The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-03

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pie OF Medallion were willing TO pay
even a little more than what coal
ought to sell for In that town
II see you know the game. too" he
said; and Clawson naturally was q
little fattered.
Clawson named a price Of $500 on
his plant as IL lay then. In the early
summer with little stock In IL. This
was an unreasonable price. and Jen-
kins said so at once.
Five thousand Is the top-notch
price can see myself paying for 1t"
said he, land probably $4,000 will be
what IL looks like when I've looked 1t
over carefully"
Clawson grumbled that $500 was
his only price, but inwardly he was
pleased. He had set $4,000 as what
he expected to realize from his sale.
Jenkins began to go into the de-
tails of the business with him as no
one but a man skilled in that line
could do. He covered the field with
his Investigations and questions In
way that aroused Clawson's admira-
ton.
Mr.. Jenkins" he said, you can do
twice as much business here as l did.
You can teach them all something
about the coal business"
Il know something about it." adj
mitted Jenkins. You haven't hustled
quite enough. Don't you know that
you ought to get couple Of factories
into this town? l do. l got ODD in
view now that l could bring here pos
sibly. But you'll never get $500 out
Of me for your business"
Finally he wrote a check for $3.50
on the Twenty-hfth Street Bank OF
New York city for a five days option
at $4,000
At the same time that he was dick
ering for the business Jenkins began
to make inquiries about home. Here
again his evident character as an ex-
perienced and forceful business man
asserted itself.
Clawson, quite convinced that he
would make his sale at q price salts
factory to himself, eagerly carried
| Jenkins over to a real estate man
named Cross and introduced him as a
new and valuable addition to the pop
| ulation of Medallion.
Cross, likewise, was deeply i'm
pressed by jenkins. He had no doubt
of his ability to pay for the best
| house for sale in town, and jenkins
was at once taken out and shown a
desirable property. 1t was an old
homestead with large grounds and in
good repair, and the price was $4,000.
| 1t was a fair price. jenkins agreed
at once to this. He went through the
house carefully
Just about the kind of a place Jen-
/ nie-my wife-would like" he said.
''Tll get her up to take look at it,
Cross had promptly begun the real
estate mans old song: We'll, Mr.. Jen-
| kins, there are two Or three other par.
ties interested in this property, and
expect an offer for it almost any mo-
ment. If you want"
Anybody got an option on it,"
asked jenkins.
NO"
Give me three-day option on it
for $780," said Jenkins. I'D close
with you now, but my wife always
wants finger in the home pie" He
wrote check for $500 On the Twenty
fifth Street Bank Of New York city.
| The third man in the net was Fink,
the big furniture man of the town.
/ He came in the third day, when Mrs
Jenkins, prepossessing, we'll dressed
woman, came to town. By this time
| the news had been printed in the
| towns little daily paper that Mr.. Jen-
kins of New York was buying out
| Clawson's coal yard and purchasing
| the old homestead from Cross for q
! ho"-n Also, 1t was rumored, Mr.. Jen-
) kins was connected with several man
ufacturing enterprises which were
) considering Medillion as a possible To-
| catien
Mrs. Jenkins came into Flink's Fur
! niture Emporium, and with the good
natured assistance of Jenkins began
! to pick out furniture for their new
! home. She had taste and an appar-
+, emily generous pocketbook. Fink
rubbed his hands as he saw her pick
nothing but the most expensive stuff
| IN his store. He extended himself to
| please Mr.. and Mrs. Jenkins. The bill
for the articles that Mrs. Jenkins had
set aside ran up to $1,000.
ut will be some days before We
want them sent up said She But
when we do want them 1t will be in a
hurry"
A deposit of one hundred dollars
|
deposit was in the form of a check on
the Twenty-fifth Street Bank OF New
| York.
Clawson, Cross and Fink hurried at
once to their banks with their checks
Clawson banked at the Old National
Cross at the First National, and Fink
at the Farmers and Merchants The
checks were taken for collection-and
proved good.
jenkins made such an impression