7/57 Another time, when heartless winter returned and the price of coal went up, a church social was arranged for Bill's benefit. It netted him nearly a hundred dollars. But Bill didn't pay his landlord and grocer; not he! He came down town the following day with a shiny plug-hat and a gold-headed cane. He could tell you the history of every leading family in town. It took Bill to expose the new-rich; he did it handsomely. |