White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-17
Udllin2tOrd and
Bldckie D0U
Continued from Page 80


bldckie smiled on ner sYeeuy. Dut
sadly. I'm sorry that I'm not allowed
to cut into a bolt for SO good a judge
of ~gingham." he stated, looking ner
admiringly in the eyes. ~ know you'd
like the gingham when you got 1t
home and would tell all your neigh.
bors that they couldn't buy such ging-
ham at Sam Blndgeon's for from II
to Is cents a yard. II nj alL. Neither
would ! urge you to take a full bolt
unless. after figuring 1t over. you can
see where yon could use the ten yard
bolt at 20 cents"
Mrs. Mellon regarded him with a
doubtful eye. WELL. l don't know
she speculated. counting her fingers,
with a long and thoughtful pause at
each digit. where's that wholesale
bill?"
fright on the billion board on the
center post" said Blackie. leading her
to the big framed board. on which
were tackled the wholesale bills Of ev.
cry article in the Wallingford & Daw
distributing depot. No. 90. he ven
pointed out to her the No. 12.037 ging-
hams at CO cents the bolt. with 60
cents added for profit and the balance
Of 20 cents figured in for freight and
carriage.
Mr.. Mellon himself figured out that
problem on the edge of the board with
a stump OF lead pencil so short that II
cramped his knuckles to hold II, and
he announced himself as satisfied also.
This is what had ort TO be done.
he told Blackie earnestly. Even 10
per cent Is n mighty high price to
charge for keepin' us from buyin' our
goods direct from the wholesalers. but
it's "A step in the right direction-that
is. If the %gingham's good Is 1t. Mar
thy?"
Its better'n that shirt you got on"
she told him. You know what we
paid for that w years ago this fall?
Ten and n half cents a yard at Sam
Bludgeon's.. How much per cent Is
thaty'
Highly interested. Mr.. Mellon went
back to the "billiton board with his
| stump of a pencil. "A little over 40
per cent. dedncting the same amount
for freight and carriage" he finally an
nounced.
Forty per cent? she hissed- "In
never darken the door of Sam Bud
geon's again! Young man., I'll take a
whole bolt of that gingham. What
other bargains you got?"
Some gilt birdcages," replied Black
A. r.u ssVUa hovA N chfnnnnf NJ
the finest gilt birdcages ever sold for
the money, ! think. Each cage an
original package. and no packages bro
ken. Allow me to show you one"
81 don't need a birdcage." she refus
ed. looking about the store.
But you might" he insisted Then
you would be sorry. for when these
birdcages are sold We shall consider
Pinky county supplied and shall buy
~ more"
but I haven't any bird" she *.
planned.
"You never know when you're going
to have q bird" argued Blackie with
palned earnestness. "Some dear friend
u likely to make you q present Of a
bird at any moment. and then you
might have to drive yer to Pinkyville
for a birdcage. or even. II you were In
4 hurry, send in to Sam Bludgeon's for
one. and where could you get q bird
cage like this for 50 centsT'
The triumphant moment having ar
rived. he switched the glittering object
from under the counter and held It
temptingly before her eyes.
A family from Leggets Run came In.
the oldest girl still reading the whole
sale price list handful. and made q
straight line for the fannelette pile, and
from that moment Pinky county began
to congregate. with increasing num-
bers and enthusiasm, In Je6 Purty's
former wagon shell.
At 10 o'clock Paul Pollet began to
| pile boxes and barrels put In front at
the edge OF the road. and on each one
he tackled a sign. Full This Morning.
Emptied by Wholesale" By midafter-
noon Jef and Mrs. Purity and Mushy
had Joined the clerical force. and BY
evening the interior Of that store hook
ed as empty az q puppy's milk plato
while Blackie positively beamed with
satisfaction. There wasn't a birdcage
left in the house.
Nov I'm going to have some pink
silk pajamas In the order we send In
tonight" he declared. "Jim wouldn't
let me have them last week. but he
didn't even want me to have any bird
cages"
Late that night Sam Bludgeon. made
ferocious by the days tumble in his
fortunes, tried to incite the wilder
members of his barroom crowd to go
over and clean up the Wallingford &
Daw Intrusion on his domain, but
when he picked himself out from
among the broken glassware he de-
cided that even men In their cups are
familiar with percentages. and that
the principle Of personal profit IL the
very last thing Of which they lose con-
sciousness.