The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-04
An Important Sale.
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have given you
'sJust this, father--I have a fancy for
mechanics. / have already, as you
know, invented several automobile APP
plIances and have determined to go
into the business, / have today accept
ed proposition from the Jones com
pany."
very we'll DO as you ike, only re-
member that have nothing to leave
you, and you must make your own
way"
Young Irving Noyes being beginner
was hirrd to do anything and every
thing he was ordered to do. He was
Inventor, salesman, demonstrators. One
morning John Jones, president OF the
Jones company, directed him to take
one of the new $4,000 cars to a Gus.
toner and demonstrate 1t. Noyes took
the car, it's varnlsh and metal shining
in the sun, and sailed away from the
warerooms.
Handsome machine said Jones,
who saw him depart, to his typewriter.
Handsome chauffeur" replied the
typewriter
Two weeks later Irving Noyes was
called into the presidents office There
was scowl on Mr.. Jones' brow.
"Noyes," he said grutfy, you're too
long In selling that machine you've
been demonstrating. You don't seem
TO have the faculty OF bringing custom
ers to O conclusion"
II think I'll make sale, Mr.. Jones,
In this case
The next day Moves announced She
purchase, which was on condition that
be teach the purchaser how TO use the
machine.
Cant we send some one elses"
TITS stipulated that I do the teach.
ing
VERY well, but don't be SO long
about 1t as you've been in doing the
selling"
AS Noyes went out Of the presidents
Office the typewriter snickered
What ticrles you" asked the pres
ident, looking at her over his glasses.
Nothing" she said, and she snick-
cred again.
Ten days passed, when the president
called for Noyes.
He's out"
"0ut where"
Teaching a purchaser"
Great Scott. Hasn't he got through
that teaching YETI Take him OFF the
Job and put some one else on it.n
ITS stipulated in the bill Of sale
that Noyes is TO do the teaching"
so it Is. He's been five weeks on
that job When he gets through with
1t he'll never be put on another in this
concern. II was a mistake sending
him ont that why His patent devices
are all at standstlll and keeping us
back with the new machines Send
him to NE as soon as be comes in"
When Noyes returned, he was sent
directly to the presidents Office. The
president storlned whil0 Noyes looked
an injured innocent. The bill of sale
stood In the presidents way, and
Noyes left the Office without being
taken off the job AS he shut the door
the typewriter snickered The presi-
dent repeated his question Of some
time before and received the same an
swer.
"Take a dictation," said the presi-
dent to his typewriter.
Tho girl sat down beside him, and
he dictated the following to Irving
Noyes:
This company cannot pay you salary
for time consumed in demonstrating and
teaching purchaser how to run one ma
chine. Your services are no longer re-
quired.
When the typewriter handed Mr.
Jones the letter to Sign. she snickered.
This time the president was too angry
to notice it. He tapped a bell and
handed the letter to the boy who re-
sponded. telling him to give 1t to Mr.
Noyes as soon as he should come In.
An hour later the young man call
ed at the presidents Office. accompa-
MED by very pretty, richly dressed
young lady.
This is Miss MiddlebroolS. Mr.. Jones
She desires to make the final payment
on the machine l sold herr
\ The president looked at Miss Mid
dlebrook, and light seemed TO be
breaking in upon bis stupid brain
/. There was smoker from the type
writer. who this time tried to drown
It in a clickety-cliok din on her ma
chine.
"Have you instructed herT asked
che president.
"Fuily."
"And you will hereafter be able to
devote yourself to more important du-
ties than
He paused, fearing to be impolite to
the lady.
The duty have been doing grant
Is but Of secondary Importance to you,
Mr.. Jones. but II has been very impor-
tant to me. 1t has enabled me to win
Miss Middlebrook for my wife,
There was a special din at this point
from the typewriting machine, but not
sufficient to conceal pronounced gig
gle from the operator.
Indeed! H'ml i trust that your
marriage win not deprive us-- You
know we have been waiting for the
perfection off,
II shall certainly complete them that
you may have the benefit Of them, but
Miss MiddIebrook is an orphan and
desires me TO devote myself to the care
of her estate"
The racket on the typewriting ma
chine suddenly stopped. and the oper-