The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-07-01
tom DAWSON,
"A Private Secretary
lily w, II, DURHAM
Copyright, 1901. by w H. Durham



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That tho houne coulu not gct along
without bHwhon, vet Tint ~pcraohhge
had been In tho employ OF the irm
unly IA al,ort yrnr, wna hut twenty four
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NhoW T" NV" w oN"'s'h'ns !" 'ne
world nnd II great donl more n" when
he applied FOR u poaition with ono OF
the moat unique lcttcra old jackson
had ever received tho old man. after
ettuesltng through n MilherneHH OF bad
writing, broke into n hearty laugh ana
ecnt For him,
"Nou think YOU can MI the position
that Ia upen. do your stowleu OLD
JnclSson at bnwpon when that young
gentleman appeared "ho Non know
thht Una Ia n moHt confidential place
anu tlHt. while knowledge or he huat
nesa aud liuea we hhhdlr Ia not hhSo
Mtely necessary, vet 'n n man of not
NOR" thhh average intellect who Va III
experienced thr position Va in'roHHthloT
WHY. OF c"utRe ! can holu H. ho
You eupnoro | would cone nnooptnR
around here if I didnt think YOU need
ci meT'
jackson had hrnn ao uaed to having
men luhh before him, especially when
neching ~ poH'tioh' That th's hrcesN an
aver hoorcu mn, Nht he hkcu IT.
"Wrll, YOUNG man, l VIII iuat give
YOU ten mihuteH Winl"
" Wan hchrlN noon when Dawson
hal presented htmaclf, and he now
mtdI
'NeW we'll, VIII apend the t""
m'nnt'a getting lunch ana then re-
Nuth'
lle was eone bcforo the OLD man
'onld atop him' i'o lrtt The door open
ia he went out n Wick for when n
man had been tired only the day W.,
ief" old jackson seemed to shrink
MO himself until he waa almost sit
tIhg ON MA hhcN. rtartnR ont the open
uoor at the stalWart back "f hts new
HeefetarN aa II went d"W" the io'&
axle and out the Trout door
"l'annV' Went tho old MANS list oa
the heh' A huge negro, dressed like
eenhie NalentihN SnrahR mto the ofhc~
"~nSlefo'n"SS,' r"arod The old man,
"dtd YOU *oe that NounR follow q" ontV
"N@s, SAM I saw him. satd t"e
blhck,
Well when that fellow comes back
kin NM
boletalhess d~isanpeNrod as rapidly
as he had com" and the old Scntle'
imam Went out to lunch When he 10
turned, oawsen was seated at a desk
looking ever the mai which had Just
arrived
What the dev Where's that Dole
f0lhessT'
WHO the htascrT said Dawson,
continuing 10 sort the mail, He's m
the closet"
with "A hanK the door ~ the coat,
room tn the old mans private office
ht tae walt BelcSolNesS, bound and
"WehP' aasped 1aeN%nn, sinking INTO
a ei@f and mepp4hR hs ferehraa, U
was ~ deafes% besew zero o"tSid% N
Ne haN eeeh k'eNihg at the nrcfnem aW
way "What 'eeS TINS m'S'hT
oh, "otn,nR' Ell" laWSoh, "Ihe
hGseV Ees NrNNrr AaN when I GAME
nrm ioheIS and I Just PIT HIM ~" tc~
Nhah : fei'ase hlhi
"~oeet@'hes$ jackson ~'hNndered
wheh we hesfN got ON ms teeN what
HS<w 'h's m~AaS bfdmt Seil Soo 20
NM 'a's man II Ne anne N@eS agatnT
Yves $ah 20 dta, but he Secd me
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