The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-16

After I'm once sure Of the job, you
bet your life | won't be as painstak-
ing over every little. thing as I've
been this week. It's just killing on a
fellow to be SO punctual and all that
kind OF nonsense--a person couldn't
stand 1t long"
He'd have to while he worked for
| Thurston & Lincoln, remarked Will
lis, quietly And it's no more'n
right he should. z
s"WeIl, you can, If you get the
place, You'd be fool, though"
The two boys, while closely re-
lated, were entirely different in dis
position and temperament. Harold's
character was well described by their
Uncle Thomas as being one of fits
and starts" Willis, though not SO
smart in many ways, was a steady
going, earnest fellow, always max.
ing good" the responsibilities laid
upon him.
Willis Fuller was sent out with
one of the delivery wagons the next
afternoon, the afternoon Of the first
bag-of-beans test it being the pur-
pose to have him absent from the
store at the time of Harold's trial
A four-quart bag Of beans had been
left on the counter in one end of the
store, placed as though by accident in
small amount of water.
Harold was helping one of the
clerks put up an order for the after
moons delivery, when Mr.. Nelson
called from the door where he was
overseeing the. loading Of wagon
just about to start out, II wish, Ste
phenson, you'd bring over here that
bag of beans you'll find on the north
counter"
"All right, sir" and Harold left
his work and hurried over for the.
beans AS he hastily caught up the
bag, the bottom suddenly came out,
scattering its contents over the floor
and under the nearby boxes and bar
rels
"Confound the luck!" exclaimed
Harold, his face flushing deep red.
Some ones precious, pretty fool,
stopping water around in that way!"
And he savagely kicked an unoffend-
ing peck measure which lay on the
floor beside him back under the
counter.
spilled everywherei !" he
called angrily across the store to Mr..
Nelson THE team will have to go
without them, or have another order
put up. Twill take me till dooms-
day getting them all off the floor
again
I'm afraid he won't do" reflected
the head clerk, and, as he glanced
over toward the other end of the
room he saw Mr. Thurston silently
standing in his Office door.
Mr.. Thurston, of course, made no
comment, and, after watching Harold
for moment, as he began angrily to
gather up the beans he quietly closed
the door and went back to his desk.
I'm glad it's going to be decided
soon," remarked Harold, as the two
boys were walking home from the
store that evening. MIR. Nelson
says we'll know tomorrow, and, if
I'm not going to have the place,
don't want to be fooling away my
time trying to please old man Thurs
ton and his crowd. | saw him watch
ing me while | was picking up bag
of beans / spilled to-day. s'pose
he wanted to see how fast could
workout didn't hurt myself. 1t
doesn't pay.
"He seems to me like mighty
fine person to work for, and Mr.. Mel
sons just peach of a man." ex-
claimed Willis. enthusiastically. tits
queer you feel as you do. For my
part, l don't wonder so many folks
apply for the place when there's
vacancy there"
"Oh, well, it's good enough, I sup
pose" returned Harold Il kind OF
think they like me; they ought To-
I've given them a square deal"
1t was in the middle of the after
noon, the next Gay, when Mr.. Nelson
asked Willis 10 carry the bag of beans
he'd find ON the cereal counter to
Freeman Baker, who was just then
checking off an order for a down
town restaurant
He hurriedly took up the bag when
out dropped the beans, falling in
reckless confusion on the store floor
I'm afraid I've done it now, Mr..
Nelson" called Willis, quickly.
sYouiI think I'm a blunderer hut il
won't take long to gather them up
again. | might as well laugh as
cry" cheerfully. "Ill have them off
the floor in little while, and I'll
work all the harder afterward.
That's the kind of fellow to