A RANCHMAN'S RECOLLECTIONS 



of an Irishman do you think 'Jerry' Flannagan is 

 to stay out? It's the children at home that are down 

 to cornbread and molasses, with potatoes on Sunday." 

 "But, 'Jerry,' I hope you did not tell any of your 

 friends, including O'Grady." 



"Sure, Mr. Daly; I have no friends left, and 

 O'Grady has a mortgage on his store." 



Several months later Mr. Daly placed $i,ooo on 

 a horse that got his nose in front and sent the pro- 

 ceeds to "Jerry," but the O'Grady mortgage still 

 stuck. 



I cannot close this sketch without recording one 

 of Mr. Daly's great commercial triumphs. I refer 

 to the D. J. Hennessey Mercantile Co. of Butte, 

 Mont. It operated an immense department store, 

 which carried a stock that would have been a credit 

 to any great city. Butte was an immensely pros- 

 perous town. The concern made its own Paris im- 

 portations. I recall attending a ball at Butte in 

 the *90*s at which I saw as many beautifully- 

 gowned and jeweled women as I have ever seen at 

 a great city function. Daly had backed the man 

 who had the talent and let him do it in his own name. 



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