Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-09

the business world WHICH Will give I'LL
standing sufficient to justify an ALL
ance with the Van Nots. Positively
papa must buy an interest in bank
big enough to make them elect him
vice-president, or something.
With a snort of rage John Smith left
the conservatory and the house. When
the subject was preached to him, how
ever. he was Unexpectedly tractable
and trotted right off, and, with his
usual efficiency, managed the matter
forthwith. He arranged to be made
second vice president of the Forty
eighth National bank at the coming
election. He then informed Van Not
of his action. and that he would give
his daughter a dot of a cool million
upon her wedding day.
All the preliminaries being settled,
function was arranged for the purpose
of announcing the great event. For
the first time Mrs. Smythe found her
parlors filled with people to whom she
and her daughter had looked as the
very elect. For some unaccountable
reason John Smith was late. He was
not there when the curtain was rung
up, but appeared later so smoothly
groomed and faultlessly dressed as to
warm the hearts of his wife and
daughter and Leslie Archibald Van
Not. The latter seized upon him and
| led him into the group of his most i'm
mediate relatives. The interest of all
the guests was conferred upon the in
PRODUCTION to the exclusive Van Not
to the new parvenu who was to re-
juvenate their fortunes.
Mrs. Van Not" drawled Leslie
Archibald, "allow me to present Mr..
Smythe, quite figure, you know, in
the banking world, Mr.. Smyithe, my
mother, Mrs Van Not"
Delighted 1 assure you, ma'am,
rejoined John Smith heartily, but there
was a dangerous glitter in his eye.
my young friend here is slightly mis-
taken My name is not Smythe, but
Smith, plain John Smith, and I'm not
a banker-just bought little interest
in bank to please Nellie, my daugh-
ter" Then, raising his voice, ''Im a
soap-maker, ma'am. That's the way
made the money the young man wants
making soap; and it was good soap,
ma'am, none better; pure as the morn
in dew and honest as old Abe Lincoln.
A full pound to the bar and not a
ounce of animal fat in 100 watts"
There were unmistakable signs of
collapse in the aristocratic group but
the old man pushed right along:
you've probably heard of the soap,
ma em-every housekeeper has
Smiths Sunburst Soap, warranted
strictly pure and full pound lar,
with blue tag to save, SO when you
\ get 100 you get a silver-plated set Of
knives and forks. That's me, man.
Pm John Smith, originator of Smiths
Sunburst"
He paused a minute to get the full
enjoyment of the situation and went
on: "Of course, I don't like to see Nell
marry below her, but if she wants
this young fellow I reckon we will
have to waive the point-ma and I.
We always have let Nell have what
SHe WdHIeu, you Know. We LOlQ MIN
I'd give Nell a million for a dowery.
And I've been thinkin' how to do it
SOS to let the boy here have a chance
to make a man OF himself Now, the
old soap plant that sold has kind o.
run down. can buy it back for mil
lion and I'll jest give it to the young
folks and the boy can take hold and
build up the business again If he
wants to get his name in he can get
out a new brand and call it Van Not's
Vivifier,' or something like that I
don't care. I've had my share of glory
All want is to give the young folks a
chance Why, ma'am, your son may
yet make almost as big a man of him
self as his great grandfather, who sold
skunk skins and founded your family
Only the old rascal made his partly by
cheating the Indians. The soap bust
ness is all clean, straight, honest bust
ness"
At this point Mrs. Van Not tainted
The Smythe mansion in the avenue
was sold a week later. and John
Smith took his family back west sad
der, perhaps, but undeniably wiser