The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-06-04

heBooth etEed 81 the toy ~ coesiae'
able length. TIE boy sanirmed, A
thi. sIsci psychological noneo, MeBooit
handed oas . card,
Mr. skiimore 10 waiting Tor me. be sr
nouneea. Take this card 10 him instant
ly. His accent on The las, word vas ol
such . hissipg ttnseness that the boy
,hudde,ed and Hod. He soon roturped
With an aseIieved ttd wondering eipres
sion srd u,bered MeBooih into Bald
more's private tfise,
Hall an tour later McBooth emerged
froa skitmofp's private otiise With the
ptzsled sir OF 9 clever nan who has insi
lost Li. watch. His expression indicated
. mixed feeling Of smsx ment and smuse
nent, he seemed TO have been le. 10 on
the ground hlor Of some s,l,.sdsej hn-
morons mystery. From the lac! that be
vas lovingly placing . lair sizsd roll Of
bills 10 bis pockets, the business sppesr
cd 10 be paying dividends.
Aud Jon will engage tso other men TO
follow you 10 your cslIs. remarked Skid
more 10 conclusion. aud oil three OF you
% must call on every man whose address !
have given you.
Ar. Skiimore. said McBoo,h. 10 = fall
round voice, you may connt upon me. cir.
MeBoo.h appeared to be refreshed by
the sound OF bis voice. and be left the
efi,e With brick and determined sir,
il is Q significant fact. from . sooiolosi
cal point OF view. that counting upon .
man can generally be arranged BY count
ing oul 10 him q little legsl tender and
there are men who for . suii icient emolu
ment may be counted upon either under
the Arabic or the R,msn style OF un Der
ing.
Wellmsn. the purchasing agent OF the
l. l. A. II II. Company. SGT 10 his oflice
by the halo Of his purcbas
ing dignity. He was OF . hsush.iness as
becomes man whoee poorest j,ke will
. melan choly salesman into bys
tericsl miIth. He ves IL rotnndity
eminently proper 10 the case OF o msp
never din 4, bis own expense. Well
man glanced up rs . stranger 10 q frog
ged overcost and unshaved chin isuntily
entered the room and laid down a card,
Hello, Wellmsn. said the stranger My
name Is Wht'leby. Pse got new line OF
-silwsy supplies that Pm going TO show
7ou pretty eoon. He placed bis feet up
% Wellmsn's desk and lii an offensive
,igsr. Last one I've got or I'd ask you
10 JJin me. he mentioned with . charm
pg bret tziness OF manner. Now then -
Look here, interrupted Wellman With
cy indignation, you get out Of herel
Go TO thunderl said the visitor. vic
emily,
You get out Of here or III have you
brown out, howled Wsllmsp, 10 . stri
lent cresoendo. The visitor arose, laid
lown another card. ehook bis fist violent
, under Wellmsn's Outraged nose, end
eft the room with violent slam Of the
loor.
Mr.. Wellmsn had two other callers In ,
epid succession. Each claimed TO be
dr. Whittleby. E'ch bad new line OF
silwsy supplies. Ooe pretended to 6ud
o Wellmsn an acquaintance made 10 the
look county jail. The other endesringly
eferred to the digniged Mr. Wellmsn
8 FATTY" and narrowly escaped With
is life. Wellmsn finally called 10 On
ble-bodied lonsshoreman and hid him
'ehind 9 screen.
Jost wait till they try TO work that on
10 again, be muttered hosrsely, I'll .
i've II 10 them.
Although Wellmsn. was hardly 10 .
hnrcbly condition Of mind. II may be p
,entioned that Le bad never before felt 2
D iorceiully the truth OF that we'll known
'ying regarding the comparative merits 81
giving and receiving.
Skidmore sst 10 bis room st the Alberti y
bzlng at the photograph OF the girl 10 o
3D.. He had the rapt expression Of 9 n
sn who hss unexpectedly bad his O
sees doubled. knock sounded on ol
,e door. and Wbi.tleby linped into the Y
,om the bona fiis Wbittleby. the
7hittleby whom Skidmore bad met 90 Il
10 liner. N
Wbit,leby locked like q man who hss
zen much 10 9 r msrksbly short space 10
time. His clothing was derspged, A vi
air Of smoked glasses loudly called The
ublios attention 10 the feet thst the et
esrer hsd . psir Of eyes thst had been II
deoorsted BY . master hsnd. v
what's the mstter asked Skidmore. in
House fall on your
This 10 . tough coontry, remarked "
1bitileby With much beat. House fell o.
, uei No I've been csnvissing business u
ats oil. Called st about twenty places 10
ID none OF them would even look d o.
= line. They ell ordered me oui be VI
re could open my month. List Office 70
struck vas Wellnsn's, OF the l. 4 NJ
Il Go. As soon IS | told ny name et
ID busioes'. . big ioogshoremsn pounc !"
from behind screen. snd We rolled
,wn stairs together. He psnsed bitterly 10
% will remember that you asked me ~
, the stesmr whether would cell the
mericsn rights Of uy invention. Do
"a think yoo conld fnd . pufcbsserf o'
There sre three rtsin professional
co Who often tti thst curious epi !,
de IN their dfsuiits professions when y
ey called st 8 lit q ciises snd nisde y
emseIyes Oh .c.iorsbIe under the sssu N ~