The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-20
SMOOTH TALKING MAN
WANTS TO GIVE AWAY LOT
of Labor DOherty rs Easy
Mark.
is NOT IN GIFT ENTERPRISE
Official Declines Polite Offer to I'm
load Real Estate on Him in Re-
turn for Small Testimonial as to
Its Wonderful Value.

OF manner and soft of speech lie car
RED With him very atmosphere of
Softly he entered the basement OF
the Capitol Building. and. pussy-foot-
e OF to the sns' he
way to the Office of tho State Commits
,ho dno of Labor 'S softly he pushed open
~ he, thrust his head through the
slightly opened doorway. looking in
With mild. questioning smile. AS il
hesitant, and fearing he might in
trude.
Labor Commissioner James 3. Doh
erty. sitting at his desk porting over an
his pivot chair around. and. getting a
glimpse OF the face at the door, babe
Softly and smiling the. caller stepped
within and softly he closed tho door
after him-softly but tightly. Then
he moved with silent tread over TO the
labor commissioners desk and seated
himself quietly in the chair that il al
Ways waiting there for q visitor.
GIVE AWAY LOT
Commissioners Doherty. adjusted his
pinee-nez glasses. settled himself back
caller twisterd first one side of his
mustache, then the other to the acute
ness of a needles point. waiting for
the visitor TO open the conversation,
We'll, sir. at your service. What
The, visitor fixed the commissions
with his calm. blue eye. and smiled:
s 9oT are Mr; RoneP!y. the labor com
Mr.. Doherty assured him that his
falth rested upon firm foundation.
Again the stranger smiled and was
is there something can do for
YOU? the commissioner inquired, oh.
serving that his caller seemed absorbed
In making mental inventory OF the
environments
81 believe not. The fact of the mat
ter. MIR. Doherty," said the. quiet man.
concentrating his gaze. suddenly upon
the quizzical face of the commits
Well that's interesting, certainly"
remarked Mr.. Doherty. Il don't often
for people WHO van, b to do @o s0m Mih
do for me and why am thus favored %
The caller smiled. In softly modu.
is certainly a fair question. The answ yer
Is. am going TO give you lot
puzzled commissioner.
Land. real estate, property" replied
the stranger. and "a seraphic smile
illumined his placid countenance. II
am from New York, and the company
| represent is no doubt known to you
as one of the best in the business. Our
transa ctions are, OF course. numerous
try. But as 1 was about TO explain,
nay purpose in meeting you is to give
you-irec, gratis, LOT HolnlnS-a lOt
DoHEHTY DECLINES TO ENTER
INTO STRANGERS SCHEME
IF you Will permit me to interrupt
YOU just {. moment. my friend" inter-
Jectcd the commissioner, new light
springing to his own mild. blue eyes.
Il want to tell you before you go any
farther that you cant give ME any
thing. If YOU have come in here to
doesn't interest me. We might as we'll
understand that In the beginning"
Then you don't care for the LOTT"
. There was mild surprise i'll the callers
quiet look and tones.
Not a lot" replied the commits
sioner decidedly.
Good day" said tho caller.
Good day." said the commissioner"
Softly the stranger made his exit.
closing the door softly after him.
Comm ssioner Doherty sat in his
pivot chair. deep in thought. Listless-
~ he twisted the ends OF his. mustache
TO the sharpness of a needles point.
"Doggone these fellows" he grunted
after few minutes of meditation. 81
wonder what they take me for? Some
time ago fellow wrote 10 me telling
me he wanted to make me present Of
the finest encyclopedia tho world had
ever seen. and all he wanted in return
for IL was Il testimonial from me COM
mending IL as the finest encyclopedia I
had ever seen. Now comes this fellow
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