Part 23 (2/2)
”And you should have re”
”See here, boy, what do you mean?”
”What would you think of me if I came over to your store and told your custooods cheaper than you could? I rather guess you would be for running hed several ”He wouldn't give you time to open your mouth”
”I came in here because I know all these auction sales--they ain't really auctions at all--are frauds!” blustered Isaac Marvelling, finding it hard to say anything in the face of so hten to be allowed to sell a thing--they swindle folks so, and if I had ht there!” interrupted Matt, his eyes flashi+ng ”When you insinuate that I ao too far You must take back those words!”
”Must I?” sneered the store-keeper ”Well, I reckon not”
”Very well, then” Matt turned to several entlemen kindly call in the constable or some other officer?”
”What--what do youin a lower tone, and much disturbed
”I mean to have you put out as a disorderly character, that's what I mean,” returned Matt fir as I do business on the square I do not intend to allow any one to bulldoze ht!” cried several men in the crowd, and the woly
”You're aboy!” sneered the store-keeper, but all noticed that he retreated several steps toward the open doorway
”I a auctioneer quickly ”I want you to leave I am no more of a swindler than you are--perhaps not asthis business on an honest basis, and I will not stand by and let you or any one else blacken my character”
”We'll see--we'll see,” ed, but unable to say a word in his own defense, and fearful that an officer ht appear, he withdrew
This little incident served to make Matt many friends People always like to see persons stick up for their rights, and in this particular case they were pleased to see the mean store-keeper ”talked-down,” as he well deserved to be
The albu was knocked down to Podders, the very individual Isaac Marvelling had endeavored to persuade away from the sale Matt purposely let Podders have the album quite cheaply, and as soon as it was his Podders declared he would call at Marvelling's store and see if it could be duplicated at the price he had paid
The young auctioneer knew this could not be done, and he offered to buy the album back at double the price should Podders succeed
This pleased the farmer, and also many others, and, as a consequence, Matt had a brisk run of luck until closing-up ti up the cash, he found he had taken in sixteen dollars, one third of which was profit
On the followinganother heavy rain cae to open up for business Shortly after dinner Andy came back from New York, and to hiht, Matt, always stick up when you are in the right, and you'll come out on top,” said the senior partner of the firoods in the metropolis, and had invested every dollar of available cash He had had all of the goods shi+pped to Phillipsburg, the next stopping place, and said they would ht depot upon their arrival there
During the afternoon it cleared up, and people began to drift into the shop Andy opened up the sale, and by evening both of the partners were quite busy When he went to supper Matt saw Isaac Marvelling, but the store-keeper only favored him with a deep scowl
”I suppose he would like to chewauctioneer, as he related the occurrence to Andy
”No doubt of it, Matt He feels sore, especially as we are selling just such goods as he has displayed in his , and at about half the price”
”Well, on't worry hi was to be