Gilpin observer., 1909-04-29

Yes, he told me there was no con
fiicting patent at all"
"All right, them tell your lawyer
friend to have a bill of sale all ready
for the rights of this state. I'm going
to sell out. don't want to be both
cred with the details of selling at re-
tail. ! can make money enough by
getting it all in big Jumps. You look
after things here for a spell. I've got
to run up to Chicago and will be back
Monday"
Floyd was not mistaken in the trap
when he. arrived at the office Monday
morning Jonas Jones seemed to have
something on his mind. He reported
that sales had kept up a good steady
average, and then, as if resenting some
personal injury, he demanded to know
if Floyd was so anxious to get rid of
| good thing, why he had not given
him a chance to buy it.
How much will that Chicago man
give you for the state rights" he
| asked.
BILE in selling out to him for s25,000,"
was the reply.
Jonas shifted uneasily in his chair
That's a lot of money" he droned in
far-away voice. "A lot of money, but
man could make it back in no time,
and then make a big profit. Look
here, would you sell to me at that
price, and take over the little place
you've got an option on at $S,000?"
NO, I'm afraid not, Mr.. Jones. While
I'm not tied up-in the matter of the
man who is thinking of buying, don't
think it's right to start a new trade un-
Ill I'm off with the old one. Still, the
thing is new and there is some other
territory that might suit my friend as
well. | want to say though that I've
decided not to buy the Floyd place
Jimmy has some relatives that I'm
going to send him to-
III tell you what I'll do. I'll give
you the $25 200 cash on the nail, and yol
won't have to bother with the othel
party. So long as you are not tiec
down to him why not take good offer
when somebody else makes it fiat
What do you say?"
What do say? Well, Jones, l don't
know but what you are right. A biro
in the hand is worth two in the bush
You can send for the lawyer with the
papers"
Within an hour Jonas was on hant
with the attorney and a certified checl
for $4,000. A couple of hours late
Jonas had paid off and discharged the
force of high priced statesmen. He wa!
going to run things his own way anC
make big profits.
Jonas Jones started half dozel
men out with supply of the new
patent kinder bright and early thu
next morning. AT night the six mel
reported that there was nothing dc
ing. One man had sold one kinder
, The Others had been chased from ever.
door. He concluded that he might hav
been a bit rash in turning off the expe
rienced men, but thought he would tr,
. it another day, and If it did not worl
he would write the factory to send eA
perienced agents back to him at tn
old scale of pay. He did try it anothe
day, and still another, and then iona
chanced to think there might be some
thing wrong. He started an investiga
ton of his own, and. taking street O.
which one of the old agents was sur
, posed to have sold many kindlers, h
did not find trace of a single pun
: chaser
5 What Jonas might have learned, bu
did not, was that the henchmen c
, Floyd had merely taken their ware
, to a vacant room that had been rente
) for the purpose and then loafed abou
3 until time to bring Jones the littl
, pile of silver with which Floyd SUI
4 piled them for the purpose each day
Not one of them had even attempte
: to sell a kinder.
A Jonas consulted an attorney, an
+ found that there was not one chanc
in ten thousand of getting any satisfa'
ton through the courts. The pater
$ was all right, even If 1t was not pra'
4 ticable and salable. For the very frs
4 time in his life, in the language Of Do
t Floyd, Jonas was "stung.'
4 Doc Floyd met Jack Cleland at tn
l., High Rollers club ten days after hi
sale to Jonas Jones. He had spent
S week withNhis old aunt in Virginia.
e Il saw a little place down there L
U like to buy and settle down into tn
life of respectable country gentl
man." Floyd was saying.
"Oh, cut 1t out" returned the pc
I simistic Cleland. THE mere fact tn;