Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-27

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."
Il presume did Yes, | know did.
and | huInbly apologize that it slipped
my mind. My dear man, permit me to
pay You S2-S3. 81, 81, have check
here for $3.50. You may hand me S241
balance, and shall be perfectly salts
tied"
Il haven't got no S24J," replied the
man. "and | only want what is due
me. I'll go to the bank with you"
Don't! Don't do it! I'd never for
give myself for putting you to that
trouble Yes; was about to write you
n note. 1t was surely n curious thing
your coming down as you did, Doctor,
do you know where | stood financially
four months agoV
Mighty hard up, guess" was the
sullen reply.
you've hit It. Yes, sir, was so
hard up that | didn't own the shoes to
my feet. 1t was the hardest kind of
work for me to raise a dollar. The
cold. cruel world sneered at me and
called me a deadbeat, 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"
II wish had!'
"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 it away to-
day or tomorrow"
Are you going to pay me the dol
lar?" sternly demanded the chiropodist
"lf 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 | was hard
up for quarter: today have mil
lions behind me-millions and millions
may be said to swim in gold"
"l'll be hanged if you look it!'
"And how has the change been
brought about? By my indefatigablG
genius, coupled with ambition. look.
ed around for ten strike. 1t was a
little slow in coming, but ! hit it al
last. What do you think of the Veal
Outlet Tablet company; capital, So,'
600. 900? There are the papers on my
desk to perfect the organization and
apporton the stock - over $2,0OO00t
Of the stock subscribed for in advance
at 10 cents on the dollar, and capital
lists tumbling over each other to take
the remainder. Doctor, let me congrat
ulate you. Shake hands!
"Over what? I'm after my dollar
"Over your appointment as secretary
of the company, at a salary OF SlO0OC
q year, and you can begin work tomor
row. AS an official you also have frs
choice of $4,000 worth Of stock. lol
trusted Major Crofoot, and this Is the
result: this Is your reward. Shake
hands again.
Not by durn sight! You might a:
well give up trying to work any cole
deck in on me. want that dollar"
And it was my genius and my tinan
ciering which brought 1t about salt
the major as he rubbed his hands ant
patted the chiropodist on the shoul
der. THE thought came to me while
was eating veal outlet at my board
ing house. Our veal tablets are exact
lv what the name implies. We prepare
outlet for the table and then com
nress It and divide it into tablets. EV
ery box contains %, and the price Il
II cents. Two weeks hence they will
he on sale at every drug store III tn
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 IT dissolve, and there you are
Can be taken with you to church, lee
tures balls, camp meetings or hors
races. should be in the hands OF al
fra velers. hunters, sailors and basepal
mon In less than three months the'
will drive every other tablet out o