Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04

.deavors to borrow $4,000 as capital for
his newly formed company.
CHAPTER VI.
Chasing Capital.
wv THAT kind of eggs do you
~ eatT Peale asked Rodney.
w why, hens eggs, of
course" Rodney laughed.
Ibid you ever eat duck egg?" ask
ed Peale.
"why, no." said Rodney. "At any
rate, not often"
do you know anything against the
duckT
mo"
Exactly. When a duck lays an egg
it's - fool and keeps quiet about it.
but when hen does, my boy-cluck,
cluck, all over the place. Advertising!
30 you eat hens eggs"
You're beginning to convince me-"
laughed Rodney. He was beginning
to get excited.
"You really believe that with proper
advertising you could build up great
business" he asked.
Believe! Look around you. Every
things doing it." declared Peale.
"Do you want to work for me?'
"Sure! Now" tfs
AA"What's your salaryY asked Rod
ney, the new business man.
'Tve been getting $50. but I'm
worth $75," said Peale quickly.
T'n give you $780," Rodney told
him.
whats your business counterfeit
hg?" asked Peale skeptically.
"No, IT'S began Rodney.
Don't tell me-" Peale interrupted.
"As long as it doesn't send me to state
prison or the chair it's all right
Could have about $25 advance on sal
ary nowT
"Oh, all right" said Rodney, hand
ing him the money.
Gust as an evidence Of good faith"
Peale explained, counting the crisp
bills. "Well, now, I'm working for
you. What business are you in?" he
began again.
1.-THE soap business" said Rodney
boldly.
Mice clean business. With fatherr'
asked Peale. grinning.
Against him." explained Rodney.
"Oh!" said Peale.
Rodney reminded him that he and
his father had had quarrel, and
Peale agreed very sympathetically that
fathers were very unreasonable these
days.
Finally Peale commented. DO you
know why your father is the soap
king?"
II suppose because he controls all the |
soap business in the country except
one" said Rodney.
Exactly, and the way he keeps con-
troll of it is by buying out all his I'VE
competitors. And now here's a blue
ribbon champion of the world scheme.
Why don't we make good and sell out |
to father"
mo: don't care to do that. l want |
TO make good myself" said Rodney.
"Well, If father is forced to buy you
out, isn't that enough? What do you
want?" asked Peale.
1--WE got to be a success myself. I've
got to show father and-Miss Gray
son." explained Rodney. He went on
further:
"You see father says can't earn s.
a week."
"He isn't right, is heT queried Peale.
"No, sir; you'll see," Rodney answer
ed proudly.
81 hope So" said Peale dryly. AT
that it's a pretty tough job selling soap
II fathers against u.s."
II suppose it Is" Rodney agreed.
When poor Rodney trCtted out the
story of the cookbook Peale wanted
to know IL he was kidding him." but
grew less skeptical when he heard all
fhsre was to hear about the cheapest
soap In the world. 1t was good line,
he said, the cheapest soap. How could
they use it? he inquired, pausing and
thinking deeply, while Rodney was
lost In business meditation too.
Suddenly Rodney called out:
~PeaIe. I've got an entirely different
idea."
'Well, don't be selfish. Share 1t with
me" said his partner.
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