Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-21

esttins catalogpss ~ - r. 80
same fat advestiStn6 celumna. :
She drew those prse9oos solunoo -
ward her With Z motion Ike Z -
.IM bet your wife likes you."
''Never ray that to . marrasd manis
ndmonished Blackis .NoV. herUhS
Whist yon do. Pete. You don't wank -
run a 10 per cent Wholesale stocA
| YOU'D lose fathers farm after ptnkL
!, county got used to the novelty. Bue
! yon do want to run . whologak
agency. You can get every farmsr4
wife to drop In here every SATURDAY.
/ and Look at your catalogues and ordeI
what they want When they Wa1D
rice make ten Of them subscribe for .
barrel. slap on 10 per cent for han
ding and order It II they want caR
CO maybe four Of them will split = bolt
Of It It's nice business, PetA CT
to It. but keep the idea under yoW
,pompadour until W get out Of thl4
county"
! With this sage adviee Black5s went
out and hung biz new sign over to
door. Il was q large, staring and par
ticularly insolsnt agn. whicA Fsads
.Grand Wholesale Liqsoe Sale Next
! Saturday.
III that DON'T ct Sam Biudeeousa
! goozls be hasn't any" decided Black14
with Z chuckls. a. b stepped beck ~
/ oAvul-> ~. ha~Ae-nxk
! Ten minutes later Sam Bludgoou
came over with his soosae. II theed
were such . thing. n high state q
palpitation. sWhat arc Jon trying ta
DO" he demanded. ruin my bustnessTs
Build ono Of our own" returned
! Blackie calmly. unpacking q crate Of
jugs with tender caro- for each handy
! vessel. ANY fault 70 ind with it?'
| This much" stated Sam. 1.-TWO
stores can't do business ct Robins Or.
ners. I'm ready either 10 buy or ssll.s
II don't believe We caro- odo either.
suggested Black1e; but AFTER al. that
isn't up 10 me. You'n havs to 80 my
partner. J. Rufus Wallingford. Id
drives q better bargain than do
"Send up and tell him I'm here Vim
your requested Sam.
"Ho won't come TN b eseD roa6y,a
Nplded Blaci1o. and, whisltn9 softly
he began to calculate his shalf spaea.
"Gse. I don't know whsfo I'm SONG
10 put al thsse 1uss:" b obsssvsd, @
he pushed ehe empty csats 0ut q 10
way.
sYoa haven't more! protsBtsd Sam J
give hundred. Ill told" yawnsA
Blackie '.rhsy'rs for the liquor sals.
Sam Bludgeon sat down In The c0c4
ner On nail keg and thought
Colonel J. Rufus Walhngford cams
nmping down to the store after awhile
with his clothing bagging curiously on
him, but with great serenity IN biz
soul, for the world was such boAuA
tiful place.
.Hello, Jimr' crested Blacl1A "WelJ
come to our emporium. Let mo show!
you our new triple motion egg beatsfx~
and he eayiy thrust one OF those ciev-
ely ingenious implements into VAL
nngforsd's hand lyon ses. you lea0 e
Up to tho egg from the northeast cos
nor; then you throw out youf bait from
this edge I
he paused, nansnxed BY the Stony
absorption in Wallingford's faca - n
Rufus examined the utensil "AoW
much did We pay for theseY' 10 want9
ed 70 know.
SEVEN forty-dvs Q grusA. reeurne6
Blacide humbay.
THAT =. new sepeo pg5es0 q fow
our own wholesale hou0eT inquired
Waningford. with inessadng suritnsss
sNow stoeo pe3ceA SIR answered
Blackie
II thought col" nared Wallingford.
falling into an immediate fury. Tbs
minute ] take sick the 6rst class IN
jackassness gees right u =c::s
thought you could b t1usted With 40
least some OF the smaller details o.
this business. and here tind you go
ing crazy on egg beaters. which you
| ought TO know 40 well 40 you know
whisky and rat traps and cheese"
.I'm sorry. sir" faltered Biackie.
without daring 10 look &C tho spell.
bound Pete
you're sorryr snssred Wallingford.
working himself into white frenzy.
..sorry. and billing these egg beaters
into our 6rst store in Pinly county &C
seven fofty-flve. Daw. - oap No
Aosess- !;
Biackie. apparently frantic with en-
barrassment. was making violent mo-
lions In the direction OF Sam Bludgeon.
Wallingford. at last seeming % Per.
ceivo these signals, turned sioWly to-
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