The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-12

! didn't know you could play such a
good game Of golf :. Next time
meet you out there wen have
match! I'm quite little player my
self ~. guess that's the best score
made this season; when did you do
IL? K. You ought to be on the team
. Say, Bill. I'll do what ! can about
that matter Of which we were just
speaking OF course, in your case
we may be able to make a difference.
{. BY the way, what did you do the
ninth hole in? Three? Great
Couldn't beat that myself. Etc,
etc. etc. And say Bill, iii fix
that all right. Leave It to ME"
Mr. Bang suddenly remembered that
he hadn't even looked at the daily
paper SO he was just glancing over It
when his friend Bagley dropped In.
There was a don't-care holiday at
mosphere about Bagley. His brown
derby was recent and his general get
up far from remote Bang took him in
out Of the tail Of bis eye, merely CIV
Ing the visitor curt nod. Bagley
didn't mind. He helped himself to a
cigar and waited.
"Herel" called Bang to a slim youth
who lowered without the door Take
this up to Peyton and look up this ac-
count-file 37--Dec. I'd. Bang drew
his hand YEARLY across his brow and
sighed. He opened and closed the
drawers Of the desk with an annoyed
frown. and finally lighted another
cigar Mr. Bang was now SO busy
and absorbed that he kicked the waste
basket.
"0h, ! sayl' broke in Bagley. Come
out and eat; I'm starving"
Bang turned reproachful eyes upon
the speaker.
why, Jack. I'm up to my neck. Got
a tremendous deal on and there's a
million other things that I've got to
see to"
Wen. you've got to eatl" insisted
Bagley Busy or no busy
"Ye-es." admitted Bang, I've got to
eat But I'll Just run over to Hick-
sons and get bite"
"0h, that's all right" said Bagley.
IT won't take minute longer to go
to good place"
IAN right" agreed Bang. locking his
desk. But ] must be back here by
1:45." He set his VIII Return" an
nouncement for that time.
You know how slow walters areg
Well, It was $40 before Mr. Bang got
back . the Office Anyone could have
told he was a busy man the way he
hurried In and dropped into his desk
chair. He lighted a cigar and called
in three or four employees and said
things to them Then he dictated four
letters 70 the new stenographer. She
was a mighty pretty girl. even If she
was poor speller. stll, one can't
get everything in this world. II
you've got unusually large eyes you
ought to be SO grateful that you won't
look for flaws in things. even in what
you do Large eyes were never in
tended to track down transposed let
ters and unruly punctuation. And
slow! OF course this annoyed Mr..
Bang. considering an he had 10 do.
He had to answer the telephone a half
dozen times. once to sottle some an
noying business matter
And right in the middle OF all his
rush. WHO walked in but Mrs. Bang.
Really. that good woman had no con,
ception Of what demands are made on
a hard-working business man. Be.
cause he had stopped just an instant
before she entered to draw a long
breath wa no sign he wasn't up to
his neck IN work.
It was only Mrs. Bangs third visit
to the place in a year. bat no matter,
she needn't have selected a day when
he had d big deal on. Why. the man
was liable to come in any moments
You forgot to give me the money
TO pay those bills. and today Is the
last day we get a discount" explained
Mrs. Bang, timidly.
Mr.. Bang was writing. calling ND
various departments, issuing orders OF
every description. He suddenly
realized there we're a whole lot OF
things he had forgotten to give his at
tention A big business won't run IT.
self you know
Mrs Bang was tremendously inn
pressed.
You'll kill yourself. dear she said
anxiously. is 1t ike this all the
timeg"
Hello, helloi Give me the cashier.
Say, how does Nortons account
stand? Well, look It up .
You see. I'm busy, Emily; won't
some other time do? very
IAN right. make me out a statement
Of It, some time tomorrow. That's
an" Bang hung up the receiver.
"This is nothing to what I've been
all day" he remarked. lighting
cigar. Now, what Is II, my dear?
Please be quick, as expect spifnns
in an moment"
Mrs. Bang decided to inconvenience
herself rather than annoy her husband
when he had SO much on his mind, so
left without even broachihg the real
object of her visit. She couldn't keep
back the tears fbouph as she want