Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-12-31

LET Us HOPE NOT" sAID DUNCAN.
at first"
| Sperry wagged n dubious head. Il
4 dunno" he considered. SANS a nice
old dufter, but he amt got no business
sense and never had. You can see for
: yourself how he's let everything run TO
! seed here. Sothern & Lee took all his
/ trade years ago"
Eyes. know. That's why he needs
me-" said Duncan brazenly. In his
I soul he remarked. "Oh. Lordr' I'm n
tone Of awe. His colossal impudence
dazed even himself. But don't you
| think be could get back some OF the
/ trade II the store was stocked upY"
mo doubt about that at ALL" Sperry
averred; he'd get the biggest part Of
It."
''You think so7"
Sure OF II. You see. everybody
round here likes Sam. and Sothern 4
Lee have always been outsiders. They
would swing 20 this shop In minute
just on account OF that Fact is. /
wasted a lot OF talk on our firm n
couple OF years ago trying 20 make our
people give him some credit. but they
couldn't see H. He owed them n bill
then that was so old IL had grown
, whiskcrs."
And still owes 70. I presumeT'
you bet he still owes It. Always
VIII It's so small that II amt worth
while suing for
Look here. Mr.. Sperry. how much Is
this bin with the whiskersf"
About $50. I think" said the travel.
ing man. fumbling for his wallet I'm
supposed 10 ask for payment every
time I strike town. you know. so I
always have II with me. but / haven't
had the heart to say a word 10 sam
for good long time. Here It Is"
Duncan studied carefully the memo
randum: 'To Mdse. as per bin rem
dered. S47.S5." Il wonder he muir.
INJURED.
"EhT said Sperry.
Il was wondering. Suppose you we're
70 tell your people that there's a young
fellow here who'd like 10 give this
store a boom. say he wants a little
credit because-because Mr.. Graham
won't let him put in any CASH
Not bit Of use" Sperry negatived
Il would myself but the house-no."
But suppose J pay this bill"-
"Pay it, You really mean thatT"
Certainly / mean IT," Duncan PRO.
duced the wad OF bills which Kellogg
had furnished him the night before
his departure from New York. Thus
tar he had broken only one or the S5Oc
gold certificates. and Of that one he
had the greater part left Living is
anything but expensive in Radvile.
I'm beginning 10 understand that !
was cut out for an actor" he told him
self as he thumbed the roll with a
serious air and an assumed indiffer-
ence, which permitted Sperry TO esti-
mate its size pretty accurately.
That's quite stack OF chips you're
carrying" Sperry observed.
Duncan's hand airily waited the re
mark into the limbo OF the negligible
"a tribe mere trihe." be said casu-
ally. Il don't generally carry much
cash about me. Haven't for Eve
years" he added irrepressibly. He ex-
tracted a fifty dollar certificate from
take a receipt but you needn't mention
this to Mr.. Graham just now"
mo. certainly not" Sperry scrawled
his signature TO the bill.
"And about that line OF creditY'
"Well, with this paid / guess you
could have what you needed in moder- |
alton. OF course
My name is Duncan-Nathanlel |
Duncan"
Sperry made memorandum OF it on
the back of an envelope. ANY for
mer business connections
None that i care TO speak about"
Duncan confessed glumly.
Sperry's face heightened. NO ref
erencesY'
1t took thought and after thought
courage, but Duncan hit upon the so |
luton at length. do you know l.. ] /
Bartlett & Co, the brokersT"
do I know J. Pierpont MorganY'
'"Then that's all right Tell your
people to inquire OF Harry Kellogg.
the junior partner. He knows all /
about me-
Noting the name, Sperry put away Il
the envelope. That's enough. II he
says you're AL right you can have
anything you want" He consulted /
his watch. "H-m-mi Train to catch
But let's see. What do you need
hereY'
puncan neviewcd the empty shelves.