Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-05


( IMPERATIVE. Company's got orders that
! have 10 be filed and the plantH have to
/ be ND in a month. Here, III make you
an offer. Will you take $1,000 for tho
/ placer
Against the promptngs of his judy
ment. which tod him he ought TO ap-
pear reluctant until he vas sure he
/ couldn't get more, old Job Hascomo
blurted: "Yew bet l Will
rs there lawyer around hereT
| quered the young man.
Yep" said Job, George Gaines lives
bout a mile away
Let's drive over there then. and draw
up the bill Of SALE
so Job boarded the buggy, and an hour
later the young man babe him good-Dy'
as he drove toward the railroad station
at Dover.
"Eyerything's al ready now but the
payment OF the money were the young
mans last words, "and I'll be here with
cash on Friday.
When Job told his wife that night tnaI
in three days he would be IN possession
oil S..OeO in cold cash. with The old farm
of their hands forever, the good Woin .'5
forgot 10 nave a chill. Not until MO
ui.nt did their eyes close IN sleep uiu
they cease to talk over pet plan "hich
saw them living IN a cottage I'D lhe S,'5
meaninc Dover. and JOB HascomD ths
nroud nossassor of a store-jrst what INC
hadn't been decided. Job was Ior run
ulne A grocery store, but Mrs. ltascono
thought he ought 10 start uaiN'
II.
~. ,,,.,,.,,i,,, lob arranged with the
.Ictioneer al Dover for sale OF nous
-, -. a,J farn utensils the follow
,,,, wesk on Thursday afternoon ne
olled lazuv on the porch, going over ioi
| he tbous4ndtn time what he was soihs
80 do with that $1,000 Another horse ana
! 80. bova in sight. another weii-dressed
.oung man drew up before the porch
Mr. Job HascOmD o,,
ven Want To buy the place. te~T
| The Young man started. you doh
mean To say us already sold! ne eA-
claimed. Zoo
yep Gettin' a good price fer H. 100
Much as you'd give, / reckon
! How muchY
.t1our thousand.'' said Job. grandly.
..T'd give more than that II 1 could get
it," said tine ncw conner.
"Norey' aueried Job. incredulously.
"Sure th,ug. | know who is buyin' II.
| The Globe GUnpowder Company. Am l
right?'
yep"
"Weu see here. represent the Boreas
Gunpowder Company. We want this spot
for a plant just as much as they 90 ana
1 guess we can go them a few better al
that. What would you say to S5UJO!
I'D say bully" answered Hascomp.
dolefully. But it's tew late. Inc OIL OF
sales been drawed up.'
The young man jumped out or the bug
..Weu. now. see here. The man with
vvhon Won made the agreement know
who he she's only an agent or the com
many. His commission for putting
! through this deal will only amount TO d
| couple of hundred dollars. Now, when
he comes tomorrow suppose you ofter
him a little more than that-say 500. ]
bet he'll tear up the bill OF sale all right
| TOR 500. and you'll be free 10 sell
| 10 Us. And I'll make you an offer thatll
cover what YOU will have 70 pay 10 him.
Wen give $500. There that leaves you
over 5000 more than the Globe people
| viii pay you"
Dew yew think he'll do IT,"
Think? Why, Of course. be will Why
| wouldn't he?"
The reasoning was irresistible.
! III
"Ah." said the representative OF the
Globe Gunpowder Company. as ne sank
into a chair on the porch OF the Hascomo
home. i've got the stun with me, you
| See" He dug down in q back pocket and
| grew up wad OF greenbacks. Then.
! with many hem and haw, Job Hascomb
| spoke OF the destruction OF the bill or
sale and what he would pay II the repre-
! sentative OF the Globe Company would
consent TO il.
'pour hundred dollarsT queried the
representative. why. my commission
from the company'll be all OF that And
me risking my job. too. Four hundred?
Not enough"
BY very gradual stages J worked tho
offer up TO $3.50. AT that no.nt he said:
IT'S every cent got. every cent"
In that case" said the young man.
considerable I'm take IT,"
Thereupon Job went down by the Well,
removed a lot of stones and finally cana