The Washington herald., 1915-01-10

Perfectly correct, sir, perfectly COR
rect" said Mai. Crofoot as nc took
the bill extended to him by his family
! tailor and glanced at the total. One
suit of ClOthes-S2O. and this is the tenth
time the bill has been presented. Glad 10
see you, siT-g-l-a-d to see you. II you
had not called today ! should have sent
| for YOU. Twenty dollars is the correct
amount. and nothing has been added Tor
the interest. Had you presented this bill
TWo day ago I could not have rald 1t
could not have had tho heart to look at
the sum total. But today. sir-tOday--
Shall | receipt the bill. sir: queried
the tailor as he held out his hand for it,
Never. sir-nevcr"' replied the major.
That is, not for years and years to come.
Should you receipt this bill it would de-
grade this pleasant friendship into
mere business affair, and thus destroy
the sacred ties which bind US. VIII care
fully fold it-SO. ] will tenderly place
il in my pOcket-thus. II is disposed OF
for the next decade. and let us forget It
me. Today, sir-cOngratulate me! Yes
terday | was plain Maj. CrofoOt: today
add the letters q. p, which | will hasten
to inform you stand for a grand promot-
Gr. Yes. Sir-yes. SiT-Maj. CrOfOOt.
grand promoter Of grand enterprises, and
originator of schemes to financially hen
eft all who have money TO invest. Glad
to see you, sir-g-l-a-d to see you. I've
something that you will grab with both
hands. and I'll guarantee you'll make a
thousand dollars for every hundred put
in. Bless your heart, sir"
The tailor started TO ask II the major
wouldn't pay a part of the bill but be-
fore he could get a word out he was in
terrupted with:
Don't lose a good thing-a g-O-o-d
thing. by interrupting me. You have read
of the new diSCOVery-telegraphY without
wires? I wrote to the disCOverer last
night that / would raise a million dollars
to perfect the idea. and then organize A
company with a capital OF so On, COO. He'll
Z sir hound tn
side of year I'll make $l0.6CO,OOO as easy
as turning over my hand. Your hand. sir
shake. Shake heartily. Biggest thing
of the century; and Maj. Crofoot. G. p
handles everything.
But major, can't you give me s. on
the bill?'
NO more wires-no more poles-no
more telegraph Offices said the major
as ne walked about with his hands under
his coat-tails. It's almost inconCetv-
able, sir-its stu-pen-dous! It's chance
to staGger the world. And I'm in IL. and
you are in ii. and other dear friends OF
mine are in it. Don't interrupt me-dOn't I
dare to draw a long breath while / tell
you that you shall make a half million
dollars out of the scheme within the next
twelve months and puit tailoring forever
-fOr-e-v-e-r, Yes, sir, you shall have
your country house and your yacht and
your private car and be nabOb OF the
land. | take care of my friends. Be
tween us there has been friendship and
fore i'm the last twenty years have seen
my way clear. Now il is a path lighted
by ten thousand arc lamps, and |
wouldn't trade places with a Rothchild!"
IF YOU could pay began the tailor
as he looked anXiOusly about.
And l was going to send for you to-
day" interrupted the major as he patted
him on the back-"send a special message
for you and tell you that you were on
the ground hoor-the g-r-o-u-n-d floor.
I'm going to raise a million dollars to
perfect the idea. My check is good for
half of it, and I shall give my friends
chance to put up the rest. You are the
first You have made my clothes. He
who makes a mans clothes makes the
man. Here is pen. Ink and paper. and
you put down the sum you desire to In
vest"
But, major"
we get the stock at % OF 20 and in a
month it is at par-15O-20O-50o. There
will be nothing like it in Golconda- The
rush To buy will keep a dozen clerks busy,
but after today no one comes in on the
ground floor. Don't hesitate second
don't let this golden opportunity have
time to get cold, Make it SO,OOO-S25, ,OGl-
even $4,000, but make it in hurry ana
be counted as one of us. You have the