clA Freak of
Fortune
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By RALPH HAMILTON
tCopyrliht. 1911. br ***? Western NtWl
"A penny for your thoughts, Wil
bur," spoke pretty Ernu Barton, and
the somber face of Wilbur Gray, evi
dencing a mood of profound abstrac
tion. brightened up magically, as It
always did wUen this charming girl
was beside him.
"Am I sure of the compensation of
fered?" challenged the young man
lightly.
"There!" and Erna pressed an old
battered coppcr coin into his hand.
"Now confess, sir! Not only do I le
ward you with the conventional pen
ny. but I present what may be a rare
coin."
"So rare and old that its inscrip
tion Is fairly undecipherable," replied
Wilbur. "It seems to wear the green
and grime of the centuries.**
"I t'oiyyl It among a lot of relics of
the olden, olden time that poor dear
grandfather so cherished.'* explained
Erna. "lie also left some old pieces
of delftwarc and ancient ilrearms.
"I shall keep the coin nlwa.V?. Erna,"
raW Wilbur.' "I hope*it will be a
guardian of good fortune."
T.iit what about the pay?" inquired
Erna. archly. "I bought your thoughts
?what were they?"
"Well, Ernjt," answered Wilbur, his
plance softenfcig and replete 'with
sentiment, "I was thinking how dear
ly I loved you when I came honje for
the holiday vacation."
Erim's fair golden head draped,
but she drew nearer to him on the
porch seat.
"And how much more I love you [
now." continued Wilbur seriously.
"And when I come home next summer
I hope I can add to it all by asking !
you to become my wife."
"I hope so," said Erna spontaneous
ly. lifting her clear, honest eyes to
meet*his own, "but you must not think
of that until your are sure that little
!*vn nnd I will not toe a burden to
v. i. All grandfather has left us is
?'?? little t In re, and some money Is
or. ?/: on that."
"5 ?* ?".? to be able to clear up every
thing and more," spoke Wilbur confi
dently. Send your,sweet, best wishes
aft?;* me when I go back to work In
the city, that I may find some way of
earning more money than I do now."
? "Be patient, dear." soothed Erna en
couragingly. "Our ship is sure to
coiae Ui some day. and It will be the
moro precious for the waiting."*
Wilbur was employed In a broker
age office. Opportunity came to him
through this business connection of
making money, but he had no capital
to invest. About two weeks after his
return to- the'^Mty* a * close friend,
Paul Warfleld. dropped into Jiis room
at his boarding house.
"I wish I had a thousand dollars,
Wilbur." he said. "I've got a tip that
would ma'ce me a fortune in a month."
Wilbur smiled incredulously. He
had always kept asvny from tips and
speculative propositions generally,
arfri. besides, he realized that War
fleld was a good deal of a dreamer.
"Don't laugh at me, Wilbur," said
Paul. "This Is no wild fantasy, but
a sure thing."
-"ftonif .muck on in*' uoom, en.'"
"Nothing of the sort. It's a sure!
basis. It's land?land that never de?
- en .vs. never burns up, never wears I
our. Wall street can't play with It.
"Land with a sold mine on it. I sup
pose?*' intimated Wilbur quizzically.
"No, Wilbur, it's an eight-acre strip
and last week on the next forty a
prospector made a strike. He sealed
the well, nnd Is trying to keep hi?
discovery quiet until he can Interest
some capitalist to buy up all the other
land in the vicinity. ? The very choic
est Js the piece I bare a chance to
buy. My old aunt" Is willing lo In
vest half of the money required.
Couldn't you raise the other five hun
dred in some way, Wilbur?"
"Oh. yes, sure; certainly!" derided
Wilbur. "See," and he emptied his
pocket of the few coins It held. "1
might buy a hundredth part of an
acre." and Just then one of the coins
slipped through his cureless fingers
and rolled against Paul's foot.
Tbe latter picked It up to restore it
to Its owner. Then with a profound
stare and a voluble: "Hello 1 Where
did you ever get that?" He held close
to the light the copper penny Krna
Barton had given* to WIHuir. Tie
rubbed it. took out a magnifying glass
arid added: "Say, did you know that
you have a treasure?"
"What do you mean?" questioned
Wilbur.
"Why, that this Is n rirencestet
penny of the period of King Stephen,
probably one of the rarest .coins In
the world, centuries old. Will you let
me tnko it to nn old collector 1
know? I'll be back In nn hour."
The hour was just up when Paul
excited and breathless, returned. "fy?c
ef the only two known!" be fairly
shouted. "The other Is In the Krlt
Mi museum. I have nn offer of six
hundred dollars.**
"T:ike It!" cried Wilbur Impulsive
ly. "and use five hundred dollars of It
for your wonderful speculation." n
Which turned out Just ns Paul bad
pred i cier I. There was a later division
of twenty ,thousand dollars' profits
and Wilbur Mray went hack to ids ns
t Ive vilirtg** to make Krwa llnrton the
bappicst fili'l 'n Hie world.
*?:?
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