Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-03

viii be at least eoo.ooo.ooO bottles L year. It takes three bottles 10 do the business"
 Mrs. Simpkins held up warning fin- ger. but the major continued:
 '.The clear profit is $1.15 per bottle. You can figure from this the, gross. The diamond mines of Goiconda were a peanut compared to the c. A. H. R. Ah. my dear landlady. your ship has come in at last"
 Ordered to Halt.
 "Stop right there. you deceiverw
 "You had every confidence in my in tegrity when I was hard up. You saw how it was. and you never presented a bill. You used to send me little lunches of cold chicken and jam to my room on the sly. and in a thousand ways you made it home to me. Yes. you did. and now
 And now there will be something doing" she finished fin a menacing way.
 "Yes, my dear, there will be. pro pose to make you secretary of the com pany at a salary of $200,O00 a year, and if you do not wear sables and dia- monds it will be your own fault. Months ago you cast your bread upon the waters. It fioated about long time, but it struck Major Crofoot at last l extend my hand and offer you my congratulations. You lost SIS and gained s2oOO00r'
 Mrs. Simpkins cast her eyes around the room in search of some deadly weapon.
 "Come to your labors Monday morn ing. You can have an advance of SJ0,o00 if you wish to buy a brown stone front and furniture. Go home and tell your boarders to skate. Never more the boarding house for you. You thought Major .Crofoot an ingrate. a skirk, deadbeat, but you see how you misjudged him, though l shall not ask you to apologize"
 Are you going to pay me that SIS. you old soft soaper and deadbeatf"
 That SfS.'' gasped the major as he glanced furfively at the door. "Heay- ems. woman. but you don't want me to believe that you have lost your wits. In return for the SIS I offer you a gigantic fortune. and yet you hesitate. As secretary your duties will be very light-very light. All you'll have to do is to see that every bottle is tightly corked before it goes out. Woman. can't you be made to understand
 Mrs. sinpkirs Msnacss-
 Mrs. Simnkins rose up and dropped the cape of her shoulders. and with a resigned look the major rctreated q step and said:
 ..very well. lady Some one has made you believe i'll of me. and I shall say no more at this time. You shall have your money"
 No cheek. major. It wouldn't be worth sawdusfr'
 s'You shall have your money and in gold. l will go upstairs 10 tine treas urer of the q. A. II. k. and get it. and in gold at that. It will pain me sso part with you thus. but you will have it So. Sit down-back in a moment"
 If you try any tricks
 The grand promoter left the office. and Mrs. Simpkins waited Tine min utes passed, but she held on. She had hunted the major for weeks. and she would take no chances now. Hours followed the minutes, but she was still there. It was only as the end of four long hours and when an office boy poked his head in the door and whis- pered ''Sold again-' that she acted. She upset tine stove, tipped over the desk. laid the office safe on its back and tore down the calendar. Then she walked out and downstairs.
 From doorway on the other side Of the street Major Crofoot watched heI go. His vigil had been long one. and his legs were tired. He ascended the stairs and viewed the wreck of the of flee and smiled He had saved SIS and he estimated the damage at only 15 cents. He was far ahead of tbs game.