The Washington times., 1915-11-07

lcy's name and address. and the amount
OF his contribution.
| What In IT." asked Louis Tram
blinking at the big waste basket with
his small eyes. clasping the back of
one hand with the palm of the other
and pressing both against his stomach.
oh. little side line responded
have some vacant space in tho third
iioor front. ] think III put some tables
Mr.. Trapp screwed up his face.
What kind OF business is this?" he
insisted on knowing.
Wheat Investment" replied wailing.
ford briefly.
The afternoon post brought three let.
came over to see them opened. Ali
three contained money! The ncNt two
days brought an additional scattering
few; Thursday dozen. Friday n score
Saturday nearly nifty.
III you don't mind. Trapp;. Wen lock
the office door. suggested Wsllingford
after lunch on saturday. we want to
pay OF our investors" and Opening III,
money on the desk.
Sure agreed Mr.. Trap. with alac'
rity, and he Immediately locked the
door from the inside. He climbed OF
the money and pecred with all his eyes
"a thousand and twenty dollars
Jim" reported BlsckIe. stroking his
pointed mustache comrlacently. moi
We'll hold oyer the twenty for 8
nest egg" decided Wallinssford: and
taking the two odd ten-dollar bills. h'
dropped them back into the. drawer
cd the money into four equal piles
This Is ours. The said handing on
of the piles to Blackle and that care
less gentleman dropped the two hun
drcd and fifty dollars into his upturnec
that
This will pay off the first twenty-five
investors" and Wallingford drew tive
Of the piles toward him, swapping Q
rubber band around the remaining on,
and showing 1t to one side. He chucklec
ss he stole sidelong. upward glance
lat Louis Trapp That gentieman's eyes
had expanded until the color was Wis
iihle. They were a mottled canary.
Lend us hand. Trapp. II you're mo-
busy" requested WaliinEford. ''Folc
two ten-dollar bills in these circular
letters so they will fit thcsc envelopes:
drawers Of his desk. he passed Mr.
Trapp shcaf OF circular letters. oi
which he placed one of tho pies o.
hius.
money for a few minutes. and then. al
a preliminary to intelligent co-opera
,ion. he read the circular letter. II wa
rs follows: a.
Dear sir. We take pleasure in dis
charging from our books your invest
r,cnts OF (hero had been lef, blsnt
IN which the amount. 5000 wal
! stamped made with us on there an
/ other blank In which date va
stamped According to the terms o
our offer to you. this amount was oni!
Ia be held by US until its profits SHOULD
accrue Il, one hundred per cent. w
beg to state that our operations nav
been successful and with the ns'ai eN
pediency, and we herewith return You
; original Investment of-slo m-togerho
I With the accrued profits OF $40 oN-mak
! ing a sum total of-S21.6.-. Solicit
. ing your further PATRONAGE ara that
. YOUR friends in any amounts from tel
up to ono thousand dollars. we remain
I Yours conhdentiallN.
. "Trapp Marketing Company.
Mi Tramp jumped down from hi
stool and deposited his bundle
T morcy OH the desk between Wallins
ford and Blackie.
"lii have nothing TO do with it, wal
l. biingIords big pink face was plctur
Of cheerful jovialitv. and Blackie DaV
; laughed in keen enjoyment.
' How hasty.' chidcd Blackic; why
you don't know anything about
e II know this much" and Mr. Trapp'
stubbv hands strdyed from his trouser
rockets to his coat pockets. to his yes
pockets. and to the armhoies OF ~
u. vest where they hung bv the thumb'
, You haven't invested cent you T.
the money Law in that drawer all week
81 You're using one-half OF the money I
i paw OF one-fourth OF the suckers.
q Don't blame the M" srinned RIacklt
They're not harminG anybody. IheF
n send the money right back to pay ol
= the next fourth, and so II goes merrill
Q on" ,.
Put YOU are using nv name eX
snG@s GH3se'eS eS Nome M Trap hi the 'en on
d one that's known in this company.
. You get your share Of the tueula
y light" sternly reproved WalllnstorS
/ Now let me make YOU ashamed 2
: money!" and he indicated the two hur
:, dred and tftv dollars embraced hr tn
:, lubhcr band. That is the inyestiner
{ furd. You sec that we have held II on y,
. lairly and squarclv, and I'm going TO IL
. YOU handle it for Investment. 50 ina
you will know there's nothing under
n handed about it. More than that, Trap
: since you're so particular-im m Soil
}, to write and sign document na.ih
:, that YOU have nothinC to do with m
g. department Of tn" Tramp Marketln
" Company: that you hav" no fnancial c
: PERSONAL interest in IT, and that | alon
= am morally and legally rcsponsinl
;, for IT,"
II True to his word, j. Rufus WallinG
: ford. then and there. and with srea
. pomp and ceremony. wrote out the doc
. ument in question and SIGNED II; ait'
which Horace q. Daw and Louis trap
ATTACHED their signatures as witnesses.
a Now" said WallnGford. severely
: you are safe. place. this document
J., this small tin box. which, as you Sc
d has two locks. lock both locks. 81,
r YOU one key: ,ctain the ether. llel
: is the box; lock it in your own saf
y | Nov are Won satisfied
II II guess So" hesitatcd Mr.. Trap
p holding the little tin box with bot
hands How do You invest II
q money" A. ~,
llnsford promptly. We shan't he hei
on Monday morning. I'd like YOU
r send for a man from the Tilwit Broke,
7. agc Company. as soon as YOU can g.
It them on tho phone. Give him tn
= money; tell him to buy wheat on nv
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