The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-21

any other expression. he allowed
upon his features.
Ten thousand dollars. Ell? Would he accept? viii
a duck swim? The place worth more than that
5000 $500 nore-but what infinite escape
well!
Higham had almost spoken the words that would
have closed deal, when another flashed
him. The had teen impeed to this action by the
of shipping he had lately been doing No other
cause could account for it.
Higham drummed absent-minded upon his
teeth with his lead PENCIL There possibilities in
the situation that had hitherto appeared HIM
Presently he turned to the trust with a bland
smile.
Honestly, now he said in the most friendly
possible. don't you take for rather easy
rlark?"
Does that mean. Mr. Higham, that you refuse?"
'Assuredly,' replied Hgham drawing cigar from
his pocket with the cir of mutmilOnaire captain OF
Industry. Most assuredly."
The trust agent departed in 4 mental haze. Higham
and into the storehoUse. fast empty
ing Tomorrow, or the next day, would show the whole
floor bare.
What 1 ann said Higham. why didn't
take satisfied
committed now. He returned to the
and drew forth the Star Soap Works book.
= balance exactly SOP remained enough His
ham seated himself and wrote letter; and he sealed
it pathetic element of doubt entered into his smile.
Now, there ways looking a what followed.
First, Hisham's way.
On the following morning the familiar quota of orders
was awaiting him. He jotted down the items and re-
turned 10 the storehouse One by he checked off
the list; and when he he perceived that
more than eighty-three full of soap would be
there that evening. The stock exhausted
On the morning after that he found quite
orders for but this time he punched therl with
rubber band and laid them for future attention
From the street, could observe operations in the
second way-as the them. Cases of soap
coming thick and fast Rudolph and Rudophs
brother, who had been called in help rapidly
them with the marking brush. The truckmen
red around and piled boxes of their trucks and
drove away. returned later boxes OF
At nSht-ahoUsh this did appear from the street
the storehouse empty.
Next day, Rudolph exclaimed when Hgham left the
Rudolph grinned, ana the days business began.
by one, they carried of the storehOuse and
marked and loaded the One the
wagons drove away with their loads.
From the chimney of the Star Soap Works volumes
of soft coal smoke belched FORTH and the rattle of ma
chinery audible in the street.
In the trust factory, the black "tskered man as
cendc6 to the floor the freight elevator, viewed
the situation and scratched his head Ii appeared that
Higham manufacturing at high pressure and ship
at rate tnat nothing less than astound-
ing. Bit how the dickens was he doing it? VINO had
put up The money?
One Jay followed another until week had passed;
and with the regularity of time ITSELF the daily
repeated The Star Soap Works. The CHM
smoked fuTously, the trucks backed the boxes
OF were loaded More boxes emerged from the
storehouse and piled the platform, where Ru-
dOlDh and his brother marked them. under Higham's
pCmpous supervision
The star Soap Works doing close TO a record