American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-21
All for
Sadie
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By NEWTON A. FUESSLE
(Copyright.)

LITIGATION boosted Imposing, two-color
letter-heads, bearing the picture of the
l2-story Range building and that of
a handsome lady In evening dress, la
beled mime. Josephine Lloyd, presi'
ident."
The school, In reality. consisted of
one Harry Lloyd Rugglesford, one re-
built typewriter, one peroXidized Ska
week s~tenographer, n secondhand
roll-top desk, and a small dlngy
room on the top floor Of the Range
building. The pictured building on
the stationery was, therefore, q case
Of metonomy, and that of the shoulder
show q gentle fake.
II. Lloyd Rugglesford was president,
secretary, treasurer, hoard of direct
ors, and office boy OF the school, along
with It's faculty of able teachers and
far-famed authorities on halr-dressing,
facial massage, manlcuring, and chi
ropody. and kindred recherche, erudite
and reconcile subjects.
His course of instruction was by
correspondence. II comprised IL les
sons. The fee was $20-in-advance-
you.pay-but-once-result
He advertised In newspapers and
western magazines whose advertising
managers were moi yet overwhelmed
by advertising reform,
When the beauty doctors follow
up system was slow In convincing the
village bellies that they should be sci
entifcally heautifed, he made haste
to hold forth the lure OF a special rate
of S1h.42-$l2.36-$9.l S-$7.29-S3.05
or SLIT.
He gagged his haste and figures by
the quality Of the stationery upon
which mademolselle had pr%opounded
her Inquiries. As n Judge OF human
nature-I mean feminine nature, for
there Is n d~lfTerence-by the station.
cry route, Harry Lloyd Rugglcsford
was an adept.
The twelve printed lessons cost hin
fourteen cents. Advertising he Figured
at fifteen cents an inquiry. Office rem
was seven dollars Il month, The de
probation Of the rebuilt and Of thu
p. Is. stenographer were small. over
head were less. Hence hi
sound Judgment allowed him not In
frequently to descend to the n dol
lar ANA seventy-seven cents mark.
Forgive ne, reader, for this laggln
start and the ARRAY of duh statistics.
apologize also to the editor, the lint
type man and the proof reader. Ano
IN q ..-I.... A.. unI.,.., .,NFpn1f
DO you crave romance, love, osculi
zion? A dab of pathos. a shift q
scene. a few surprises? A villain, brie
paragraphs. lively conversations O
very well. Perhaps | can accommC
date you.
Twas June.
How's that for a telescoped para
graph?
II. Lloyd Rugglesford swung jnunI
ily Off the trolley car, winked AZ tn
man on the corner decorated with In
sign. please Help the Blind" RI
celved an answering wink, paused q
the florists, purchased a Soccer
bunch Of %violets, and was elevated I
the twelfth door OF the Range bullC
Ing.
The doctor OF beauty entered III
: beauty school with n satisfied air.
Sadie, the stenOgrapher, was poun'
\ ing ont form letter No. Z. That sam
epistle was calculated to plunge III
fair recipient into the seventh intern
Of despair because she had not "
purchased n money order and essnye
the route Of scientific Identification.
Form letter No. 7 was n mnsterpIeC
of selling talk on the scientific elm
nation Of pimples, freckles, mole
blotches, birthmarks, hair on the fac
lngrown ingernails and the like.
"Hallo, SADIE" said the benuty do
tor. 81 believe you said you liked y
diets. I've bought you n few"
He handed her his Offering with
truly E%llzabethan bow.
Ever so much, Harry" she 81
galIy. raising the bouquet TO her pref
~retrousse nose. ~ haven't saw
swell a bunch ms this all spring. You
there with the keen eye for nifty no
e ers. all right. Them roses the 9th
n day was too dear for anything"
:. "Quit kidding, SADIE" said q
/, beauty doctor, smiling nrchly. "Y'
i know that nOthing's too good for "a
o Anything much IN the way Of mail
day."
Sadie handed him a bundle Of 4
ers.
An examination ~ their conter
disclosed IA money orders. eight f.
tive letters Of warm commendatlon
,. The course, 10 vigorous kicks from 4
. g-untled students. six threats "a rep'
:. lie Institution to the posi- office d
= tborifles n certain sums were q
" forthwith returned. and 20 answers
advertisements.
Anything startling. Harry7"
qIired Sadie. pausIng IN her cIatter
"Saine old thing" he rejoIB'
y Kicks and kOpeks galore, and ~ IA
u ulblies"
well. amt that Just finer rejoin
" Tho prlynte secretary. renewing !
ir m~assIcatlon Of the chicle and her
e tack on the rebuilt.
Harry returned 10 his mornln