The mirror., 1923-01-11


'Indeed you may" returned the lady,
"You have saved me at least FIVE dollars
on this one room. And if you will only
wait moment, I'll phone Mrs. Adams,
Text door, and Mrs. Harrison, the lady
on the. corner. She owns seven large flats
in the very next block"
Mrs. Adams arrived promptly, and,
surveying the scene, said "My goodness
Mrs. Hill you are hustler indeed Why
you've papered your room since supper
time last night, haven't you?" "No, it
has only been cleaned, although I doubt if
anyone could tell the difference" replied
Mrs. HILL 'Well land sakes!" exclaimed
the astonished Mrs. Adams, 81 have
room also that needs that sort of thing.
Come over, you folks, and see it."
An hour later, Mrs. Adams paid Bill
and Jack two dollars for their work. and
the men renewed their canvassing. After
dinner, Mrs. Harrison was visited, and
she, having in the meantime been shown
the two rooms already cleaned, promptly
engaged to have her line of flats done.
Forty-fve rooms in all. Three days later
Bill cashed her check for ninety dollars,
and after deducting twenty dollars for
himself and eleven dollars for cleaning
materials, handed Jack sixty-one bright
iron men. AS this transaction was being
completed, Fred sauntered into the room
with his usual CHEEKY greeting of "Good
evening gents! Why-what's this?"
Jack hastily recounted the story of his
success. "Great jumping Jupiter" ex-
claimed Fred. "Say pals let me in on
this thing. Pm sick of mere job, and
here is fifty dollars as my share of the
capital"
Thus the partnership was formed be-
tween Jack and Fred, Bill declining to
continue saying, you've got start now,
and it's all yours, go ahead and make
success of it." Two weeks later a gilt
sign was hung up over the entrance to
small storeroom, reading.
WILLIAMS & DAVIS
WALL PAPER CLEANERS
A telephone was installed, cards were
printed, and an advertisement run in the
daily papers, while at the same time dill
gent canvassing was begun. In less than
a month it became necessary to employ two
men to assist with the work which the
energetic partners rounded up. And when
fall came with its chilly blasts, the part
ners broadened their field, by contracting
to tend furnaces, doing light janitor work,
and removing snow at a certain rate per
front foot, for several adjacent buildings
thus enabling them to keep their men enl-
ployed throughout the winter. The spring
saw painters and paperhangers added to
their force, and the firm began what finally
developed into prosperous contracting
business.
One day, early in the spring, Bill Har-
vey entered the busy and husting office,
where a Aaxen-haired girl sat before
desk, busily engaged with numerous day
looks and ledgers. "Hello Jack. Busy as
usual l see" said the genial Bill. Jack
grasped Harvey's hand warmly, and
gratefully replied: "Bill, feel exactly
like the returned prodiga for 1 was dead
and now Pm alive again." Then with a
twinkle in his eye, he whispered, "I'm to
be married in June; and Oh Shucks Come
up to the club tonight, and we'll all eat
the fatted calf! Hey Bill? I'll phone
Fred, so that he will be sure to be there
too"
"All right, Jack, we're all set" as
sented Harvey, and he turned and strobe
out into the busy street, happy and proud
to feel that he had helped two more of his
fellow-men to come into their own. "Seest
Thou man diligent in his business, he
shall stand before Kings!" unused Harvey,
quoting Solomon, and he quickened his
step and whistled merrily as he strobe