The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-02
(Continued.) CHAPTER XVII.
Novel Methods.

mute it into any other probability ton work, and an extra twenty-five ! thousand dollars with which to meet l the interest on their bonds. If the l preposterous proposition should by any chance succeed, the advance in l the time of the earning capacity of | the road was well worth the ex- l penditure of the extra money. At 1 the end of hour Chester was re- l called. He entered, as cool and af- l fable as ever.
 | ''Mr. Taylor began the Chairman 1 pompousIy, after due consideration we have determined upon accepting your proposition. We find ourselves I unable to coerce or bribe the negroes into continuing to work. since they have earned enough money to buy themselves an abundance of sugar, and tobacco for the winter. We tell you plainly that we think you are sacrificing your money to a lack of | experience, but the decision now rests with you.''
 Thank you, gentlemen" said Chester. 'tThe trouble has been that you have approached the negro from the wrong standpoint, psychological l Iy You have been attempting to ap- real to his sense of cupidity.' Good gad! How else would you secure labor?'. CT gentlemen answered Chester. shall endeavor to appeal to his sense of fun. If it is your pleasure, I will take charge of whatever gangs you | have at work tomorrow. I shall have to include a small printers bill in that extra appropriation of which l spoke
 the nearest bar, and Chester made his way to the office of the only | newspaper in the town. CT have a bunch of local news for you,'' he said to the Editor of mani fold duties.
 we shall be extremely indebted | to you, suh, for any items of i'm terest,'' replied the latter. First of a11,,' said Chester brisldA I iy, 'scan you do some printing for me?''
 
 have hand press. - ''I want these handbiIIs printed by tomorrow morning." said Chester, producing some slips of paper. s"Tomorrow morning! Impossible. l suh.''
 Name your price and let me run the press if you can get no one else ! to do it. I must have them tomor- row or never" | A lively argument ensued, but the l dominant spirit of the determined Northerner finally vanqHished rhe indolence of the easy going Editor. who finished by quite entering into the spirit of the affair. The only specification as to typography was that it should be as large as possi- hle.
 .tNow," said Chester, tT want to write this as news. Can you let me
 have two columns for ?''
 Two columns! That's all we save
 for the pony service of the Associat-
 ed Press!''
 twill you run it if I write it ?''
 NO, suh," said the Editor. '.Suh-
 tinly not.''
 ''very well. That leaves me more
 time for the handbiIls. You'll print it later all right. Have the copy set.
 and I'll be back in half an hour. We
 are going to run off several hun
 dred."
 Chester made his way to the prjn-
 cipal hotel of Warsaw
 ''Let me have some pennies" he said to the proprietor.
 ''Yes. suh, hot or cold? ?" \ Chester stared. It was seldom that it was his turn to be surprised. .'You see, suh," said the proprietor in answer to his look, many gentle men, suh, prefers to throw them hot so that the boys will scramble more-'
 >"Oh.' said Chester, ''I see. That jibes in with my plan perfectly. I'll take them cold, please" | He took his pennies, lit cigar, | and strol1ed out onto the broad verandah.
 Then he Tipped penny into the
 middle of the dusty road. There was a simultaneous rush from several cool adjacent shadows. A tangle of half a dozen little pfckaninnies scrambled d
 desperately in the road until the more fortunate carried off the coin. Two portly directors of the projected street railway emerged at this mo ment from the hotel bar. At the sight of Chester smoking nonchalant- ly on the verandah, and Tipping pom nies to a fast increasing crowd of pickaninnies, the two directors stared angrily.
 'Is this your method, sir, of be- 1 ginning your contract on the con | struction work :?