Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-07

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4 AA accommodations for Jerry
10E and McGinty for the sum
mer she became very confidential with
the manager.
II may as we'll tell you in the be.
ginning" she said, that we are il
hard luck for the present"
The manager brought down his fore
finger against the printed schedule OF
prices with a thump Of determination.
II am sorry" he said, but 1 can
not make a reduction in my terms on
account Of financial disability"
"Oh, l don't want you to DO that,
exclaimed Mrs. Fletcher. Il merely
mention it so as to induce you to as
sist me in earning a little money that
will go toward paying Jerry's and Nc
and If you will only help me little l
am sure it will work out beautifully.
l was just telling Mr.. Fletcher last
night that l am sure l have 4 regular
talent for moneymaking. l have never
had a chance TO prove my ability, but
/ am sure I've got it. That is more
than Mr. Fletcher has. He fost $1,000
in Wall Street last month. That is the
reason we are so hard up now. Since
then l have been cOaXing him to let
me take charge of all his business ven
lures for a while and see if 1 can't
straighten things out, but he won't do
it. Men are so stubborn where the
rights of women are concerned. How
ever, he can't prevent my turning an
extra penny in household affairs that
are beyond his jurisdiction. and if I
want to turn Jerry and McGinty to ac-
count and make them earn their own
board l am sure it is none of his bust
ness, now is it?''
Mrs. Fletcher looked at the manager
appealingly. 'WelI, no. 1 suppose
not" he replied. in doubtful cOnfirma-
ton of her opinion. But 1 don't see
how you expect to manage it. What
trade, may l ask, have Jerry and Me
Ginty become proficient inF'
ooh, of course. they have no real
trade" explained Mrs. Fletcher. Il
intend to turn them into artists mod
els"
The managers answering smile
lacked enthusiasm. II am afraid l
cannot give you much encourage
ment," he said. 1--WE do n little Of that
sort of thing occasionally, but"
"Of course you 90 that sort of thing"
broke in Mrs. Fletcher. impatiently.
''You do a good deal of it. l know all
about it. l read it in the Sunday pa
per. You don't know how helpful
those Sunday specials are. Why. half
the animal painters and photographers
in town get their models from cat and
dog boarding houses. Since these hap
pen to be the supply depots for models
there is no reason why Jerry and Nc
Ginty should not be rented out as well
as the other animals. You have none
in stock, 1 am sure, that can touch
them in form and pedigree. Now,
what 1 want to do is to work up a
trade among the artists. 1 think
shall have TO let you do that. You
know so much better than 1 how to go
about such things. However. l should
like to offer n few suggestions of my
own 1 think it would be well to adj
vertise Jerry and McGinty. Send out
circulars to all artists in the habit of
renting animal models, and, if it is
necessary, you may even put an oc-
casional notice in the newspapers. All
the expenses of such advertising will,
of course be betrayed out OF the money
earned by Jerry and McGinty when
they get TO work. Your own charges
for their board and for the manage
ment of the scheme will likewise be
deducted from their earnings, and
whatever is left you may turn over to
me at the end of the season. OF course
i don't expect to have much of a bal
ance left for myself. but it will be
enough to show Mr. Fletcher that my
head is leveler than his. and thar l
know how TO make money if l can
only get chance"
The manager was diplomatic. He
did not express complete confidence in
Mrs. Fletcher's plan for increasing the
family exchequer, but at the same
time he was careful not to denounce it
as wholly impracticable. Mrs. Fetch
er, finding no obstacles in the way of
the accomplishment of her designs,
finally closed a bargain with the man.
ager. and the next day Jerry and Nc
Ginty became guests at his establish
ment. During the summer months
Mrs. Fletcher travelled afar from New
York, and her communications with
the manager of the boarding house
were disconnected. Last week she re-
turned. Her first thought. after greet
ing Mr.. Fletcher was of Jerry and Nc
Ginty.
"Have you been down to see those
little dears lately?" she asked.
NO" said Fletcher, 81. haven't, but
I'll make it point to see them to-
morrow. / got letter from the boss
of that concern to-day that completely
floors me. can't make out what on
earth the fellow is driving at. I've
come to the cosclusion he must be
crazy. The thing Aame in too late for
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