News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-12-29

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Of the business" chirped Peale.
I Rodney passed out the pink state
I ment.
! "There you are. father he said.
HIN. liabilities S133.13 assets 500
S18,' read Mr. Martin.
"And 8 cents" added peale.
| "That's a remarkably good showing"
admitted Mr.. Martin. well. I'll give
you $4,000 for your business as it
stands"
Rodney took good hold of himself.
"But we don't want to give up our
business" he protested. II like bust
ness. l wish you'd made me go into it
years ago, father"
1--WE wish to continue in our chosen
profession" added Peale Grandly.
"Well, suppose you take 20 per cent
of the profits" suggested Mr.. Martin.
Its wonderful weather, isn't it.
said Rodney; these crisp, cold bracing
mornings?"
"Well, l hardly thought you'd grab
at that" said Martin. "What will you
take"
Rodney rose to the occasion quickly.
zone hundred thousand dollars cash"
he said; you assume all the contracts
and obligations of this company, give
us 40 per cent of the profits, a contract
for me at $4,000 a year, for Miss Gray
son at $40, 000"-Peale coughed audibly
behind him-"and another for Mr.. Peale
at the same figure"
Mr. Martin looked at the two men
moment, chewing his cigar.
''Done," he said finally. He could
see, out of the corner of his eye, Peale
and Rodney exchange looks and shake
hands. Well, he had come down to
buy them out.
81 congratulate you, father" Rodney
said.
"You needn't" said Mr.. Martin. 'As
a business proposition l don't think
much of it, but l guess it'll show old
John Clark he can't butt into my fam
lily affairs or get Ellery mixed up with
my boys business"
Eyes, father, we'd much rather have
you than Ellery," asserted Rodney.
ooh, much rather" echoed Peale.
This important deal was no sooner
agreed on than Miss Burke came in in
OPPORTUNITY and conveyed to Rodney
the information that the agent of the
landlord wanted to see him at once.
EYES," said Rodney. "You see, IA
Their, we're thinking of taking larger
Offices he added. "Come, Peale.
Well be right back, father"
Yes, father, Wen be right back"
echoed Peale as they went out.
Mr.. Martin stood there watching
them proudly.
Bully kidr' he said; then changing
to a contemptuous tone, CELERY
Clark
Well, that was load off his mind at
any rate, he reflected contentedly. OF
course he had bought a pig in a poke,
more or less. You couldn't tell wheth-
er their books were carefully audited
or not If Mary Grayson kept them
they were probably pretty straight.
He was glad to have the boy back any
way. And there would be no more
sandwich men parades.
Altogether he was in quite mellow
mood when Mary Grayson opened the
door and came in. From the look on
her face she was glad to see him and
extraordinarily relieved too. Alas for
the soap king! He did not realize how
short his satisfaction was to be.
"Why, Mr.. Martini cried Mary hap
PLY. !
Hello, Miss Graysonr' he said. !
Its mighty good to see you again"
"Oh, Mr.. Martini" responded Mary, .
I'm so glad Rodney finally sent for
your
"Sent for me?' repeated Mr.. Martin
in surprise.
"Have you talked to him?'
"Oh, yes. He's just gone out for
minute to see the agent of the land
lord"
ooh, then he told you about that
tooY
Eyes, he told me. Why notT' asked
Mr. Martin, puzzled.
"Oh, I'm so glad you've settled with
him. You have settled, haven't you"
Eyes; sure"
"Oh, good Isn't it wonderful for
him?
The relief I'm Mary's voice was gen.
uine, absolutely, as Ambrose Peale
would have said. Poor Mary had had
a trying day. There had been that
dreadful man Jones to begin with.
$500 check must have gone
through the clearing house in double
quick time, Mary had thought, as the
dun appeared again. The
fact was, it seemed that he had gone
to the bank to get it certified and was
furious to find that there were no
funds there of the 13 Soap company to
meet it with. He roared loudly about
the sheriff. Unless the check was
made good at his office in an hour he
would have the sheriff round and sell
them out, cover up their billboards and
send them all to Jail.
Mary didn't know much about sher-
ifs, and they sounded terrifying. She
had heard about the laws delay, but
he law sounded swift and terrible as
by the irate Jones. She
couldn't laugh about it and chaff about
/ cell with a sunny exposure, as Am
PROSE Peale did. That awful countess
ool A woman swindler who had tried