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Show Ptf In the Capitalist Schemer's Guarantee That He Cculd Infuse Energy Into, tk? Most Languid Certainly Borne Out by the Results of the One Experiment "Greatest. scheme in the world!" he exclaimed when he. at last got the ear of the capitalist. "All I need is sufficient money to develop.it." "Yes," returned the capitalist, dis-. interestedly. "I've heard something to that effect from many,' many people." peo-ple." "But I can prove it," urged the schemer. "I've got the real thing; all others are imitation. I can put .energy .en-ergy into the languid man; I can wake up the fellow who has the customary cus-tomary listlessness of early spring, and that means everybody." "O, there are lots of these spring medicines," asserted the capitalist. "But they don't do the business," persisted the schemer, "and mine will. You know how it is in the spring; we all know. Are you languid? Are you listless? Are you tired? Of course you are. You can hardly get up enough energy to attend to your regular regu-lar business. You long for something that will rouse you, that will make you quick, energetic and sprightly, and I have it. I don't ask you to take my word for it; I am prepared to offer proof. You are now listening to me wearily, but one of my capsules will put life into you. It will make you spring lightly from your chair; it will lead you to caper like a boy on the first day of vacation; it will dispel your lassitude and induce you to do things. Haven't you at this very minute the usual spring languor?" "I .have" admitted ..the capitalist." "I. a;n, I confess, enervated." ... .-. : "Then take this," said-the schemer, producing a capsule: "If it does not give you an interest in life I will re-tare re-tare without another- word. 1 an a stranger to you, and I do not expect you to' accept my unsupported statement; state-ment; I wish you to bo convinced, to know that I speak the truth and really have something that will do all I claim for it. Take it and swallow it Wash it down with a little water if you wish, and then note the result." The capitalist took the capsule, and immediately thereafter he got up and jumped over his chair. "Didn't I tell you?" cried the schemer exultantly. "No languor now, is there? You are moved to action, you are lively " "Water! Water!" yelled the capitalist, capi-talist, as he cleared the top of his desk and made a rush for the wash room. "Look how sprightly he is!" commented com-mented the schemer, backing toward the door. "But I don't believe I'd better wait; I don't think he's in the humor to invest just now." "What is it?" roared the capitalist "Red pepper, you darned old skinflint!" skin-flint!" answered the schemer, as he disappeared, satisfied that an old grudge had be.en wiped out at last. Brooklyn Eagle. |