The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-22

watched the turns, when could rubbcrneCk over
the shoulders Of the fellows in front Of me- with n
whole heap u excitement
"itMne King came out on the right SIDE
w hose markcTis this asked the dealer.
Mine, said !, squeezing through 80 mat ne
could see me. 'Justlet II stand
IL was cold blutI and a hard chance 70 taEe
have cashcd and come away But guess the old
fever had got into me.
The King won again.
Just let me have checks for couple OF nun.
bred said Ia the dealer, and Just then the man
seated n front OF me passed out and l. ,ook ms
seat The dealer passed me over twenty ten
dollar chips and 5000 in eagles which stuffed
into my pocket YEARLY. played on Tor TWO DnuIs.
rhcn yawned quite heavily :oa said s"m N nhir
walked over to the hotel split quart OF DRY WIN
the hotel clerk went mp 10 my sui e, and made
monkey faces, at myself in tho glass for three
That's how a front pulled me out in Spokane.
"llctcs another little one about how front helped
81 got into Omaha, hopeessly sober busted but
sui with he front, one beautiful June morning
o'clock There was pohnE , doing nes
Moincs, and So couldn I put up at hotel. II IL
weird thing 10 be broke in Omaha.
Il strullcd up from the station and reached the
business section before 7 o'clock passed by a
big department store. The doors were wide open
and the portcrs, were cleaning the place ont pre-
paretory To the beginning Of business az 8 o'clock
stopped before the carpet window There was
a sign in the window, Carpets, second floor; run
up and look al the stock. 4 middle aged, coun-
trhed.lookIng couplcsuoled up to the window as
/ stood there, and began pointing out TO each
other the kind OF carpets they were gong TO puy;
"'l wisht these consumed, lazy store folks ud
come dauwn and open up business / heard the
man say.
Il walked up 10 him and said;
"Nfe YOU thinking Of purchasing carpets, sir
wall thct's whut we come all tn way from
Hastings fur young man, said the farmer But
these taown folks pear TO lie abed SO long.
lishments carpet department I'm always down
ahead of the clerks If you'll kindly step up to
he nd NIith hr a
THAT was too dead easy for anything. They
followed me through the II ain entrance. ltripped
IN in amy this is where belong sort OF way
and my business like, at home manner conncl
the porters They didn't stop me, conducted
the country. couple up 10 the second floor; didn,
know the difference ctwccn strip oi ingram
carpet and piece Of Guhelin tapestry but. ms
] saw it's something fierce and savage to be broke
in Omaha, and needed the money again |
showed the COUNT people the carpets; and They
was a tag showing the price per yard and that
enabled me to prancc through my blum. They
tried to decker me down, but wouldn't stand for
Ours is strictly one-rrcc house told en-,
and it would be more than my position is worth
TO make a single reduction.
While | was engaged in showing them the
carpets. the carpet clerks swaru,cd in. They
figured that was probably new clerk and paid
one OF the clerks where | could find the mana
ger He told me found the manager.
department. asked him Salary or commission?
lie sized me up with a surprised mug,
"'llow long have YOU been working In the car
pct department. he as ed me.
"Since about quarter past this morning,
I replict, and then told him about it.
Well, of all the INTERNAL colossal gall and
cheek" he kept saving and then he broke into
a grin. When told him how had the old pair
upstairs, and nailed for $3.50 worth Of carpets.
he said. II! be damned" knew that IL was all
right 49,. - -
suasiycly. and he broke into a roar
" Go back and finish attending 10 your custom.
erS.' he directed. and did. The farmer paid me
waves and repeated invitations to come in and
ali and holding his sides, After the couple had
gone, he called me into his Office and handed me
You may stay here on that basis, II you like.
said he
81 like said I
But YOU needn't mention Il TO any Of the other
THEY'RE on salaries, and not very large ones.
UntrrStaud?'
IL understood
That's how front won me out in Omaha II
7 hal trri to turn that trick looking like hobo.
I'd have been run into a moral, and got about
two wears
81 sold CARPETS. without knowing ANYTHING
whatever about CARPETS at that plant for mon III,
an | nv commissions AVERAGED ncar" $50 a week
] grabbed everybody that dropped of at the second
floor. going and coming. both ends f'om the mid
with a stake al the end " the month the other
clerks in the Garnet deoartmrnt were ready to
asSassinate me for being the whole works. not
10 saw 1t. with the manager"
Then all the ES Tanks Joined In the chorus
Oh. the froutless man
Is an R's ran,
But the duck with III, front is . live one.
Then the meeting adjourned.