The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-13

MAJOR cRoFooT OPENED HIS
DOOR IN RESPONSE TO HER
KNOCK"
Twice over. if you wish. and will
take great pleasure in calling the at
tention Of nay friend to II. Poor old
mother Poor old broken up home."
The major turned away as If TO con-
ceal the tears in his eyes, and the can
Vasser decided that she had stumbled
upon a soft thing. The emotion OF the
Grand Promoter was SO deep that It
was sixty seconds before he turned to
her and said
My dear woman. perhaps YOU did
not know what good fortune awaited
/ you when You knocked at my door
/ Let me say to you thar I am pro-
+ moter of enterprises and an originator
( of trusts corners and. squeeZes- In the
/ last year I have promoted no less than
I sixteen different enterprises, each with
/ a capital of millions. and the seven
/ teenth is now in hand and almost ready
for launching"
.'You-you are not J. Pierpont Nor
! gan2' she hesitatingiy asked.
Not exactly. ma'am. I am only the
man who gives him hints and backs
him UP with cash I tell you this in
+ confidence, and ask that it go no fur
/ Their. -
7 won't say anything. of course.
i VIII you put your name down for the
/ book,
with the greatest cheerfulness. bur
before doing SO let me ask You ques-
ton Do you know anything about
rabbits?''
T had one once for pet"
+ Capital Capital. exclaimed the
Major I had an idea you knew all
+ about rabbits. but wasn't sure You are,
indeed. the woman want and must
have. Have you any objections TO earn
+ ing $4,000 a year,"
Mercy on me, no." gasped the wo-
man as she turned pale.
Then consider yourself engaged at
that salary. Let me exDlain- You have
heard OF the Great Sahara DESERT
Il think So
1T is a great waste covering 24g. COO
600 acres of land. At the present time
it does not produce one cents worth to
the acre The land is too sterile to
grow ANYTHING. Thousands of deep
/ thinking men have Wrested with the
problem and given up in despair, and 4
has been left to me to find way out.
I have found it, The Great Sahara shall
be made a gold mine"
Dear me. how wonderful And you
viii take my book
I viii take your book I shall today
file articles of ipcor1 OTatiOn of The
Great Sahara Desert Improvement com
Dany. I shall be president, of course
While you VIII be secretary Your sal
airy. as stated, shall be $4,000 a year,
and if YOU want money to buy Il seal
skin sacque or pair of diamond ear
IiAgs I'll draw you a check this minute.
7 was looking for woman who knew
all about rabbits and To- I have found
her.
.But-but I can't realize it, replied
the eanEasser. as she looked around in q
helpless way. You cant mean that
am to get $4,000 year,
Ten thousand. my dear wOman-s10
000 a year. Ny idea is to stock the Great
Sahara with American rabbits I shall
send over 5000 this year. Next year the
5000 will have become 5000 In two
years there Will be half a million. In
five years I shall be able to sell 1000 00o
skins year at 20 cents aniece- Tue
cost of keeping the rabbits viii be moth
ing. The cost of killing and SHINING
Will be a cent each Nineteen cents clear
profit on every skin. No gold mine
viii produce such an income MADAM
let us congratulate each other and shake
hands on it,
1T is wonderful-wonderful whis-
pered the canvasser as they shook
hands 1t doesn't seem possible that
such good fortune has come to me
, MOP Well. it is here. and you may
enter upon your duties Monday next.
: Only one thing remains As token OF
the earnestness of your intentions. and
as proof Of your honesty. I shall re-
! uuire deposit Of 50 in cash. This
5 money VIII be used to print letter heads
: bearing your name as secretary
+ But II don't know about it. This
: is so sudden you see"
Good lack always comes suddenly,
r and it should be grasped before it can
? get away. You have g about you, ]
presume?"
Yes, but-but-''
Then I viii take It and order the let
= ter heads this very day Salary $4,000
( a year. and all youH have to do viii be
TO answer the business letters received.
1 Rabbits will be offered Us by thousands
{ of persons. but you must insist that ali
! be bobtailed. The 81. please"
S Here's the money. said the woman
= as she handed it over. but II don't
7 understand ought to have time to
think it over. I feel ali mixed up over
it
E 1t is a surprise. of course, replied
. the Major, as he p0cketed the green
: back but you VIII soon figure it out te
: your satisfaction Can You call again
: tomorrow-next day-the day after2
? shall expect to see you within a week
anyhow. as we must set the rabbit bush
ness started soon. Remember, only bob
tailed rabbits. and their hind legs mus
have the right crook TO them That is
2 all today. and now -bye-good- bye
= so LONG.
:. T want to talk more about itte called
E the woman, as she found herself on the
outside Of TIE door.
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