HOUSE AND GARDEN 
January, 1912 
Building Character in 
a Writing Machine 
L.C. Smith & Bros. 
Typewriter 
{BALL-BEARING. LONG-WEARING) 
Every part of this typewriter 
is made as if it were the one 
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reputation must finally depend. 
Every part is designed to pro¬ 
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only for the expert typist un¬ 
der favorable conditions, but 
for the ordinary operator under 
all sorts of conditions), the 
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L. G. Smith & Bros. Type¬ 
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SAMPSON & ALLEN 
Established 1891 
2 Exchange St. 
Lynn, Mass. 
The Elec¬ 
tric City 
screws, bolts, etc. Mr. Mantell had, of 
course, plenty of money on hand to pay 
cash for these things, but he did not do it. 
Realizing from his business experience the 
tremendous elasticity which good credit 
gives to working capital, he had them 
charged. He knew that the money re¬ 
quired to pay for them would lie idle in 
the bank until the first of the month, but 
he wanted to establish his reputation as 
“good trust” as soon as possible, so that 
when the time came when he did need 
credit he could get it. 
Leaving Raffles to pick out the tools 
needed, Mr. Mantell went to the city lum¬ 
ber-yard and got figures on the material 
needed for fixing the barn. It came to 
$56.45. On the way home, with a face a 
yard long, he communicated this informa¬ 
tion to Raffles. 
“Save that toward getting something 
to put into the barn,” was Raffles’ reply. 
“We’ll get out of it cheaper than that. 
And that brings us to something I’ve been 
wanting to speak about for several days. 
It’s all right to let those town folks think 
that you are a retired business man, taking 
up farming for your health, etc. The 
more they think so the better—as long as 
you’ve got a good bookkeeper. But if I 
were you I’d tell Squire Hunderson just 
what the layout is — he can help us in lots 
of little ways, and maybe in some big ones. 
The immediate little one is that with his 
cross-cut saw and wedges we’ll get that 
barn fixed for about one-tenth of your 
figures for material. I’ve wmrked quite a 
bit for the Squire and he knows I’ll take 
care of his things if I borrow them. I 
guess he had a suspicion where I was put¬ 
ting up, too, but he wasn’t fixed to board 
me, and kept his eye shut.” 
“Let’s go back and get a saw and 
wedges, I hate to borrow things,” said 
Mr. Mantell. 
“Just as you like,” said Raffles; “but 
if I were you I’d hang on to every dollar 
till the tail feathers came out. You see, 
it isn’t as if it was anything that they used 
every day, or were likely to need in a 
hurry, or that we’d wear out.” 
“Well, it’s not strict business, but I sup¬ 
pose there’s something in it,” admitted Mr. 
Mantell, and they continued homeward. 
Squire Hunderson was tremendously in¬ 
terested in the “Business Administration,” 
as he termed the new undertaking of Mr. 
Mantell. In fact, “tremendous” is the 
adjective that described most of the 
Squire’s interests, thoughts and acts. He 
lived tremendously, and tremendously he 
enjoyed life, too. And never more so 
than when he could lend a hand to some¬ 
one he considered deserving help. 
“Sure you can take ’em,” he' said, “and 
welcome. I’ll go you one better. I need 
some plank myself, and I’ll let you — I’ll 
let you have a team and sled to haul ’em. 
Why yes, hang it, yes. I’ll haul ’em for you 
myself, you’ve got more lumber to spare 
than you have time.” 
And so the next few days found them 
busy in the woods. Mr. Mantell’s hands 
blistered until they peeled, and his shoul- 
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