The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1901-09-26
MAJOR CROFOOT
Pays a Long Standing Board Bill
With Gilt-Edged Stock.
DIDN'T WAIT 70 BE DUNNED

cluded leaving his bed unmade
and uncared for, absence of mind
when he asked for a second cup of
coffee, a scarcity of pie when he
happened to be late for dinner
and stony stares on the part of the
landlady as she crowded past him
on the stairs. When he realized
that a climax was not far away,
the Major. took the initiative and
aggressive.
Madam" he said to the land
lady as he rose up from the dinner
table, "if it will not be asking too
much, l wish you would bring up
my bill some time during the even
ing. 1 do not like my board bill
to run on in this way"
"You-you mean that you will
settle up ?" she eagerly queried.
Certainly, ma'am. You could
have had a, check wheeks ago had
you spoken of it. Do not fail to
bring up my bill within an hour
or two"
81 will bring it up within five
minutes"
The Major had scarcely got seat
ed in his room and lighted a cigar
and placed a checkbook on the
table before him when the land
lady timidly entered and handed
him his bill for IL weeks board.
He received it with marked indif-
ference, glanced over it with care
less eye and yawned as he said:
"Eleven weeks at s. per week is
$50. The bill is,perfectly correct.
Hold on, thought Haven't had
some extras during tho time ?"
"Yes, but never mind them"
"But we must find them. You
are keeping a boarding house for
the money there is in it, and when
extras are furnished they must be
paid for. Shall we say 800 al
together Will that cover your
bill ?"
"Oh, yes, yes! Major, l hope you
won't blame me for wanting my
money, but you know"
"Of course l know. No one ex-
poets you are going to run a free
boarding house. Let's see. Your
first name is Susan, l believe. 1t is
with alleged pleasure that 1 make
youout q check for ali even hundred
dollars"
"How can / thank you ?'' gasped
the pleased landlady.
"You needn't try to. It's mere
matter of business between us. If
any thanks are due, they are from
me to you. Mrs. Bates, you have
shown your confidence in me.
Some landladies would have jump
ed on me two months ago, but you
have let this bill run II weeks and
never said a word. Do You think
| am insensible to such consider
alton 1t is true that on sew
eral occasions I have found my
bed unmade and trunk dragged
|out into the hall, but that was
simply an error of judgment on
your part"
Ell hope you'll forgive me-"
"There's nothing to forgive, my
dear woman. Yes, you had con-
fidence in my financial integrity,
and 1 would be an migrate not to
wish to reward you. Thank heav-
en-, it is in my power to do SO, and
at once. Mrs. Bates, did you ever
ride out in o carriage of your
own ?"
"Never, Major" she answered.
"And did you ever own $4,000
worth of DIAMONDS 2"
Heavens. mol I've always been
poor, hardworking landlady, you
know"
swell, prepare to ride out in
your carriage and loaded down
with your own diamonds. You
have cast your bread upon the
waters, and it has returned. Mrs.
Bates, you know that l am a pro-
moter, q speculator ?"
"Why. I knew that you were al
ways getting up schemes"
Exactly and it is these schemes
that have made me a millionaire
J five times over. Let me inform you