One bump on the head is
enough, eh, Joe?'
"'Yes; you bet your life. I've learned a lesson.'
"'That'll be very satisfactory, sir,' said the credit man, and
everything was O. K. You see, I had put the credit man in the position
of making short terms and I had tickled Joe and given him something
that he needed very badly at that time--credit. This was about the
smoothest job I think I ever did. I really don't believe that either
the credit man or my customer was fully onto my work. Joe, however,
has thanked me for that many a time since. He's paid up my house
promptly and used them for reference. They could only tell the truth
in the matter, that he was discounting his bills with them. This has
given him credit and he's doing a thriving business now, and has been
for several years. He is getting long time again from other houses."
"Smooth work all right," said one of the boys, touching the button for
the buffet porter.
"Once in a while," said the book man, "you have to pull the wool over
a buyer's eyes.
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