The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-03

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mo-. It L. now my pat TO transmit TO
you, not you to me-"
With warm pressure OF the hand
he went to the door, where he turned
and made me formal bow.
How the colonel secured the little
capital necessary to begin operations l
did not know. but withinia month he
sent me a sample bottle Of his grease
remover" neatly done up. with 1t a
aote saying that he would accept one
more favor. IL my conscience and my
honor would admit of my signing a
statement for publication that l had
analysed the remover" and recon-
mended 1t he thought that It would
make a great difference In the faciL
lty with which 1t could be introduced
wrote the required statement and
recommended his remover In as strong
language as l could command
Not long after this received an
offer of a PROFESSIONALLY on q small
salary In O college in South America,
and during the next seven years made
several changes, returning to the Unit
ed States at the end OF this term az
poor as when I went away. i had not
even tutorship to rely on
One morning. taking up a newspaper,
I glanced at the personal column.
was surprised to see an advertisement
intended for me- II would send my
address to a certain street and mum
Der 1 would oblige some person fol
whose name the letters K Y. z were
placed. Who was desiring to and me
and for what purpose could not con
ceive. / at once mailed my address as
requested and waited In anxious ex
pectation.
The next afternoon a carriage wal
driven up to my house by a coachmar
In livery, and handsomely dressed
man got out and came to my door.
was looking out of the window at him
and 1t seemed that I had seen him Of
some one like him before. Having
neither the luxury of a servant moi
anything to do, I went to the door my
self. AS soon as I opened it the gen
tleman said:
"Ah, Professor Pengreei How d
yo' do, suhT
Where had l heard that voice. tina
accent?
"Come in, SIR" said
81 doubt, sub, II you remember me-
he said, with look Of disappointment
II do and yet don't can't plac'
you. You are
"Yo' partner. sub"
Partner
eyes. sub. Yo' partner in business.
what businessr'
"The manufacture Of the Achmt
grease remover. Some seven yeas ago
you may remember, we fO'med a part
nership TO that purpose, you furnish
ing the receipt and 20 professiona
recommendation The business hal
prospered, and have been hunting 20
for long while in order to render 20
an account. fortunately have at las
found yo' by means Of personal ad
vertisement. Advertising Is grea
thing, sub. Next to 20 receipt ant
professional recommendation ! hav
found 1t my chief element Of success
Here, sub, is a balance sheet hav'
had taken Off the books Of the Achm
Grease Remover company He hand
ed me a paper. 1.-THE capital stock i
$1.0OOO0O, consisting Of 10000 shares
500 of which are in yo' name"
I wondered II had not been op
Grated on In a hospital and was recov
ering from the effects Of an anaesthet
ic. I took the paper. but / did no
even glance at It I looked at the mai
before me. expecting to see him so NJ
in cloud Of blue smoke.
1.-THE stock is not ON the ma'ket. sub
but / have been offered 26O TO NINE"
Then for the first time 1t flashes
upon me that this man was the shabb,
genteel Confederate colonel who ha'
called upon me years before. In on
sense he had passed out Of my mind
In another he had not. had taken
great fancy to him. and he had inter
ested me as a study Of man reduces
from an Importance sustained b!
wealth to the pathOs Of poverty. Blu
never for a moment had / remembers
him as anything but fine specimen
Of the shabby genteeL
Would you mind explaining wha
all this meansr asked, endeavorinl
to throw Off u dazed condition
ut means, sub, that with yo' valuabl
assistance l entered upon the manu-
facture and pe'sonal sale Of the greas
remover. / never solicited any on
who refused me-"
"Quite likely" interrupted
II soon accumulated sufficient CAPT
tai to enable me, to manufacture II
large quantities and, what found 4
be equally essential to advertise II
two or three years built extensive
wo'ks. and from that time fo'wa't
money has been pou'ing In on me. A
that time, sub, I called upon you q
20 laboratory and was disappointed t
tnd that you had left obtained 20
address In South America and wrot'
you there. After going to other places
my letter came back to me with many
postOfice marks ON the envelope.
have been inserting personal adver
ttsements TO- yo' TO- years. am mucf
relieved at finding yo'. To- began Il
fear that my honah would be impeach
ed by not rendering 10 an account Of
my stewardship"
The colonel paused stood mate
for awhile. then asked
And do you mean to say that fol
the trtflfng service did Won I am nou