The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-07

customers ncr nothing. he gets an idee
it's dead proposition. Amt it?'
.shimko pulled out II full cigar case,
whereat lamps eye kindled. and he
licked his lips in anticipation. But
after Shimko had selected a dark per-
fecto he closed the case deliberately
and replaced 1t in his breast pocket.
"A business man must got TO got
gunption,' he said to the disappointed
lamp. and If yeu think you could got
partner just by bringing him into the
store here and showing him the stock
and fixtures which you got it you are
making big mistake"
"Well, of course am expecting l
should blow him 10 dinner maybe"
lamp protested. with II theayter ALSO"
Shinko evidenced his disgust by
putting vigorously ut his cigar
"Non are just Hbe q whole lot OF 9TH
err people. lamp. he said You are
always willing to spend money before
you make IT, Melselson comes in here
ana sees you only got n small stock or
piece goods understand nie. ana you
couldn't AFFORD TO keep no help, and
then on top Of rial yet yal would take
him out and hiow MN Naturally he
right away gets the i'i,W YIN are spend
iiss your rlGpey fonlisliN Instead Of
pGititg it iii;p yulH m,>ln,-ss ANA the
vince thisi2 T. o;t
Zasap Shrugged mputa4ily
What eonld : Is. Nr Saimtn:" he
asSed Il roi Here small sfnrk OF
Eouls, know bgI that's just the rea
son why 1 wanl partner
And that's irS The reason why yon
wouldn't get onr. ShmGo declared
~ small stack OF piece goods you
couldn't help Iamp: hut If you let that
feIier come ia;o your store and tiud
you nin't got 20 cutters or customers
that's your own fault"
What dye mean, alr Shimko?'
camp demanded
Il mean this" Shlmko explained. III
would got a store like you got il here,
lamp, and II friend oilers 10 bring me
Il Teller with cuupie thousand dollars
for "A partner. understand Inc. | would
90 TO work, y'uinlcrsIand and get a
couple cutters aud engage 'em for the
afternoon Then | would turn around,
y'understand. and 30 up and see such
n Teller like Klinkowitz, which he is
manager OF that theayter on RlvingtOn
street, and | would get him to Fix up
for me a half dozen young fellers
from his theayter. which they would
come down TO the store for the day.
and some OF EN- acts Ike customers
and others acts like clerks. Then.
when my friend brings In the Teller
with $1,000. understand me, what do
they seey The place Is full of Gus
toners and statesmen. and in the rear
IS couple Of cutters chIlking lines
on pattern papers and cutting IL up
with shears You yourself are so busy.
understand me. you could hardly talk
word 10 us. You don't want 10 know
anything about getting partner at all
rushing business like you are doing IL
| beg ofyou you should take the mat
ter under consideration but you pretty
near throw me out of the store on ac.
count you got so much to do. At last
you say you would take n cup coffee
WITH me at & O'Clock. aud | 20 away
With the $1,000 Teller and when we
meet again ut O'clock he's pretty near
crazy TO invest his money with you
Do you get the idcey'
.NTfvftt Vn,, .r,,i1 ovo,, no. che f,ii.r
to pay for the coffee. maybe" camp
suggested. completely carried away by
Shimko's enthusiasm.
III the deal goes through" SLimko
declared In n burst OF generosity. 81
would even pay for the coffee myself"
And when would You bring the fell
Ter here?" camp asked.
II would see him this afternoon yet"
Shimko replied as he opened the store
door, and would telephone you sure
by Dachtefs place. at 4 o'clock"
camp. full Of gratitude, shook hands
with his landlord
IF would got such head like you
got it to think out schemes. Mr.. Shin
No' hN 9'ih ieiNtHtiy. houlu Dt
millionaire, bet yerr'
THE thinking out part is nothing"
Shimko said as he turned to leave.
ANY blame fool could think ont
scheme. y'understand. but ii takes a
pretty bright teller to make 1t work.
IF a teller wouldn't be in business
for himself" Shimko said to Isaac Mel
selson rs they sat In Wasserbaucr's
cafe that afternoon. "he might Just rs
well never como over from Russland
ut ALL"
Il told you before, Mr.. Shlmko,' Mel.
selson retorted. Il am from Lemberg
geborn."
"Oestreich oder HUSBAND what is
the differences" Shimko asked IF
Teller Is working for somebody else,
nobody cares who he is or what he is,
while II he's got business of his own.
understand me, everybody would re-
spect him. even If he would be born
in. we would say for example, China"
"Sure, know, Mr. Shimko," AIelsel-