The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-01
THE GRAND PRoMoroR.
His Tailor Finds Him Out and Is
Stuck Again.

things. He had only thirty cents in hi
pocket, the office was cold, and hi
landlady had limited at legal proceed
'ngs unless he squared up his accoun
within three days He was smoking a
the butt-end Of a cigar that had seer
other days when there came a ran a
the door and man entered It to in.
quire:
"Oxcoose me. please but vhas she del
office of der dentist %
well, not hardly" replied the Ma.
jor. but coma Income in. Perhaps
1 can do as well as the Dentist
Il hat some teeth und he aches al
night
80? Well. this is great weather fol
toOthache. Let me ask if you have
any money to invest ?"
The caller came forward and peered
and looked and then stepped backward
and gasped:
"Dunder und bitten. but it vhas dot
same mani"
What do you mean?" asked the
Major as carelssly as he could.
Yes. she vhas dot same man. und ]
vhas looking for her for more ash two
years By golly, but I vhas glad ]
found you. Your name vhas Crow,
Ell? ?"
ut is more than Crow. 1t is Crofoot.
Do you think you ever saw me be-
fore"
81 know 1 did. I vhas der tailor on
Clinton street. Two years ago you
come into my place und hat a suit fix
ed oop und cleaned. You said you
would bring me der money next day.
but I neffer see you no more. You
vhas What dey calls some dead beats. "
Tailor on Clinton street-two years
ago-hxed up a suit for me. unused
the promoter. What might your
name be ?"
E'It vhas Schmidt. Der price vhas
two dollars. und l vhant my money"
Schmidt? Schmidt? Schmidt the
tailor? All, now your face comes back
to me. How do you do. Mr.. Schmidt?
Shake hands and take chair. By
George, but this is coincidence! Not
over an hour ago 1 was counting up
that I wanted six different SUITS ana
was saying to myself that If my old
tailor Schmidt had only lived ne should
have had the work to do"
But don't 1 be alive?"
You are, but 1 can't make 1t out.
Yes, / promised you the money at
certain time. and do you know why
you didn't get it? 1 was on my way
who told me you had just dropped
dead of heart disease and had left no
heirs. It must have been another
Schmidt"
"Of course she vhas. 1 don't drop
dead. How about the leetle biu?"
"That bill. Mr.. Schmidt. will be paid
at once. I'm awfully sorry for the
mistake. Two years ago was nara
up. 1t seemed as II the world was
against me- You were one of the few
men who had confidence in me. You
were willing to trust to my honor"
You hide from me SO I can't md
YOU" replied the caller.
We'll, it's all right any way you put
it. 1t was bread cast upon the waters,
and 1 want to show you how grateful
am. The bill Is two dollars. 1 wish
draw you a check for one hundred.
Will that do. Mr.. Schmidt"
why do I hat one hoonered dol
lars?''
For having confidence in me-"
But 1 don't hat some confidence in
you. / belief you vhas a dead beat.
und like to find you und hat a law
suit {
Come; now. Mr.. schmidt, that isn't
you at ALL" laughed the Major. Il re-
member now, that you were a great
hand to joke. I shall insist that you
take my check for one hundred dollars.
That is to pay the old debt and start
even. Now we will talk of other mat
tiers. Do you know that 1 am at the
head of fourteen great and wealthy
and that I can draw my
check for five million dollars?'
by golly. but dot vhas great. but do
get my two dollars?"
Don't worry about your two dollars,
my friend. Did you see by the papers
that I had organized the Great Ameri-
can Double-Yolk Company? The cap
tal is five million dollars. and the
shares are already quoted above par.
Schmidt, old boy. I've got the grandest
and biggest money-maker the sun ever
shone on. 1 wouldn't look at gold or
diamond mines beside 1t. 1 am GER
tain to make twenty millions a year,
and want to remember all my friends.
Do you want to ride in your own car
riage? Do you wan to be president Of
4 National Bank2"
Don't make some fun of me. Mister
Crow" replied the caller as soon as he
could get in a word.
Far from it, my boy. I'm talking
straight business. The Great Double
Yolk Company is an organization that
has been looking into the egg business
for the last five years. You know there
Is a scarcity of eggs and prices are
high. Why? Because the world uses
the eggs as fast as the hens can lay
them, and because we have room for
no more hens. What's the recourse
To have every hen produce double
yolk eggs. All they need is proper en-
and the secret of that is
mine. 1 have studied the hen from
oeak to tail-feathers and know what
I'm talking about. You aresno bust
ness man. but you can see that two
eggs is more than one. can't you?"
"Of course"
IF we get two yolks in every egg
hen we have twice as many eggs as
low, and from the same number of
lens. There's nothing selfish about a
len. Let her once understand that she
s expected to lay all double-yolks and
she'll go to work with the greatest
Do you know hen
rom a rooster?"
IT belief So"
well it won't make any difference
you don't. I may decide to have all |
he ROSTERS laying eggs as well before |
get through. 1 want you for secre- !
airy or the company. The salary will |
Re twenty thousand a year. What do |
GU say to that? It's because you trust |
d in me when I was hard up and |
eeded friends"
You mean 1 vhas to get all dot |
money eafery YEAR," asked Mr..
oh midi.
"Al1 of that and great deal more.
here, now, have written your name |
own in the book. and from this date |