The Meeker herald., 1909-07-10

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state. He'll be here In few days to
talk It over with me. while ~ are
waiting for him / wish you would ses
vestigate the patent and SEQ that
everything IL clear and ready for trans
fer. Get somebody you can trust. and
give him $500 for expenses and have
him get transcript Of the record from
the patent once at Washington. Ask
him to do 1t At once"
That night Jonas Jones found law
yer who was willing to do the work
for $50 - his fee. In due and early
course he reported to Jonas that every.
thing was perfectly clear, and that he
would be ready with q written report
when the would.be purchaser ar
rived
"Of course knew 1t was all right"
said Floyd. when Jonas told him Of
this. "All l wanted was q report made
by disinterested party for the man
who wants to buy me out. l suppose
he told you also that there was no
other contrivance like this one?"
Yes. he told me there was NO con-
fiicting patent at ALL"
"All right. then; tell your lawyer
friend to have 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. l can make money enough by
getting it all In big Jumps You look
after things here for spell. I've got
TO run up to Chicago and will be back
Monday"
Floyd was not mistaken in the trap
he had SO skillfully laid for Jonas. for
when he arrived at the once Monday
morning Jonas Jones seemed to have
something on his mind. He reported
average. and then. as II resenting some
personal injury. he demanded to know
II Floyd was so anxious to get rid of
a good thing. why he had not given
him chance to buy II.
How much will that Chicago man
give you for the state rights?" he
asked.
"Oh. / don't think I'll have any trou-
BILE in selling out to him for 325. .000."
was the reply.
Jonas shifted uneasily in his chair.
. far-away voice. "A lot Of money. but
a man could make It back in no time,
and then make big proht. 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!"
mo, I'm afraid not, Mr.. Jones. While
I'm not tied up in the matter of the
man who IL thinking Of buying. don't
think it's right to start new trade un-
til I'm OF with the old one. Still. the
thing Is new and there il some other
territory that might suit my friend n
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-"
''I'll tell you what I'll do. IN give
you the 336. 900 cash on the nail. and you
won't have to bother with the other
party. 90 long as you are not tied
down to him why not take good offer.
when somebody else makes 1t nat?
What do you say?"
What do 1 say! Well. Jones. ! don't
know but what you are right. A bird
in the hand II worth two In the bush.
You can send for the lawyer with the
papers"
Within an hour Jonas was on hand
with the attorney and certified check
for 326. 900. A couple Of hours later
Jonas had paid on and discharged the
force OF high priced salesmen. He was
going to run things his own way and
make big prof,ts.
Jonas Jones started . half dozen
men out with . supply Of the new
patent kinder bright and early the
next morning. At night the six men
reported that there was nothing do
ing. One man had sold one kinder.
The others had been chased from every
door. He concluded that he might have
been bit rash In turning OF the expe-
rienced men. but thought he would try
1t another day, and If 1t did not work
he would write the factory to send ex-
perienced agents back to him 1t the
old scale OF pay. He did try 1t another
day, and still another, and then Jonas
chanced to think there might be some
thing wrong. He started an investiga-
ton of his own. and. taking . street on
which one Of the old agents was sup
posed to have sold many kindle1, he
did not md . trace Of single pur-
chaser.
What Jonas might have learned, but
did not, was that the henchmen Of
Floyd had merely taken their wares
to vacant room that had been rented
for the purpose and then loafed about
until time to bring Jones the little
pile Of silver with which Floyd sup
piled them for the purpose each day.
Not one Of them had even attempted
to sell . kinder.
Jonas consulted an attorney. and