Settled the Bill.

Otago Witness, Issue 2355, 13 April 1899, Page 60

Settled the Bill.

" Speaking of collecting bills," said a man, "we have a most effective method. Instead of young men, we sometimes employed young women and it worked like magic. "A fellow of the name of Green owed me a small bill — a matter, I think, ot a couple of pounds or so. It seemed impossible to make him pay it, so I engaged the services of a pretty and stylish girl. I send her round to lub office. He was out. She called again. He was still out, but, nothing daunted, she made the third and fourth call. The fourth time he was in, but he firmly refused to pay the bill.

" ' Look here, Mr Green,' said the girl. I will 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 in full.'

" But Greer was a hard man. He agair re fufied, and the girl left the office apparently crestfallen. The next day she did not call at his office, but she did call at his house. The duor waa opened by the servant. '■'Is Mr Green in?' asked the young v/x>-

" ' No, ma'am.' ' The girl left, but it seems that the ,ervant duly -sported, to his wife the call of the pretty and stylish young woina. who was so

anxious to see Mr Green. The next day, when the young woman again called, the wife i leaned over the banisters, taking a peep at j the caller on her own account. The young I woman asked if Mr Green was in. I " ' No, ma'am,' answered the servant, ' but 1 his wife is.' The wife had told her to say this. i "'His wifel' stammered the girl, 'why, • has Mr Green a wife?' j '' The wife, listening over tha banisters, : heard this. She turned pale and gasped for > air, while the girl, seemingly very much con- ' fused and distressed at her discovery, went on I down the steps and into the street. | "It is impossible to say just what happened ! at that house that night, whether pokers and i curling tongs were hurled, or the furniture j torn from its foundations and flung madly ! about, or the roof was raised skyward ;_,but 1 one thing I do know — the next day Green i promptly _mid the £2. I " And the girl didn't call at his office for it either. He came round and handed me the j money himself, and ho seemed to think he j was getting off pretty ea3y, too."