Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-08

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''I told him that If he'd make 1t $500
month and expenses I'd take him
up" said the man with the frayed lin
en- and near diamond stickpin.
What did he say to that?" asked
his friend with the thick nose and ag-
gressive chin.
81 guess he thought that would be a
little too much for him." replied the
man with the frayed linen. "I suppose
he thought I'd grab at the chance to
knock out measly little old $3.50. I
fooled him."
THAT'S more than you're making
now, isn't it?" asked the thick-nosed
man.
ut might be more and it might be
less" said the man with the frayed
linen. "That doesn't cut any ice. If
I took hold of the proposition it would
be worth $500 to me. If he got jump
son he'd have to pay him twice that"
"Sure thing" agreed the thick-nosed
man. "But then you aren't Jimpson.
think it was a pretty good offer and
think you were a chump not to grab
at 1t, If you ask me. What do you
care what Jimpson gets? That doesn't
buy shoes for the baby. Not your baby,
anyway"
81 wouldn't fool with it for less than
1 said," declared the frayed individu-
al. "It isn't worth my while. He just
thought he could beat me down tc his
figure"
"You didn't tell me what be said"
suggested the man with the thick nose.
az told you he didn't want to do it"
"I should say he didn't! You GER
tainly had your nerve with you"
I'm no cheap man. said the frayed
Individual II tell you a fellows got
to have his nerve with him or he'll get
left"
You seem to have got left anyway"
! ooh, I don't know"
81 do" said his friend. 81 know
you're everlastingly left. If you think
he's going to come around and tell you
he's thought better of it and will give
you $500 or anything you want you've
got another think coming. That's where
you let good one go by you. What
gets me is what he wanted to offer You
$3.50 for. Honest, do you think you'd
be worth that to him?"
"That's all right" said the frayed
one. you can josh If you want to-"
'T'm not joshing," said the thick
nosed man. Don't you think I'm JOSH
ing I'm in earnest. I'll bet he could
go out and get a dozen better men than
you are for fifty less 1 suppose he
was feeling good-natured about some
thing
'You don't know what you're talk
ing about" said the man with the fray
ed linen.
Maybe 1 DON'T said the man with
the thick nose "All the same I bet I
know how it came about. When he
said $3.50 it took your breath away at
first Then you thought to yourself, IF
he thinks I'm worth all that money I
must be a dickens of a fellow The
more you thought that the bigger you
swelIed until at last you couldn't keep
your feet on the ground. If he'd of
fered you $500 at the start you'd have
got it into your head that you were
81 900 man. You want to get back to
earth"
"When 1 want any of your advice
I'll ask for it," said the man with the
frayed linen.
You need kicking worse than you
want advice" said the man with the
thick nose you may think it sounds
big to turn down a $3.50 job, but it
listens to me like foolishness and 1t
would to anybody else, If they believed
| it,"
do you mean to say that I'm a
liar?' demanded the frayed individual.
You needn't get hot about 1t if I
do" said his friend with the thick
nose. II was just trying to find Some
excuse for you. If you aren't lying
you are foolish, so I thought I'd give
you the benefit of the doubt. Chi
cago Daily News.
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