The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

Perfectly correct, sir, perfectly Cor
Rect" said Mai Crofoot as he took
the bill extended to him by his family
| tailor and glanced at the total "One
suit Of clothes-sao, and this is the tenth
time the bill has been presented. Glad
to see you. sir-g-l-a-d to see you. II
you had not called today / should have
sent for you. Twenty dollars is the cor
rect amount. and nothing has been added
for the interest. Had you presented this
bill two days ago 1 could not have paid
it-could not have had the heart to look
at the sum total. But today. sir-today-"
Shall / receipt the bill. sir?" queried
the tailor as he held out his hand for it.
Never. sir-never"' replied the major
THAT is. not for years and years to
come. Should you receipt this bill II
would degrade this pleasant friendship
into a mere business affair, and thus de-
stroy the ac=ed ties which binds u.s.
will carefully fold it in my pocket-thus
II is disposed Of for the next decade.
and let us forget it Yesterday there was
nothing in life for me. Today. sir-con-
gratulate me. Yesterday / was plain
Mai. Crofoot; today I add the letters
G. p. which I will hasten to inform you
stand for grand promoter. Yes, sir-yes,
sir-Mai Crofoot grand promoter OF
grand enterprises, and originator OF
schemes to financially beneht all VINO
have money to invest Glad to see you,
sir-g-I-a-d to see you. I've something
that you will grab at with both hands
and I'll guarantee you'll make a thou
sand dollars for every handful put in.
Bless your heart, sir" -he tailor
started to ask IL the major wouldn't pay
a part of the bill. but before he could
get a word out he was interrupted with:
Don't lose a good thing-g-o-o-d thing.
by interrupting me. You have read OF
the new discovery-telegraphy without
wires? 1 wrote to the discoverer last
night that would raise a million dollars
To perfect the idea. and then organize a
company with a capital of 100000. He'll
accept, sir-hes bound to accept. and
inside of a year I'll make slo.0o0eoo as
easy as turning over my hand. Your
hand sir-shakei Shake heartily Big
gest thing Of the century. and Mai. Gro
foot, G. p. handles everything
But. Major. can't you give me IS on
the bill?'
NO more wires-no more poles-no
more telegraph Offices" said the mayor
as he walked about with his hands un-
der his coattails- Its almost inconceiv-
able. sir-lts stupenduous. It's a change
to stagger the world. And I'm in it. and
you are in II, and the other dear friends
Of mine are in it Don't interrupt me
don't dare to draw a long breath while
I tell you that you shall make a half
million dollars out Of the scheme within
the next twelve months and quit tailor
ing forever-forever, Yes, sir, you shall
have your country house and your yacht
and your private car and be nabob OF
the land j take care Of my friends.
Between US there has been friendship and
harmony and perfect trust. Never before
in the last twenty years have I seen
my way clear. Now II is a path lighted
by ten thousand arc lamps. and wouldn't
trade places with Rothschild."
IF you could pay" began the tailor
as he looked anxiously about.
And I was going to send for you to-
day." interrupted the Major as he patted
him on the back" send a special mes
senger for you and tell you that you
floor. I'm going to raise 100000 TO per-
feet the idea NJ check Is good for half
Of 1t, and 1 shall give my friends a
chance to put up the rest You are the
first You have made my clothes He
who makes a mans clothes makes the
man. Here is pen, ink and paper, and
you put down the sum you desire to in
vest"
But Major"
I'VE get the stock at 30 or 30. and in a
month it is par-l59-e0o-5o0. There will
be nothing like 1t in Golconda- The
rush to buy will keep a dozen clerks
busy but after today no one comes in on
the ground-fioor. Don't hesitate sec
ond-d-o-n-'t let this golden opportunity
have time to get cold! Make il 5000
s25, ,oOo-even $4,000. but make it in a hurry
and be counted as one Of us. You have