The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-27

PAGE SEVEN
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Twenty per cent! Why. she hun-
koed me out Of 81 per cent and hat
million down. growled his father.
"Half million" gasped Psaje.
You did!" asked Rodney. "1asy.
1ou are q wonder"
Mary TUNED to Mr.. Martin.
And b. the terms q my euatIaet
with you Jon now owe ne 10 per cent
Of what Rodney has UNDERSTOOD"
"What cootractr asked Rodney e
Mary.
Mr.. Martin growled ana snortsd.
80 that's Why Jon held ne up. ehf"
he sputtersd. Just % gee your 10 per
cent Say. young lady, I've got Q lot
OF other money that you are overlook
Ing"
Father. what Do you msanr Rod
ney queFied
TN tell you what i nsan." std his
father. ''shs GOT engaged b yo0 to
make you 90 TO work. She oaly left
me to keep you On the job because I
promised her 10 per cent Of what you
earned. All the time that Shes been
pretending she would marry you SHE'S
been making Ne Of you"
You owe me $4,000. Can have
the check. please!" said Mary quistiy.
Yea" said the soap king, II you'il
quit now-get out Of here for Cood.
I'm disappointed"
whats the difIerencer' asked Mary.
IF I'd really loved him you'd have
objected to his marrying only Q type-
writer"
Objected! II you'd bsen On IL ~
ell Id have been proud to have yoa
for my daughter" said The father.
handing his check to Rodney.
"Hurrah. Mary! It's all right now!
cried Rodney.
what 10 this-a joker said Martin.
Certainly It h. You put up . joke
ON Mary and me. and thought we'd
put up one for you. Mary has told
me about that contract already"
You mean you're going to marry
herr" asked his father.
Certainly not" said Rodney.
"why aren't you going to marry
herr" demanded Martin.
Because We are married already
married yesterday" said Rodney
proudly. And We thought bsfors We
told you Of our marriage we'd get her
percentage for q wedding present"
Mr.. Martin whistled.
by George. you boys were right.
I am an old fool Anyhow IN win
that bet from old John Clark"
Now for MI. Bronson" said Mary.
you boys know Bronsonr' asked
Mr.. Martin.
"Oh. yes~ said Mary. I'VE had q
long talk with him right In this room
about q proposition from Brown 4
James"
Mr.. Bronson. who had come In. turn
ed to Rodney.
"But I thought I was dealing with
you
mo. sir: with me. Now. what's your
proposition!' demanded the soap king.
"A quarter Of q million cash just for
the trademark" said Bronson
"A quarter Of q million = said Mar
tin scornfully to the quailing Bronson.
why. you ought 10 be ashamed OF
yourself to try to trim these poor boys
like that"
The excitement Of putting through IN
important deal. the winning Of the bet
from John Clark. the reclamation of
his boy Rodney and finally Rodney's
marriage with Merry Grayson. some
thing he had always wanted. ex-
hilarated him. He squared away like
Ambrose Peale. for all the world. and
let Bronson have q full blast
You know that 13 Soap is worth
half a million in Chicago alone"
he shouted. "And you try to tnke
| advantage Of these kids ignorance.
Why. it's outrageous. but you can't
! trim me. No. sir-we wouldn't take q
million. Do you know that the Bingo
cracker trademark Is valued at six
million. the Honey Bee soap mt ten
million and our trademark Is better
than theirs? We're going to advertise
all over the world That's what nd
vertising means-the power Of susges-
tion-the psychology Of print. Ali you
have to do is to say q thing often
enough and hard enough and o. per
cent of the public'll fall
"Well. father" laughed Mary. hear
ing this torrent OF advertising talk
from these erstwhiIe conservative lips.
you've got religion"
Mr.. Martin took out q large silk
handkerchief and blew his nose quite
loudly.
I'll settle 500. 900 on the first grand
child he said. Just for luck"
"Well. WELL" said Ambrose Peale.
with n suspicious twinkle In his eye
Believe me. 1t pays to advertise"
THE END.