The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-17

in a day or So" He arose, got out his can
wasting portfolio, and took down his hat from
its peg on the wall. Guess I'll go out and
try to drum up little business of my own"
he said
Good luck!" returned the German cor
daily
Jimmy put his portfolio under his arm and
started for the door, with a half-dehned in
tention OF stopping in Mr.. Buchcr's Office
But as he approached the office-entrance he
began to feel, in very .disconcerting, knee
weakening way, as if he were not himself but
somebody else in his shoes; and when person
is troubled by such feelings, he is in no condi-
ton for making, or putting into practice, radi-
cal determinations The sharp, business-like
sound of Miss Hildreth's typewriter was not
encouraging. Walking very slowly, he
reached the door of the office and looked in
Miss Hildreth looked up, saw him, flushed
scarlet, and then-horrible omen-her lips
shut in straight line, her eyes and fingers
returned to the typewriter. The Leonard
Advertising Agency fed into the street. 1t
did not even have the satisfaction of knowing
that its sudden appearance had resulted in
such a series of "pied lines that Mr. Buch-
er's stenographer had been obliged to re-
write the page on which she was working
Leonard got into the subway and went
down town to see the inventor of d new hook
and-eye; but the inventor had sold his rights,
and didn't want to advertise. The advertising
solicitor of the Leonard Agency was unrea-
sonably discouraged by this failure He gave
up active soliciting, and spent the rest OF the
morning idly walking the streets, making and
un-making plans which conferred about Mr..
Bucher's ofice-force. Possibly, if that hook
and-eye inventor had invested in advertising,
Jimmy would have been emboldened to face
his problem squarely: which meant facing
Miss Clara Hildreth. But even this slight
rebuff, added to Miss Hidreth's failure to
notice him, had the effect of rendering him ut
terly miserable After luncheon which the
ptomaines of disappointment rendered in
digestble, he returned to his desk. Miss
Hildreth was out The Leonard Advertising
Agency spent most of the afternoon in Won
dering whether life was worth living.
The occurrences of that day formed the
foundations of a habit. AS he had not sum-
moned the courage to speak to Miss Hildreth
then, Jimmy was inclined to let matters drift.
Sometimes he glanced into Mr. Bucher's
office as he passed in or out; but Miss Hill
dreth betrayed no further sign of being cog
infant of his presence. Mr. Butcher himself
made matters worse by a continual jocular
cheerfulness. The answers to his advertise
ments, while not overwhelmingly numerous,
were highly satisfactory.
Il say, Mr. Leonard" he remarked
abruptly one afternoon; 4" don't like to butt
in; but you amt, vat you call, very spunky,
it seems to me-"
Jimmy pretended not to understand
"How's that, Mr.. Bhcher?"
"Humph!" returned the German, putting
his pipe.
This remark seemed to require no COM
ment, SO Jimmy made none.
"These young peoples don't under
stand" continued the German philoSophic-
ally, after a short silence. In some things
they seems always to egspect the vurst.
They makes Rocky Mountains out of garden
mole-hills; and there they viii sit, Wonder
ng and wondering how they viii ever get
over. Amt it?"