The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-10

GOOD THING.
to lock. 1t might be the landlord. his
andlady, his laundress. his clothe,
cleaner, his cobbler, his halter.
Or it might be some one with a few
hundred dollars in his pocket that
wanted to invest In a sure thing and
make millions
The major turned pale and breathed
like a hog caught in hole In the
fence. The knock came again, and he
decided to chance it and opened the
door. A stranger stood there-a stran-
ger that looked as guileless and inno-
cent and as easy to work as a mutton
chop.
is this Major Crofootg" he asked,
and his voice betrayed the fact that
he was man that would buy an or,
ange grove at the north pole If prop
erly talked to.
Yves, sir. Come in," answered the
promoter as the lump In his throat
half choked him.
The stranger entered and helped
himself to chair. and after a look
around the room he whisperingly
asked:
Are we all alone7 Can we be over
heard?"
He was assured that the office was
hear-proof, and when the major had
taken seat beside him he assumed
cunning look and said:
Say, ! am here to put you on to the
biggest thing in the history of finance
There's barrels of money in it. There's
cart loads Of the yellow boys. It's lust
as easy to make ten millions apiece
as it Is to go out and gather quart
OF huckleberries gigantic, tremen-
dous. The world never saw anything
like it-a whirlwind of financial acu-
men, a cyclone of profits, hurricane
OF steam yachts. manor houses and
Fifth avenue palaces"
MY dear sir began the major.
but the caller stopped him with "a
Hist. man! I've come here to LET
you in on good thing. You are to ;
come in on the ground floor. You are
to have your stock of cents on tie ,
dollar, and in month 1t will be sell [
Ing at four hundred Dividends won't A
be less than 80 per cent the trst year t
Major, consider yourself a millionaire a
Carnegie and Rockefeller are poverty @
poor beside you" f
"But | am Major Crofoot and pro. '
noter myself | have on hand at the b
present time r
Never Anything Like II. Il
"Yes, know. but never mind that &
You have got schemes and all that, S
'ut have got the scheme. Never u
vas anything like it ON the face of +
he earth. shall be president. and 81
am here to offer you the vice presi- "
ency, salary 100000 the first wear
nd nothing to do but sit in a rocking m
hair and tell people what a gilt edge
hing we have. Do you want an ad. OF
ance OF salary right here and now?
So say the word and I'll draw YOU
check for $4,000. Go out and select ar
our bank. Go out and order dia. ne
londs. Get your duds out Of a board. m
lg house and into the Waldorf Ill
"What-what have you got?" asked ou
ne major after a long look at thu yc
ian. ca
IAN avalanche of goldp' was the
'hispered reply. 1T can't be describ Tn
in any other terms-tons and tons uE
new twenty dollar gold pieces slid.
lg down the face of mountain into glI
lr hind pockets The motto In God MI
,e Trust was left off them by the
residents order, but they will pass
lrrent just the same. We will trust IrS
ch other instead. Major Crofoot. TN
~ haven't got to struggle along with
e millionaires any longer lodging wa
'ur landlady and resorting to free TO
nches" do
Sir" replied the promoter as he cia
ew himself up.
oh, no offense-no affenseI was wa