Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-10


name-$3O. oO0-Grayson $20,000-there-
You sign here
mo, you sign first" said Mary. BE
obeyed.
"Now I'll sign for Rodney" said
Mary, and did so gleefully.
That's great" said Mr.. Martin.
"You don't know how great 1t is"
assented Mary and started for the
| door Now I've big surprise for
you. Rodneys not at the office; he's
In there
What do you meanW
"Only that thought I'd handle you
less sentimentally than he would. You
see, once before l spoiled Rodney's
plan. This time thought l ought to
fix 1t up for him. Rodney, Ambrose"
vhe called. throwing the door open.
Rodney and Peale came in.
Rodney, it's all settled" Mary be-
gan. "Your father has come in with
us. I'VE the contract for all the soap
you want"
"Then don't care what the arrange
ment is" cried Rodney, NOW that we
can make good Twenty per cent OF
profits and any salary"
Twenty per cent! Why, she bun
koed me out of 81 per cent and half q
million down." growled his father.
"Half n Million gasped Peale.
"You did," asked Rodney. Mary.
you are wonder"
Mary turned to Mr.. Martin.
"And by the terms of my contract
with you you now owe me III per cent
of what Rodney has made-$50,0 O0."
"What contraetr' asked Rodney or
Mary.
Mr.. Martin growled and snorted.
80 that's why you held me up, eh!"
be sputtered. Just to get your 10 per
cent Say, young lady, I've got lot
Of other money that you are overlook
ing"
Father, what do you meanT' Rod
ney queried.
TN tell you what mean," said his
father. "She got engaged to you to
make you go to work. She only left
me to keep you on the job because
promised her 10 per cent Of what you
earned. All the time that she's been
pretending she would marry you she's
been making use Of you"
: you owe me $4,000. Can | have
the check, please?" said Mary quietly.
YES said the soap king, IF you'll
quit now-get out Of here for good
I'm disappointed"
whats the difference?" asked Mary.
IF I'd really loved him you'd have
objected to his marrying only a type
writer"
T. "Objected! If you'd been ON the lev
. ell I'd have been proud to have you
for my daughter" said the father,
handing his check to Rodney.
"Hurrah, Mary! It's all right nowT
cried Rodney.
. what is this--a joker said Martin.
: "Certainly 1t is. You put up joke
2 on Mary and me, and thought wed
/ put up one for you. Mary has told
me about that contract already"
/ "You mean you're going to marry
o her?' asked his father.
o Certainly not" said Rodney.
v "Why aren't you going to marry
herY' demanded Martin.
! ''Because we are married already
married yesterday" said Rodney
" proudly. "And we thought before we
$ told you Of our marriage we'd get her
: percentage for wedding present.
0 Mr.. Martin whlstled.
e "By George. you boys were right1
p / am an old fool Anyhow I'll win
I that bet from old John Clark"
? "Now for Mr.. Bronson" said Mary
; 'You boys know BronsonY asked
Mr.. Martin.
"oh. yesw said Mary. We had
+ long talk with him right In this room
about a proposition from Brown "
James"
Mr.. Bronson. who had come in turn
ed to Rodney.
"But thought was dealing WIN
you
mo. sir; with me. Now. what's your
nropositionY" demanded the soap king.
"A quarter of a million cash just for
the trademark" said Bronson
"a quarter OF a millionT said Mar
: lin scornfully to the quailing Bronson.
"yhv YOU ought TO be ashamed or
Yourself to try to trim these poor boys
like that"
The excitement of putting through an
important deal, the winning of the De.
from John Clark. the reclamation OF
: his boy Rodney and finally Rodneys
marriage with Mary Grayson, some
D thing he had always wanted. ex-
hilarated him. He squared away IKE
+ Ambrose Peale, for all the world ana
: LET Bronson have full blast
"You know that 10 Soap is worth
half a million in Chicago alone!
he shouted. "And you try to take
; advantage of these kids ignorance.
!. why. its outrageous, but you can't