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much does he need?" '^If he wants ten millions 

 he probably needs five and can get along with 

 three." And he got it. Now, doubtless, this is a 

 fairy tale. It is like the story that there are only 

 two shares of stock outstanding on the Salt Lake 

 & Los Angeles Railroad, the road that Senator 

 Clark built out of his pocket money without 

 issuing any bonds; that Clark owns one and 

 Harriman the other. 



This story is undoubtedly a lie, but it is pic- 

 turesque. Fancy Clark and Harriman sitting 

 opposite each other and gravely moving and pass- 

 ing resolutions, and then fancy what would happen 

 if they did not agree. No! I deny my credulity 

 to this story, though I swallow most things as a 

 traveler should. The true rule of travel is to 

 swallow everything and beg for more. The 

 cynical, the worldly-wise, miss much that is pic- 

 turesque and interesting. I know that old, hand- 

 made lies are nearly all gone and the new ones are 

 machine-made, not of as good wearing quality as 

 the old ones; but, once in a while, you meet an artist 

 who is not in a hurry, who patiently elaborates his 



