The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-06-05

his store and come face to face with
him was an unpleasant situation. The
major was equal to it, however. He
Just gasped once and then extended
his hand and genlally exclaimed:
But l am glad to e you-glad in
decd. Beautiful weather, isn't Utmost
beautiful. By George, but you are look
ing well".
~ am well, sir" stifiy responded
the halter.
"Well and full of business. and I
congratulate you. l must complain a
little of your bookkeeper, however. /
Ike 70 pay my bills once a month, and
I've often wondered that he didn't
send Inc in a statement of account.
Don't | owe you for q hat or some
tlling?"
You Go. sir. You have owed me
$50 for q year or more, and you have
been billed right along every month.
In addition to that I've sent a boy to
you otllce FIVE or six times"
"Dear me, but what a misunder-
standing.." sighed the grand promoter
as something like sincere anxiety shone
in his eyes. "How could the carrier
have disposed Of those letters, and at
what office could your boy have called?
Well, well, but it's lucky l came in. l
must speak TO my secretary about this
matter. I'm not paying him 800 n
week to throw bills rendered into the
wastebasket. You must have thought
| didn't want to payy"
YES. | thought you a deadbeat."
was the honest reply.
Dear mt. but see how you have
wronged me, Yes, 1t must have looked
that way to you wen when l was
drawing checks for others Of from $5,-
900 TO $4,000 each. l suppose you
have heard of some of my stupendous
enterprisesf"
mo; | haven't"
But you should read the papers,
man Six of the biggest syndicates and
trusts on earth and more coming. Com
bined capital Of the six amounts to
over $1,000. 100000. Why. I've upset
Wall street three or four times over"
Il hadn't heard of it." replied the hat
ter. becoming somewhat interested, but
determined to have that $3.50 before
the major left the store.
II see you haven't, or you wouldn't
think | was lodging a debt of $3.50.
Can you cash q certified check for $21,-
2S0.7
"Of course not; but you must have a
few dollars in cash about you"
mot a dollar, as it happens; but you
can run owe to the bank with me after
we have finished our talk. 1 am glad
l found you alone. Can you guess why
I came in here?"
81 guess 1t was by accident" smiled
the halter.
MY dear boy. but you will have your
joke" replied the major as he slapped
him on the back. I've had you In
mind for the last two weeks, but didn't
want to say anything until l could tell
you definitely about the whole busl-
ness. Excuse me. but that hat looks
as If 1t would fit me. All. but it is a fit
"a perfect fit! As l was saying, l
wanted to be able to tell you all about
it."
"Well, what is it,"
"Are you satisfied with this little
store and your little business?"
81 have to be-"
But If you had a store covering a
whole block-if you controlled the bat
trade of America, of Europe-if your
name was a household word from New
Jersey to Hindustan"
ut will never be-" sighed the halter
as he almost forgot the $3.50.
"Ha. my dear boy! Shake hands with
me; res i've my congratulations! To-
Gay | just finished the articles of In
corporation of the Electric Headgear
company. and l am here to make you
an Offer"
"What have you got up?"
"The greatest thing on earth, and the
idea is all my own. My dear boy, do
you know what the effect of electricity
is on the human bodyY
Its good, l believe"
Its better than all the drugs In the
world. The idea is to have a slow cur
rent of it passing through the body all
day long. We can't carry a battery
around under our arm, but we a
make hats and caps and charge 'em
with electricity. We can have n posi-
tive pole in the hat or cap and a mega
tive in the coattail pocket. the boot, on
the wrist. We can have a soft. seduc.
tive current stealing up and down and
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