The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-23

n0n VI tAe OOdIu, move you CQaC we
table Official Manager Wallingford's
proposition. -
"Rippin'r' shouted Hickey. jumping
up. Three cheers and tiger for
Humpsey: Now, fellows! One. two
The gavel Of President Fails fell al
most rudely. mo indecorum. please,
gentlemen" be begged. There is a
motion and a very important motion
before the house. and l have heard no
second to it." ~t2 nez-+ 80
II beg your pardon. Benssy." apollo
gized Hickey abjectedly. You've got
the sportin' idea Of bein' a president
all right
| ''Thank you." returned the president
grac1ously. but still with trace Of
sternness. Nevertheless. / have heard
no second" ...e s.4
Fright you are. old top" confessed
Hickey still more contritely. land Just
to help you out second"
II also second" announced Reggie
Haugh. removing his hand from his
pendulous lip to do 50.
| At this juncture Ringgold Cash was
delivered Of an idea equally as bright
as Won Humperdinck's. "Questionr'
he demanded.
Even the ordinarily self possessed
Benssy was startled by this new man.
Hesitation of how much capability and
brains they had in their organization.
| "Jove" be exclaimed Il am proud
OF you boys. 1t has been moved by
Second Vice President Won Humper-
d1nck. seconded by Secretary Richard
Saunders and First Vice President
Reginald de Puyster Haugh and the
question ordered by Treasurer Ring
gold Cash that we lay upon the table
j. Rufus Wallingford's proposition to
buy his patents All those in favor
will please signify by rising" They
arose to man. ''rhank you. gentle
men," continued the president. THE
motion is carried unanimously. and l
propose toast in vichy to Second
Vice President Won Humperdinck. who
was the father of this happy idea"
Standing. they clanlSed glasses and
drank. 1t was great day for Toad
Iessop.
An unexpected DEVELOPMENT was 80
very grave that the official manager
was compelled to call Il special meet
ing of the board OF directors. and he
made the call so urgent that two OF the
members of the board were forced to
break social engagements OF the most
imperative nature, one of these en-
gagements, held by Reginald de puy-
ster Haugh. being with no less per-
son than the sensational second girl
from the end, front row. in the 'Fol-
lies of Forever" company. Neverthe-
Tess they all came. and Wallingford
sadly pointed out to them that. while
the gentlemen from Michigan and On
tario and Arkansas were willing to
pay the high price asked for the Spec
killed. Bass Portable Bungalows. the
Speckled Bass Portable Bungalows did
not seem to offer sufficient quality for
the money. Opportunity enough. the
gentleman from Bezunk, Mich. a Mr..
Bezazzum, visited the factory while
the meeting was in progress. He wore
felt boots. corduroy trousers. a canvas
coat, sweater Of gorgeous hues and
wondrous pattern and broad brim-
med felt hat. As for his countenance,
1t was lean and bony. with the most
absurdly sprawled black mustache i'm
aginable and little tuft OF chin
whiskers. which began neatly as ii it
had intended to be a goatee and ended
in all directions as IT it had suddenly
become intoxicated. His eyebrows
were equally black and beneath them
glowed pair of black eyes that alter
nately twinkIed with mischief and
flashed with hawklike intensity.
There was that in his bearing and
ease. however, which forbade levity or
ridicule and which made the board OF
directors, to whom Wallingford intro
duced him. take him as seriously as he
took himself. But Toad .Jessop, after
one good look at him. went out into
the stockroom, where he leaned over a
barrel OF nails and laughed until he
had the stomach ache
We'll, yuh see, gents" said Mr.. Be-
zazzum in objection to the company's
product, ''I'm a-willin' tub pay thuh
topnotch buhdanged price fur thuh
very best buhgosh PORTABLE houses
what can be coaxed together. ana |
got thuh buhjing money! and here he
slapped his pocket meaningly. "Ru-u-t
| don't notice from your catalogue
enough newfangIed doodads, dinguses
and hickeys tub seem tub chahm thuh
dollahs outn these corduroys.' .,..-
I'm very sorry, Mr. Bezazzum," re-
turned Mr.. Wallingford. "but l am
sure that our catalogues do not do full
justice to the Speckled Bass Portable
You must come out into
our factory and inspect one that is
and ready for Shipment
1t was a masterful manner in which
to treat such an emergency, and the
board OF directors We're strong in their