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certain policy with them. His idea
was not TO let them know too much.
He argued that q knowledge of drugs
and chemicals made a boy conceited
and that soon after the conceit made
its appearance a raise Of salary would
be demanded.
One day, however--one day when the
first demand of the season for hot coda
came in-Mr Siler put up sign of
Boy Wanted and wondered if he
shouldn't adopt new policy. There
was vague fear that be hadn't given
| the boys fair show, and the more he
/ thought OF it the more it troubled him.
Dozens of boys came, of course.
Whenever druggist puts out sign
of Boy Wanted It means licorice.
sweet flag, cough drops, rock candy
and lots of other good things to the
successful applicant
Mr.. Siler selected one boy above ali
others-a boy who looked humble and
! enduring. but whose ears proved that
/ lie had Judgment and discretion When
/ he had been engaged ut S4 per month
| to tend the soda fountain for the win
/ ter the druggist called him into the
/ back room and keyed his voice to the
confidential pitch and said:
| "Horatio you look to me Ike SEN
sible boy
Eyes sir. am was the reply,
u believe | can trust you with the
/ little secrets of the trade"
! Yes. sir, You can
People viii come in. Horatio. and
ask for pure sirups and pretend TO be
I very worldly and knowing. You will
always have the purest sirups on hand,
/ and be ready to swear TO it."
AIR. Siler winked at the boy, and,
after taking time 10 think it over, the
boy returned the wink and murmured
that he wasn't born the day before.
And | want to tell you particularly
about hot soda" resumed the druggist
ms he felt that lie was doing the right
thing. There is a difference between
hot soda and cold soda. l never told
any of the other boys, but l feel that
can trust you"
"One is hot and the other is cold. ="
said The boy after some deep thinking.
Exactly, Ely son. \ hunk of ice
makes one cold, and hot water makes
the other hot Never In all my drug
store life have / told one Of my clerks
that carbonic acid gas was the life of
soda water, but I'm going TO tell you.
It's what makes the fzz. you know"
The gee whiz-fizz," murmured the
| boy.
You will sell hot soda 1t is hot
wster soda. There Is no carbonic acid
gas in it. II is plain, cheap hot water.
| but not one man in ten thousand knows
IL. He calls for hot soda under the i'm
preston that he's going to get enough
gas to run sawmill for a week. and
he goes away thinking he's been load
ed up. It's all deception. my son-one
OF the little tricks of the trade. give
il away TO you that you may feel tic
kled half TO death all the time, but on
your life you must not betray me.
Later on other and greater secrets
will follow. but this is enough for the
present Come and go 10 work tomor-
row morning. and it will depend Ell
tirely upon yourself whether you lose
your job inside Of three days or even
tually become the thriving and rorund
proprietor of this corner establish
ment."
The boy was on deck at an early
hour. as all new boys are the first day.
and he was inducted and initiated into
the mysteries of the soda fountain.
| After an hours labor the use of the
various levers, springs. ratchets, fau-
! Gets and balance wheels became plain
to him, and the man who called for
| the first glass of hot soda took him for
veteran.
For the first half day all went well.
The hot soda went or with rush, and
every drinler went out of the store
feeling that the gas was lifting him of
his heels. Horatio enjoyed the situa-
tion immensely. but it suddenly oc-
CURED to him that it was al! one sided.
/ When you beat a man and he doesn
/ know 1t. there isn't much hilarity in
/ laughing behind his back. 1t would be
| a good deal funnier IL the other fellow
was put on" and Horatio soon pnt
| him there.
What dye think yer glttin'f" be
queried OF an old baldhead who had
| just downed glass and was mentally
estimating the gas pressure at a hun
dred pounds TO the square inch.
| Hot soda. of course" was the reply
Feel the gas workin'?"
''In great shape. You seem to have .
| big head of it on
That's where you are left Ha. ha
har' roared Horatio. Its nothing but
plain hot water. and the gas is all il
your eye.'
"Boy, don't you fool with mer
warned the Old man.
"And don't you imagine you are go
ing to draw any saw logs to mill witt
that gas"
The first three or four customers le
| into the secret took the boy as {