The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-12-09

that would soil your clothes or rough.
en- your lily white hands"
you expect me to believe I'd have
any chance OF winning milliopaire's
daughter IL ! were ribbon clerk in q
dry goods .storeT" 80
The best In the world. The ribbon
clerk is her social equal. He calls her
Mary. and she calls him joe"
Done with you! Me for the ribbon
counter! Anything else3"
1.-THE storekeepers aren't apt to EN-.
pIoy you at first. They'll be suspicious
Of you"
They will be afterward, all right
However,
$50 you must simply call on them,
walk In, locate the boss and tell him,
I'm looking for employment Don't
press 1t. Just say II and get out"
mo trouble whatever about that. It's
always that way when I ask for
work"
They'll send for you before long.
when they make up their minds that
you're decent moral young man, for
they know you'll draw trade. And
every Sunday
II know-churchv'
Absolutely! Pick out the one the
rich folks 60 to. Go In quietly and do
just as they do-stand up and kneel,
look up the hymns and sing just when
they do. Be careful not to sing toe
loud or anything like that. Just do It
all modestly, as II you were used to 1t.
Better 60 to church here two or three
times and get the hang Of It."
Here, now
Nearly all the wealthy dodgers in
such towns are deacons, you see, and,
though they may not speak to you for
months on the street, it's their bust
ness to waylay you after the service
is over and shake hands with you and
tell you they hope you enjoyed the
sermon and ask you to come again.
And, you can bank on 1t, they'll all
take notice from the first
''It's no wonder Bartlett made you a
partner, Harry"
"Now, behave. l want you to get in
right. If you follow the rules I've out
lined, not only will all the girls in
town be falling over themselves to get
to you first, but their fond parents will
be egging them on. Then all you've
got to do is to pick out the one with
the biggest bundle and
MAKE a play for herr"
UNnt on yn,I- Iifat THAT xx,o,,I5 ho
fatal. Your part is to put yourself in
her way. She'll do all the counting,
and when she scents the psychological
moment she'll do the proposing"
ut doesn't sound natural, but you
certainly seem to know what you're
drooling about"
You can anchor on that, Nat"
"And are you finishedW
Il am. OF course I'll probably think |
Of more things to wise you to before |
you CO."
Duncan laughed shortly and tilted |
back in his chair, selecting another
cigarette. "And you're the chap who
wanted me to go to some bromide old
showNtonight! Harry, you're immense
Why didn't you ever let me suspect |
you had all this romantic Imagination
in your system?"
Imagination be bowed. son. This
is business" Kellogg removed the
stopper from the decanter and filed
both glasses again. "Well, what do
you say"
give just said my say, Harry. It's
I'm proud of you"
"But will you do it?'
Everything else aside, how can /?
I've got to live, you know"
But / propose to stake you"
Duncan came down to earth. "No,
you won't-not a cent. I'm In earnest
about this thing-no more sponging on
you, Harry. Besides
mo, seriously, Nat, I mean this.
every word of 1t. / want you to do it,
to please me If you like. I've no.
lion something will come of it, And
believe from the bottom of my heart
there's not the slightest risk If you'll
play the cards as they fall, according
to Hoyle."
Harry, l believe you do"
II do firmly. And I'll put the prop
)sition on q business basis If you like"
go on. There's no holding you"
"You start out tomorrow and order
your war kit. Get everything you
need, and plenty Of 1t, and have the
bills sent to me. You can be ready in