Gilpin observer., 1907-02-21
A''$'fna1'a. III

I'm getting pretty solid over at the
once" said the young man with the
amethyst watch fob, boastfully.
"That's good" commented his
friend with the yellow Shoes II
! didn't think you would be, but if you
are it's all right"
why didn't you think that l would
be-" asked the young man with the
amethyst watch fob.
oh, just because"
That's peach of reason. What's
the matter with me? Don't | look
right to you?"
"Oh, you look all right to me-" ad-
mitted the young man with the yellow
shoes. Il amt saying anything about
that, but it amt the WY a man looks
In his clothes that counts"
well It is, a whole lot" contra
dicted the young man with the ame-
thyst watch fob. 1T may not be all
there is to it, but if you don't look
| all right it's handicap and don't you
forget it. A man has got to be
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
a stand-in with" said his friend.
'Oh. 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. l
want to tell you. I'm no cheap skate.
understand all about that part of it,
too You may thick that you're wise,
but little Willie is on TO his job"
well. that's all right. You ought
to be by this time
81 am. Any time YOU think l amt
you're going to get fooled"
Say what's tho matter with you?"
demanded the young man with the
yellow shoes. Did l say you wasn't
on TO your JOB? wish l could catch
on, too. do the best l can, but l
don't seem to be appreciated the way
I 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 jolly every time"
"Yes you do
s"Sure thing you do. That's the way
/ work IT.
Got boost YETI"
Got a boost! l should say not.
amt been there but six months and
there amt man ever got a boost
short of six years, l guess"
They've put you up from where
you were, though, haven't they"
In six months? l should say not
I'll do we'll If l get put up by next
Fourth of July. The trouble is the
boss seems to have it in for me good
and hard. don't know why he should;
work about as hard as any of 'em,
but he's a sort Of old crouch anyway,
and guess II he once takes a notion
he don't like anybody he sticks to it..
No, sir, l amt expecting any boost
/ Just now"
Say" said the young man with the
yellow shoes, what kind of a 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. II
never said word about the boss. Me
solid with him? Well, 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.
I pointed her out to you the time you
were in to see me and told you then
! was going to try to win her out.
Well. II amt solid there l miss my
guess. Her and me has got to be
pretty good friends by this time.
Why, say. pal, thought you knew
what was talking about"
II ought to have known you wasn't
talking about what l thought you was
talking about" said his friend with
the yellow shoes.-Chicago Daily
News.