Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-01-11


man and a man of the world.
The evening was a revelation to
7 Dorothy-from the luxurious enjoy
ment Of the box at the theater TO
the perfect supper afterward Also
did it contain new sensation TO
HOLSTER. The result was several
similar evenings. In fact HOLSTER
quite attached himself to the Strangs
and found II not bore at all 10 as
sist jerome Strang to entertain his
/ fascinating daughter
One evening fatal evening, he
suggested that Du othy might be in
terested in the antics of the bullsand
bears. and it was arranged that her
father should bring her the next day
10 his Office from whence he would
accompany them to the board and
explain it all TO the young woman
So on the following morning the girl
found herself in HOLSTERS private
Office or a sudden Strang discovered
that he had forgotten to deliver
message TO firm downstairs and
charged out with the assurance that
he would return in a few moments.
A moment later HOLSTER was sum
moned to the long distance phone
and Dorothy found herself in entire
possession of the office. She seated
herself at HOLSTERS desk. A mes
senger boy came tearing in and
slammed down an open message.
want an answer right away" he
snorted
She glanced at the message while
trying to frame a sentence to con-
vey the idea that HOLSTER would be
back presently II was open and she
could not fail to read the sententioas
sentence: "Will you sell 100,0iO
bushels Of May wheat?"
In an instant the oft-repeated ak
iom Of her father regarding business
came 10 her: ITS always easy to
buy goods; the trick Is to sell them"
She would show HOLSTER that She
knew something Of business. Any
way, had he not laughingly told her
that she was in charge during his
absence?
Reaching for a pad of paper she
wrote: "Sell all you can" and
signed HOLSTERS name TO il.
lie came back presently and began
TO rally her in his teasing way.
"Well, anyway | made a big deal
for you while you were out" she
said.
"And I owe you a commission,
suppose" he returned CALAMITY.
well, what is it?"
A trine peaked she showed the
message received to him.
81 answered it," she said proudly.
"You dido" he said "And what
did you say?"-still chatting.
ooh, / said TO sell all they could,
she said proudly, tapping the desk
with a letter opener.
lie glanced at her smiling, then
thoughtfully.
Joking aside, Miss Strang, did you
answer the message?"
Certainly" she replied. Papa al
ways told us that it was easy enough
10 buy but the trick was to sell, and
the boy said he had to have an an
swer right away. so | just thought
would clinch the deal Is my hat on
straight. Mr.. Holister?"
But he was already out Of the door
grabbing lis hat on the run
Funny" she thought. Presently
her father came in and she related
the circumstance to him. complain
ing at HOLSTERS abrupt exit Je-
rome Strang turned fairly green as
he grasped the significance Of il all
Come, lets 90 to the board" was
all he said, and he hustled her to the
elevator and to the gallery Of the
great mart Of trade The scene was
something fierce even to old mem
bers. To Dorothy il was pande-
monium let loose. And there among
the crazy. shouting lunatics, was
HOLSTER, hair disheveled and hand
in air, shouting louder than any
body.
'Mercy. what makes them act like
that?" asked Dorothy, putting her
fingers in her ears.
principally you" replied her faith
err, gravely.
After a time HOLSTER came to
them. In answer 10 Strang's ques-
tioning look he said quietly: ~ guess
We have saved ourselves. but five
minutes later would have wiped us
! out. The message had been shown
TO everybody and the slump had he
gun. All ! could do was TO sell fas-
ter than anybody. \ lot OF them
suspected trick and covered, so I
figure we will come out about even
but IL was a close shave and the deal
is of. No corner can obtain now"
They went back TO the Office.
Strang had some business with the
book-keeper and again Dorothy was
left alone with HOLSTER in the pri.
vate Office She felt the strained at
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