White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-12

Call II off?~ inquired Blackie, still
placid. You mean to have no more
dress suits at dinner?"
mo; | don't mean that" replied
Thomas. Il mean that we must lessen
the requirements; reduce the neces-
sary fussing up, say. to a clean collar
I'm for that!' announced the presi-
dent Of the Bessemer refinery. who
could remember exactly where he got
his start and was proud of It Il
don't see any sense in refusing a
twenty dollar bill because the man
who wants to spend 1t happens to have
on a pink necktie with an emerald
In It."
Thomas looked at him with a grin.
why. you're the fussiest dresser In
the crowd." he charged. Seven min
utes after q every evening finds you
cursing your pearl studs"
what Of it," defended the BESSIE
mer man. Just because ! like to feel
clean Is no sign I'm a snob.'
A CLEAN of satisfaction rested upon
the face of eleven good men and true.
The sentiment was popular.
1.-The ayes seem to have 1t. Matteo,"
laughed Thomas. The dress suit rule
u CO."
Never" stated signore Matteo.
quite pIacidly.
But. Matteo," Thomas pleaded.
you don't get this. People like the
place and your food. and they love to
pay the price, but they will not be or
dered to wear a broad shirt front.
The dress suit must CO."
Never" insisted vittoreo Matteo.
still placidly You ask me to run a
fine place. with everything very swell
l do so. 1t is the only kind Of a place
l will run IL the people do not come
he shrugged his shoulders and spread
his palms.
Mr. PRESIDENT rasped the gentle
man who had increased the Malleable
company from a brick stable to a
twelve acre plant II propose that we
stop this fool discussion. | 0 that
from and after this date the dress suit
rule be discontinued. that the newspa-
pers be notified at once Of our decision
and that we use our advertising space
to state that fact Come as you are
would be a good slogan"
Second the motion with much en-
thusiasm.' interjected the heavy jowl-
ed gentleman who had added twenty
four stacks TO the smelling works.
President Thomas drew a long sad
breath. Il regret to be compelled to
announce that the motion is out Of
order" he stated with a Borrowing
glance in the direction Of Blackie.
"Signore Matteo has In his possession
a contract signed by the officers of this
board and at the direction of the board
which gives him absolute management
of the Cafe Haul for the next three
years"
A silence like a funeral pail descend
ed upon that assemblage of earnest
business men.
Move we adjourn" snapped the
: Bessemer man.
After the adjournment the directors
focked around Blackie in their private
and individual capacities. begged him,
coaxed him and swore at him. but all
to no purpose That obstinate Italian
pro tenn. was not to be budged an inch.
although they did finally exasperate
him to the point of offering to buy
their stock. They thought he vas fool
ish until he named the price he would
pay. T%hirty-five dollars a share.
Thomas was the first man to recover
his breath. The fundamental princi-
Pile of my business is to stop a leak"
he stated. with a sigh.
Two days later Rlackie went to M.
Henri Dufois with a large thick bun.
die of stock certificates.
Here II is" said he. One hundred
per cent Of the stock of the Cafe Haul
company. Give me that check for
seventy thousand and change the sign
to the Cafe Henri"
81 don't think | ought to pay you
quite so much" smiled Henri. "Mon.
ogrammed china and silverware have
not much value"
Il have only an hour and a half to
pack and catch my train" laughed
Blackie. handing him a fountain pen.
Il suppose you'll allow a dress suit In
yOuI ul1liuS roohi ouCc III uWuuc.
III the wearer a pay cash." assent
ed Henri.
You were a long time In closing up
grumbled J. Rufus as Blackie stepped
on the train in Poplar Center. II have
a lumber game here that has almost
gone stale waiting for you to help with
the finishing touch"
Three weeks is short work to close
up a $33.0OO profit" defended Blackie.
''rhirty-three thousand" repeated
Wallingford. why. there vas over
twenty thousand left In the treasury
alone. and you were in sole possession
of the company for at least al hour
before you sold ont to Dufois Do you
mean TO tell me that you only took the
profit on the man pulation of the stock
and didn't snag out that twenty thou.
sand?"
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