page 89 & 90 - Belport Furniture

My favorite story about Belport Furniture is how he convinced the owner of the building to sell him the building when he was just renting the first floor. He kept asking the owner and she would always respond the same way with a no I'm not ready to sell. Well, my Grandpa Wally was a clever man. He would brew a stinky brew of only God know what just below the vent that went up to her floor so the aroma would stink up the building. He did this day after day, finally he called down the owner of the building and brought her over to his long upolstery table which was covered with a large pile of money. He had gotten what he was willing to pay for the building in small bills in cash and piled it up on the table. When the owner saw all this money she quickly jumped at the chance at selling the building. Smart man!