Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-06-14

looking down below. II see Tarp's
porter scattering blue and pink dolg-
ers In the street. There are two boys
doing the same thing farther down.
They are running fast and yelling out
to everybody. We didn't print those
dodgers. Do you suppose he got Jim
Hill to do it?"
Nobody replied and Abner leaned
out of the window and shouted. Hey.
thar. boy, fetch one o them up heret'
He met the painting youth at the head
Of the stairs, us also did Miss Lizzie. who
took a circular and brought it back to
her table.
Eyes, Jim Fill printed it." she said.
bad, bad work. Good gracious. folks!
Talk about quick action! Tarp Is al
ready turnin' our article into an ad.
Listen:
''Great excitement over az Elktown.
Since the first settlement Of Georgia no
greater sensation has been sprung on the
state than the vast interest over the report
Of a certain buried treasure Of gold. Our
enterprising paper, the New Clarion (new
In more ways than one In this ripe age OF
gullibility). gave the main part Of its pres
ent issue to the tale, and the big dailies all
over the United States took 1t up with
whoop and a yell And what was It all
about? Why, a boy over near Elktown
discovered on q rock some mysterious let
ters. They were:
~. D. 6. A. G. M, E. S M. q. D. And
when he reported It at home the entire
community went wild. They at once
dreamed out a cock and bull yarn about
an Indian finding a treasure Of gold and
leaving some letters on q rock as guide
to the spot. The Indian princess who was
to inherit all tho loot wasn't mentioned.
Neither was the young chief who was
sutton for her hand and threw himself over
q cliff when the clew was lost. But 10 and
beholdi It now transpires that the let
ters were painted by q sign writer the en-
terprtsing J. l. Tarp employed to go
about decorating barne fences and even
the face Of nature itself with the rare op-
portunities this great merchant Is holding
out to the populace at large. The letters
T. D. G. A. G. NJ. E. s. M. 8. d. simply
stand for 'Tarp's Dry Goods and General
Merchandise Emporium. s. Main Street,
Darley.' 1t looks as II any sensible per-
son aware Of Tarps enterprise would have
recognized the true meaning Of the let
ters, but 1t seems as If our wisest and
most conservative citizens made the lam
eptable error herewith recorded. How
ever. while there is some little disappoint-
ment over the outcome, the majority are
realizing that while a buried treasure Is
out Of the question. yet mine of pure
gold Is found in the rare bargains Tarp is
Offering to one and all. He begs respect
fQl leave to mention In this connection
that he has Just got in a full line Of boys
and mems suits which are being fairly
beaten to powder under the sledge ham,
mer of cash reduction and
Punk" Miss Lizzie broke off in dis
gust. 1.-THE idea Of Tarp trying to tie
his little old business on to q piece of
news like But, say!" she frowned in
perplexity, isn't It funny that he has
managed to make those letters exactly
At his
Tain't overly funny to me-" Abner
grunted as he crushed the circular IN
his hand and dropped it on the floor
HAS either Of you boys got hobna1ls
In your shoes7 Eff you have l want
to squat on my all tours at the head
O. the stairs and have you kick me into
the street. An I'd like fer the whole
dang town to see me when I hit the
ground"
Blank faces met the remark. There
was dead silence for a minute. Then
Raymond groaned:
II see it! Lord, Lord, I see it! Bun
10 Is no name for the trick played
on u.s."
At this moment one of Tarp's clerks
came and handed Daniel one Of the
circulars and left. Written on the ton
were the words:
Editors OF tha New Charhp,>e
Dear Sirs-Kindly insert tho inclused CIR
cular among the locals In your next issue.
AZ they will make only a few lines will
nave to pay your price per line: but. as l
told you. think that rate Is too steep for
anything as long, for instance, as the ad-
spondent. to which my circular calls mod
with kindest regards. ]. L. TARP.
Does he think we'll be fool enough
to pxtnt 1tr' howard asked angr1ly.
Hell have to pay us for all that
space"
~Hs's already paid me-" Abner re-
torted He's give me q million DOB
lars worth Of experience Yes, boys,
we've got to grin. A good, healthy, for
g1Vtn' grin is the only cure fer dis
ease like our'n He's got US whar the
hair Is short We've got chance to
make folks think we took the stuff as
an 3D. an got paid for it. But la! ef
we kick one single bit Well never bear
the end Of It."
Il don't know what my papers will
say to me-" Frank Raymond groaned
I'm expected to send in facts and MOTH