The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-16
SECTION THREE
By j. George Frederick


son.
Leslie did not answer. but made for
! the telephone. The produce people firm
~ refused TO take back the tubs.
! We've Just refilled our refrigerators
and can't accommodate any more,
they said. But they added something
more in a telephone whisper.
Mr.. Leslie" said Breezy, when the
proprietor rang Off without any Wis
lble allaymeat Of his wrath, 4 was or
dered to set only twenty. but made it
a hundred. and"
You did, did you2" burst out Leslie.
Slaring 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,
buffers going NJ in q lew days"
Great guns!" roared Leslie, are
are You running this firm, yOu-yOu inn
pudent young fool? You young barrel
OF sail! I've a notion to break your
--- head"
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 warerOom door,
attracted 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.
If that don't sell butter" he chuck
led, nothing ever will" The adver-
tisement predicted thai butter would
go up very soon. and that Leslie & Co.
had bought, in anticipation of this. 100
tubs, which they would sell at one cent
below the market price.
There Will be a still awfuller row
in that shanty when they see these.
They might arrest me-" But the spirit
Of Breezy rose hopefully to the posi-
bility. If they only wait till to-
night"
He learned afterward that the store
was crowded with butter buyers from
early morning until late in the after
noon. and that mis- advertisements had
precipitated the coming rise in price.
and an advance of one cent was already
asked that same day.
II 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 q 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 understand"
As Breezy still held. his peace, Leslie
resumed: As a result we are-er-
have cleared, well, some hundred dol
lars"
Breezy still remained silent, and Les
lie put on d pOmpous frOwn.
Understand. young man." he 6e-
claimed. in giving you the position of
superintendent and advertising man
ager of this store, we most certainly
wish to express our vehement displeas-
Ure al 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 hold this position you
viii have to cORfine yourself to reason
able and cautious methods Of doing
business. Your salary will De 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 mis-
satisfaction with this interview was
that he rode madly up the full length
of the steepest hill in the city on his
way home, to rid himself of surplus
nervous energy.
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