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Show FATHER WEPT TEARS OF JOY Son of Prominent Mine Operator Evolves Great Soheme to Secure Dollar for Digging Garden. "Johnnlo," sold a prominent mlno operator to his youngest son tho other oth-er day, "I'll givo you a dollar if you'll I dig up tho front yard for your Bister's ' new garden." "All right" said Johnnlo, though- 1 ' fully. "But I shall havo to ask for 25 por cent of tho contract prlco in advance ad-vance Not as an evidence of good faith, but for working capital." "Work what do you menn?" "Well, you seo, I guess I'll bury tho quarter somowhero and toll all tho boys in tho neighborhood that a pirate hid somo treasure round there. When they strlko that quarter thy'll mako tho dirt fly, I can tell you. In that way ' I can clean up about 75 por cent. Iri -i fact I" "Woll, what?" t' "In fact, I don't know but what I ' . , can nlso arrange so ns to find that i quarfor mysolf. I'll work It JuBt like , y. ' that salted mlno you were tolling rM mamma about unloading on tho street, ' last nlgtht." : And tho fathor wept tears of Joy. 'J? sf, Puck. ' |