The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-12

RkzsSY3E stationery with despond-
777 ent hieroglyphics The
Aesncy's whole attitude, indeed, expressed
despondency: the droop Of its head, the angls
of its elbows, the sprawling abandon Of its
long legs And ,ttbusiness was good, con
aid<nnP =; 50 good, in fact, that the manager
had practically determined 10 giyr up his ten
\ SQUARE itet Of desk room In the stuFy to-
b2cco sgort and move into real office To
put the matter plainly, the leonard Adyel1is
ing Asency's difficulties oentered in an afiair
0f the heart
a certain name, many times repeated,
might have been deciphered from the mana
Ferial hieroglyphics Miss Clara Hidreth" "
VA, the name: Mis- Clara HIdysfh---
MISS CLARA HILDRETH," the last and
largest repetition running, in huge scrawl,
ACROSS the skulls, scrolls, Spencerian birds
Add Maltese crosses with which Mr.. Leonard
Svmbolicaiiy expressed his detection. He
had written her letter, explaining, apologiz
ing She had not answered. Why pry into
fa< rainf,t causes OF an agonizing situations
Ths present status, the thing-in-itself, is
enough. The manager drew dissipated
house and ornamented its facade with a
Creature resembling winged chimpanzee: or
more nearly, perhaps, a Blue Devil.
Mr. Bncher, oorpulent, fifty, German 10
his fingcr.tips, perambulated amlessly in
L>onarr dirertion, putting sudden stop TO
tae hicroglyphics.
i'ou vas -you are busy, Mr.. Leonard 2"
h3.mqyircd
Nope, returned Jimmy, crumpling up
,!efBiuc Devil, and spmmoning grin
The{ German drew up chair and sigh
fully sat down The Trust wants this cor
ner. So they puts in little shop down the
street, and gives coupons and cuts prices,
and takes away my trade Then they offers
ne what amt hall my stock is WORTH see 2
But makes no money any more, not efen
enough 10 pay rent guess Will will sell
thczns.r
What n you do then" asked Leonard.
aupholsterer by trade" explained the
other soccinctly; and added : used to teach
tn< scholars how to do il in Morrison Manual
Thinning School once
Leonard was surprised. Yor used to
reach II
Yes But they asked inc toto quit, YOU
understand Ny English language, you see.
yas--wss not very good
Ihis information seemed 10 strike the
Leonard Advertising Agency as very inter
e5ting. The manager leaned back in hi.
CHAR and surveyed tho old German ss il hs
bad suddenly become an entirsly ditferen
petson.
III was a good job-that teaching" saiS
Burher, shaking bis head "A very gooe
job
" How would you like, inquired LeonarC
6addenly, to teach upholstenng by mail Z
The German drew himself up as il he has
been insulted
by mall" he repeated "Vat you mean
anyhow, by that, eh1 Teach upholstery
BY mail"
HSure as you're alive" declared Jimmy
!. Why man, there fellow in Chicago VII
clears about ten thousand year by ieachin
taxidermy by mail. They sell coal by ma
nowadays and college educations, toe
Theirs money in this upholstery scheme
more, III bet you, than in the taxdermy ont
Al you'll have to do is to get your lesson
printed out on slips just like you used
teach EN- to your classes, YOU know. The
you answer inquiries, and make any extra e.
planations by special letter Easy as fallin
a Alog. How does il strike you n
With characteristic German :, NJ
Bneher did not say, immed'; a9g
rnuck him. But after he had pro lecd an
uts particularly black and evil smelling pip
y nusrked;
Kssytblng Is lovely, but the main thini
osafb an bow do get any Customers -
Advertise cried the leonard Agenc'
getting 10 is feet and walking the floor in j
excitement Advertise you1l be su
prsed stiii at the number Of customers half
dozen ten-doIlsr ads, placed in the props
magazines. sill bring you"
sixty dollars commented Mr. Bueh1
doubtiulIy. Z S'AlysdoIIars Humphl'