Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-30
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Peale cheered up Immediately.
Cash." he repeated, rolling the word
round In his mouth and tasting 1t.
The most beautiful word In the Eng
lish language"
Except one" said Rodney. looking
ut Mary.
(which Isl" Peale queried.
"Love." said Rodney.
"No, cash." said Peale. "Why, look
here. Think what this means-$3. 000."
wen discount Jones' note" said
Mary resolutely.
"And it's only beginning" went on
Peale. "Give me back that telegram
Itll be my letter Of credit, my pass
port and all the rest Of 1t. I'll show It
to tho advertising agents. They'll
trust me on the strength Of that"
1t proved a help indeed, this cash.
when It came on In due course, but
not cure. 1t vanished like smoke in
thin air, like cream before set Of
kittens, like snow upon the deserts
dusty face. Their Joy in 1t was short
lived, because 1t was so soon gone.
Again there came day when the end
of the month, with its next rent pay
ment. seemed much nearer than the
first, a day when time. which Peale
said was the same thing as money,
seemed very much like time, and short
time at that. and very little like real
money. To make matters worse Peale
meanwhile had swung round the circle
again. waving his letter Of credit"
and running up lot more In the way
of bills on new advertising. He had
scooted of for a week and never let
the Office know by so much as a tele-
gram where he was. Then, as cheer
fully as he had gone, he blew home
again one day. announcing that he had
contracted for about $4,000 worth OF
advertising in Boston. Baltimore, Phil
adelphia. Washington and a few other
eastern metropolises. He declared 1t
was the greatest advertising campaign
ever undertaken since George W. Ad-
vertising was young man.
For a self respecting bookkeeper 1t
was all dreadfully disheartening; Mary
sighed and found It very difncult Max
ing Eve go into two was nothing COM
pared with the effort to make $22,81a00
70 into $133.13.
For little while the days passed I'M
eventually. drawing nearer the inevita-
BILE end. Then came the last day of the
and Mary's blue devils were
very large and blue. The day passed
quietly enough in the 10 Soap COM
pany's Offices, 20 far as outward signs
It; there were few callers.
Jones being ont Of the way. though
Mary knew. he would be heard from
tomorrow II his note was not properly
met at the bank. How was she ever
going to get check certified to meet it!
Rodney at his desk sat quietly alb
sorbed. He rustled few papers now
and then. and used his rubber stamp.
but its impact on the pad and paper
acked the usual vigOr. Even Peale's
read, Mary noted, dropped a little a.
lie wrote his adS.-ads. that would be |
BORN to blush unseen II money could
lot be raised somehow, somewhere, to |
Day for them.
As the hour of 3 drew near Mary |
began to make some long drawn out |
for going home. This last |
quarter Of an hour Of time must be
TILED and done to death by fair means
Y by foul. A resolution had been
lowly forming in her head and now
OK definite shape. She shut down
Ter desk with delightfully."- loud noise
Ind stood up.
II may be a little late tomorrow"
he said to Rodney as she began put
ing on her hat
'All right" said the president mildly.
Rodney too looked as II something
we're working in his mind. and no won
Ter, Mary thought, with their situa-
ion what it was. Mary knew him like
book, but this time she would ask no
uestions and keep her own counsel.
The was going straight up to Mr.. Mar
ms on Fifth avenue and have long
ak and argument with him. He sim
ly must let them have those extra
!, 1000 cakes Of soap for Brown &
ames.
She scurried over to the Third Ave
ne elevated and climbed the stairs Of
be station at Worth street, her brain
vorking all the time. In a curious,
etached spirit she saw her nickel
lide into the groove made by so many
revious nickels on the hard wood Sill Z
nder the ofIice window and drcDped
er ticket delIcately in the ticket chop
eF's glass box.
Several local trains passed, all crowd
i. and, being tired and enjoying the
resh afr, Mary was disposed to take IL
er time and wait till she got the seat z
be wanted. It gave her q luxurious
seling to let the trains go by and not
IN after them. a. people usually did
New York.