Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
copyright, 1900. by G. B. Levi

ST WANT THAT DOLLAR!''
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."
81 presume did. Yes, know I did,
| and humbly apologize that it slipped
my mind. My dear man, permit me to
pay you So So, 81, So. l have a check
here for $3.50. You may hand me $245
balance, and shall be perfectly salts
fed"
ST haven't got no $685." replied the
man, land 1 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
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, l guess" was the
sullen reply.
you've hit it. Yes, sir, 1 was so
hard up that didn't own the shoes to
my feet. 1t was the hardest kind of
work for me to raise dollar. The
cold, cruel world sneered at me and
called me 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"
II wish I hady'
''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 1 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
Iar?" sternly demanded the chiropodist.
eff 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 l was hard
up for quarter; today l have mil
lions behind me-millions and millions.
I may be said to swim in gold"
''I'll be hanged if you look ity'
''And how has the change been
brought about? By my indefatigable
genius, coupled with ambition 1 look
ed around for a ten strike. It was a
little slow in coming, but 1 hit it 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
apportion the stock = over 100000 |
Of the stock subscribed for in advance
at 70 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"
'tOver your appointment as secretary
Of the company, at salary Of $4,000 |
= 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.
mot by durn sight! You might as
we'll give up trying to work any cold
leck in on me. want that dollar"
"And it was my genius and my fnan-
.iering which brought it about, said
he major as he rubbed his hands and
)atted the chiropodist on the shout
Ter. 'The thought came to me while l
vas eating a veal outlet at my board
ng house. Our veal tablets are exact
y what the name implies. We prepare
! outlet for the table and then COM
)ress it and divide it into tablets. Ev-
Try box contains %, and the price is
3 cents. Two weeks hence they will
'e on sale at every drug store in the
United States, and all doctors will rec
mmend 'em. You don't have to wait
or breakfast or dinner to get your cut
ct Just drop tablet into your mouth
nd let it dissolve, and there you are.
Jan be taken with you to church, lee
ures, balls, camp meetings or horse
aces; should be In the hands Of all
ravelers, hunters, sailors and baseball
aen. In less than three months th05
7ill drive every other tablet out a.