The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-22


rock-pie. Show Hallowell what you think OF
his methods and get outl"
:" I've mind to do It'll" declared Jimmy.
" A man can't be handling mud all day and
keep his hands cleantn
/" Ray That's the way to talk" screeched
the bogey Are you man, or meal
ticket and cigar account for bunch Of graft
ing ad managers2 Throw it upl Get out
Of the rotten ganeIn
BY CAD, will! AS soon as he calls me inl'
"ya-al Whoopl Ray for you'll Give
'em--n
Mr.. Hallowell's door opened, emitting Mr..
Boggs. Mr.. Boggs walked jauntily; his
face was puffy with dissatisfaction. With
out deigning to bestow a glance on Jimmy, he
strolled through the Office and out upon his
thriving business.
Mr., HalIowell will see Mr.. Leonard"
announced the boy, from the door Of the
inner sanctum.
Jimmy SET his teeth, stiffened his back
bone, and walked into the presence.
N Sit down, Mr. Leonard said the super
intendent, who was engaged in sorting a mass
OF papers. "l talk to you in moment.
Jimmy suppressed the first words Of bis
resignation speech, and took chair From
where he sal he could lock through an open
door into the room devoted to the firms
stenographers. A girl was sitting before her
little typewriter table, directly in his line Of
vision, and not more than twenty feet away.
Jimmy realized, with an embarrassed start,
that she was gazing straight at him.
Her eyes were big, and dark blue.
Her mouth looked friendly
Her hair was not violently pompadorred
and frizzled
Mr.. Hallowell leaned back, provoking
raucous complaint from the springs Of his
Office chair. He was very fat man, with a.
heavy, smooth-shaven face But there was
no heaviness about his light-blue eyes.
" Suppose were to tell you, Mr. Leonard"
he said, with sarcastic politeness, that I've
positive information that Simpki0s and Bow
manintcnd to increase their advertising about
five hundred per cent. in the next two months?
Suppose | were to suggest to you that you've
unexpectedly had an opportunity such as
comes to few advertising solicitors Of your
experience, and that you've let it slip2 Just
suppose?"
He pursed his thick lips and prodded
Jimmy's suffering spirit with a gimlet-liEe
stare. Now, obviously, was the time for that
resignation but, curiously enough, the words
refused to come Jimmy's pride, instead Of
beingpunctured by the stare, hardened against
it. In bis hesitation, he glanced through the
open door behind the superintendent broad
back. The girls head was bowed over her
notebook, but her eyes were fixed upon him.
She was listening, he felt sure. Iteven seemed
TO him that her face was drawn and flushed
with anger with shame2 He flushed him
self, and met the superintendent's eyes.
II did the best could" he blurted
awkwardly. Il haven't any excuses to
makelN
"Oh'' retorted the superintendent. He
seemed to have expected excuses. "Wcll,
that's fortunate, anyway
POSSIBLY can get some of il yet" sug-
gested. Jimmy niiserably tOf course
didn't know
don't often interfere with the methods
my solicitors follow, Z rruptcd Mr. Halo
well, disregardiug the sgestion. But YOU
seem to me TO have adopted wrong tactics.
You've got to rub these fellows The right way
Eiickle 'enl-string EN- along be good
! fellow--cigars, grub, drinks, you understand.
You'll find its a good investment in the end.
Here's couple Of orders you can get into
shape. That's all for the present.
Jimmy stihed dozen protests and hetook
himself TO the outer Office. The big clock on
the wall pointed to 5lS, and, except ior one
belated live wire, 2 the room was empty.
Hello, Jimmy" said the successful one,
looking up from the papers he was working
on Got anything 10 do2'
Yes, returned Jimmy disobiigingly
The " live wire" swcaringly reappIied him
self to his task Jimmy sat down at the
general utility desk, and proceeded tc put bis
"copy' in order.
He had almost finished his work when he
heard Mr. Hallowell's door opened, and d
moment later stenographer carrying some
sheets Of paper, entered the room. Jimmy
recognized her, with a flash Of more thar
asualintcrest, as the girl Of the blue eyes anc
white dress. She went over TO the 4 list
wires" desk and left paper. Jimmy was
apparently, very hard at work as she passed
him on her wa, out To his intense astonish
ment she dropped sheet Of paper under hi
very nose.
& When he reOoYefed sufficient presence o
mind to examine this paper, he discovered th'
following message, written with great neatnes
in the precise centre of the sheet
Please pardon this unusual request; but
II you will wait for me on The bench at the
northwest corner If Whittier Park at s:4s
PM. to-day, there is something about your