Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-07-21

81 WANT THAT DOLLARl'
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. l know did
and humbly apologize that it slipped
my mind. Ny dear man. permit me to
pay you S2-$3, 81. s.. have a check
here for $3.50. You may hand me S245
balance, and shall be perfectly salts
fed"
IL haven't got no $245," replied the
man, land | only want what is due
me- III 90 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 agoY
Mighty hard up, guess" was the
sullen reply.
you've hit It, Yes, sir, l 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 III
me. When ! wanted those cOrns re-
moved, you didn't demand payment in
advance"
Il wish hadw
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 he
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
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 | was hard
up for a quarter; today have mil
lions behind me-millions and millions.
! may be said TO swim in gold"
I'll be hanged if you look it"
And how has the change been
brought about? By my interchangeable
genius. coupled with ambition. look
ed around for ten strike 1t was a
little slow in coming, but | hit 1t at
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 100000
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 hands,"
Over what? I'm after my dollar"
"Over 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.
Not by durn sight. You might as
well give up trying to work any cold |
deck in on me. want that dollar"
And it was my genius and my finan-
ciering which brought it about" said |
the major as he rubbed his hands and |
patted the chiropodist on the Shout
der. THE thought came to me while ! |
was eating veal outlet at my board |
ing house. Our veal tablets are exact
ly what the name implies. We prepare
outlet for GAe table and then COM
press 1t and divide it into tablets Ev-
cry box contains %, and the price is
Is cents. Two weeks hence they will
be on sale at every drug store in tie
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 tablet into your mouth
and let ii dissolve. and there you are.
Can be taken with you to church, lee
lures, 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 90 per cent My dear
man.
Look here nOww exclaimed the chi
rOpOdist as he pounded on the table.
"I've come for my dOllarl Don't try to
stuff me, but come down with the
CASH.
"And the company had only been
named when thought Of you for the
position of secretary" unused the ma
Jor without seeming to have heard the
indignant protest. You were a man
who had trusted me- When others de-
manded cash down, you gave me a
show. My heart swelled as | thought
of this, and set the salary at $4,000
a year. payable quarterly in advance.
Shall draw you a check for the first {
quarter? I
The chiropodist looked at the major {
rs if wondering if he had met a crazy
man.
Il said $4,000 year. but if that is
not enough-if you feel that you ought
10 have 500, 0O0-speak right up. l
want you to be perfectly satisfied, you
know. VIII $4,000 year be enough"
'What about MY dollarY'