uppose you would attach my dozen bottles
of Incomprehensible Compound to satisfy the judgment."

I then convinced him that I was only joking. Shortly afterwards he
called on the old lady, and did as I requested.

She called me into the sitting-room and asked how I thought I would like
to take charge of her house.

I told her I would take the position provided I could have full charge
of everything, the same as if I owned the house.

She said that was just what she would like, and inquired what salary I
wanted. I told her one hundred dollars per month, and board for family.
She offered me seventy-five, and agreed to sign papers.

I accepted, and the next morning took possession.

My first move was to call the help all together and promptly discharge
them. The old lady came running down stairs, as soon as she heard of
this, and demanded an explanation.

I reminded her that I was landlord, and that if she would retire to her
room and remain there quietly, all would come out right. The Doctor said
I knew less about running a hotel than I did about medicine, or I never
would have done such a trick as that.

I waited till the discharged help were ready to leave, and had called at
the office for their pay, when I began a compromise, and succeeded in
hiring all over again except two dining-room girls, at less than their
regular wages. But I promised an increase to those who took an interest
and worked for an advancement.

The Doctor was elated with the prospects, and fairly danced with
delight.

"And now, Johnston, for some of those cream biscuit you have told us
about. Now you have a chance to see how it is yourself, to be landlord."

The second day of my experience, we had about forty extra come to
dinner--men in attendance at a Convention. I was short of help in the
dining room, and also short of prepared victuals.

I immediately visited the Doctor in his apartment, explained the
situation, and asked why he couldn't come into the dining room and help
wait on table. He protested against it, but I gave him to understand
that it was a case of absolute necessity.

He swore a few oaths, and said it showed how much sense I had, to
discharge my help the first thing.

As an incentive for him to act, I ventured the remark that the landlady
was going to help, and would like him to do so if he could.

"Is she going to help? Well, then, all right. I'll help you out this one
time, but never again."

I took him to the