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"I said I'd make that my last venture, and to remind myself how desperate my chances were I just jotted down those words, and pinned the note to the bill. Then I must have gotten excited in my dream. I know just before I fell asleep I kept taking the bill out of the pocketbook, and looking at it to make sure I had it. I SAID I'D MAKE THAT MY LAST VENTURE AND TO REMIND MYSELF HOW DESPERATE MY CHANCES WERE I JUST JOTTED DOWN THOSE WORDS AND PINNED A NOTE TO THE BILL THEN I MUST HAVE GOTTEN EXCITED IN MY DREAM I KNOW JUST BEFORE I FELL ASLEEP I KEPT TAKING THE BILL OUT OF THE POCKET BOOK AND LOOKING AT IT TO MAKE SURE I HAD IT
and would be cleansed again at the house of Betty's cousin. "You haven't asked us when we are going to give you that five hundred dollar bill," said Mollie, as they started for Judgeville. "Well," spoke Mr. Blackford, with a laugh, "I didn't want to seem too anxious. I knew that it was safe where you had put it, Miss Nelson," and he looked at Betty. "Besides, I have been without it so long now that it seems almost as if I never had it. And from all the good it is going to do me, perhaps I might be better off without it now." "We didn't exactly understand what you meant by the note you wrote," said Betty. "Well, I'll tell you how that was," he said, frankly. "You see, I was left considerable money by a rich relative, but I had bad luck. Maybe I didn't have a good business head, either. Anyhow, I lost sum after sum in investments that didn't pan out, and in businesses that failed. I got down to my last big bill, and then I heard of this little business I could get control of in New York. HEY WERE WASHED UP IN THE LITTLE STREAM AND WOULD BE CLEANSED AGAIN AT THE HOUSE OF BETTY'S COUSIN YOU HAVEN'T ASKED US WHEN WE WERE GOING TO GIVE YOU THAT FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL SAID MOLLY AS THEY STARTED FOR JUDGEVILLE WELL SPOKE MISTER BLACKFORD WITH A LAUGH I DIDN'T WANT TO SEEM TOO ANXIOUS I KNEW THAT IT WAS SAFE WHERE YOU HAD PUT IT MISS NELSON AND HE LOOKED AT BETTY BESIDES I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT IT SO LONG NOW THAT IT SEEMS ALMOST AS IF I NEVER HAD IT AND FROM ALL THE GOOD IT IS GOING TO DO ME PERHAPS I MIGHT BE BETTER OFF WITHOUT IT NOW WE DIDN'T EXACTLY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEANT BY THE NOTE YOU WROTE SAID BETTY WELL I'LL TELL YOU HOW THAT WAS HE SAID FRANKLY YOU SEE I WAS LEFT CONSIDERABLE MONEY BY A RICH RELATIVE BUT I HAD BAD LUCK MAYBE I DIDN'T HAVE A GOOD BUSINESS HEAD EITHER ANYHOW I LOST SOME AFTER SUM IN INVESTMENTS THAT DIDN'T PAN OUT AND IN BUSINESSES THAT FAILED I GOT DOWN TO MY LAST BIG BILL AND THEN I HEARD OF THIS LITTLE BUSINESS I COULD GET CONTROL OF IN NEW YORK
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