The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-17
MAKING A TRADE

mine" said the elderly man with the
businesslike air.
Seems TO me a Incorporating lad.
observed his friend In the drab waist
coat "Of course, don't know hin
as well as you do, but | don't believe
I'd worry about him"
Il try not To-" replied the father
but can't help a. ! wouldn't Tx,
10 say that he'll never amount C
shucks, and, OF course, he's young yet
His habits are good enough. / guess
AS far as know. What's botherinl
me Is his future. don't think he's
ever going 20 make a captain OF In
dustry-or even a corporal. He's gol
the wrong point OF view. suspected
Il for some time. but something that
happened the other day seemed "a
confirm Il. l bought him camera
about two years ago"
"Oh, that wears on" interrupted
the man In the drab walstcoat Il
bought one myself once and was
crazy about H."
81 wish you wouldn't butt In when
I'm talking" said the elderly man
Il wasn't talking about the expense
OF photography. | said bought the
boy n camera. did II because he
seemed 10 want II and Il was his
birthday or some occasion. forget
what Well. Il was a good camera.
The other day Jimmy comes 10 me
TO ask II minded his trading H. That
seemed TO me natural enough. He'd
had II for nearly two years and had
got lot OF fun out OF II and kind OF
got tired OF II. told him certainly
he might trade H. What did he want
to trade Il for? Well. he didn't know
calculated TO look around. what
did he think he wanted? He didn't
exactly know.
Il thought he ought to have some
Idea OF what he wanted. but stlli that
thought didn't particularly impress me
at the time. In day or two he came
to me again and told me he had been
offered a trade for a wheel and would
| help him out with a dollar and a
half.
what kind OF a wheel is ity ]
asked
"oh. It's a dandy he says. "A
peach,'
1T ought 10 be- said. n your
young friend wants boot That's a
pretty good camera OF yours. do you
know IT,
Well he says II wasn't a bad
sort Of camera when 1t was new
Doesn't 1t do the work. | asked.
"' Yes. It works pretty we'll
Leak light or anythlngr
No. It doesn't leak light. but the
button got Clipped off somehow. so
you have 10 press down on the little
peg that's underneath Il. and all the
nlckers worn of the thumbscrew for
winding the films. That's a peach OF
a wheel
Go bring that camera here I said
He went and got II. 1t was a III.
tie rubbed. certainly. but not great
deal and a little leather dressing
would have fixed It up like new. The
button could have been replaced for
five cents.
Is the wheel a new one?' I asked.
Just as good as new he says.
I'll ask ia to bring 1t over
q told him to go ahead and in
little while back he comes with a boy
and a bicycle. 1t looked to me a pref.
~ poor proposition. The spokes we're
bent and rusty and the front wheel
was warped so II rubbed against the
fork. The enamel was clipped and
thetires were patched. ! pointed out
these defects and Jimmy's face fell.
The boy with the wheel was onto his
Job, though
Jaw. them tires is all right. he
said They've been punchered. but
they're tight all right an all that
wheel wants Is to have the spokes
trued up
JlIlull > lave GltdTtI. ana III
an awful good make. he urged.
maybe. said. I guess II would
be all right If II was in half as good
shape as your camera You get new
tires for 1t and have It enameled and
pay the repair man a few dollars to
straghten It so It will run and It may
last you six months or So
"Tn trade even II you wanter'
said the boy, and before could put in
Jimmy snapped him up.
81 gave him a talking to afterward.
II you've got anything to sell or
'rade, ! said, you want to convince
yourself that It's a mighty desirable
thing to have; then you may convince
the other fellow, and don't you let
other folks property look too good to
you. Make the most of the good
points of your own mule and make the
most of the bad points of the cow
you're dickering for, then you won't
be badly disappointed If the trade
falls through, and If 1t goes through
you'll get whole lot better terms.
You once get the idea into your head
that what the other fellow has is $3.50
better than what you have and you'll
pay that $3.50"
do you mean that you've got to
hypnotic yourself before you try to
get rid of Picaharie preferred at 6S?"
asked the friend.
81 said TO- replied the business
like looking man. Seventy favor,
too There's no hypnotic business
about that. I'll keep 1t at 70 or sell
it at 20 to-day, and you can take it
or leave 1t. Tomorrow | may con.