The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-16
Copyright by
S. S. MCCLURE co.

How many tubs of butter did you
order?" asked Leslie.
Zone hundred
Il told you twentyr' roared Thompson.
Leslie did not answer, but made for the
telephone. The produce people firmly re-
fused to take back the tubs. We've just
refilled our refrigerators and can't ACTON
modate any more" they said. But they
added something more in a Telephone
whisper
"Mr. Leslie" said Breezy, when the
proprietor rang off, without any visible
alignment of his wrath, Il was ordered to
get only twenty, but made it a hundred,
and
"You did, did your burst out Leslie.
glaring at Breezy with unutterable de-
rision you'll be advertising yourself as
proprietor Of this store shortly, won't
your
"But, Mr.. Leslie" protested Breezy,
.butter's going up in few days!'
"Great gunsi" roared Leslie, "are-are
you running this firm, you-you impu-
dent young fool? You young barrel of
gall I've notion to break your -
headi
Breezy flushed angrily
go out and draw your salary, and
never set foot here again.
Breezy turned on his heel and walked
out, without looking at the clerks who
had assembled at the waTeroom door, at
tracted by the loud voices.
Fools! fools!" he muttered between his
teeth, as he drove his bicycle along the
street.
When he looked at copies of all the
morning papers, in which appeared the
advertisements he had prepared the day
before in lieu of the originals, he smiled
in genuine artistic qualification.
ffer.' I0f
nothing ever will" The advertisement
predicted that butter would go up very
soon and that Leslie & Co. had bought,
in anticipation of this. 100 tubs; which
they would sell at 1 cent below the market
price
There will be still awfuller row in
that shanty when they see these. They
Breezy rose hopefully to the possibility.
eff they only wait till tonight"
He learned afterward that the store
was crowded with butter buyers from
early morning until late in the afternoon,
and that his advertisements had precip-
itated the coming rise in price, and an
advance of cent was already asked that
same day.
1t was during the afternoon of the next
day that Breezy received a note asking
him to call at the Office of the grocery
firm of Leslie & Co.
See here, young man. said Leslie to
him in his private office, what you did
on Tuesday was a thing that could have
put you behind prison bars. Do you un-
derstand?
AS Breezy still held his. peace, Leslie
resumed: "As a result we are-er-haye
cleared, well, some hundred dollars.
Breezy still remained silent, and Leslie
put ON a pompous frown.
Understand, young man." he de-
claimed, Gin giving you the; position Of
superintendent and advertising manager
of this store, we most certainly wish to
express our vehement displeaspre at your
act of Tuesday lucky as it happened to
turn out, and solemnly warn you that
repetition Of such a monstrous offense
will mean instant discharge. To ahold
this position you will have to confine
yourself to reasonable and cautious meth
DDS of doing business. Your salary will
be three times your former one. Get out
now, and don't bother me- but show up
ready for work Monday morning. =
The only evidence Breezy gave of his
satisfaction with this interview was that
he rode nnadly up the full slength Of the
steepest hill in the city on his way home,
tc~Tid himself of surplus nervous energy.