Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-17

conceded the desired cut In priccs
Hswes would henceforth buy his sal
soda much more chsaply.
The appearance In his private ONO
Of the elderly receiving clerk from
Washington street interrupted hii
thought.
whats that. Burrellr'
"Ths bureau Of encumbrances had
man down below. just now. to cleai
the street. We've got barrels OF sal
soda down there TO burn"
What" Hswes's desk chair spur
around and he faced the receiving
clerk in amazemsnt. "Caxton 4
Cowiesf"
"Yes. sir. Didn't you order III"
"Well-yss. did order II. Burrell
but"
1T got there all right. Say. we've
got sal-soda on the street. sal-soda or
the ground floor. sal-soda upstairs;
there's more Of It out on the platform
thatll have to 20 ON the roof. I guess
You know that storehouse amt any
great shakes for size. anyway. and l,
was near full BEFORE" protested the
old man; but those blamed trucks
have been blocking trafic since nins
O'Clock, and dumping sal-soda TILL"
what time did they stop?"
II guess Il was about quarter te
twelve, John"
That's right. In swear | never
thought they'd deliver IT," sighed
Hewes. "Well-put II wherever you
can, Burrell."
The painful superhuity 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 It to enjoy q brief seance
Of politely yelled gloating?"
But the junior partner Of Caxton q
Cowles wore q frown of annoyance as
he entereu.
81 suppose you've got 1t in for me
Mr.. Hewes?"
Hey? WnyT Hewes asked alb.
ruptly.
What! Hadn't your people put In Q
kick about It. down at the ware
house?"
mo. Why? Didn't you send the
full lot% Was there, after all. a ray
Of hope?
THE two hundred and Afty barrels!
Why, of course. The whole order was
filed 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-never
mind. Let It 60 at that, Mr.. Cowles'
lit makes no particular difference
I suppose"
But 1t does make q difference.
Cowles insisted. You know, It Is q
good deal Of a point with US to fill
our orders to the very letter. This
morning I 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-fiours, this time. They're rolling
them into your warehouse now. and
removing the others"
So? After filling his big order, Cax-
ton & 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. He turned to Cowles
with a smile that held something Of
resignation.
well, we do prefer the stun In -four
barrels, as q rule; but I 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
er, 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"
"SureT
"Cock-sure. l counted them person
ally. One hundred and nifty"
And none OF them had been
opened"
mo, sir. Not one. l examined each
head as It was rolled on the truck, and
there isn't a single scar. They're Just
as they left the factory yesterday
morning."
Later. over the dinner table, Cow.es
was spinning the tale to his wife.
But don't 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 I called up the
Grandford Paving people yesterday.
They're laying the new macadam floor
in the sulphuric shop. you know.
hurried them up on the materials they
were sending and-well, we used some
Of them for that first one hundred ana