Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21

IT 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"
"VhelI. I'll take him now," said the
tailor.
"Ah, l remember that salt and PEPPER
suit and the days Of my adversely"
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 | had millions of
dollars, and never. never can | forget
your consideration. Major Crofoot re-
members those who remember him."
"VhellT queried the tailor as he
looked at the bill in his hand.
81 said a check for a hundred" re-
piled the major, "but l shall do better
than that A hundredfold Is not enough.
I'll make 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
70 prove my gratitude. Tailor, shake
hands. Tailor. accept my congratula-
dons."
But how vhas her" asked the cred
itor, with puzzled look.
at was this way, my dear, confiding
friend: | was just about to incorpo-
rate the Great American Steam Trou-
sers Creaser, with n cash capital of ST.
1000. The papers go to the secre-
tary of state today. Next week the
first machine Is set up. In three
months we shall have so OF them at
work in the principal cities Of the
United States. The stock is supposed
20 sell al par, but 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 a practical manager. You shall
have the position at $4,000 year.
Tailor, shake hands,"
"I don't see how he vhas," said the
tailor after a lymphatic shake.
"You don't? That is because your
good fortune has for the moment upset
you Look at my trousers. Look at
There are creases In them. When you
buy n pair of $40 trousers, you pay SO
for the creases. You must have 'em to
be In the swim. Can't go into society
or get 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
by steam. The trousers will be fed
In. the same as straw. and at the rate
OF 80 pairs n minute. They come out
beautifully creased, at cost OF only q
quarter pair, and there you are.
Each machine will crease $4,000 pairs
per day OF ten hours, and that's an In
come OF $4,000 day. We shall steau
crease the trousers of the world. Ev-
cry royal head will be among our pa
irons. Isn't 1t plain TO you now? Isn't
II as clear as daylight that you will be
riding In your own barouche In less
than six monthsT
"But you owe me n dollar" persisted
the tailor.
Great Scott. but you talk about
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 $4,000 pairs per day at
quarter n pair. We make $4,000 per
day clear money on every machine,
and we have 10000 machines at work.
- eInn 20 az a Y
ieast half a million dollars per year.
In ten years you are worth $5.O00.coO.
Tailor. shake hands. II all comes from
your confidence In me-"
"But | don't have some confidence.
! vhas here for my dollar"
"And the dollar is your deposit on
your ground floor stock. 1t Is an EVIL
dence OF your good faith and VIII
eventually be returned to you. Can
you sell your shop todayf Can you
be- ready In three days TO take hold or
the first machine and feed $4,000 paira
OF trousers through it? You can, OF
course. You VIII be ready, and l can
depend on you. Shall / speak to some
bank about your opening an account"
"If-if-you could pay
you'll get your first months salary
in advance, and IL you want TO use half
a million | can lend you the cash.
That's all. except that we'll shake
hands again. You VIII excuse me,
know, but I've got 10 go out for m
hour or two. Cali again. See you
later Don't fail me-"
The grand promoter put on his hat
and overcoat and left the Office. The
tailor had come for that dollar. He
took a chair TO wait. The fire was
low and the room was cold. and In an
hour his teeth were chatterlng. He
stood II for another hour, ana then he
rose up and softly tIptocd out and
went down stairs. At the foot OF the
stairs he met n man who queried:
"Do you know If that old deadbeat
Major Crofoot Is up starsY
'He vhas gone out" was the reply.
"IIave you been trying to collect n
blllY
"Ycs."
"And how did you come outT
II vhas put into dot Great American
Steam Trousers Creascr und creased
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