Life — April 5, 1906 — page 42: what you’re looking at

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“You leave it to m= I think i may have such a man in sight| after all.” He rose hastily. and nodding good-bye, t his overcoat, which Gerster helped him on with, | leit his office In twenty minutes he was walking up the steps of his own house His daughter Kitty was just going out “Wait my library a minute, dearic. said as he opened the door into the “L want to see you. 1 dear. IT hope it’s something good Kinglake was business to the core. He came to the point at once “What's the name of he asked, “who's been | around here “That's rather vague, papa Kitty's white teeth gleamed. “ There have been more than mat young chap. anging lately?” dear.” . you know “T mean th » come more.” Kitty sighed “Oh! Mr. Vanton, Burt Vanton.” “He's a reporter on the Globe, isn't “He was, p him city editor.” “Oh very t young fell any he 1. but he’s been promoted, you know. They've made a college And © man? yes! he comes from vely family, papa. He's really nice.” “How much salary does he get? “1 think “Don't vou know ? He has been pretty busy with you to know “Well why you didn’t want him to see me— but he gets $ “t you remember? You said if uldn't make enough to support me.” he did yet $20 a week w I believe he owned the whole paper he ¢ “Well. Twas right. ‘The kept all the rest of their i “But. papa, he’s not that kind.” “You like him, don't you? Kitty blushed “He's “Do y “T thought so. young chaps iall in love, and expect to be an awfully nice fellow. papa ut like anybody else bette I the two up pretty well. Is he yes, papa. Of course He's—tine! he writes the loveliest pe . “Mem. I “Snappy? “Yes— Kitty laughed “Well perfectly lovely know try it snappy hort—terse—full of points—eatehy phrases? I never thought 6 I he writes awfully do Vanton?” You tell R ask him if he can meet me at my office in an hour—and don't ask any papa, tin that way before. Of course, You of his | n up and short, but if mea isn’t. very it's splendidly written well have a_ serap-book Why of some things. Papa, wha you 1? are you suddenly se mu interested in Burt “Never you mind him [want to see him more questions.” Ina few moments Kitty returned from the telephone He says he is awinlly busy, papa, But [ told him he must come, and he said he would be there.” You'll know if anything comes of it.” Now, dearie, run along and leave the whole matter to me He kissed her affectionately and in a few moments was on his way | back Atul nd over to the dairy and get me a small bottle of cream— Also, ask Mr. Gerster to step in.” Gerster was closeted with Kinglake for the next fice he summoned a clerk so some powdered sugar | Then half-hour. he went back to his own province and Vanton came in—on time to the minute. He was tall and straightforward-looking, athletic in build, with large eyes and handsome features, “Young man, sit down, Glad to see you. When did you have your luncheon?” Vanton looked surprised. “T had a sandwich at noon,” he said. “I'm so busy during the middle of the day that I don’t have time to eat much else.” “Very well, sir. You must be hungry. Try some of this.” Kinglake poured out a saucer of his new health food from a neat package and pushed over the bottle of cream and the powdered s: “Tell me what you think of that,” he said. Vanton hesitated. Then, without a word, he arranged his dish. “LT knew.” he said afterwards to Kitty, “that he had his reasons suspected at once that he had made an important discovery.” Pouring sugar and cream over the flaky substance, he tasted i iully—then, without a word, he finished the portion “WV ake, “what do you think of it?” “Pretty good z “Yes. 1 believe want to marry my daughter—that is, turned you down.” “Yes, sir, You turned me down all right.” ‘are I." said King Something new you hinted to me some time ago that you might were able to—and I when you “Well, now [have a proposition. I'm a man of few words, and here's the gist of it: It contains every element necded to make 3 chock full and couldn't tell you what. It's the greatest thing that ever happened ot a hundred thousand dollars to spend on it, in order to place the market, and T want the right man to do it. li I gave it to ordinary agent he would do the cut and dried thing, which is just wouldn't do. 1 want a man with enthusiasm, with literary ability with a big stake ahead of him, I'm willing to give you a chance ive you twelve hundred dollars a year—just what you're gettin ri and let that hundred th according to your own judgment.’ This food you have just tasted is the newest thing out Ir's 1 I've ton perfect human being of phosphorus, carbohydrates and protein, and at and mM f and you pay your expenses you place uisand “And you expect me to put this thing ona paying basis ‘Ti 1 don't succeed?" “You can't marry my daughter, and you don't get a cent.” “Ii 1 do “You can have Kitty. reached over ad Vl give you a half interest.” Vanton took a handiul of the new health food and spread it out on his hands “Is it pure?” he asked “Pure as the driven snow, of course. Contains all the elements. I'll have my superintendent give you a list indispensable to the human body things in it—every one of" You write poetry, don't you? How did you know, sir?” “Well, Kitty mentioned it. Can you turn around some of the things to her into short, snappy rhymes about this Boil “em down, and put some catchy wind-ups to ‘em. Leave in the sentiment. People like sentiment. You can do it. Vanton smiled. He thought of the one he loved. “Well,” he said. diplomatically, “if IT can't do that, I can turn off Mr. Kinglake, I'm ready to accept your offer on one condition: that I can see Kitty. You know, you've been dashing off food? I something else he added, with a smite, “FIL need some inspiration.’ ‘Certainly! “AML right, sir this stuff.” Ki It's a go then. Vl have an agreement made out.” In the meantime, T want you to send me a barrel of lake looked up surprised “What for?” he demanded. “Why, Pl need it, won't 1? Ive got a hard job ahead of me, and I guess I'll need all the stimulus I can get. Ti this new food contains so much that’s nourishing, why, I'd better use it myself. Besides, m experience with it will be a great help when I am actually demonstrating what it is doing for me. I will naturally have more enthusiasm.” Um! But you understand that it's high Perhaps you'd better not over-train. course—of course. concentrated much of it.” “Certainly, I'll be careful.” After his interview with her father, Vanton could s: see Kitty. His enthusiasm grew with every moment. (Continued on second page following.) oi I wouldn't eat too comicbooks.com