The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
was interrtlnt

was interrupt
ed by he entrance Of Philip Unterberg,
friendly competitor OF Potash & Perl
mnttcr ia the cloak and suit trade.
Good morning, Mr.. Cnterherg,' Abe
broke of He shook hands warmly
with the newcomer. Il know what
you want before you open your mouth.
Mawruss ten Henry to bring over
them forU-twenty-twos. That's pop
nlar line, Air. Unterbcrg, and | don't
wonder you can't make EN- up quicl,
enough They're in big demand for
the ont OF town trade. amt it, Nav
russ and we're always glad to help
ont our nolghbors
Mr. Unterberg's breath, which had
been taken away by Abc's sudden on
slaught. came back at this iuncture
and he made haste to disclaim the i'm
pulled reason for his visit
Il don't know the numbers of your
stock" he said. "hut if you mean them
striped tourist coats. our factory amt
exactly working night and day on EN-
y understand. The fact is" he con.
Guided, Il amt come 20 buy goods at
all"
No" Abe commented coldly.
Il come, he said IN q burst Of con.
fdencc, TO ask you friendly advice"
Anything what me and Mawruss
can do" said Abe You can depend
on us
Well" Mr. Untcrberg went on, "thc
fact IS. we got an order this morning
from Mergel Bros. x GunSt not q big
order y understand. but only a thou
sand dollars Now | know it that
Mensel Bros & Gunst liz all right, y
understand, but naturally when n man
toes business with comparatively
strangers, why, he
Sure" Ahc broke ili. u don't blame
you biz. OF cturse j don't want you
50 tell this ali around"
Sure not" Uuterhers protested.
"But Mcugei Bros. Is Gaust" Abe
continues, with 4 wicked CLEAN in his
eye, .vhilc they Gn't exactly million
aires nor nothing Ike that. are good
bright boys. Ike MongcI-l know him
twenty years already amt never done
nobody for cent so far what hear
and I consider cm that whatever you
sell EN- YOU needn't be afraid
I'm much Obliged TO you Inter
berg declared. belming. "Of course
AMT scared uOg nothing but 50 long
rs ! was pas in- lr ! thought I'd just
drop IN and ask your advice what You
Think in the matter"
You're welcome" Abe replied, and
Mr. rnterbcrg, with q nod TO Morris.
left the store
Morris, who had stood transfiXed
during the latter part OF the CONVEX
sation guzed nj his partner in silent
constituent
Dat amt no r., either what | tell
him, Abe apologZcd "Mcngel Bros
4 Gunst amt no miliionaires, believe
me- but they are good blight boya-too
bright for you, 1lIvruSs Ike Menge
amt never done nobody for cent
That amt saving nothine about thou
sanl dollars As for rnterbcrg being
afraid. he nccdni he. MaWruss--hc
needn't be bit AFRAID that he'll ever
see the color of their money No. stree
NawruSs. If amy ono says Mengcl Bros
X Gunsi to me, Auwruss, | hear
noise ike petition IN bankruptcy"
"Rut the way ! understand H." said
perimuiter. "you gave EN- good send
on. lnterherg thinks it's recon.
mendation. that Mengel Bros. & Gunst
IS good for n thousand"
docs he;" Ale rctorted. An right
let him think so aud ship en- the o.
der at once We may bc suckers Nav
russ. but You know what The fellow
once said. Mawruss Suckers likes
company. and don't Won forget IT,"
For ten minutes Abe smoked in 81
lencc and then he rose aud re-entered
the ohice
Miss Cohen" he said 10 the book
keeper. don't you send that letter. I'll
go up and soc Men2el Bros q Gunst
myself"
Ike Mengel, tile senior member Of
the firm of Mcngel Bros. & Gunst, was
adding up figures on the back of I'm
envelope rs Abe came in ana apparent
ly found no pleasure in the operation.
lilo, Ike" Abe said, what are you
doing? Figuring up your overdue ac-
counts? think see ours there. Five
hundred and thirty-two forty-fve, amt
it,
rs it," said Ike you got n good