The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-24
AN OLD TRICK WELL PLAYED.
He Divided His Profits and Was Badly
Left
From the Brooklyn Union.

He Divided His Profits and Was Badly
Left.
From the Brooklyn Union.
There is a chagrined and indignant real
estate broker in the Twenty fifth ward to-
day; chagrined because of the fact of his
having over-reached himself; indignant be-
cause of the further fact that his cash in
hand is precisely $500 less to-day than it
was barely week ago. TINS broker, who
shall be known for present purposes a, Mai.
Blank, prides himself upol his ShrewdneaS
in making a bargain no less than on the cir
cumstance that he has been uncommouly
successful in building up a big business and
making a pot of money" out of the real es-
tate boom that has struck the OUTLYING
wards of Brooklyn. 70 this broker there
came early Monday morning substantial
appearing gentleman, who, after eXchang
ing cOmmiseratiOns on the prevalent damp
ness, addressed himself to business after the
following fashion:
you hold the piece of property on
Broadway for sale, majorW
Il do was the prompt reply.
1T is requesting good deal, l know. "
continued the stranger, ''to ask you to show
it. But if it wouldn't be too much
trouble"
mo trouble in the slightest" interiected
the major 'If you are looking for a pur-
chase should only be too delighted. Blast
the rain"
The twain left the office together and in
spected the property. 1t suited the stranger
to a dot-was just what he wanted.
Your price, he queried.
"Weu, responded the broker, sizing up
his man, you can have it for Sc, 900 cash. y
"pll take it; and here is $50 bonus to
bind the bargain"
The cash was transferred from the pur-
chaser's to the brokers' pocket and they re-
turned to the latter's office. Il am going
to New York to draw the money from the
bank" the stranger remarked, and will
be back by l o'clock. In the meantime
wish you would draw up deed SO that the
transaction NAV be closed, am satisfied
with your assurances that the title is all
right And he left.
Shortly before noon the monotony of a
rainy day was relieved by the entrance into
the brokers' Office of a second stranger, who
after introducing himself, informed the
ma jor that he would like to buy the identi-
cal piece of property the broker had that
morning disposed of
1--WE just sold it."
That's too bad. But presume there's
no harm in my looking at it to see if it is
what it has been represented to me to be. -
DelllR dSSuIeu ludJ llO ODJeCllOuS existed,
stranger No 2 went his way, only to come
back after a brief interval with the state
ment that the property vast just suited to
the purposes for which he wanted it, and to
inquire if there was no way in which he
could get possession of it. by the way, y
he asked, "what did you get for it?"
"All 1 asked" replied the major; land
that was ST, 600"
six thousand-um It's worth more.
Tell you what, I'll give you $1,000"
The broker heSitated: and, according to
the old adage, he was lost. Then ensued re-
cital on his part of the transaction earlier
in the day, which, he declared if only he
could be rid Of, he would make the sale to
tho 81, 900 man.
"All right" urged the latter, "do the
best you can, I'll leave my offer open until
o'clock tonight; and if you have sue
ceeded by that time I'll take the property"
One o'clock came and with it the first pur-
chaser. Have you my deed readyF he
Queried. The major had not, he replied ;
and added that he had concluded not to
sell.
But you have my bonus" protested No.
/ land | insist upon your carrying out the
agreement.
"Oh, well, here's your money" answered
the major, pulling out roll of bills and Sc
lecting therefrom a fifty, which he offered
the stranger.
THAT isn't what l want. want the prop
erty; and what's more, | mean to have it."
Then the major began ~ temporze, to
ca jole and to attempt to compromise. But
the purchaser would have none of it, "rve
got all the money | want" he argued, its
no object to me what you Offer Where
upon the broker proceeded to increase his
offers, first to 800 then to $3.50, and finally
advanced at jump to $500 81 thought
it was better to make clean divide he
explained later, con the principle that half
loaf is better than none at all, and make
sure Of making $500 instead of losing u
thousand"
The stranger began to relent. "Well,
seeing you are so anxious, and as you evil
IDENTIFY have good reason for what you are
doing, I'll let you out for $500 plus the $50
paid you"
The major forked over, and chuckled as
his tormentor left over his shrewdness. But
when Z o'clock came, and with it no pur-
chaser No g with 5000 in cold cash; 8
passed, then 8, 10, II, and finally midnight
struck while he waited impatient and anx
iouslv, it dawned upon him that he had been
taken in, he, Maj. Blank, the successful
broker, and by n transparent dodge, whose
flavor is of the chestnut. Chestnutty. And
this is why there is wrath and mourning,
indignation and chagrin to-day III that
real estate office. No trace OF either stran-
,,o- no cip.a tanp iispnyprpl