The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-25

pany he heard a man say something
confidentiaily to the produce man and
a customer that made him wink hard
IL was that butter would go up in
few days. The customer did not seem
TO take it very seriously. but Breezy
construed it into mighty tip.
lust what / thought" he said to
himself That slow firm buying only
twenty tubs 1t occurred to him that
he might telephone to the firm and
give them the tip: but he Immediately
rejected the idea.
They'd only laugh and tell me that
wasn't runningr their business.
Then was born a great idea An IN
slant later he was decided The pro-
Queer whistled when Breezy handed
him an order for hundred tubs
It'll take all we have" he said
Breezy sat down at desk and wrote
something rapidly. The foreman at the
newspaper composing room looked at
him in surprise as he gave directions
about border and type. technicalit1es
which he had learned as editor or the
school paper.
The tubs were all delivered in the
afternoon. Thompson came out in the
wareroom and looked at the first batcn
of twenty. II wouldn't have ordered
twenty" he said, shaking his head Il
told Jim they wouldn't 60" He wasn't
in when the rest came. Are they turn
ing the store into a butter house?" said
the shipping clerk. grumbling, as ma
helped the men bring them In
Great heavens," calculated Thomp-
son the next morning. when he cane
into the wareroom. Where does all
this butter come from?
The shipping clerk looked unintelli-
gent. and made no answer. Thompson
brought in the head of the firm. Mr.
Leslie. He, in turn, stared durnbly
at the tiers of tubs.
What the -" ha began excitedly.
IT told you to order twenty, didn't I?''
"You advised me not to buy more"
said Thompson stiffly, "and didn't"
Can't you ccunt?' exclaimed Leslie
wrathfully, pointing to the tubs.
There's a hundred there. if there's
one.''
When Breezy was finally called IN he
faced both men easily.
How many tubs of butter did you
order?" asked Leslie.
"One hundred
lOlQ YOU twenty 1Od4C0 AACA4R"
son.
Leslie did not answer. but made for
the telephone The produce people
firmly refused to take back the tubs
We've just refiIled our refrigerators
and can't accommodate any more,
they said. But they added something
more in telephone whisper.
Mr.. Leslie said Breezy, when the
fess
BILE alignment of his wrath. II was
ordered to get only twenty. but made
it a hundred. and
You did. did you?" burst out Les
lie. glaring at Breezy with unutterable
derision You'll be advertising your
self as proprietor of this store shortly,
won't you?"
but. Mr.. Leslie" protested Breezy,
buffers going UP in a few days."
Great gunsI'' roared Leslie, ''are--
are you running this firm, 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 hrs heel and walked
Out, VllnOuI 1OOhl4S ftL the CleTkS WHO
had assembled at the wareroom door,
attracted by the loud voices.
Fools. FOOLS" he nuttered 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
If that don't sell butter" he
chuckled. nothing ever will" The adj
vertisement 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 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 possibility.
IF they only wait till tonight
He learned afterward that the store
was crowded with butter buyers from
early morning until late in the after
noon, and that his advertisements had
precipitated the coming rise in price,
and an advance of one cent was al
ready 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 tho
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 understand
AS Breezy still held his peace. Les
lie resumed: "As a result we are-er
have cleared, well. some hundred
dollars"
Breezy still remained silent and
Leslie put on a pompous frown.
Understand. young man." he de-
claimed. lin giving you the position
of superintendent and advertising
manager of this store we most GER
tainly wish to express our vehement
dlSpleaSure of YOUR act of T,1asdav