Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-25

THE GRAND PROMOTER HAD TAKEN A
! SKATE.
write letter to your old address. Well,
we'll. but sit down and have cigar"
The man sat down. but as no cigar
was offered him he didn't have one.
He had no smile on his face. He looked
like a man who had found a lodging
creditor after months of search and in
tended TO collect or proceed to ex-
tremes. The major sized things up that
way and took the bull by the horns at
once by leading off with:
johnson. l want to express my
heartfelt gratitude 70 YOU the first
thing. You did thing fo. me that L
can never never forget"
Yes; | lent you ten dollars" grimly
replied Mr. Johnson.
You did. l was hard up, discouraged
and almost ready 10 commit suicide
when you stepped and made life
worth the living again. That ten dol
lars brought me luck. l am ashamed
that have been too busy TO hunt you
Up and repay it. but it is all right ut
last
Yes, youu pay it now or I'll break
your neck Z
The delay is all in your favor, how
ever" cheerfully continued the major.
Had YOU dropped in at any time with
I'm the last six months | should have
given you a check for five hundred
dollars and expressed my everlasting
gratitude but today l can do better than
that-far better. AS you sit there you
may look upon yourself as a rich man"
I'D rather look upon my ten dol
lars" quietly replied the caller.
Yes; l will prove to you that at least
one man in this selfish world knows
what gratitude means. / have been
working for the last four weeks to COM
plete the organization of the catnip
trust and just got things ready last
night-capital five million dollars and
all paid inland today, Mr.. Johnson,
the trust controls every stalk Of catnip
In the civilized world. Next week the
price will be advanced 80 per cent and
n month later SC more. OF course you
know all about catnip?"
"Hand me over my ten.' replied Mr..
Johnson as he extended his hand and
looked at the major with ice in his
eyes.
"Catnip is used for various purposes"
continued the major, and no. known
substitute for it has ever been discov-
ered Cats must have it or perish. Ba-
bies with collie must have it or suffer
on. A catnip poultice will cure hun
dred different aches only certain cure
for insomnia. and will surely prevent
somnambulism. l think you follow me
i think you do"
"If don't now, l will in about five
minutes replied Mr.. Johnson.
1--WE have figured it down fine. down
to a dollar. and the profit on the first
years deal is four million two hundred
and lightweight thousand three hun
dred and twenty-one dollars. After that
it will increase by two or three mil
lions. Our stock viii pay dividend of
100 per cent from the first day. There 5
the trust. my dear man. and there's the
sure profits, and now as to your case.
On certain occasion you showed your
confidence in my financial integrity"
No. l didn't. You lied to me-
when others refused to stretch out
| hand 10 save me. you extended yours
with a ten dollar bill in it, You believed
in me and wanted 10 give me a show
Ii l were like some men. / should now
draw you a check for ten dollars and
close the deal"
That's what / want you to do
But l am no migrate. Mr.. Johnson
My heart is OVERLOOKING with gratitude
and instead Of the paltry ten dollar:
you get twenty thousand d0llars-tha
is, make you first vice president o.
the worldwide catnip trust. with sal
airy of twenty thousand dollars year
That is only the first step. however
the first payment. Next year
MIR Johnson rose up with his jaw
set
"NtVt year your salary viii be ad
vanced 10 twenty-five thousand dollars
and inside Of ten years you will b
rolling in wealth Sit down till l ex
plain your duties"
Have you got than ten for meT' wa
asked.
That ten-that paltry ten" exclaim