CHAPTER XXIX.

In the auction business again--A new conveyance for street sales--My trip through the lumber regions--A successful summer campaign--A winter's trip through the south--My return to Grand Rapids, Mich.--A trip to Lake Superior--Selling needles as a side issue--How I did it--State license demanded by an officer--How I turned the tables on him--Buying out a country store--A great sale of paper-cambric dress patterns--A compromise with the buyers--My return to Chicago--Flush and flying high.