The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-12
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goodness knows, YOU ain t. What you
gon to do -
''Oh. / got that fixed all right" broke in
Hiram confidently. You see there's one
of them prizefightin felers a-boardn' over
to the Widder Blake s, an / done had talk
with him-he saws he ii help. What we
think about it. boss!'f
Mr. Gooble shook his head rather dubious.
w. "Well | dunno he remarked with
some hesitation 'but / reckon it better II
no way tall. an | gotter c'lect them bills
Get wore advertisin man TO fix it up. Hi
we il set it for Thursday week-thats circus
day. an ever Tom, Dick an Harry in the
hull countrv'll be here. An tell him that
when he goes to wrtin that advertisement
he KIN 90 as far a he likes
The circus played against strong competl.
ton that day in Shadyvie In front of
Gooble s store there had been erected high
platform on IT stood an old desk and sew
eral chairs Long before the time set in Mr.
ooople advertisement the street before his
store was filled with people-a Jolly. good
natured crowd that pushed and iammed and
trod on one another 9 toes for half block
in either direction. Hiram. list of his en-.
ployer>s debtors in his hand, cleefuliv
throng. surreptitiously checking the names
on the sheet as be went. Then, with a grin
of satisfaction. he reported TO Mr.. Gooble.
They re all here. boss" he exclaimed:
g ever dinged feller what owes bill is out
there in that crowd! Some of 'em is plumb,
nervous, too--their tongues is hangin' out
foot When be you coin to start7''
fright now" replied Mr.. Gooble deter
minedlv; go git yore, fightin man
1t was an hour before the time for the big
parade when Mr., Goobc mounted the steps
to the ton of the stand an auctioneer q gavel
in his hand After him came Hiram, his
lean face broken in twain by an enormous
grin; then came Mr. Parker the advertising
man. Following them was short broad
shouldered individual with thick bulI-like
neck and hands like twin hams; this was
Kid Collins Of some pugihstic fame Mr.,
Collins also wore grin-of anticipation.
Mr. Goobe walked briskly to the front of
the stand and surveyed the expectant crowd
with a look Of grim determination He
opened the desk and took from it small
wooden box, which he placed on the floor
beside him. Then. after brief backward
glance to assure himself that his rear guard
was on hand and all cleared for action, he
brought his csvel down upon the desk with
au attention commanding bang
Ladies an gents" he announced. "tbere
is fifty'two individuals out there amongst
YOU what owes me money. I've talked to
'em ontil I was black in tho face, an I've
writ to en- ontil I've got the writer's cramp
In both hands am one foot. an all I've got
out oil en- so far is about oushel Of prom
lses an enuff hot air to send up a balloon
both OF which is all right in their places,
but they won't pay bills The people what
bought the goods from that sold to these
here folks on expectation has took n suddint
notion that | ort to pay for 'cm conse-
quently I We got TO elect up or bust up-an'
III he everlastingly DANCED ef III bust TO
satisfy anybody! You all saw INV page ad
in the Weekly Buele. an I'm here to tell
vou that l m goin to do Jest exactly what
/ advertised to do m goin to sell ever ac
count on my books TO the highest bidder fer
cash. an II guarantee ever one of these
here fiftvtwo individuals to he plenty able
to pay an good fer all they owe ME. An
while I m selln EN- IN goin TO tell YOU
few things about these particular individ-
uaIs. -
Mr.. Goobe paused for breath He picked
up the little box reached into it and drew
out folded paper.
In this box, he explained sis bill fer
ever account what's owed me- I'm pojn'
to pick EN- out regardless an sell EN- lust
AS ! come TO 'cm. - He undoubed the paper
adjusted his spectaces. and squiuted at the
bill. The first one, he continued. ssis
Deacon Whlpple an it's fourteen dollars an,
a half
Deacon Whipple, went on Mr.. Gooble
after the sudden excitement of his audience
had subsided, has owed me this bill nigh
onto year. He got the goods under false
Dretenses anyway, cause he promised ia
bring in enuff butter an ags the follcrin'
Sattiday to pay fer EN-. an stead of doin
ii he took his stuff over to Happy Holer
settlement an sold it fer cash--an he ain 4
been in my store since. This here bill is fer
suit of clothes-the same suit the deacon g
wearin' here today. an when we went to
that Oddfelers excursion last spring he
wouldu Z speak to cause he WAS dressed
no better n l Reckon he forgot the
clothes he had belong to met Deacon
,Whipple has had the money TO pay this bill,
Cause he bought his darter Sal paror