Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-09

she had SO long unnecessarily sought
1t was the ~" He left. the house
ave minutes earlier than usual and
stopned in at the corner grocery on
his way to the train. When he
emer ged it. was with . decidedly
guilty air. Under his arm was .
small square package wrapped In
brown paper.
At the ONCE the Man opened his
parcel surreptitiously and drew forth
a carton of Predigested Oats. He slit
the top with a penknife and CROPPED in
the interior until his fingers sncoun-
tered small square OF pasteboard.
With far greater agitation than moves
the professional stOck-gambler' who
notes on the ticker the gain or loss
OF thousands, he examined the little
card. 1t bore the imprint Of an IN"
Somehow the Man could not Ak his
mind ON his business. A little lsaven
had Ieavened his whole lump.
Queer things transpired at the Of
fee within the next week or 80. Each
morning the Man appeared with two
or three packages under his arm. and
yet he never took any bundles away
with him. The boy was sent 20 often
to various downtown groceries for
Predigested Oats that he connded to
the janitor his fear that the boss was
I ,rning into a horse. The janitress
.erulously complained that = poor
,s,man's life wasn't worth living. the
way No. 242 Uttered up his carpet day
after day with that brownish powdsry
stun that was SO hard to sweep out.
The Man himself began to get
cramped for room. His desk was fall
of oats. His coat and overcoat had to
be laid over the back Of q chair dur
ing the day-the clothes-lockers
were crowded with square boxes. The
stationery closet was bullying with
predigestion.
There comes q point when the addi-
ton Of one little straw to tho camel's
burden brings that faithful animal to
an untimely end. In desperation the
Man one day bought dozen packages
of the detested oats at one fell swoOp,
and found within them q dozen dupli-
Gates of letters he already had. but
no "Y."
"This game 10 an internal swindle."
he cried. hurting q shower OF oats and
cartons through the open window
into the light-shaft. "Ry the Great
Horn Spoon, 1 don't believe there ever
was " In any of their boxes! It's
robbery, but they tried their game On
the wrong man when they tackled
me. I'll see whether there's any law
In this land!"
Determined to strike while the iron
was hot, the Man teleDhoned to his
attorney, who roasted several stories
higher In the same skyscraper. ask
ing him to stop in On his way To
lunch. Within an hour the lawyer
appeared. and listened attentively to
the Mans recital of how his wife had
invested vast sums on the represen-
tations Of the cereal manufacturers.
and of how much evidence she had
acquired by purchase Of the absence
Of an essential letter from the pack
ages. In thus setting forth the case
the Man deemed 1t irrelevant and un-
necessary to mention his own pur-
chases. For the sake OF convenience
. he simply added his expenditure ia
hers and represented the sam total ~
her outlay.
Now, tell me, Galloway" he con
: cluded, "is there no way of getting
; back at those people? Couldn't w
, get at they, through the postal laws
If by no q 'er procedure? Are they
to go on roabing the public linden
nitely?"
7 ''Well," said the lawyer, pressing
his hnger-tips together reAectiveiy. 81
could tell better II I were acquainted
, with the exact terms Of the comDany'i
offer. I suppose they are printed Of
. the package. Couldn't you bring dowI
) carton tomorrow"
Certainly. Come to think Of IL.
! believe have one OF their old boxei
down here somewhere. Let me Soc
: where did put It! You're taller thai
/ am-1ust look On top Of that book
case. won't your
+ Az Galloway turned his back 4
D. grope for the carton on the beck
case, his client hastily slid open ,
drawer Of his desk, grabbed the tor
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6 home.
y "Oh, here 1t 10; had It in my desk,
= he said, passing it T. tina attorney.
y The latter read the printed propos
ton carefully and glanced over tn
- top Of his spectacles at the woulA-b
- litigant
what did you say was the missin
letter. he asked.
o. 1T is ~"
"a "'Yr Where does r. come In r
n I'm Prettyman's. OF course. Pre-
- tY-m-a-n-s."
3 The lawyer looked at him suspic
y ously. You're not trying 10 'josl
% me, are your" he asked.
~ Plainly the Man was puzsled.
= "Se., here" said the lawyer: witt
- out prejudice to your general INTEL
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