Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-19
Copyright, 1900. by C. b. Levi

Il WANT THAT DOLLABI
ago you removed two corns from my
right foot. The circumstance is per-
fectly fresh in my memory"
"And you said you'd pay me next
day"
II presume did. Yes, know I did,
and l humbly apologize that it slipped
my mind. My dear man, permit me to
pay you $2-$3, 81, $5. have check
here for $3.50. You may hand me $245
balance, and shall be perfectly salts
fed"
81 haven't got no $245," replied the
man, land 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
note. 1t was surely curious thing.
your coming down as you did. Doctor,
do you know where stood financially
four months agoT
mighty hard up, guess" was the
sullcn reply.
"You'ye hit 1t. 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 II dollar The
cold, cruel world sneered at me and
called me deadbent, but there were
few exceptions. You were one. In
my darkest hour you had confidence in
me. When / wanted those corns re-
moved, you didn't demand payment in
advance"
~ wish hadw
"No, 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 one. Can you sell
out your business or give 1t away to-
day or tomorrow"
Are you going to pay me the dol
lar?" sternly demanded the chiropodlst
"If you can't sell out, give 1t away
lock 1t up, throw II out of the Window
continued the major as he walked
about the room. "My dear man, listen
TO me. Four months ago | was hard
up for quarter; today l have mil
lions behind me-mllons and millions
! may be said to swim in gold"
'Tll be hanged II you look I'll"
"And how has the change been
brought about? BY my indefatigable
genius, coupled with ambition. look
ed around for n ten strike. 1t was a
little slow In coming. but | hit 1t al
last. What do you think of the Veal
Outlet Tablet company; capital, So,
100000? There are the papers on my
desk to perfect the organization and
apportion the stock - over $4,000, ,00(
of the stock subscribed for in advance
ut 70 cents on the dollar, and capital
lists tumblng over each other to take
the remainder. Doctor, let me congrat
ulate you Shake handsw
"Over what2 I'm after my dollar"
"Over your appointment as secretary
OF the company, at salary of $4,000
n year, and you can begin work tomor
row. AS an official you also have frs
choice of $4,000 worth Of stock. You
trusted Major Crofoot, and this is thC
result; this is your reward. Shake
hands again"
mot by durn sight! You might a'
well give up trying to work any colo
deck in on me. want that dollar"
"And 1t was my genius and my iinan
clerlng which brought 1t about" sale
the major as he rubbed his hands ant
patted the chlropodlst ON the shoul
der. ''The thought came to me while
was eating veal outlet at my board
ing house. Our veal tablets are exact
by what the name Implies. We prepare
a outlet for the table and then com
press 1t and divide 1t into tablets. Ev
cry box contains 20, and the price |!
is cents. Two weeks hence they will
be on sale at every drug store In thu
United States, and all doctors will rec
Ommend 'em. You don't have to wal
for breakfast or dinner to get your cut
let Just drop tablet into your moutl
and let 1t dissolve, and there you are
Can be taken with you TO church, lee
lures balls, camp meetings or hors,
races; should be in the hands of al
travellers, hunters, sailors and baseball
men. In less than three months the!
WIN drive every other tablet out o
market. Invented, organized and nan
ed In less than ten hours and bound
pay dividends of 80 per cent. My dea
mani
Look here noww exclaimed the ch
ropodist as he pounded on the tabl
"I've come for my dollar! Don't try
stun me, but come down with Il
. cash"
+: "And the company had only bee
named when l thought of you for Il
, position Of secretary mused the mi
5or without seeming TO have heard Il
indignant protest. "You were ma