The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-01

"Fcc9Uso that aint tho way it's
d0re" sid stein Anyhow, NOS in
Srrineva!e You got to have a diTen-
cnt system than that, Johnnie. to do
business here. Save the city money.
What tho Gcyil do you suppose We
care abcat he city? To he'll with the
city! 10 that's all you know about
getting city contracts, take your little
blocks and 80. You can bet youth
never got contract here. Il thara all
you know about the game"
C,uGor and Dawson having found
out Hhat they were seut lor--that Ito
cQuuci,mca Of &DringFale were reach
irg orenly Ter graft with greedy
E&nds--and l'aving implanted tic
germ at wood block paving III THO
lH,ndg Of tie two leaders, quietly rqc,
cd their gr,rs, paid Their bills at tie
IMPERIAL, ana ilittcd out oil the Gaze.
Thon | came into the game Nov.
thee really vas en- American 7.-ocd
PECK ce1lr22y G&a tie president CT
ill., vas an Cd s2p Ga2od G.cgor Te
WIS intcgca cd IN running Gown era r
ers, and for the purposes Of this lab
he loaned nc his namo aGl identity.
a few G1ys after Clutter aud Dav-
ran Fad .e''eed from srrinera'c AZ
dormw Stoiu aoj = letter from tie
president Of The block company IT
read:
"AIy Dear Al5oGman:
# am afraid that my two sa1c~mcn
who saw eyou in regard to furnishing
wooden blocks Tor paving in your Ct Y
knew little about how such things are
MANAGED Now you and /, my dear
A'derman, arc mon CT experience aal
we know how such things are doro.
! hope 10 have the pleasure Of seeing
you at noon at the Imperial hotel in
your city 1t is long since have ta1-
On part in any selling campaign. but
in a matter like this, Alderman feel
it is better and safer that |, ard |
alone, cove. the ground
81 suggest that you destroy this let
ter. j have always found it advisable
TO save rs few papers as possible,
nm, very truly yours,
HERMAN V. STFGER.
president American Wood BLOCK Co"
When Stein got that lcttcr he saw
mt once that il was from a man Of hia
own heart The tone of ii showed
tho writer 10 be right" according TO
STEMS peculiar point Of view. Tie
cautious advice to destroy the letter
was a winner 1t showed that "Stc-
ger" had been through the mill and
was too wise a bird to overlook any
bets. Stein sat down and wrote
brief note to Steger, advising him that
he looked forward to the latters az
near"nco at the Imperial hotel VITA
much pleasure.
J came into Srringvale at night and
Registered at The imperial as Herman
V, Stcger I STAYED close to my room
the mex morning r. seemed indeed,
nat stein was awaitin~ my arrival
VITO much pleasure, FOR at noon q
'elopbQne message from bin informed
me that, having seen my name on the
roeistcr hc waited impationtly to vel
COME Me ID SpringvaIe.
Come up. Mr.. Stein" l said, Il
have been expecting you
Stein and Corcoran came up to-
getl1er ] had taken The best suite Of
rooms in the hotel had attired my
self in q manner as expensive as was
consistent with fairly good taste, |
wanted to give the impression OF plen-
ty Of ready money.
Stein and Corcoran greeted me cor
daily though quietly.
Don't be afraid 70 speak M, gen.
tlemen," ! said, laughing. Il have re-
served both rooms adjoining my suite
az a precaution"
We all laughed together at this
sally, | ordered up champagne and
cigars.
well, gentlemen / said, q am
here to sell springvale some cedar
blocks. And ! won't be SO foolish as
to talk about how much money can
save the city
We had another laugh over this.
We understood one another right
away.
The whole town ought to have
wooden block paving" said Corcoran.
~ know It. It's got to have IT,"
'9ain We laughed We were get