Putnam patriot., 1910-10-21

sample experience. and the last of that particular brand got Sa q week and earned every cent of IL inhallng The atmosphere. My board cost me St and the other S afforded me . chance to demonstrate myself a cap tain of finance. paying lanRdry bills and clothing myseIf besides buy lunches and such like small matters. l did the whole thing. yon know. one schooner of beer day and made my own cigarettes Never could make up my mind which was the worst. The hours were easy. too. didn't have to gct to work until ; in the morning. 1 lasted i've weeks at that job before i was taken sick shows what great constitution I've get.r
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 ~oh' nuAean reused Why then fril in with Eeliory again: be tound ne irving the oien air cure on bench in sashtnefan square Since then he's been nndInS ne one berth after another Hes sure enough op timist"
 Spaulding shifted uneasily in hts chair. stirred hy an impulse whe~e unwiSdom he could no, doubt Dun can had assnredly done bis ease no good by painting hls shortcomings in eolers 90 vivid. yet somehow. strange ly. Spaulding liked him The better for his open hearted confession.
 We'll Spautding stumbled awk- wardly.
 -Yes: of course" said Duncan promptly. rising. sorry If tired you"
 What do you mean by Yes. ot cuurser"
 That you called me In 10 1re nc and % that's over with. Only I'd he sorry to hare you sore on Kellogg for saddling me on you. You see. he be iieved I'd make good. and 90 l did In a way: st least 1 hoped to-"
 '0h. that's ali right" said Spauidinx uncomfertabiy. "The trouble ts. you see. we've nothing else open just now, but If you'd really like another chance on the road l-Ill be glad to speak to Mir. Atwater about it.
 ''Don't you do it.- Duncan counsel. ed him sharply. aghast. He uiehf say yes. And l simply eouidni ae- eept, il wouldn't be fair te sna. Kel. Iegg or myself. It'd be charity. for I've proved l can't earn my wages. and I haven't come 10 that yet. Nor he concluded with determination and picked up his hat
 Just minute" Spauiding held him with gesture. You're forgetting somefhing-at feast l am. There's months pay coming to you. The cash fer will hand you the check as you go out"
 "A months payT Duncan said biankly. "How's that? I've drawn up to the end of this week already. If you didn't know it-''
 "Of course l knew 1t. But we never let our men so without a months no- tice or its equivalent. and"-
 No" Duncan interrupted nrmly-- mo. but thank you just the same. couidn't-I really couldn't It's good of you. but Now" he broke on abruptly. -I've left my accounts. what there is of them. with the bookkeep- ing department and the cheeks for my sample trunka There'u be few dollars coming 10 me on my expense account. and I'll send you my address as soon as 1 get one"
 But. look here,- Spaulding got to his feet. drowning.
 "No." reiterated Duncan positively. there's no use. I'm grateful to you for your toleration of me and all that, but we can't do anything better now than call 1t all off. Goodby. Mir. Spaulding."
 Spauiding nodded. accepting defeat with the better grace because of an innate conviction that it was just as we'll after all And. furthermore. he admired Duncan's stand. 90 he offered his hand-an unusual condescension. .YoulI make good somewhere yet" he asserted.
 .I wish could believe it." Duncan's grasp was firm since he felt more as- sured of some humanity latent in his late employer. However. goodby."
 Good luck to you.- rang in his ears as the door put a period to the inter view He stopped and took up the battered suit case and rusty overcoat which he had left outside the junior partners office. then went on. shaking his head Much obliged" he said hx.cr-ur eo htr,.alP sy,,.f uvhes ssa fha good of that There's no room any where for professional failure. and that's what am-jusf a ne'er-do- well never realized what that meant really before. and it's certainly taken me a damn' long time to hnd out But knew now. all right"
 Despondeutly he went down 10 the sidewalk and merged himself with the crowd. moving with II. though thou sand miles apart from it. and. presently diyerging. struck across town toward the Worth street subway station.
 And the worst of II is he's too sharp not to find 1t out--if be hasn't by this. time-and too decent by far to let me know if he has II can't go on this way with us 1 can't let him. Got to break with him somehew-now today won't let him think me what I've been all along to him. Bless his foolish heartr'
 There was no deprecatiou of Kel- logg's goodness in his mood. simply de- termination no longer to be | charge uuon If To coufemplafe the sum to- taI of the benents he had received af Keiioggs hands sfnce the day when the latter had found him III and half