The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21

well formulated plans for the firing Of
Miss Cohen were shattered at once.
oh" he said lamely. Thank you,
Miss cohen. I'll make a memorandum
of IT,"
He went over to the commercial
agency book and scanned three or four
pages with all unseeing eye. Then he
repaired TO the sample room, where
Abe sat finishing his cigar.
"Weil. Mawruss," said Abe. his face
wreathed i'll malicious grin. you
made 4 quick Job Of it,"
Morris scowled.
~ amt spoken to her yet" he Grunt-
ed. Il got II little gumption. Abe-a
little consideration and common sense.
don't throw out my dirty water until
get ia Clean
Abe pulled slowly before replying.
~ seen some people, Mawruss." he
said. what sometimes throws out per.
fectly clean water and gets some dirty
water In exchange. Mawruss." He
threw away the stump Of his cigar.
Sometimes, Mawruss. he concluded
solemnly. they gets good. big souse.
Mawruss, where they least expects it"
Ike Feinsilyer, city salesman fer the
Hamsuckett mills-Goldner II Plotllin.
proprletors-was obviously his own
ideal of well dressed man. His shirts
and waistcoats represented Il taste as
original as it was not subducd. but it
was In the selection Of his necktles
that he really eXccllcd. Abe and Nor
ris fairly blinkcd as they surveyed his
latest acquisition in crayais when he
entered the door of their store that aft
ernoon, smiling pleasant greeting at
his prospective customers.
He presented so brilliant icturc
that Miss Cohen was drawn from her
desk in the glass inclosed Office toward
the trio In the sample ro0m as incvita
bly, as the moth to the candle flame.
She took up some cutting slips from II
table by way of excuse Cor her in;ru-
sion, but the blush and smile with
which she acknowledged Ikes rather
perfunctory nod betrayed her Abe was
lingering the Hamsuckctt swatchcS,
but Miss Cohen's embarrassment did
not escape Morris Perlmutter. He
marked it with an inward start and
Immediately conceived brilliant idea.
Ike" he said when Abe had com
pletel the giving of Il small Or ,cr and
had left them alone together "a young
fellcr like you ought to get married"
Ike was noncommlttal.
Sure, MawrusS." he replied. Every
young fe!ler ought 10 get married
I'm glad YOU lonk ut II 50 scnsi-
bic, Ike" Morris went on. Getting
married right, Ike. has been HE max
ing Of nuny young fellcr. Where
d'ye suppose Golduer & Plotkln woul
he today If they hadn't got married
right? They'd be selling goods for
somebody else, Ike. But Gollncr, he
married Bella Frazinsky, with cou-
pie Of tnousavd dollars maybe. and
Plotkin. lie goes to work and gets Car
funkels sister. She was pretty old,
Ike. but IL She amt got fine com
pleXion, Ike. She got couple Of thou
sand dollars, too. amt 1t? Well. Plot
kin. with his $1,000, and Goldner. with
his $4,000, they start in together as
new beginners They gets the selling
agency for the Hamsuckett people, and
then they makes big money and buys
them out. Today Goldner X Plotkin Is
rich men and all because they got mar
rled right"
Feinsllyer listened with parted lips.
And now Ike Morris continued.
the good seed sown, 1--WE talked enough.
amt it? Come on to the Office. | want
to show you some little mistakes In the