations yet given to the world of the result of greed a characteristic char-acteristic always to be condemned and especially so when it is accompanied by a loose conscience Two years ago Sharp was living in New York in the enjoyment of an immense fortune and so far as hrt was known a respected and reputable man He had ten times the money that he could use during his life time and yet he chose to enter into the scheme which will bring him to prison or to bis grave His boodle operations leave disgraced the homes of nearly a dozen of New Yorks reputable citizens and have brought him into a mire from which be can never be drawn alive and the mud of which will cling to his pro ru = = geny for years to come It is the duty of every man to make himself as comfortable comfort-able as he can on this earth but there is a limit and this is on the edge of a clear conscience Beyond that no man can go with impunity and those who are so inclined should notice the example sot by Sharpe who will enjoy the profits of his steal in jail or in the grave He has paid his money and he can now take his choice |