SETTLED THE BILL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11402, 20 April 1899, Page 7

SETTLED THE BILL.

I " Speaking of collecting bills," said a man, J "wo have a most effective method. Instead I of young men, wo sometimes employed young v{ women and it worked like magic. (j " A follow of the name of Green owed mo {> j a small bill—a matter, I think, of a couple of ;l pounds or so. It seemed impossible to make him pay it, so I engaged tho services of a pwtty and stylish girl. I send her round to * his office. He was out. She called again. ' j Ho was still out, but, nothing daunted, slm made the third nnd fourth call. The fourth ( time he was in, but no firmly refused to pay ' the bill. . V " ' Look here, Mr Green.' said the girl. ' I s Mill make a proposition. If you will pay Is a day.on this bill I will call each day and ! collect that amount until you have paid it t, ! in full.' J " But Green was a hard man. Ho again rej' fused, and the girl left the office apparently j crestfallen. Tho next day she did not call at >' I his office, but she did call at his house. The xi door was opened by the servant, i " 'Is Mr Green in?' asked the young wo- '■■ man. *■ " ' No, ma'am.' ~ "Tho girl left, but'lt seems that the ser- \ • vant duly reported to his wife the call of tho I pretty and stylish youncr woman who was so anxious to see Mr Groon. The next day, !» when the young woman again called,- the wife leaned over tho banisters, taking a peep" at tho caller on her own account. The young 1 woiiian asked if Mr Green was in. '' No, ma'am,' answered the servant, ' but his wife.is.' The wifo.had told her to cay this.. " 'His wife !' stammered the girl, ' why, , has Mr Green a.wife?1 , "The wife, listening over the banisters, "i heird this. She turned pale and gasped for j air, while the ;;irl, seemingly very much confused and distressed at her discovery, went on down the steps and into tho Etreet. . " It is impossible to say just what happened 1 at that house that night, whether pokers and 1 curling tongs were hurled, ov the furniture k tom from its foundations and flung madly I about, ,or tho roof was raised skyward; but N one tiling I do know —tho next day Green r 3 promptly ]*aid tho £2. "Andthe girl didn't call at his office for it either. He came round and' handed me tho msney JiimEelf, and ho seomed to think he was getting off pretty easy, too."