A farewell banquet was held by a number of college men, at which they agreed to meet ten years later and tell of their successes or failures. One of them, Bob Livingstone, in a spirit of ... See full summary
The Idle Boast (1911) Online
A farewell banquet was held by a number of college men, at which they agreed to meet ten years later and tell of their successes or failures. One of them, Bob Livingstone, in a spirit of bravado, declared that unless he was a millionaire by that time he would shoot himself. Fate seemed to take his jest in earnest, for within a few years Bob's brokerage firm had failed and he was penniless. Before this occurred Bob had fallen in love with Mae, his pretty stenographer. She clung to him in his adversity and later they were married, Bob having secured a position as bookkeeper. Life went rather hard for the ambitious young man and his lot seemed even more bitter when he read of the big financial coup made by Jack Norton, one of his classmates. He had become a millionaire. His wife was his one comfort. The ten years passed and Bob received an invitation to the anniversary banquet. Ashamed of his failure, he was unwilling to attend until Mae persuaded him to do so. After dressing he placed a...
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 | John Halliday | - | The Husband (unconfirmed) |
 | Ormi Hawley | - | The Wife |