Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-29
copuisht. 1918 by the Bobbs-r1erriu CO.
ORGE1R ANDOLPh CHESTER

would be an awful snle for these
! among the regular Johnnies-suckers
like used to be. you know"
| 1.-The crops too small" chuckled
Wallingford. Fiction to the contrary
Notwithstanding. the number Of live
spenden who startls Broadway could
be reduced to about one. In every other
20 often"
Il don't know argued Brack. n
| was mighty easy picking. and. II ]
was. there were q lot more Ike me-"
"A happy thought seized Blackie. ut
| might be . good business TO manufac.
ture this car" be considered Jim
! and l never thought Of It"
We've been too busy With other
+; things" supplemented Wallingford.
why don't you take It up7" suggest
ed Blackie. "See. Jim, I'm doing some
thinking"
Nothing doing" laughed Brack.
rive made up my mind firmly to one
thing. won't start q new enterprise
want q business In full blaze. I
want to walk into my place on the day
I take possession and see the wheels
going round and everybody busy"
| When they had finally sent Bargain
Billy on bis way Blackie stayed with
Wallingford a. long as possible before
| he went home to dress for dinner. He
dreaded to meet the eye OF Violet
Bonnie.
"well, did you get It p she demanded
-. ho "a mo @n<n tho hn,yan
mot yet. but we've obtained bis con.
idence." he foolishly stated.
HE showed that on you.'' she told
him In deep encouragement What
did you try on him anyhow
"a rubber plantation. and We tried
to get him to manufacture. Jim's cot
tage auto"
For the nrst time Violet Bonnie be-
gan to soften toward her welded
spouse. There was hint OF class to
that last thought" she commented.
'.Whv conldn't yon string him on IT."
HE won't start new business. he
wants to see the wheels going round"
Then why don't you show him some
wheels going round?" she impatiently
demanded.
Blackie was struck dumb for q solid
minute. II think I'll slip over and see
Jiul." he announced.
Either wallingford or Blackie kept
constantly in attendance on William
Brack for several solidly aggrnvating
days to prevent him from being cheat
ed by Irresponsible amateurs. Even
tuallv however. live promoter ''got
to" Brack when they were not looking.
This promoter was chunky young
man with thick eyeglasses and a stitf
pompadour. and he gave the name OF
Paul Pollet. II understand you have
some money to invest in Legitimate
manufacturing proposition" began Mr..
Pollet so briskly that be almost SEEM
ed surly.
II don't know how the word got
spread % thoroughly pushed Mr..
Brack, studying Mr.. Pollet most criti-
cally. II haven't advertised It"
"You don't need to-" Paul confident
" assured him. Money sends out
magnetic waves Of its own"
Brack smiled. Paul Pollet to him,
talked like q regular business man,
thoroughly up to date party.
"You caught the right message" hs
admitted Il have the coin. What's
your scheme to take It away from
met"
Auto manufacturing company" 70.
sponded Mr.. Pollet promptly. Il have
a big plant running in full blnzs right
now. can take you up and show you
the wheels whirling any minute. and
everybody busy"
That's the talk" approved Mr..
Brack. you're the nrst man who has
offered to show me anything in action
What kind OF an auto are you manu-
featuring. plain or monogrammedf'
extra fussy." Paul advised him. .
with kinding enthusiasm. Its prac.
hcally q bungalow on wheels, hand
some. expensive and luxurious. with
cooking. eating and sleeping accommo-
dations for four"
Mr.. Brack rose and took down bis
hat and coat. where's your factory"
be inquired
The wheels were going round when
Mr.. Pollet conducted Mr.. Brack through
the shops Of the tearingly busy Auto
home Manufacturing company. and ev-
erybody was feverishly doing some.
thing. It was q sight good for youth.
less eyes ana faded nerves, and the
clang and the chatter and the hum gave
Bargain Billy Brack the first real tin.
gle he had felt in years. In the middle
Of the shop was the long. gray. freshly
painted chassis OF third handed auto
truck, and four muscular workmen
were hammsring It with loud staccato
whang4
.I'd hike TO Gee finished machine"
suggested the prospective investoe.
looking about him with much interest
you'll have to wait until cell tbs
treasury stock" replied MI. Pollet
nth smile. 1--WE got just - ear o
e: So 3 --.e.s." .c4 be led sss
way into the once. '.This b . 500. 0oc
stock company, Of which company four
dummy directors hold one share each /;
and hold $4,000. The halancs Of the
remaining $4,000 10 treasury stock.
and It's time for that to bs sold."
II get you.s replied Mr. Brack. with
what was meant to b shrswd sx-
preston Of .countenancA You want
to sell me this stock, but who gsts the |
money!
..The Autohome Manufacturing CON.