The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19


MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. SUNDAY NOR
Depositing them in an inside pocket he ca1elessy
devious which he reached just the clock toed the
hour. ~: go: ~.
.Ah you re- time, see, . he called he mounted
dinner, I SUPPOSED -, s~ r.. - ~. +.
Paul shook his head. ~ =....- ~ j.. -
~ "Then come along with me, and while we eating
III tell you what sort of job offer YOU
The unknown led the way to attractive restaurant
Kearney street. where he ordered substantial dinner
During it's discussion he explained that his Dr.
Queechy and that he the of wonderful
for eyes that he expected sell at the state fair at
Sacramento, which to begin next day. ..- .....s
"What want you to do, Paul. y he continued, after
the preliminary explanations over, rs to take
OF a. tbs ali
cents and 81 a bottle ''<.-.., = -, =. - =
g'lnn9d pretty steep price for
"oh, well, = returned the doctor with fatuous
all. It IS human nature my boy. Highprced goods must
be extra fine, and, therefore, worth having You
we'll distributed. o.
If Paul had any doubts about the merits Of Or:
Queechys lotion they should have been entirely
when he read the sample handful which the doctor dis
played The wonderful curative properties Of the med
cine set forth in uncertain light while numerous
testimonials from various distinguished citizens vouched
for the benefits they had derived from its With all
this staring him in the face Paul would have been
migrate to have doubted with CHEEKY ''thank you
he announced his willingness to accept the place. .
Can right, then; that's SETTLED exclaimed the
doctor dollars day and your " t
to get early start at the fair tomorrow Stuff is at
the depot; all have to do is to check it thru Come
ahead, SON." ..@e@>s- 5. .- .-@.~~
On the way station Paul pulled out his letters
and remarked that he would like to mail them if his en-
peyer could make him small advance on his salary.
The doctor opened his purse and handed his new
assistant silver dollar FL .--.s-4:: = ~~ -. H..
Would give you more, he said, in his terse choppy
way, "only I'm little short just now ..s~":-
Paul protested that 10 cents was enough, but the
doctor waved him back and told him to say no more
It was great relief to get the letters off his mind
for Pauls love for his too genuine to allow
them to worry thru his neglect. AS he dropped the
envelopes into the box he felt that action completed
his record up to date What followed would be new
On arriving at Sacramento their inst care was to
the bottled goods from the depot to the fair
grounds. It late to any work at the booth
that night the doctor made arrangements for Paul
to board at cheap hotel near BY promising to meet
him sa the day following at the hs eaten hi.
fast and was off to the grounds. When his employer
appeared the the bottles neatly arranged
tive hangers arng dodgers proclaimed the virtues
of the lotion in the most effective manner. >" -
handbils advised the doctor after sgnfying his ap
prevail Of Pauls work spend this dollar it, he
added tossing CON- but wait until the grounds
fill up before you set em work You must stick close
to the stand, as have other business on hand.''
Toward noon Paul managed to hire four youngsters
at quarter each who solemny promised to scatter the
dodgers all the fair grounds their work
honest for later he sold halfadozen bottles to
many different people, each Of whom carried hand
bill BY O'Clock he had disposed Of SIS worth of eye
water the crowd then rapidly thinning out
he concluded it time for him to quit too &c. locking
up his bottles he closed the booth and went to his
hotel to supper. 49, "~"..
Contrary his expectations the doctor failed to meet
Paul that evening but supposing that he would surely
receive visit at the booth in the morning the lad
thought nothing of the omission and went to bed feeling
fair liant ver his GrSt6 laws buS
The second day opened bright and pleasing. The at
tendance larger, and with another judicious dis
tbuton Of dodgers by his faithful emissarie sales Of
receipts amounted to upward Of $50. Still the doctor
did appear much to the of his assistant who
began to fear some mishap had befallen him. l..