The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-11-16
Five Per Gent
Commission
By LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY
copyright. 1911. by Associated Literary Press)

By LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY
ExEzEaEzIHzzEEua
Copyright. 1911. By Associated Literary Press.)
Miss Maggie Raines and her mother
sat facing each other.and saying never
word. They had talked for an hour.
They had talked all there was to talk.
They had tears in their eyes as they
talked
For year past Maggie had had
steady place as stenographer at s12
per week, and she had done wonders
with her salary; rent. fuel, provisions
clothing and car fare. and they did not
owe a dollar The average working
girl is twice the financier that the
average working man is.
Things had gone very well with the
little family. but now trouble had
come Maggie had lost her place at
days notice She wasn't despairing.
but discouraged She knew all about
answering advertisements and tramp.
ing from office to Office. 1t might be-
weeks before she was settled again.
and what of the income?
Down at the corner where the girl
had taken the car every morning and
left it every evening, was real es-
tate Office The proprietor was mid
dle-aged man, and he looked to be
good man That is, he seemed to
Maggie to have an honest face, and
she thought there might be sympathy
there for one in trouble. She didn't
want charity, and she didn't want pity.
she rganto6 a chance to help herself,
fus. IS 4 ould be gwen to young
mar
eEf gaeried the mother after
ioun saenee
i was wondering If was as smart
as most other girls" was the reply.
"One of our stenographers quit her
place two months ago and went to
selling real estate on commission She
has made hundred dollars a week"
Just think of that, Maggie!"
Il am thinking of it. In the morn
ing | am going down to have a talk
with the real estate man on the cor
ner. If can make s25 week it will
be great thing"
But how does any one sell real es-
az 49,. .,u , b..
most of it is done by talk You make
a person think he wants to buy, and
then keep at him until he does buy"
Well, you have a coaxing way
con,a dou,, evo do,,.us anth ~
+ho 49, .na ~ 49,, LII oa,, ~,
nouns ~ 800. 80. a.aa. 49,
ho Iii ~ !.
Nay+ n,or,, ,4.s po; IT.
,,od +bo roo, aste.ee oa " Ctr,,,,.
baa i,,e+ oo,,oa - - 49,
portnrbaa hit go 49, - -
Ian =, =, 9rsF. - ,e,, wa a,d ,et
~, -,ndaftyi,sg - e@once sha 60
slfarea es RI 60 $50 a-+,t,
go -. ss.,,4aa s. 80 s, -, ~
kar lpsf rr-if.. sonhtfpftv 4 :
,5ea4!y He lad been trytra ~
sell real estate for a good manv xaars
and had had moor luck >, Il but h.
didn't even ask himself how young
stenographes who didn't know the
value of load of sand was going to
make a success at it. He gave a
minute or two to thought and then re-
piled:
II will give ven chance. and a
splendid one. I own so acres of tim
Der land at Walnut Point. on Lake
Huron. | have about closed a deal
with a party in Buffalo. In fact. the
deed is made out and if handed to.him
the money would be passed."
And are you going there to close
the deal?" Miss Maggie asked.
Il was, but my wife has been taken
seriously i'll and cannot leave her
can give you power of attorney and
send you. If you can go this evening
and close the affair tomorrow | will
pay your expenses and give you five
per cent commission You will net
$3.50 for three days work"
"'Oh. Mr. Stryker, but that's too
much-altogethe too much" ex.
claimed the astonlshed girl. I'm he
glad to go for $50
.Yo1r commission will he rho Gun,
have named Yon will take along