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.L By ELIZABITM MUD -
Ooprricht kr Amrlcu Press Aa
elation. UU.
WUUaaa KenilntiQ left lbs farm
wbia ha was Mrnim yeara old aui
went to tb city. II bad bat on Me
. -to gt rich, go back to tba country
and fr hla old fatber and mother ar
ry comfort.
; HenUnjctoo waa a natural bustler, a
mi of remarkable concentration. For
tba Qrst few years of his buslneaa Ufa
It waa work, work, work, and aave,
aave. aave. lie wrote regularly to bis
. parents. . Occasionally be would ak
tbem If tbey needed a little money.
' .The reply waa that they were dolus
wall enough ; be was not to worry
about them, but get himself eatab
Usbed. "He would then write back
that be waa straining erery nerTa. sst
lng every cent, to get together aome
capital. As soon aa he could use capi
tal himself be could belp tbem much
better than now.
.Tbey wrote bim erery aummer lfA
make them a Tlalt. but be reeled that
he never took a vacation; be waa too
fensy. But be waa forging ahead, be
ing promoted rapidly. One day be re
ceived a letter from his mother ask
ing If there waa anything tbe matter
with him they had not beard from
him for two months. Remington waa
astonished. lie bad not written for
two months. He had been so busy
.' that he bad forgotten to write. Ue
wrote at once, and very penitently, ex
' plaining that all hla time waa required
to open a new Held In tbe business and
it had absorbed all hla attention. lie
promised that it should not .occur
again.
When Remington waa twenty-Ore be
had succeeded on two lines. He bad
gaved. moneyand made himself tala-
able, He wss worth mnr thsn tWf
money. Tbe concern be waa with of
fered to pay him each year Ave times
, the amount of hla savings. He ac
cepted and remained with It,
; Remington Bent hla parents remit
tances) from tble time forward. But
he never went to aee them. lie was
too busy. At first be mailed tbe checks
himself with an affectionate letter, but
finally, having tamed over hla private
. matters to his clerk, they were al
ways mailed by htm on tbe flret of the
: month with do letter at all.
. Tbe members of tbe Arm were dy-
. tog off. and Remington after awhile
- became managing partner. He waa
bow no bony that he had no time what-
.tverto write to hia parents and never
did so. Bat hla clerk sent tbe remit
, tances regularly. One day a man ask
ed him something about bia mother.
' He looked at tbe questioner, dazed.
! : For an instant be did not seem quite
ure be had a mother. The next mo
ment a pained expression pasKed over
his face. But three men were waiting
to ask Instructions on some point per
. talnlng to tbe business, and hla atten
tion waa diverted.
Remington, would not permit any
, one except himself to decide any quee-
,.- tJon of great or small Importance. It
waa not long before tbe other part
ners they were now all Juniors dis
covered that hla health waa breaking
down under tbe strain of too much
work.
"What's the matter with blmT ask
. ed one of them of jl doctor.
"He's a alave to detail, same as
some one to liquor or drugs.
They remonstrated with tbe man
aging partner, but be would not listen
to tbem. Something must be done.
One Sunday morning In early spring
when Remington couldn't very well go
to business one of his Junior partners
prevailed upon him to kill time till be
mlgbt recommence tbe week's drive
by going for a sail on a yacht
Remington did not get off that yacht
for six weeks. n had been kid
naped, rie swore, be fumed, be
threatened, all to no purpose. Tbe
yacht waa beaded for the Island of
. Madeira, and he couldn't get ashore.
Finally be gave blmxelf up to tbe
pleasant, lazy sarrou riding, and tbe
nervous furor that bad been driving
him on began to wear off when be
reached Madeira and went into ita
tropical gardens filled with perfume
exhaling plants. There be luxuriated
In a sort of convalescence. He was
ready to listen to reason. He signed
a bond with $100,000 forfeit, agreeing
to divide tbe business Into depart
ments, appointing a manager for each
and solemnly pledging bis word of
honor not to Interfere with any man-
ager In any particular.
After a week spent visiting tbe dif
ferent parts of the island tbe party
returned to America.
There was nothing to do In arrang
ing tbe business In accordance with
tbe new plan, for It was so arranged
already. What waa necessary was
for Remington to leave each depart
ment to ita manager. Therefore on
hla return, finding tbe business going
on Just as well aa it bad been under
hla personal supervision, be started to
visit his fstber and mother.
He found two old people who did
not recognize him when he entered.
Nor did be recognize them. His
mother was very feeble. Remington
put hla arms about her and sold:
"Mother. I'm Will. I've come back
to take you to tbe city and give you
every comfort a fine bouse, horses
and carriages, automobiles anything,
everything -you want"
"And fake me away from home?
whimpered the old lady. "I don't
want any of those things, nor does
pa" -,
Thirty yeara lost in slavery," aald
Remington to himself.
A Close Case.
"So on think Mara muat be fobab
Itedr
"Yasanh," replied Uncle Raaberry.
"Dar aln' do doubt of It An', what's
mo', dem "habitants to callod folks. All
detn canals wouldn't be do good wlfont
(Canalboata. an' canalboats wouldn't bw
' bo good w If out mulea. an dar aln' do
dso tf tryln to run any kin' & mule
business wlfont de belp o cullnd folks."
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