The Press., 1900-05-17
90 Of Il to take up and push to success

popoly. Object was to control the man.
ufacture and sale of all the nursing
bottles in the world. ANY mother who
refused to buy one of our bottles had
to feed her infant from a~trough. Each
and every one of our bottles was pro-
vided with squirt gun, and when the
infant wasn't filing up on milk he was
squirting at flies and developing his
craftsmanship. That monopoly was
capitalized at $5O.OOO,OOO, believe.
You were let in on the ground floor.
AS my landlady took you In first Of
all. MY dear woman, if your dividends
on that stock
"But l haven't had any. That was
another OF your schemes that busted"
The major looked at her for mo-
ment in doubt and perplexity, but then
his face cleared, and, reaching for her
hand, he shook it heartily and exclaim-
ed:
my dear woman, what business
head you have on your shoulders
what q head! 1t is no wonder that
your landlord never has to come twice
for his rent and that the fame Of your
table has spread abroad through the
land. Let me assure you that am not
only satisfied with everything up to
date, but l mean to continue on with
you indefinitely-for years and years"
"But you must pay. l can't run my
house unless my boarders pay"
"While perfectly assured that the In
ternatiOnal Nursing Bottle monopoly
would pay 20 per cent dividends" said
the major as he walked about, 1--WE de-
cided to drop it for a better thing. You
must know the difference between 20
and 40 per cent profit you surely
must"
"Of course l do"
"Then needn't go into details. You
will see at once why we went into the
Physical Pick and Ak Handle syndicate.
It was the difference between 20 and
40 per cent. That organization was
perfected only three days ago, and l
have seized the earliest opportunity to
talk with you about it. You are to
come in on the ground floor. When
Major Crofoot gets hold of a good
thing, he remembers his friends. Not
only have you as my landlady fed and
lodged me on the best in the land,
but
''But you are behind ten weeks" she
put in.
But, my dear woman, you did not
stop there. You showed your confidence
In my integrity by allowing my indebt-
edness to accumulate until it has final
~ reached the figure Of $40. Where
can such another landlady be found?
ruyf11 int p
case of financial confidence? But you
shall be rewarded. People who repose
trust in Major Crofoot cast their bread
upon the waters to have it returned
20 times over. You will remember
that this is an interview Of my own
seeking. Had I not sought it you
would have let the bill run on for
weeks and months yet"
"No, wouldn't" exclaimed the wo-
man. give been trying to catch you
for the last two weeksv'
But l sought the interview" Sc
renely continued the promoter. 81
brought about this meeting in order
that we might balance the books. My
dear woman, you are stakeholder in
the Physical Pick and AK Handle trust.
You are in on the ground floor. I have
set aside for you $4,000 worth of stock
at 10 per cent of it's face value. That's
$1,000. You know how it is when a
man strikes a blow with pick or ak.
He grunts. We make all our handles
hollow. They do the granting and save
| the mans vitality-makes the labor 10
per cent easier, and every laborer
wants to work IL hours per day. In
six months we shall be supplying the
world-profit of 10 cents in every han
die and 1000, 100000 used every year."
"But this ten weeks billY' she in
| sisted.
"Yes, we now come to the bill. Your
ground floor stock comes to $1,000
Take $40 from that, and we have $3.50
left. In other words, you owe me 1890
But take your time, woman-take your
time. Take 80. 60 or 80 days if you
will. have confidence in you"
"And you mean l owe you $930w
GAS you see, my dear woman-as you
see. Look over the figures for your.
self-exactly $3.50, and you needn't
worry about it. Our first call on the
| SeocAAOAueiS is oAly Luz D per Ceut, duo
IL you haven't the money I'll lend it te
you. And that's all tonight, be-
lieve."
| "But II don't understandv
"But you will after thinking it over
Run along now and think. Plain Of
day after little reflection. Don't want
to push you out, you know, but really
I'm very busy, and you also want tt
figure 1t out. Don't worry-and DOM
worry. and good night to you"
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