The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-12
Stories From the COnl6du OF LII
On the Street and in the by the Fire
side at Home.

| ed, replied Sake. IT attribute his out.
| rageous demeanor to pure arrogance. He
realizes he Is valuable man and forgetz
his position. However, 1 admit that
| can't stand much more Of It."
That very afternoon ParboIl sailed into
the store with all the pemposity Of the
| sultan of Sulu. Kicking q messenger boy
under long counter Of fall overcoats
he staggered into the private Office OF
Sake & Pentacost and seated himself al
| the rosewood desk Of the latter.
Say, Pentacost, old stocking" he said
got any cigars?"
"N-n-no," replied the junior partner
don't smoke. myself"
We'll, send a kid out and get box
Now, then, here's my sales for the trip
and l want you to figure UP the commits
sions, add months salary, draw me a
check. and be id quick about 1t.
Meanwhile I'll write few letters
Then Parboil proceeded to tear up q
dozen or two sheets OF Autographed let
terheads, broke penholder or two, threw
the contents of bottle Of red ink against
the handsome calcomine of the walls,
tipped over a cuspidor. and demanded to
know If that dead and alive kid was
ever coming back with the box Of cigars.
Sake & Pentacost were on the outside of
the private office engaged in a low but
animated conversation.
L say shoot Inc ScoundFel out or the
business, but
so do I say fire him bodily. but"
Il say, you cheap skates,' baw.ed Par
boil from the inner office, ARE those CT
gars coming or not?''
Just then a boy darted into the office
and laid box Of $3.50 a thousand cigars
on Pentacost's desk.
Now. kid" said Parboil, eight out
and tell the firm to send case of cham
payne down to my hotel and charge II
to expense. Get a hustle on yer"
The boy communicated the request t.
Messrs. Sake & Pentacost.
We'll, what do you think Of that?'
asked Sake. blankly.
But that shows that he Is willing t.
accept favors from US Perhaps he 1:
! relent1ng."
But the style OF him! Pentacost.
can't stand 1t. You may be able to do
so. but I was not brought up to minglt
with such kind of canaille."
Just then Parboil swung out of the pri
vate ONCE and brushed roughly past the
members Of the firm.
''Mr. Parboil." said Sake. in a thin
tremulous voice. 1--WE would like to tall
with you a few minutes
''Go tell your troubles to a policeman
you peanut" replied Parboil. IF you have
anything to say to me. write 1t and send il
Il. L i
road tomorrow afternoon. and want yol
to have my sample cases packed by Id
sharp. and down to the station"
But, Mr.. Parboil-"
go chase yourself. you low down skin
flint. Have that check at my hotel a
p. m today. And II you make any
more mistakes In filling my orders II
shake your wig wan and hitch up with
Cord & Tassel. down on Main street. Dc
you tumble. you chumps?'
Then Parboil sailed away to his car
avansary.
"Pentacostr gasped Sake. shall we
fire him.
The two partners regarded each othel
attentively, but neither spoke again Tha
afternoon they were slightly distraught
and each wore a far away look in hi:
eyes. The following day Sake spoke tc
Pentacost in low tone. He said:
real thing, now"
In the afternoon Parboirs sample cases
neatly packed, were at the station, ant
the star clothing drummer Of the West
ern circuit was speeding away in tbs
luxurious smoking apartment Of Pull
man car.
"John, dear. what have you cut out O
the morning paper?' inquired Mrs. Bill
/ Kingsley, there's piece gone"
"I-something cut out? Did I cut any
thing out? Lemme see. Oh. yes. Why
Maria, that was nothing but a bit Of
foolishness-some funny story or other
I've forgotten what it was
"Let me see the piece. please"
This was spoken in a slight tone o.
austerity.
why. Maria. haven't got IT. I threw
1t away"
why did you throw it away?'
More firmly, while Mrs. Btliingsley'!
mouth assumed fixed and drawn expires
sion.
II don't know
''Billingsley, there's something crooked
about this"
mo such thing
you have been up to something
''Me!'
Eyes. you. It's very singular. Mr.. Bill
Kingsley that you should cut something
out Of the only house paper We take ane
throw 1t away
ooh. nonsense, Maria" replied Billings
ley with a kind of forced laugh. Il assure
you it's nothing," and he grabbed his over
coat and caught the next car for his Of
fee Then Mrs. Billingsley sent Tommy
out for duplicate copy of the paper
This is what she read
Kansas City, Nov. 7.-Cattle-R Receipts
5000; steady; native steers, $4-50Q6; Tex
as steers, 2.7094. 10; cows and heifers
8. 1904; stockers and feeders. 500. 50
Hogs-Receipts, 1900; steady to strong
bulk of sales. $46D4. 05 Sheep-Receipts
2,000; steady; lambs, S.. 15Q5: muttons, 5;
@4.30.
On the reverse side were a few big dis
play letters of an ad.
Richard F. Steele.