Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-10

piied dofiantly. II would Isaid would
II you employed mol" 80.
aHoyi iieyl You wouldi You wonldf
ayes. ! wonii, wouldi' Angrly
and defantly said IL
Then he darted toward me; '1'll take
youl You're engaged Dye hcafl Hoyi
Hoy5"
! was pcrplexed-stupofod. In my
conformation | made feeble effort 20
think or reason, out Of tho inscrutable,
how my vicious promise 10 eat him out
Of house and home could determine this
benign effect, my engagement But the
effort was vain. In my deranged condi.
ton could only nod with my head. ]
accomplished that
Good Goodi All right You're
engaged Bui. say, you li,d. said you're
q small cater You did lio-did your
didn't youl-hayi hcyf'
"Oh." answered, when could catch
my breath. that was q joke
Joker No iohng-in business busi'
ness is-business"
"Yos. SIR said. "that Il a maxim l
havo heard before. somewhere; and
shall not again forget IT," Then, in a
doubtful voice. and ready on the instant
20 recall u, for was by no means GER
tain understood him. added, II will
eat all you want me TO-"
"Yon wiIP Goodl goodl An want
--heyl hcyy'
IL will" I answered placidly; for I
was treasured.
GOOD. goodi You're engagcdir Thon
making another dart at mo and ram.
ming his hands deeply into his pockets,
he continued, GLOW much--a week
heyi heyI how muchr' After saying
which he withdrew his hands with moth.
ing In thenL
Now what. besides eating. do you do.
sire that should do srf- asked.
"Dol Eail Nothing elsei FATAL
day long-and deep into--tho night"
"No waiting on tho tables. no dish
washing. no cleaning or scrub"--
"Nonaonsei mol Got people for that
-caayi Blamed hard though-gut good
looking-girls 10 eat Been fourteen
hero 'smorning--all small cators-you're
frt one-big eaiori You're engaged
/ nNl4 htNf Arc JoNF
Now began to have n glimmering Of
my Importance. So animated askedi
"llow much do you pay, SIR
PAY you-mindl you're cngagcdi--
pay you-four dollars-por week. You're
ongaged-aro youg Iieyi hoyY'
II am engaged TO you, air," COM
placently replied. III you will mako It
ak"
"Too much. Can't do Il. Four
l had moved toward the door. II0
bounded to II, and again put his back
against Il.
"stopl stopl" he cried, ''blamed hard.
All right. Make II AK"
"Six dollars week, sir" | replied,
secures my services; TO eat being my
duty" Then, In Wow Of tho odd, the
seemingly fabulous nature OF this bar.
gain. my caution. Of which | possess q
stock, prompted mo to add, "If paid
weekly and In advance"
Advanced All right You'ro en-
gagged
And when, sir. II you please. anu ,C
Begin
"Nowi Sit hero-this window
ring. Waiter comes. You order. Here
n bill Of farc. You eat. Go out. Wall
around block. Come In. Order. Ia
again. Go outcome in. Eat-kocp 4
up"
lilo touched bell, n waiter appeared
l ordered something and ate It. He
tho fierce little proprietor Of the rcstau
rant-again retired behind his gnud,
partition, and then his head and ,sioul
ders reappeared In tho little window
where they spent the day. During u
course he, with my efficient aid, engage,
lat four dollars week and mot paid Il
advanced three additional girls, VIII
Joined mo In tho Rrduous employment
assigned me.
II was his plan 10 obtain customers 10
his restaurant, by demonstrating TO N
public that no did some business, h
hoped 10 attract Il and do more. lilo ha
} opened the place just week before
came. and had spent the week, as he III
; forward informed me, in doyoting In
contents Of his little head TO the tlabora
ton Of plan 10 possess himself Of III
: only thing lacking In the restaurant
custom.
He kept Us four coming In, eating an
going out, He had friend and cont
dant couple Of blocks away, with whor
ho left an assortment Of hats and wrap.
we went there and changed our appear
, ancc between "eats." Ho enforced hi
routinei 1t was eat, go out, change co,
tune, come In, eat, 20 out-all day an
evening II was a brilliant scheme {
Intricate conception and OF masterfu
execution, but for all that 1t failed {
, It's purpose. The sheriff closed us up 1
{ four weeks.
Ibid as | pleased, pretty much, Will
Il lastedi only he stipulated that shoul
, allow no love making on the part Of III
walters, Aud mover did. But no mad
) love TO me, and l allowed that; for,
} spite Of HE iierceness, he was dear, sol
hearted little fellow, who Obliged an
favored me in all asked OF him.
And that is how lat least helped
! eat a man out OF house and home.-J. {
, Layalliere In Pittsburg Bulletin.
, Ills Appetite unimpAired.
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