The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-05-19

The appearance In his private ONCE
of the elderly receiving clerk from
Washington street interrupted his
thought.
What's that. Burrell?"
THE bureau OF encumbrances had a
man down below, just now. to Gear
the street. We've got barrels OF sal
soda down there to burn"
what" Hewes's desk chair spun
around and he faced the receiving
clerk in amazement. "Caxton
Cowles?"
Eyes, sir Didn't you order IT,
"Well-yes, did order 1t, Burrell.
/ but"
! 1T got there all right. Say, we've
got s.. -soCl on tie street, sal-soda on
the ground floor, sal-soda upstairs;
there's more of 1t out on the patti )rm
that'll have to go on the roof, guess.
You know that storehouse amt any
great shakes for size, anyway, and 1t
was near full before" protested the
ola man: but those blamed trucks
have been blocking traffic since nine
o'clock, and dumping sal-soda till"
What time did they stop?"
II guess 1t was ABOUT quarter to
twelve. John"
That's right. I'm swear | never
thought they'd deliver It," sighed
Hewes. "Well-put 1t wherever you
can. Burrell.'
The painful supernuity OF soda upon
his hands pursued John Hewes
through Thursday morning: and when
after lunch Cowles' card was brought
him, he felt no proper cordially.
What the devil had he come for, any
way? Was 1t to enjoy brief seance
of politely yelled gloating?"
But the junior partner of Caxton
Cowles wore a frown of annoyance as
he entereu.
Il suppose you've got 1t In for me.
Mr.. Hewes?"
Hey? wny?" Hewes asked alb
ruptly.
What! Hadn't your people put in a
kick about 1t. down at the ware
house?"
mo. Why? Didn't you send the
full LOTT" Was there, after all, a ray
of hope?
THE two hundred and fifty barrels?
Why, OF course. The whole order was
filled on time" Cowles' tone suggested
mild horror at the imputation. But
you have always wanted your sal-soda
In -four barrels-sugar barrels are
pretty big for some of the retail peo-
pie. We sent you sugars yesterday, you
know, through an error-one hundred
and fifty of them-those without the
brand"
"Oh?" Hewes grunted. "Well-neveI
mind. Let 1t go at that, Mr. Cowles.
tit makes no particular difference.
| suppose"
But 1t does make difference"
Cowles insisted. You know. 1t Is a
good deal of point with us to I'LL
our orders to the very letter. This
morning | discovered what had hap
pened; and rather than put you to any
inconvenience, I've had them send
over another hundred and fifty bar.
rels-iiours, this time. They're rolling
them into your warehouse now. and
removing the others"
So? After filling his big order, Cax-
ton 4 Cowles still had enough sal-soda
In reserve to make up an extra hun
dred and fifty barrels! The benefits OF
the Combine prices were not for
Hewes that year lie turned to Cowles
with smile that held something OF
resignation.
well, we do prefer the stuff In -four
barrels, as a rule; but | don't know
that you need have bothered making
the exchange"
I'VE never stop at bothering. when
it's a question of satisfying custom
err, Mr.. Hewes," Cowles returned pleas.
antly, as he rose.
When night had fallen and whistles
were blowing the hour of six, Cowles
got the factory on the wire once more
and called for Redding.
Are they back. Redding?"
"All OF them"
Sure"
"Cock-sure. counted them person
ally. One hundred and fifty"
And none OF them had been
opened?"
NO, sir NOT one. ! examined each
head as 1t was rolled OFF the truck, and
there isn't single scar They're Just
as they left the factory yesterday
morning"
Later, over the dinner table, Cowles
was spinning the tale to his wife.
But | don understand" she inter.
rupted, you say that you couldn't
possibly have delivered the soda be.
fore noon to-day, yet yesterday you
sent the full order"
IL also said that called up the
, Grandford Paving people yesterday
They're laying the new macadam flool
| in the sulphuric shop. you know
hurried them up on the materials they
! were sending and-well, We used som,
} of them for that first one hundred anC
: fifty unbranded barrels"
But"
Mary" said Cowles, In stag,
! whisper, leaning across the table
there wasn't an earthly thing in
one of those sugar barrels but crushed
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