The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23

GAIL right. This is mail-order busi-
ness. We advertise in New York, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Buff
falo papers right now. Here's the adj
vertisements; look them over when
you've got time, now. Here's the Phix-
U Purifier, that's dollar bottle, three
bottles for dollar and half; and the
Phix-U pills, six boxes for a dollar
sample boxes ten and twenty-five cents.
Consultation free; blanks mailed on APP
plication. That's all right. We wouldn't
expect you to diagnose or prescribe.
We've got good, handy young man
who can do that. All you have to do is
to sign the papers. Here's the situa-
ton
They were interrupted here by the
entrance of boy with a waste-paper
basket full of letters, which he emptied
on Mr.. Blevins' desk, to that gentle
mans evident annoyance.
Don't you bring in letters that way
again." he said to the youth, severely.
II told you about that the last time.''
He opened one letter in a casual sort
of way and took out dollar bill, after
which he passed the letter across to DR..
Dienich, who glanced over it and hand
ed it back.
''Here's the situation" continued Mr..
Blevins, as soon as the boy had gone
out. 1--WE can run this awhile without
a doctor-we've done it, but we get
busted up in business too often. want
to get down to a settled, respectable
business, and I'm willing to give up a
share of the profits to have it that way.
Here's my proposition: We fit you up
an office here in elegant shape and you
| come down and stay from ten till four
to sign papers and answer questions,
if we want to use you that way. Then
we work your name for all it's worth.
Your $500 will just about fix up your
office, but don't care anything about
that except that I won't have a man
that isn't interested in with me. And,
another thing: It's cash right down on
the nail. I'm not going to advertise for
partner again, and I've turned down
three already that wanted to take hold.
They weren't just exactly the men 1
wanted. You pay your money and
give you copy of the agreement with
in an hour, if it's a 60. If it amt, there
is no harm done. / propose to give you
one-third of the entire profits. Our ex-
penses are about IS week, including
| bottles, boxes, postage, help and Office
rent. I'll show you what we've taken
in"
Mr.. Blevins had not exaggerated the
dispatch with which, he transacted bust
ness. Within an hour DR.. Dienich had
paid him 5000 and had become a men,
Der of the Phix-U Remedy company of
Chicago, with an iron-clad agreement
by which he was to receive third of
the profits. He was to call at the Galen
building at noon the next day, bringing
with him his medical diploma and other
documents, including the certificate of
appointment to the county offices be-
fore mentioned. lie kept his appoint-
ment promptly.
| He ratified at the door of 426, but it
was locked and no sound of clicking
typewriters came from within. He
paced nervously up and down the cor.
ridors for at least Is minutes and then
he questioned the elevator man.
| The elevator man had not seen Mr..
Blevins that morning. He said it was
possible he might be out at lunch. DR.
Dienich thought SO, too, and went out
and sought refreshment himself. In
half an hour he came back and found
the office door still locked. He waited
half an hour longer and then sought the
agent of the building. The agent in.
formed him that Mr.. Blevins had en-
gagged suite 1926 two days before to open
a typewriter-exchange business and
had paid ten dollars as deposit until
he could get the lease made out. He
seemed interested in DR.. Dienich's di
lemma, and, taking down a pass key
descended to 426 and opened it. The
room echoed hollowly to their footsteps
and their voices. 1t was empty. There
was not typewriter, not a desk, not
so much as scrap of paper left.
Subsequent investigation proved that
the Phix-U company had never received
any mail. Also that the newspaper clip.
pings had never been clipped from
newspapers. 1t was found that the
company had advertised for competent
stenographers and typewriters, and
one of the girls was found. She said
that she had been informed that there
would be a competitive trial of speed
and that she was set to transcribe loose
sheets of 'The House of the Seven
Cables" At the close of the day she
was told that she would be notified by
mail if her average was satisfactory
One of the elevator men had seen the
typewriters taken away and had helped
to load the desks and tables into the
freight elevator. Mr.. Blevins being
present, he had considered that il
would be all right. DR.. Dienich and the
police found out a lot of things like
this, but they never found Mr.. Bleyins
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