The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-18
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I'm getting pretty solid over at the
ofice. said the young man with the
amethyst watch fob. boastfully.
"Fhat's good, commented his
friend with the yellow shoes. 7
didn't think you would be, but If you
are it's all right"
Why didn't you think that ! would
be2" asked the young man with the
amethyst watch fob.
'Oh, just because"
That's a peach Of a reason. What's
the matter with me? Don't look
right to your"
"Oh, you look all right to me-" ad-
mitted the young man with the yellow
shoes. Il amt saying anything about
that, but 1t amt the way man looks
in his clothes that counts"
We'll, It Is, a whole lot" contra,
dicted the young man with the anne.
thyst watch fob. 1T may not be all
there is to 1t, but il you don't look
all right It's a handicap and don't you
forget It. A man has got to be Q
dresser"
That depends" said the young man
in the yellow shoes. Sometimes that
cuts ice and sometimes it doesn't,
Some would just as soon you'd look as
If you was on the hog as not, provid
ed you made good. There's some don't
like to see man put on too much side
with his clothes"
They amt the kind I've trained
with, and they amt the kind I'd want
stand-in with" said his friend.
"Oh, I don't know"
"Well, do know. Ninety-nine out
OF every hundred II turn you down
cold If you amt right there with the
latest out. You're talking foolishness
if you say they won't. That's what
they look at You've got to put a
front"
well, you've got to make good,
too" said the friend with the yellow
shoes
"Yes, you've got to make good.
That's all right. I'm making good, I
want to tell you. I'm no cheap skate.
/ understand all about that part Of it,
too. You may think that you're wise,
but little Willie is on to his job"
We'll. that's aii right. You ought
to be by this time"
q am. ANY time you think l amt
you're going to get fooled"
Say, what's the matter with your
demanded the young man with The
yellow shoes. did | say you wasn't
on TO your job? J wish | could catch
on, too. do the best can. but
don't seem to be appreciated the way
ought to be where l am"
Smoke up" said the young man with
the amethyst fob; you're slow. There
amt nothing to it. A jolly's what goes
You get 'em with a jolly every time
Eyes you do"
Sure thing you do. That's the way
work it."
Got a boost YETI"
Got boost! / should say not.
amt been there but six months and
there amt man ever got a boost
short of six years, | guess"
They've put you up from where
you we're, though, haven't they?"
I'm six months? I should say not
I'll do well If get put up by next
Fourth of July, The trouble is the
boss seems to.have 1t in for me good
and hard. don't know why he should:
/ work about as hard as any Of 'em
but he's sort Of old crouch anyway
and / guess if he once takes a notion
he don't like anybody he sticks to it.
No, sir, | amt expecting any boost
just now"
Say" said the young man with the
yellow shoes, what kind Of game
are you giving me. I'd like to know
First you tell me that you are solid
with your boss and then"
You're nutty," declared the young
man with the amethyst watch fob q
never said a word about the boss. Me
solid with him? Well, 1 guess not
was talking about the little lady with
the yellow pompadour that pounds the
typewriter over by the window across
from my desk. Why. you know her
| pointed her out to you the time you
we're in to see me and told you then
I was going to try to win her out
Well, If l amt solid there I miss my
guess. Her and me has got to be
pretty good friends by this time
Why, say, pal. | thought you kew
what / was talking about"
Il ought to have known you wasn'i
talking about what I thought you was
talking about" said his friend with
the yellow shoes.-Ch Chicago Daily
News.