'I won't sell you at all if that's the case.
Here's your order. Do with it what you please. In fact, I won't even
grant you that privilege. I myself shall call it off. Here goes.' And
with this I tore up his order."
"Served him right," said the men's clothing man. "Did you ever know
Grain out on the Great Northern?"
"Sure," said the shoe man. "Who doesn't know that pompous know-it-
all?"
"Well, sir, do you know that fellow isn't satisfied with any one he
deals with, and he thinks that this whole country belongs to him. He
wrote me several seasons ago to come out to see him. He had heard one
of the boys speak well of my line of goods. I went to his town and
first thing I did was to open up. Then I went into his store and told
him I was all ready.
"'Well, I've decided,' said he, 'that I won't buy anything in your
line this season.'
"'You will at least come over and give me a look, in that I have come
over at your special request, will you not?"
"'NO, no! No is no with me, sir.
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