Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-09-04

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such matter, and the slogan, Fish in
Your Own Back Yard" leaped in
day to slang for the street urchin. In
deed, the papers were eloquent They
asked the public why it persisted in
going to distant watering places for
fishing, canoeing, when by buying or
renting site at Saps Souci they could
arise in the dewy morning, wander
down to Silver creek and draw forth
the trout that had been recently
stocked in the creek by the goverr-
ment fisheries. go look at Sans
Souci yourself" ended the display,
Just opposite the old Paramount
place."
The public naturally looked and
saw hundreds of negroes Industrious
ly making an INTRICATE winding chan
mel for Snake-or Silver-creek pune
tuated here and there by fishing
| pond.
But it will overflow" objected the
passersby who saw the great labor
going on.
Impossible" replied the foreman,
who seemed very we'll educated to
handle such job, "Where the old
Snake creek had one mile of channel,
Silver creek will have 10 and lot of
ponds. No overflow could food such
surface, and then you can fish in
your own back yard.
| The advertisements dilated on the
different phrases of Sans Souci -Four
| teen Miles of Canoeing" it would say,
or ga Cold Plunge on a Summers
Morning" or Watch Next Summers
Canoeing Contests and Long Distance
| Swimming Records at Sans Souci-
Fish in Your Own Back Yard"
"Cecile," said Mr.. fTrimstone one
morning at the breakfast table,
! where are you and your mother go
ing this SUMMER
Il don't know, father. We haven't
decided I don't know that will go
anywhere. 1 have a job, you know,
now I'm business man."
The old fellow paused over his tea
cup. "Now that shows the proper
spirit; I shouldn't mind having such
a girl in my office. Whom do you
work for, anyway? I'll raise your
wages"
I'm with the Sans Souci company"
redeemed Cecile.
"Ah, now, that's odd. In the real
estate business. That new company
is certainly hustling that deal
through. Seems to have good thing
of it, too. What was going to say
was, that if you and your mother
didn't know exactly what you wanted
| to do with yourselves this summer, we
might build us a place out at Sans
| Souci ourselves. You know I never
can get away from my Office, and I
| thought if l could bring summer
place nearer" he paused-'I hear
that some of our smartest people are
going to build out there"
''Then you'd better make haste, dad,
| for those lots are going fast" smiled
| Cecile.
What do you get for the lots?"
| Anywhere from three to ten thou
sand"
The father looked up sharply. You
don't mean to say SOP
oh, yes, there has been an awful lot
of work done on that water course,
and then the fishery for raising trout
has cost big amount. 1t is really
going to be a little paradise" The
girl was growing enthusiastic; she had
| become accustomed to talking to pros.
pective customers. you know, Of
course, that if you buy lot, you must
contract to put up a house on it to BIZ
worth not less than $4,000
whats that?"
why certainly, you would want it
that way yourself, dad. Sans Souci
must be exclusive" Her face was
flushing in her enthusiasm, for she
herself had disposed of many lot in
| just that fashion
Her father looked at her admiringly.
| why, what saleswoman you are,
You discount my ability by half, and
| I've worked at it all my life. Sure
enough, I'm not joking, what will you
take to work for me? I'll give you
more than you get at the Sans Souci
| company"
mo, 1 don't think you would be
willing to, dad"
How much do they give you
| pray?"
Half of what they make"
They? Who?"
The girl blushed furiously why,
Henry Maltravers, of course
Mr.. Grimstone dropped back in his
chair "Why, of course, of course.
might have guessed that vow I'll
hire you BOTH He leaned forward
| to watch her face.
Cecile put up two little hands, but
her red bushes crept through. She
shook her head mo, you won't hire
US; you won't hire us. We might con-
j sider~a combinatior-but. dad, you
are going to buy place, aren't your"
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