The Beginning Of His Riches

I made tnoft of my.money by bard tnocks, " declarc.il the ole] resident who as no fiuancial troubles, "but I once made some very easy money just wbeu I was sorely iu need oí it. "I had ïnanaged to buy a little stretch of lake shore with the idea of disposing of it as a surnmer resort. No one was looking for that kind of an investment and I had a dead dnck on my banda. I happened down there just at the breaking np of winter, when I had nothing else to do and no money to do it -with if I had. There was a big raft of logs tied up at my beach, and it had been tbere since the late fall. At least that is the view I took of the situation. Itwas a bold violation of private rights. How had they dared to thus invade my premises without permission? I learned who the owners were in the east and sent them a bilí of $300 for dockage. Their reply carne throngh a representativo who wanted me to settle for a trifle, but I would hear to nothing but the full aniount There was a principie involved that I would not sacrifice. He left with the threat that I would never get a dollar. "I bribed the man in charge of the raft to notify me when it was to be moved, and as soou as I heard from bim I had the sheriff there to make a levy. I had a check for 300 as soon as it could be got to me. It provecí the thin edge of the wedge with which I entered into the business tbat made me rich. Six weeks later I discovered that the raft had not been on my land at all. It was 40 feet beyond my line. But what could I -3o with my money tied np in an investment? So I said nothing. " -