In the afternoons I assumed charge myself and sent him forth armed with contracts to secure new allies.
My business soon increased to such an extent that it bid fair to take up all my time, and the bookkeeping end of it, with its complicated division of receipts, proved not a little difficult.
The amazement of my friend Gottlieb knew no bounds, but as it was a profitable arrangement for him he asked no questions and remained in ignorance as to the source of my stream of clients, until one of his friends, to whom my assistant had made application, showed him one of the contracts.

That night he sent for me to come to his office, and after offering me a very large and exceedingly good Havana cigar delivered himself as follows: "Harkee, Quib, you are more of a fellow than I took you for.

You have more cleverness than any man of your years in my acquaintance at the bar.

This scheme of yours, now, it's a veritable gold mine.
Not but that anybody could make use of it.

It can't be patented, you know.