White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-24

de- the girl acknowledged. "You
men have been good company and
mighty nice. but | just plumb hate to
see this store closed up. 1 think | was
cut out for a business man."
Don't you worry. kid. have a lit
tie present for you" Blackie encour-
aged her. putting the fpai stroke on
bis sign. Its all In this soap box"
and. walking over to 1t. he produced a
stack OF bulky catalogues, illustrated
with pictures, plain and colored, of
every Imaginable article of merchan-
disc under the sun. How do you
suppose We were able to start this
store In such a hurryT
Il couldn't guess" she puzzled. I've
been trying to-"
by consulting the advertising pages
of the Ladies Constant Adviser"
Blackie g~leefully informed her. as hap
by In that fact as she could possibly
be. I'VE found a firm that makes a
business Of Quitting new country
stores. For the last week I've been
getting catalogues for you from the
same fat advertising columns"
She drew those precious volumes to-
ward her with a motion like o hug.
"I1l bet your wife likes you
Never say that to a married man."
admonished Blackie. Nov, here's
what you do. Pete. You don't want to
run a 10 per cen wholesale store.
You'd lose fathers farm after Pinky
county got used to the novelty. But
you do want to run q wholesale
agency. You can get every farmers
wife TO drop In here every Saturday
and look at your catalogues and order
what they want. When they want
rice make ten Of them subscribe for a
barrel Slap on 10 per cent for nan
ding and order It II they want cali
co maybe four Of them will split a bolt
Of It. It's q nice business. Pete. Go
to II. but keep the idea under your
pompadour until we get out of this
county"
With this sage advice Blaekie went
out and hung his new sign over the
door II was a large. staring and par
ticularly insolent sign. which read.
Grand Wholesale Liquor Sale Next
Saturday."
IF that don't get Sam Bludgeon's
goozle he hasn't any" decided Blackie
with a chuckle. as he stepped back t.
admire his handi work.
Ten minutes later sam Bludgeor
came over with his goozle. II there
were such a thing. in a high state of
palpitation What are you trying to
do" he demanded. ruin my businessf"
Build one OF our own" returned
Blackie calmly. unpacking n crate OF
Jugs With tender care for each handy
vessel ANY fault to find with itT
This much stated Sam Two
stores can't do business AT Robins Cor
ners. I'm ready either to buy OF SELL"
81 don't believe we care to do either"
suggested Blackie: but. after all. that
isn't up to me. You'll have To see my
partner. J. Rufus wallingford. he
drives a better bargain than do
"Send up and tell him I'm here. will
your requested Sam.
"He won't come I'LL be gets ready"
replied Blackie. and. whistling softly.
he began to calculate bis shelf space.
Gee. | don't know where I'm going
to put all these Jugs" he observed. as
be pushed the empty crate out Of the
way.
.You haven't m"d"" protested Sam
"Ffve hundred nj told" yawned
Blackie. They re iof the liquor sale.
Sam Bludgeon SAT- down In the cor
ner on q nail keg and thought.
Colonel J. Rufus Wallingford came
limping down to the store after awhile.
with bis clothing basging ~curiously on
him, but with u great serenity In Ills
soul. for the world was such a beau
tiful place.
Hello. ,Jim!' greeted Blackie. Wei
come 10 our emporium. Let me snow
you our new triple motion egg beaters.'
and he gayly thrust one oil those cleV-
erly Ingenious implements INTO wal
Uncford's hand "lUu Gee. You lead II
up TO the ~ from the northeast cor
ner. then you throw OUT your bait from
this edge
He paused. traustSed by the stony
absorption m Nailnefords face, as }.
Rufus examined the utensii, HOW
much did we pay FOL thesef ne want
ed to know.
"Seven %forty.hve a gross" returned
Blackie humbly.
THAT Is. new store prices or from
our own wholesale houser inquired
Wallingford. with increasing surliness-
New store prices. SIR answered.
Biackie.
~ thought so." tared Walungford.
falling into an immediate fury. "Tne
minute l take sick the 6rst class In
j~ackassness gets right to work. 1
thought you could be trusted with az
some OF the smaller details OF
this business. and here I dnd you go
Ing crazy on egg beaters. which you
to know rs well as you know
whisky and rat traps and cheese
I'm sorry. str" faltered Biackie,