The Delta independent., 1908-08-28

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GOOD THING
to lock. II might be the landlord. his
landlady, his Iaundress, his clothes
cleaner. his cobbler. his halter
Or 1t might be some one with a few
hundred dollars in his pocket that
wanted to invest in q sure thing and
make millions.
The major turned pale and breathed
Ike hog caught in n 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 limo
cent and as easy TO work rs a mutton
chop.
''ls this Major CrofootT' he asked,
and his voice betrayed the fact that
he was a man that would buy an or
ange grove at the north pole II prop
erly talked TO.
Yves. sir. Come in" answered the
promoter rs the lump in his throat
half cholSed him.
The stranger entered and helped
himself to a chair. and after look
around the room he whisperingly
asked:
Are we all alone? Can we be over
heard?'
He was assured that the office was
hcar-proof. and when the major had
taken n seat beside him he assumed n
cunning look and said:
Say. l am here TO put you on to the
biggest thing I'm the history OF finance.
There's barrels of money in it. There's
cart loads of the yellow boys. Its Just
MS easy to make ten millions apiece
as II is TO go out and gather a quart
OF huckleberries gigantic. tremen-
dous The world never saw anything
like it-a whirlwind of financial acu-
men. n cyclone of profits. n 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 como here to let
you in ON n good thing. You are to
come in on the ground floor. You are
to have your stock of cents on the
dollar. and In month 1t viii be sell
ing at four hundred. Dividends won't
be less than 90 per cent the nrSt year.
Major. consider yourself a millionaire.
Carnegie and Rockefeller are poverty
poor beside you"
but l am Major Crofoot and pro-
motcr myself. l have on hand at the
present time
Never Anything Like It.
'Yes, l know. but never mind that.
You have got schemes and all that,
but | have got the scheme. Never
was anything like 1t on the face of
the earth. l shall he president. and
! am here TO offer YOU the vice presi.
dency, salary 100000 the first year
and nothing to do but sit in rocking
chair and tell people what gilt edge
thing we have. DO you want an ad-
vance OF salary right here and now?
II so. say the word and I'll draw YOU
a check for $4,000. Go out aud select
your bank. Go out and order dia-
monds, Get your duds out Of board
ing house and into the Waldorf"
"What-what have YOU gotg" asked
the major after long look at the
man.
"Nn avalanche of gold"' was tho
whispered reply. at can't he descrih.
ell in any other terms-tons and tons
of new twenty dollar gold pieces slid
Ing down the face OF mountain into
our hind pockets. The motto In God
We Trust was left or them by the
presidents order, but they will pass
current lust the same.i We will trust
each other instead. Major Crofoot,
you haven't got to struggle along with
the mlllionaires any longer. dodging
your landlady and resorting to free
lunches"
"Sir" replied the promoter as he
drew himself up.
"oh. no offense-no onense! l was