The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-21

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his methods and get outl"
I've mind to do i'll" declared Jimmy.
A man can't be handling mud all day and
keep his hands clean"
Ray! That's the way to talkl" screeched
the bogey. "Are you man, or meal
ticket and cigar account for bunch of graft
ing ad. managers? Throw it up! Get out
Of the rotten gamel"
"By CAD, will As soon as he calls me in"
"Ya-al Whoopl Ray for you'll Give
EN-"
Mr. Hallowe's door opened, emitting Mr.
Boggs. Mr.. Boggs walked jauntily; his
face was puffy with self-satisfaction. With
out deigning to bestow glance on Jimmy, he
strolled through the Office and out upon his
thriving business.
Mr.. Hallowell 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
Sit down, Mr.. Leonard, F" said the super
intendent, who was engaged in sorting a mass
OF papers. I'll talk to you in moment" I"
Jimmy suppressed the first words Of his
resignation speech, and took chair. From
where he sat he could look 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 pompadoured
and frizzlen
Mr.. Hallowel leaned back, provoking a
raucous complaint from the springs Of his
Office chair He was a very fat man, with
heavy, smooth-shaven face. But there was
no heayiness about his light-blue eyes,
Suppose were to tell you, Mr. Leonard"
he said, with sarcastic politeness, that I've
positive information that Simpkins and Bow
man intend to increase their advertising about
fve hundred per cent. 1.-THE next two months2
Suppose | were to suggest to you that you've
Unexpectedly had an opportunity such as
comes to few advertising solicitors of your
tHpNiiSHNtt dAd thdt tou VIC iSt IL oiiP9 JuSt
suppose2o
He pursed his thick lips and prodded
Jmmy's suffering spirit with gimlet-like
stare. Now, obviously, was the. time for that
resignation: but, curiously enough, the words
refused TO come. Jmmy's pyde, instead OF
beingpunctured by the stare, hardened against
it. In his 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 1t even seemed
to him that her face was drawn and flushed
with anger2 with shame? He flushed him
self, and met the superintendent's eyes.
4" did the best | could" he burted
awkwardly II haven't any excuses to
make"
"Ohl' retorted the superintendent. He
seemed TO have expected excuses. Well,
that's fortunate, anyway"
Possibly can get some of it yet, sug
gested Jimmy miserably "Of course
didn't know"
=" don't often interfere with the methods
my solicitors follow, " interrupted Mr.. Halo
well, dsregarding the suggestion. But you
seem TO me to have adopted wrong tactics.
You've got to rub these fellows the right way
tickle 'em string EN- along-be a good
iellow-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 stifled a dozen protests and betook
himself to the outer office, The big clock on
the wall pointed to SIS, and, except Tor one
belated g live wire, " the room was empty.
Hello, Jimmy said the successful one,
looking up from the papers he was working
on. Got anything to do?"
Yes, . returned Jimmy disobligingly.
The " live wire'' swearingly reapplied him.
self TO bis task Jimmy sat down at the
general utility desk, and proceeded to put his
copy" in order
He had almost finished his work when he
heard Mr.. HallowelPs door opened, and a
moment later stenographer, carrying some
sheets Of paper entered the room. Jimmy
recognized her, with fash of more than
casual interest, as the girl Of the blue eyes and
white dress She went over to the live
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 his
very nose.
When he recovered sufficient presence Of
/, mind TO examine this paper, he discovered the
/ following message, writtenwith great neatness
IN the precise centre OF the sheet:
Please pardon this unusual request: but
Z II you will wait for me on the bench al the
northwest corner OF Whittier Park at s.4s
PM today there Is something about your
business think You should know Please
7, destroy this Abe,ehgAip. at rner