Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02

No doubt about that at all" Sperry
averred; he'd get the biggest part of
it."
You think so?"'
Sure Of it. You see, everybody
round here likes Sam, and Sothern &
Lee have always been outsiders. They
would swing to this shop in a minute
just on account of that. Fact is, |
wasted q lot Of talk on our firm
couple of years ago trying to make our
people give him some credit, but they
couldn't see it, He owed them a bill
then that was so old it had grown
whiskers."
And still owes it, l presume?"
You bet he still owes it. Always
will. It's so small that it amt worth
while suing for
Look here, Mr.. Sperry, how much is
this bill with the whiskers?"
About $50, think" said the travel
ing man, fumbling for his wallet. I'm
supposed to ask for payment every
time l strike town, you know, so
always have it with me, but l haven't
had the heart to say word to Sam
for a good long time. Here 1t is"
Duncan studied carefully the memo
randum: ITO Mdse. as per bill rem
dered, $47.S5." Il wonder"-he muir
INJURED.
Il was wondering. Suppose you were
to tell your people that there's young
fellow here who'd like to 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 1 pay this bilP'-
Pay it? You really mean that?"
Certainly l mean it." Duncan pro-
duced the wad of bills which Kellogg
had furnished him the night before his
departure from New York. Thus far
he had broken only one of the $500 gold
certificates, and of that one he had
the greater part left. Living is any
thing but expensive in Radville.
I'm beginning to understand that
was cut out for an actor" he told him.
self as he thumbed the roll with
serious air and an assumed indiffer-
ence, which permitted Sperry to esti-
mate it's 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 trifle-a mere trife," he said casu-
ally. Il don't generally carry much
cash about me. Haven't for five
years." he added irrepressibly. He ex-
tracted a fifty dollar certificate from
the sheaf and handed it over. iii
take a receipt, but you needn't mention
this to Mr.. Graham just now"
No, certainly not" Sperry scrawled
his signature to the bill.
And about that line of credit?"
We'll, with this paid 1 guess you
could have what you needed in moder-
alton. OF course
My name is Duncan-Nathaniel
Duncan"
Sperry made memorandum of it on
the ba ok of an envelope. ANY for
mer business connections"
None that l care to speak about
Duncan confessed glumly.
rpf
erences?
1t took thought and after thought
courage, but Duncan hit upon the So
luton at length. DO you know L. ].
Bartlett & Co, the brokers'"
DO know J. Pierpont Morgan"
Then that's all right. Tell your
people to inquire of Harry Kellogg.
the junior partner. lie knows all
about me-"
Noting the name, Sperry put away
the envelope. That's enough. If he
says you're all right you can have
anything you want" He consulted his
watch. "H-m-m. Train to catch. But
let's see. What do you need here?"
Duncan reviewed the empty shelves,
his face glowing. pills" he said
with a laugh-"all kinds of pills and
everything .or a regular sure enough
drug store, Mr.. Sperry, everything
Sothern & Lee carry and a lot of at
tractive things they don't-small lots,
you know, until l see what we can
sell"
Il see. You leave it to me. | prOba-
bly, know what you need better than
you do. I'll make out list this after
noon and mail it tonight with instruc
tions to ship it at the earliest possible
moment
Splendid" Duncan told him. You
do that and don't worry about our
making good. I'm going to put all my
time and energy into this proposition
and
Then you'll make good all right"
Sperry assured him. "All anybOdy's
got to do is look at YOU to see you're
good business man." He returned Dun
cans pressure and picked up his sam