Arizona silver belt., 1894-06-09


 nouncing him.
 At the first glance l saw that he wore hitherto unpublished" pair of trou- sers or course l expected that but what considered as a sudden aggrava- tion of my malady was that he wore a new coat. If coats were going to mix themselves with trousers in my poor sick brain, there was nothing left for me but to arrange the details of my funeral.
 With haggard face, I pointed to a chair.
 "Old man, said he, Knowing that you take an interest in me, have come to tell you good news. l am engaged permanently as financial editor of The Gazette. So we are coworkers. Congrat- ulate me.
 I murmured some feeble words of fe- licitation.
 ''I owe you some explanation of my prosperity in the last fev months, he added. "You remember the day bor- rowed the louis from you and returned it the same evening? l told you at the time it was for daisy financial stroke. Now that my self interest does not com pei me to keep the professional secret, will tell you all. It is pretty byplay in metropolitan life. No, my boy, l have not assassinated any old woman who was incunbered with a rent roll. have not been adopted by an elderly heir ess, l have sold no political secret nor pillaged an embassy. have simply been dealer in trousers
 At the last word l bounded to my feet. There was my nightmare again.
 "Calm yourself," said he, "and lis. ten:
 "Tho day before made the demand upon your purse l happened to he pres ent at the first days sale at auction of an immense stock of new goods from q bankrupt custom made clothing concern. The programme for the succeeding days was the sale of 10, 900 pairs of trousers. There wero few at the sale, the necessity of taking the goods by lots, on account of the great quantity, shutting out worlanen and the class of persons who wear such garments. remarked that the trousers ill lots of 10 cost about ? francs each.
 By dire experience know that the pawnbrolSer lends upward Of francs on a pair of trousers in good condition. The thing to do was plain enough to be seen. With your louis bid off lot of 10. Soon after hastened to the pawn shop where l offered three pairs. en- countered ap obstacle the first thing. They do not lend on unworn garments. I argued my case with such eloqpence, representing that had worn the trou- sers, but that l was very careful of my clothes, that gained my point, Of course l could prove that l was not a tailor seeking to dispose of my stock. l took two other lots of 10 at intervals during tho day, keeping the tenth pair for myself. l received over a dollar apiece for them. So you see it was a pretty good dny's transaction.
 "Ihe next day bid off two lots, and profting by my experience l passed the day and part of the night in wearing the trousers, putting on one pair after another. l can assure you it was back breaking then conceived the idea of having others wear them for mo, and timidly at first, but soon boldly enough, 1 lent the garments day by day to your boys, to your clerks and to many others, asking nothing in return but discretion. | 1 told them that needed to have actual | proof of their quality, as they were made in great numbers in my shop for shipment to South America As my business increased perfected my meth ods l employed agents to dispose of the trousers. bought as many as GO some days,
 All went well so long as the source of my prosperity remained uudiscoycred One day scented danger. One of my agents found out by the mark on the buttons where the goods came from, and he bought lot of 10, I did not hesitate q moment.
 T hunted up the receivers of the l stock. l told them that there were 3, 000 pairs of trousers unsold; that the 1000 pairs already sold q had bought 5,000) had ovcrstoclced tho buyer, and hence the present price could not hold. It would be wiser to sell them all at once. In conclusion, l offered them 5000 francs for the lot of 8, ,000. The deal was closed, and SO all attempts at competition were elfcctually prevented At the same time laid myself liable to the law which punishes monopolics.
 Now it is all over with. The pawn. shops, glutted with trousers, rebelled and threatened my agents with arrest. Eght thousand of my garments rest or their shelves, SO did not complain In the end was obliged to carry my busi- neas into tho provinces. Each pair Of trousers has brought me on an average net of S1; total, $8, 900. l will lend it to you if you want to borrow
 "Now that it is not necessary for me to affect poverty have bought me Q coat and some other furnishings. still have left about 100 pairs of trousers. Ishan give some in charity, and l have already fitted out your entire establish ment You must notice how l am re- spected around here,
 Now old man, shall be most happy to send you pair made to fit you per fcctly of the richest fabric You have only to say tho word. "
 It is needless to add that my cure wal instantaneous and complete. - Trans lated For San Francisco Argonaut FroE the French of M Champimcat
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