Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-09-27

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right foot The circumstance is per-
fectly fresh in my memory"
And you said you'd pay me next
day"
II presume I did. Yes, know I did,
and / humbly apologize that it slipped
my mind. My dear man, permit me to
pay you $2-S3, S4, So. have a check
here for $3.50. You may hand me $245
balance, and l shall be perfectly salts
fed"
Il haven't got no S245," replied the
man, ''and l only want what Is due
me. I'll go to the bank with you"
Don't! Don't do 1t! I'd never for
give myself for putting you to that
trouble. Yes; was about to write you
a note. 1t was surely curious thing
your coming down as you did. Doctor,
do you know where 1 stood financially
four months agoT
sullen reply.
you've hit it. Yes, sir, l was SO
hard up that l didn't own the shoes to
my feet 1t was the hardest kind of
work for me to raise q dollar. The
cold, cruel world sneered at me and
called me a deadbeat, but there were
a few exceptions. You were one. In
my darkest hour you had confidence in
me. When l wanted those corns re-
moved, you didn't demand payment In
advance"
81 wish hadp'
mo, sir. You trusted in my word,
and you didn't seek to humiliate me,
and you aroused my deepest gratitude.
have offered to pay you five for one,
but | shall not stop there. 1t shall be
5000 and more for Lne. Can you sell
out your business or give 1t away to-
day or tomorrow
"Are you going to pay me the dol
Lara" sternly demanded the chiropodist.
'If you can't sell out, give it away,
lock it up, throw it out Of the Window
continued the major as he walked
about the room. my dear man, listen
to me. Four months ago I was hard
up for quarter; today | have mill
lions behind me-millions and millions.
l may be said to swim In gold"
"I'll be hanged If you look itp'
"And how has the change been
brought about? By my indefatigable
genius, coupled with ambition. 1 look
ed around for ten strike. 1t was q
little slow in coming, but I hit II at
last. What do you think Of the Veal
Outlet Tablet company; capital, $5,-
100000? There are the papers on my
desk to perfect the organization and
bn or GO 000 000
of the stock subscribed for in advance
at 20 cents on the dollar, and capital
lists tumbling over each other to take
the remainder. Doctor, let me congrat-
ulate you. Shake handsw
"Over what? Pm after my dollar"
"Over your appointment as secretary
of the company, at salary Of $4,000
a year, and you can begin work tomor-
row. AS an official you also have first
choice of $4,000 worth Of stock. You
trusted Major Crofoot, and this is the
result; this Is your reward. Shake
hands again!'
Not by a durn sight! You might as
well give up trying to work any cold
deck in on me. 1 want that dollar"
"And it was my genius and my finan-
ciering which brought 1t about" said
the major as he rubbed his hands and
patted the chiropodist on the shoul-
der. 'The thought came to me while
was eating a veal outlet at my board
ing house. Our veal tablets are exact
ly what the name implies. We prepare
d outlet for the table and then COM
press it and divide 1t into tablets. Ev-
cry box contains %, and the price is
10 cents. Two weeks hence they Will
be on sale at every drug store In the
United States, and all doctors will rec
ommend 'em. You don't have to wait
for breakfast or dinner to get your cut
let. Just drop a tablet into your mouth
and let it dissolve, and there you are.
Can be taken with you to church, lee
tures balls, camp meetings or horse
races; should be in the hands of all
travellers, hunters, sailors and baseball
men. In less than three months they
will drive every other tablet out OF
market. Invented, organized and nam.
ed in less than ten hours and bound to
pay dividends of so per cent. My dear
man
Look here noww exclaimed the CHI
ropodist as he pounded on the table.
"I've come for my dollar! Don't try to
stuff me, but come down with the
cashw
"And the company had only been
named when 1 thought Of you for the
position of secretary" mused the ma
jor without seeIaing to have heard the
indignant protest. You were a man
who had trusted me. When others de-
manded cash down, you gave me q
show. My heart swelled as l thought
of this, and l set the salary at $4,000
year, payable quarterly in advance.
Shall draw you a check for the first
quarterY
The chiropodist looked at the major
as If wondering If he had met crazy
man.
81 said $4,000 a year, but If that is
not enough-if you feel that you ought
to have 000-speak right up. |
want you to be perfectly satisfied, you
know. VIII $4,000 year be enoughT'
"What about my dollarY
"The tablets will be go. The can't
help but be Let us walk out in the
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