Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-07-05
WONDERFUL WHISTLER
How His Accomplishment Won a
Valuable Customer.

Valuable Customer.
II twas a nerfect p,oht md th. ;rco,r.
inc OCEAN lines scanned no,sed bet,ysor
two Ornaments 40 trrthfullv wsra tha
stars rsflected in Tho nlocid son. Ths
bour wos lats and gradually tLo ras.
uenoers drifted awav into ths hriI.
linntlv lichtsd salons or sought tho,r
staterooms for a few hours, straviuo
upon tho invisible Islands NJ Dresms,
and ouly a few were still haunting ths
decks moon.flecled promenade.
suddenlv tha scbo,sr,v ,ooL,r, and
snectacled vourc man ;rom rhsosro
who had been sitt,nc ou,.tlv omorr =
oroun ~ friends 9th HI. ssss ,urnoa !
somewhat wis,frlly ,ow.rS ,ha no.
now distant bomslards hsror "
whistle softly a .trost soro tSa, had
fingered in bis mind sirco Ss | hoord iN' !,
IN the whart ,ho dsv ho sa,,"d u;s
ann nan,ons l,stencd n dclirhtel srr.
rrisa N.ror fro,r uor,a, ,;ns IA i
sued more dulcst sourds. ,ha voicss =,
hvrdrad n,rh.,nrn,os ,ro.. n, oaa
densad N form tho ,iou,d swso,ross n,
b,s nn,s. Tho s,raarlIrc srours ~
lorroor. nj, about ,Le dec, drsw r.or
and listened in entranced delIobt
uRravnw "IIncorey, "rncorcln ca,r.
from oyorv s,da. md warh,Ir, IN
changes NJ various ms,odlc. he Sra,lv
tbrIIied n, bearars with tbo ,noosures
~ dear .Uome sweet IIome y
silence desrer than nj, r,,orod
nra,se settled on overv so,l orly ,bs
music foated upon the listsniny mir
Drioht eves smiled ont ocross tha san
throuoh m,sts NJ homssicL ,ears md
Helen IIarner who was standing nrar
the aao furled for Tho nioht closa
round its loftv sta@ reocheJ I'm n
loosen n starry fo,d and drow a dnyr
across her lovely Iins
"Well," said her mother, her brisk
voice broken bv ,uddcn closing in
her throat ~ remember Of rpndlng'
Yang ooo n noem entitlcd .WhistIir"
In Heaven, The idea scemel strange
almost irreverent-to mo then but /
nm now fully nrcnnred Ia think tbnt
Tho angels songs NAV well have sucb
accompanimentsw
GLOW did YOU acquire such an IN.
usual accomplishment. Mr. K9r asked
tho Younger woman "Did vou ul,e
IIiuwotha learn of every bjrd its Inn.
guaoeon
81 ,blnk Wbi,tier,s descr,,,,o, NJ ,ho
bnrefoo, bov with cheots ~ tan,
echoing MI The voices 81 ths asIds
would nIcture nv childhood davs het.
,or y bs answered. And ,ben ,rrnin,
in Mrs. IIorner he saiI.
"your remark reminded mo n an nes.
.,oropso had = ,r,,,her a u.a,s aao w.
rsal,houoh 7 guess i,,s nr0,,,, ~ ia,a -Ts r.,
story telling 3 "
,6o Ia, ne bavs ~. ,hov o,l .x
o,o,mod w" '"
Air. X rooLed m, over tbo .,or.
oenmod wators roaoc,ivnlv ~, w,s
4 more vcars ma than + rea,ji,ed vhon
rocallcd tbo inc,dor, y No so,a ~ r,oa
little mora tban n hov and Ind iust
started in with n canital ~ hores ~
mako INV own wav in Tho world Iwas
trovcljng Tor n wholesolo horso IN
Chicago and covered small inland
towns within n rodius ~ a ,ow hnn
dred niles n that centor Will ron
sonablv successful cyervwhore also
was kent dissatisfle,, bv thu fact lint
the largest dealer in A Michigan vlllapo
in INV circuit would have nothing to do
with me- The home firm observed
with dlspleased surprise that Mr.
Cray's name was never on INV order
sheet, and time after time | renewed
my solicitations for his patronage only
to be prutily and unccremonlouslv dis. |
missed.
"One rainy day in early spring was
In the town and as nv wav icd nast
his door gathered nv courage for n
last attack. There was The usual terso T,
dialogue, and then the proprietor
turned abruptly away and wen. ipto
his little private Office, which was built !
up like a huge box in The center Of tho
store something after tho fashion Of
TIN LinIinwater's den In the office of
the Cheeryblc Brothers.
..Outside tba rain no,rod trr,or.,v
and | sat down on nm emntv crncLe,
box to wait for II to slackep, , began