The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-11-02

doctor next door was away emergency case came to him, but he had not been able to keep his head above water, and the end of the year showed no improvement in business, and found him poorer than when he had started out. What was to be done? That was the question.
 Smith said he was going to hang on for another six months, If possible, and then, if things didn't look better, he was going to go west. Brown didn't know whether he could hang on any longer or not, and Jones was free to confess that he had made up his mind to strike for Texas.
 "But" he said, with some hesitation, "there has been proposition made to me which l rejected at first, but since have thought good deal about. It won't do any harm to consult you in reference to 1t. presume both of you feel just as did when the proposition was made to me-"
 "Any money in it1" said Brown.
 "I think there is"
 "All right" said Smith, "then let's have your proposition, Jones' am ready for anything short of petty larceny"
 "I shall not tell you what the proposition is. l shall merely submit you to the same temptation that has been placed before me. If you meet me here tomorrow evening shall bring with me the man who made the proposition, and he can talk to you as he talked to me. Then we can consult to- gether about it."
 twill he bring his burglars kit with him1' asked Brown.
 "He will bring it along also dark lantern"
 "Then we don't even have to provide ourselves with masks9" put in Smith.
 "You provide yourself with nothing. He will provide all the implements, and he talk great deal better than can, will say no more of 1t until tomorrow night. Will you meet me here at the same hour2"
 The rest agreed
 Next evening, when Smith and Brown entered the room, they found sitting with Dr. Jones a very natty, wide awake looking stranger, who had laid on the table 6 neat looking handbag.
 "Dr. Brown and Dr. Smith, 1" said Jones, rising, 'allow me to introduce you to Mr. Robin son."
 "Delighted, am sure, gentlemen" said MT. Rob- inson. Every pleased to meet you, indeed. Dr. Jones tells me that perhaps You will be prepared to listen to little business proposal which have the honor to make to you. In making this pro- posal, gentlemen, let me assure you that have the greatest admiration for the three of you as have looked up your records in the Michigan university and find they are frst-class. Now, gentlemen, my rule in life has been to deal only with frstclass people. Only frst-class."
 "Then you have struck the right crowd this time" said Brown
 "Yes, gentlemen, believe have; believe have. And l assure you the meeting gives me great pleasure. Now, Mr. Jones, suppose there is no objection to my opening right up on the subject at the first start"
 "Not the least" said Jones
 "Very well, gentlemen. You have graduated with high honors at the Michigan university. You have practiced year"
 "Smith has" said Brown.
 "And haven't your"
 "No, have sat in my office for a year. Smith has been doing the practicing. None of the thret of us have done any collecting, however, and am beginning to think that the main part of the med ical profession is collecting" "Gentlemen," said Robinson, looking round al the three "you have struck it. The main part oi anything Is the collecting You have struck the main part of every business. Collecting, gentle men, is the soul of business Without collecting where would any business be? Why, gentlemen the biggest houses In the United States couldn't stand the strain for a year without collection We'll, that makes what have to say all the easier I see you understand the root of the matter. Now my proposal is this: have made c reasonabl, amount of money in my short stay here below and I intend to make good deal more before one o you gentlemen sees me of to the unknown land | wanf fn form a comnanv | fhnn0hf frat of hau