The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-01

-Four hundred dollars worth of
what?"
i paid four hundred dollars for
my biography to be put in book
form
Il don't understand what you are
talking about" she said.
You remember those questions
you filled out for me last month;
there was a fellow around the Office
this afternoon and he had that
written up in nice shape. 1t really
sounded fine, but before he left I
agreed to take a copy of the book
containing the biography, for which
l am to pay four hundred dollars"
Pay him four hundred dollars Ior
a book" she asked. Have you lost
your reasOn?'
No, not all of it," he answered.
IF YOU have agreed to pay a man
four hundred dollars. for a book it
sounds very much like it.
I bought the book" said he. be
cause I knew you and the children
would appreciate it. 1t will be some
thing nice to read"
Katie, you don't seem TO realize
it is a great work, and nothing like
it has ever been issued in this coun-
try. | am the only person in thou
sands selected to go in this great
work When | am dead and gone
people can read about who l was. It
is really a great work.
4 never in the world would pay
that fellow four hundred dollars for
a book" she said. with some degree
of anger. Il think it is an outrage.
It is a species of graft; I would not
take the book"
Well" said he. Il was just think
ing that way myself. | think that
fellow will keep mis- book. He will
not get my hard earned money So
It is not so bad after all. I stin have
my money and ! am going to hold to
i;
Katie" said he. 4 am glad l
spoke to you about that book. / think
as you do. | am going to let that guy
keep his book and | will keep my
money. Since talking to you l have
come to that decision
4 feel much better now since
have decided not 10 pay out that four
hundred dollars, especially as bust
ness is so bad"
Il am thinking now what | will
tell that guy when he comes back
with the book. What excuse can
give him, and how viii l get out OF
it?"
Send him up to me-" she said,
and l will give him his four nun
dred dollars"
/ think / can so to sleep now
without worrying Hand me over
that soft pillow
Four months passed away during
which the biography and book bust j.,
he said: How are you, Mr. Doeg
mind
One morning while Mr.. Doe was
quite busy writing a letter in walked
Mr.. Smith, the publishers agent
With a smile and a fine appearance
he said: How are you. Mr.. Doe?'
with his hand extended for shake,
but Mr.. Doe never rose from his
seat, just replied with cold very
well, sir"
The agent took a seat and said:
Mr.. Doe, you are looking remark
ably we'll" To these words there
was no reply. Mr. Doe continued on
his letter. He wrote one letter and
started in on a second, then the agent
seeing that he would not get Mr..
Does attention unless he broke in on
him, and that he wouIG be kept walt
ing maybe a long time, started:
You remember, Mr.. Doe, our great
work. Prominent People Of America,
in which you were so fortunate as TO
be included, has at last been issued.
Owing to severe sickness among our
printers, we were delayed q few
weeks in getting this out This
work is 4 masterpiece, and never
before has such p work been handed
TO the American people. We have
received congratulations upon this
work from all quarters. l have your
COPY now ready for delivery
Since you left here, said Mr.. Doe,