The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15
HAD A KICK TO MAKE.
AND HE MADE IT RIGHT TO THE HEAD
or THE FIRM.
The Kicker Went About Landing His
Protest In "a Rather Unconventional
Manner. but the Chances Are He
Got what He Was After.

Manner. hut the Chances Are He
Got what He Was After.
Eyes, said the tall. loose jointed
man at the telephone. that's the num-
Der want-229
Double two ninef' queried the
voice at the central Office.
"Well. don't know that double two
nine IL any better than the plain, or
binary two. two, nine ont If you insist
on that style suppose we say double
two single nine and get il exactly right
Hellol Is that Spotcash & Go. -
yes. responded the voice at the
other end of tho wire.
rs Mr.. Spofcash in3'
"ls 1t something importantf He is
much occupied "
$50 am l. Yes lisa matter of some
importance, and want TO talk To Mr..
Spotcash personally Yes; I'll hold the
wire--that Is, III hold the phone
"Helloi" snapped somebody at this
juncture.
"Hellol Is that Mr.. spotcashf"
Eyes. Who is itY'
"You aro the head of tho firm of
Spotcash 81 Co. are you not7'
Eyes. was the impatient answer
what do you wantf Who are your"
"Gwilliams. 1875 Pumpernickel
street l want to enter a complaint y
"What aboutS"
~ bought an icebox at your store "A
few days ago. and
"Call up the household goods depart
ment. confound you | have no time to
spare to look after such things.
You've got as much time, perhaps
as have. l haven't any complaint to
make TO tho household goods depart
ment. The head Of the firm is the man
want to talk to. | bought an icebox
at your store u few days ago for $40. 10
might have got it cheaper somewhere
else. but that isn't the point Having
bought it and paid for it. | had right
to expect it to be delivered within a
reasonable time and in fair condition.
1t didn't come for four days. and when
1t did COME
Say. you. l employ men to hear
complaints of this kind
~ have no use for them You're the
responsible man of the house. The sys-
tenn is yours If it doesn't work smooth
ly, it Is your fault. When that icebox
came four days after purchase, one of
the casters was missing, the varnish
was scraped off the outside surface in
more than dozen places, and 1t looked
as IL it had gone through n hard season
ct cheSp boarding house
"If there's anything wrong with it,
roared Mr. Spotcash, send it back /
can't take up my time
"Stand u little farther away from
the phone. Mr.. Spotcash Your voice
sounds as if you had your mouth full
of mashed potatoes
"Who the devil are youP'
~ think gave you my name and
address civilians. | 1875 Pumpernickel
street. next door TO Lazarus J. Spill
horn. You don't know me from n
stuffed alligator. but you may have
heard Of Spillhorn. Don't you allow
yourself to get hot. Mr.. Spotcash. over
an icebox. The incongruity of such a
thing ought to be apparent even to the
head of an overgrown junkshop'-
''lf you were here, sir, should kick
you ont of my Office
You would probably need some help
II that icebox had simply been defaced
little. shouldn't have made any fuss
about it. but the stupid ass you sent to
deliver it,
Haven't you sense enough. you in
fernal IDIOT to know that ! don't look
personally after the little details of n
business amounting TO millions of dol
lars year,
"If you don't grasp every detail of
that business, You Cheap John notion
peddler in gilt binding. you are not
fit 10 he the boss of IL Don't try to
crawl ont of tho responsibility by
throwing the blame on some boy. II
that icebox had simply been defaced