Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
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Sowerby swung his chair around and
looked vindictiyely after long-legged.
long-necked young man who was gal
u-lphing down the hall.
do you know, Finch" he said as he
resumed his seat, there are times
when IL just does me good to look
at Hegelstein and think how / despise
him?"
Finch jerked up his shoulders with
what appeared to be chuckle in
low state of development. Better take
something for it," he suggested.
Il don't blame him for looking like
a giraffe" resumed Sowerby, because
that isn't his fault l suppose he can't
helping walking like camel, either.
But there isn't any necessity"-he
tapped violently on the arm OF his
chair with lead pencil to emphasize
his remarks-''there isn't the slightest
necessity for his acting like a cross
between pig and long-legged KAN
CARGO"
Finch withdrew his gaze from a pot
of library paste which stood in a large
pigeonhole in his desk and looked
slowly around at Sowerby. Il don't
see what right you have to call
man whole menagerie," he said. mild
ly. Whats he ever done to you?
well, in the first place." sputtered
Sowerby, lit makes me tired to see
him Looping around the halls as If he
was the only man in the place that
had anything to do. And then l get
SO mad at myself for jumping out of
his way before / realize that he isn't
an automobile exceeding the speed
limit, instead of a blame chump that
hasn't got sense enough to keep to his
own side of the road"
Sowerby paused to sharpen his lead
pencil, which he had broken In his
excitement, while Fitch waited with
his eyes again fixed on the paste pot.
"And then that trick he has of hop
ping past you when you're waiting for
the elevator, for fear he won't beat
you to the first car-for all the world
like darn kangaroo. I'll kick
him downstairs for ii some night"
Sowerby looked threateningly at
Finch, who emitted another imperfect
| ly developed chuckle.
And say" went on Sowerby, "did
you ever watch him in the lunchroom?
Actually, I've known him to grab half
a dozen things from right under my
hand. I'll get mad some day and pour
glass of ice water down his fool
neck" He kicked his waste-paper bas-
ket heatedly. And when he begins
to eat! Holy smoke!"
| "Hegelstein isn't a pretty sight when
he's feeding" admitted Finch. But
you don't have to look at him.
| don't"
| Sowerby snorted. 1T ought to be
| against the law for a man to eat the
way Hegelstein does" he fumed. IF
had my way"
The door opened and McNab came
in with bunch of papers in his hand
Say, Sowerby, what dye do about
that Kozminski case?" asked McNab
by George, I've been so doggoned
busy the last two or three days |
haven't got around to 1t yet" returned
| Sowerby. "Im going to, though"
McNab strolled over to the window
and looked up at the sky. Looks like
snow" he observed.
Does look like it." agreed Sowerby
| Finch turned speculative eye on
the prospect outside, but did not com
NIT himself
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McNab, propping his shoulder against
the window frame and turning half
round.
mo. What about him." Sowerby
and Finch both spoke at once.
Going to be canned" said McNab.
Canned! How's that?" exclaimed
Sowerby.
McNab laid his papers down on the
radiator, jerked up his trousers legs at
the knees and sat down on the window
sill.
Kinder comical the way it hap
pened," he began. Seems the old man
was down on this ffsor last night about
closing time-came down to see Pit
man about something, and he was
standing out here waiting for the ele.
vator when along comes Hegelstein.
Jones was standing there and he says
Hegelstein come chasing along as IL
the elevator ran only once week
and he was just about to miss it.
Seems the old man had on his automo.
bile togs and Hegelstein didn't recog-
nize him-not expecting to see him on
this floor, anyhow-and as he goes by
the old man Hegelstein gives him a
jolt that pretty near upsets him.
Jones says it was the funniest thing
he ever saw in his life. The old man
skated all over the hall. He wasn't SO
astonished, though, but that he caught
On to who bumped him before Hegel-
stein got in the elevator.
This morning the old man sends for
Pitman and tells him to fire Hegel-
stein. Won't have man that goes
around knocking people down in the
halls Pitman says the old man says.
He's no gentleman, confound him!'
"The old man was awful sore, Pit
man says. So Hegelstein's got to CO."
Humpn! sdlu oo"Sioy as McNaD
stood up and shook down first one
trousers leg and then the other.
Looks like a mighty small thing to
fire a man for. Why" he went on,
warmly, there isn't any harm In
Hegelstefn. That's just his way. He
means all right. / never saw a fellow
that meant any better than Hegel.
stoin. Canned! BY George! Now, what
do you think of that?"
Finch meditatively snapped rub