Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-01-31

"I WAS COME FOR DOT LEETLE BILL"
man, you are one of the few people
who had confidence in me when my
fortunes were at the lowest ebb. The
check for a hundred was to prove my
gratitude"
"vhell. I'll take him now" said the
tailor
| "Ah, remember that salt and pepper
suit and the days of my adversity!"
| sighed the major as he walked about
and ignored the check. You brought
| the suit up here one day thoroughly
| cleaned and rehabilitated. and you went
| away saying not a word about the bill.
You treated me as if 1 had millions OF
| dollars, and never, never can i forget
your consideration. Major Crofoot re-
members those who remember him."
"vhell?' queried the tailor as he
looked at the bill in his hand.
az said n check for n hundred" re-
piled the major, but l shall do better
than that. A hundredfold is not enough.
I'll make a rich man of you. I'll put
you right up among the millionaires.
The more l think of how you trusted
in my integrity the more anxious am 1
TO prove my gratitude. Tailor. shake
hands. Tailor, accept my congratula-
TONS"
But how vhas hep asked the cred
itor. with puzzled look.
1T was this way. my dear, confidinS
friend: 1 was just about to incorpo-
rate the Great American Steam Trou-
sers Creaser, with cash capital of ST.
100000. The papers go to the secre-
tary of state today. Next week the
first machine is set up. In three
months we shall have 80 of them at
work in the principal cities of the
United States. The stock is supposed
to sell at par, but 1 can get you $4,000
worth at $S7. The dividends won't be
less than 80 per cent and may go hun
dred. For the first machine out we
want Il practical manager. You shall
have the position at $4,000 year.
Tailor, shake hands,"
ts'I don't see how he vhas." said the
tailor after a Emphatic shake.
:. "You don't? That is because your
good fortune has for the moment upset
you. Look at my trousers. Look at
the trousers of all the men you meet.
There are creases in them. When you
buy pair of SO trousers, you pay So
for the creases. You must have 'em to
be in the swim. Can't go into society
or get a check cashed at the bank
without 'em. The creasing, as you
know, is now done by hand and is
slow work. Our company will crease
b steam. The trousers will be fed
in, the same as straw, and at the rate
of 80 pairs a minute. They come out
beautifully creased, at a cost of only q
quarter a pair. and there you are.
Each machine will crease $4,000 pairs
per day of ten hours, and that's an in
come of 1850 day. We shall steam
crease the trousers of the world. Ev-
cry royal head viii be among our pa
irons. Isn't it plain to you now? Isn't
it as clear as daylight that you will be
riding in your own barouche in less
than six months?"
''But you owe me dollar" persisted
the tailor.
"Great Scott, but you talk about a
dollar when hundreds of thousands are
falling at your feet! Let me go over
this once again. We are the Great
American Steam Trousers Creaser.
We don't steam trousers, but we
crease 'em by steam"
81 know"
1--WE crease $1,000 pairs per day at a
quarter a pair. We make $4,000 per
day clear money on every machine.
and we have 10000 machines at work.
Your share of the profits win be at
least half million dollars per year.
In ten years you are worth $5.000.000.
Tailor, shake hands. 1t all comes from
your confidence in me-"
"But / don't have some confidence.
vhas here for my dollar"
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your ground floor stock. tits an evil
dence of your good faith and VIII
eventually be returned to you. Can
you sell your shop today? Can you
be ready in three days to take hold OF |