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     And outside the church�察�oh�察�my brothers�察�surged and heaved the rank 

and   file   of   the   tribe   of   Rubberers。   in   two   bodies   they   were�察  �with   the 

grosgrain carpet and cops with clubs between。 They crowded like cattle�察�

they    fought�察   �they   pressed    and   surged     and   swayed     and   trampled     one 

another to see a bit of a girl in a white veil acquire license to go through a 

man's   pockets   while   be   sleeps。   But   the   hour   for   the   wedding   came   and 

went�察�and the bride and bridegroom came not。 And impatience gave way 

to alarm and alarm brought about search�察�and they were not found。 And 

then two big police´ men took a band and dragged out of the furious mob 



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of onlookers a crushed and trampled thing�察�with a wedding ring in its vest 

pocket     and   a  shredded     and   hysterical    woman      beating    her  way   to   the 

carpet's edge�察�ragged�察�bruised and obstreperous。 

     William Pry and Violet Seymour�察�creatures of habit�察�had joined in the 

seething game of the specta´ tors�察�unable to resist the overwhelming desire 

to   gaze   upon   themselves   entering�察  �as   bride   and   bridegroom�察  �the   rose´ 

decked church。 

     Rubber will out。 



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           ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS 



       ;One    thousand     dollars�察─  �repeated    Lawyer      Tolman�察   �solemnly     and 

severely�察 �and here is the money。; 

     Young Gillian gave a decidedly amused laugh as he fingered the thin 

package of new fifty´dollar notes。 

     ;It's such a confoundedly awkward amount�察─�he explained�察�genially�察�to 

the lawyer。 ;If it had been ten thousand a fellow might wind up with a lot 

of fireworks and do himself credit。 Even fifty dollars would have been less 

trouble。; 

     ;You   heard     the  reading    of  your   uncle's   will�察─ �con´   tinued    Lawyer 

Tolman�察�professionally dry in his tones。 ;I do not know if you paid much 

attention   to   its   details。   I   must   remind   you   of   one。   You   are   required   to 

render   to   us   an   account   of   the   manner   of   expenditure   of   this   1��000   as 

soon as you have dis´ posed of it。 The will stipulates that。 I trust that you 

will so far comply with the late Mr。 Gillian's wishes。; 

     ;You may depend upon it�察─�said the young man。�ァ�politely�察 �in spite of 

the extra   expense   it   will   entail。   I   may   have to   engage   a   secretary。  I   was 

never good at accounts。; 

     Gillian went to his club。 There be hunted out one whom he called Old 

Bryson。 

     Old Bryson was calm and forty and sequestered。 He was in a corner 

reading   a   book�察  �and   when   he   saw   Gillian   approaching   he   sighed�察  �laid 

down his book and took off his glasses。 

     ;Old Bryson�察�wake up�察─�said Gillian。 ;I've a funny story to tell you。; 

     ; I wish you would tell it to some one in the billiard room�察─�said Old 

Bryson。 ;You know how I hate your stories。; 

     ; This is a better one than usual�察─�said Gillian�察�rolling a cigarette�察 ─�and 

I'm glad to tell it to you。 It's too sad and funny to go with the rattling of 

billiard bars。 I've just come from my late uncle's firm of legal corsairs。 He 

leaves me an even thou´ sand dollars。 Now�察�what can a man possibly do 

with a thousand dollars�拭 ─�

     ;I thought�察─�said Old Bryson�察�showing as much interest as a bee shows 

in   a   vinegar   cruet�察   �that   the   late   Septimus   Gillian   was   worth   something 



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like half a million。; 

     ;   He   was�察─  �assented   Gillian�察  �joyously�察   ─  �and   that's   where   the   joke 

comes   in。   He's   left   his   whole   cargo   of   doubloons   to   a   microbe。 That   is�察�

part of it goes to the man who invents a new bacillus and the rest to es´ 

tablish a hospital for doing away with it again。 

     There are one or two trifling bequests on the side。 ´ the butler and the 

housekeeper get a seal ring and 10 each。 His nephew gets 1��000。; 

     ;You've always had plenty of money to spend�察─�observed Old Bryson。 

     ;Tons�察─  �said   Gillian。   ;Uncle   was   the   fairygod´   mother   as   far   as   an 

allowance was concerned。; 

     ;Any other heirs�拭 ─�asked Old Bryson。 

     ;None。;   Gillian   frowned   at   his   cigarette   and   kicked   the   upholstered 

leather of a divan uneasily。 

     There is a Miss Hayden�察�a ward of my uncle�察�who lived in his house。 

She's a quiet thing ´ musical ´ the daughter of somebody who was unlucky 

enough to be his friend。 I forgot to say that she was in on the seal ring and 

10 joke�察�too。 I wish I had been。 Then I could have had two bottles of brut�察�

tipped the waiter with the ring and had the whole business off my bands。 

Don't be superior and insulting�察�Old Bry´ son ´ tell me what a fellow can 

do   with   a   thousand   dollars。;   Old   Bryson   rubbed   his   glasses   and   smiled。 

And when Old Bryson smiled�察�Gillian knew that be in´ tended to be more 

offensive than ever。 

     ;A  thousand   dollars�察─  �lie   said�察   �means   much   or   little。   One   man   may 

buy a happy home with it and laugh at Rockefeller。 Another could send his 

wife South with it and save her life。 A thousand dollars would buy pure 

milk for one hundred babies during June�察�July�察�and August and save fifty 

of their lives。 You could count upon a half hour's diversion with it at faro 

in   one   of   the   fortified   art   galleries。   It   would   furnish   an   education   to   an 

ambitious boy。 I am told that a genuine Corot was secured for that amount 

in an auction room yesterday。 You could move to a New Hampshire town 

and   live   respectably   two   years   on   it。   You   could    rent   Madison   Square 

Garden for one evening with it�察�and lecture your audience�察�if you should 

have one�察�on the precariousness of the pro´ fession of heir presumptive。; 

     ;People might like you�察�Old   Bryson�察─�said Gillian�察�always   unruffled�察�



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;if you wouldn't moralize。 I asked you to tell me what I could do with a 

thousand dollars。; 

     ;You�拭─�said Bryson�察�with a gentle laugh。 ;Why�察�Bobby Gillian�察�there's 

only one logical thing you could do。 You can go buy Miss Lotta Lauriere a 

diamond pendant with the money�察�and then take yourself off to Idaho and 

inflict�察  �your   presence   upon   a   ranch。   I   advise   a   sheep   ranch�察  �as   I   have   a 

particular dislike for sheep。; 

     ;Thanks�察─�said Gillian�察�rising�察 �I thought I could depend upon you�察�Old 

Bryson。 You've hit on the very scheme。 I wanted to chuck the money in a 

lump�察�for I've got to turn in an account for it�察�and I hate itemizing。; 

     Gillian phoned for a cab and said to the driver�此 �The stage entrance of 

the Columbine Theatre。;´ Miss Lotta Lauriere was assisting nature with a 

powder   puff�察  �almost   ready   for   her   call   at   a   crowded   Matinee�察  �when   her 

dresser mentioned the name of Mr。 Gillian。 

     ;Let it in�察─�said Miss Lauriere。 ; Now�察�what is it�察�Bobby�拭�I'm going on 

in two minutes。; 

     ;Rabbit´foot   your   right   ear   a   little�察─  �suggested   Gillian�察  �critically。   ; 

That's better。 It won't take two minutes for me。 What do you say to a little 

thing in the pendant   line�拭�I   can   stand three   ciphers with   a   figure one   in 

front of 'em。; 

     ;Oh�察�just as you say�察─�carolled Miss Lauriere。 my right glove�察�Adams。 

Say�察�Bobby�察�did you see that necklace Della Stacey had on the other night�拭�

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