The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-27
DIKIcK TO MAKE.
u MADE IT RIGHT TO THE HEAD
or THE FIRM.

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test In N Rather UnconventionaI
szs.er. but the Chances Are He
txhat He Was After.
~ !" said the tall. loose jointed
4 the telephone. THAT the num-
1want-229-
6rnuble two nine?'' queried the
4 at the central Office.
rell. DON t know that double two
4 any better than the plain. Or
q two, two. nine. bat IL you insist
a. style suppose we say double
angle nine and get it exactly right.
n Is that Spotcash & Co. ST"
va6" responded the voice at the
I end Of the wire.
n Mr.. Spotcash in?"
gs Il something Important He In
i occupied.
a am I. Yes; it'sa matter Of some
rtance, and want to talk to Mr..
.ash personally. Yes: I'll hold the
that is. I'll hold the phone
aHellol'' snapped somebody at this
sture
sHellol Is that Mr.. Spotcash7''
rYes Who is it"
igou are the head Of the firm of
fcash & Co.. are You notf'
ives" was the Inpatient answer.
nat do you want? Who are you? ?"
Egwilliams. 1875 Pumpernickel
al want to enter a complaint. -
sghat apout?'
d bought an icebox at your store a
days ago. and
4Call up the household goods depart
n confound you'll / have no time to
n TO look after such things"
You We got as much time. perhaps,
have. haven't any complaint to
te to the household goods depart
n The head Of the firm is the man
mt to talk to. l bought an icebox
7cur store few days ago for $16. Is.
iaht have got it cheaper somewhere
but that isn't the point Having
71eht it and paid for it. l had right
erpect it to be delivered within a
Unable time and in fair condition.
Hdn't come for four days. and when
Ia GOMEZ
Say. you. / employ men to hear
plaints of this kind
have no use for them. You're the
nnsible man of the house. The sys-
Is yours If it doesn t work smooth
h is your fault. When that icebox
y four days after purchase, one Of
castors was missing, the varnish
scraped off the outside surface in
than dozen places. and it looked
it had gone through a hard season
cheap boarding house.
II there's anything wrong with it. -
Isd Mr.. Spotcash. "send it backl
" take up my tin e.
Stand a little farther away from
phone. Mr.. Spotcash. Your voice
nds as if you had your mouth full
mashed potatoes"-
Who the devil are you?''
q think gave you my name and
rss-Gwilliams. 1195 Pumpernickel
kek next door to Lazarus j. Spill
b You don't know me from a
fd alligator. but you may have
Id Of Spillhorn. Don't you allow
nself to get hot. Mr.. Spotcash. over
: icebox The incongruity Of such a
hg ought to be apparent even to the
Y Of an overgrown junkshop"-
? ~ you were here. sir. should kick
out Of my office"
You would probably need some help
! hat icebox had simply been defaced
tsle, shouldn't t have made any fuss
rs it, but the stupid ass you sent to
sz it -
Haven't you sense enough. you in
NJ idiot. to know that / don't look
unally after the little details of a
hess amounting to millions Of dol
ID year9''
Y you don't grasp every detail of
business. you Cheap John notion
ar in gilt binding. you are not
9 be the boss of it'll Don't try to
out Of the responsibility by
wing the blame on some boy. IL
icebox had simply been defaced a
] repeat. l shouldn't have made
fns about it. but the fellow you
to deliver it didn't have any more
than to tumble it ON the side
r.
Bring it back. blank YOU
: .ook here. Spotcash. that won't do.
know. You are not allowed to talk
Pat style over the telephone. Exer-
little common sense. Spotcash.
Know it isn't my place to bring
icebox back The proper thing to
lou thirty third degree haberdasher
Toy vendor. is to send me a new
q and take the damaged one
lou blank fool. do you think you
teli me-
again let me tell you. Spotcash
Y use such language over the tele-
. Some remote ancestor of yours
possibly have been a gentleman.
. emulate him, Spotcash. In the
nlme please accept the assurances
Y distinguished consideration. and
'ceoox will remain in my dwelling
~ to your order. If it is replaced
liy and within a reasonable time.
~,il not hear from me again If it
! shall call you up. Spotcash. per-
" dozen times day through all
f1ohc telephones in town have
soe patience to call at your store to
the cOmnlaiut Vour svstam of