The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-03

CThis STORY was written AZ the close
81 the 1871 Inter5tate Fair. % IL
story Or what might have happened"
and entirely nctlonal. except for its
acttlng.
The assistant secretary lsrkcd tire
receiver from De- hook.
~molo,"
Her voice was amazingly duicet
eyes. this D. the once o. the Inter
state Fair Association. NO the gen
era manager la uuL This is the as
sislsnf secretary. Oa. yeai Mrs.
Blank mFpheni why row 90 you do
I didn't recognize your voice. a baby
showg on. yes Z did Tear aomethins
about q baby nhoW--some editorial On
the morning paper But really. yoa
nhouid see low busy we are You
simply can't imaglnei And THIS phone
rings every two minuteat Oh. ma. IN.
deed u isn't the least trouble 90 talk
- yoEi Yes . certainly wiii~aa soon
~ he comes ln. What Is the number Z
1897 Yes. rm remember. Goodbye
ifa 40 trouble az ALI Yes. I'll be sure
to teu him."
The assistant secretary put the re-
ceiver on the hook very carefully IL
took q great deal OF self control &C
keep from alamminw a. The assistant
secretary had wanted 90 slam some
thing All day and for several days.
But instead she had been talking IA a
carefully moduiated voice over the
phone. which rang. on a conservative
estimate. every i've minutes
Whea she was not talking over the
phone she was informing exhibitors
who came 20 make entries that the
entry books had been closed on the
a. hteenth and q was nov the twenty
nrnL or she was explaining 20 the
man who had driven twenty miles %
bring his cattle. that the stalls were
not yet ready and that exhibits were
not received Until the twenty seventh.
OF she was assuring an irate hreoleE
~ fowls that she had nothing what
ever 20 40 with the poultry show. and
that The superintendcnts once was IA
the city. or she was declaring % Q
merchant VINO had a trade display hat
she waa not the manager % the
grounds and concessions. ana could not
possibly lot him have the space re-
served for the man who was going q
make q patent medicine exhibit even
II the patent medicine man was a per-
fuc& wtranCyr and the merchant a stock
holder in the fair association. Or she
vas aBoioRfzlng a. a dear old lady Tor
the fact that there was no premium on
wax flowers. 81 vas certainly an over
NlKht on the part OF the premium com
mittea. but IN some way n had been
overlooked. or she was calling The
Yomng Outlaw 20 50 and SEA " ha could
md ths general mana@er. or the nan
aEsr 81 grounds and concessions. or
the superintendent of the race track
or SOMEBODY. 20 tel thu gentleman
somethlng dednits about ne changes
that had been made m the horse show.
The Toung Ou'iaw never could md
anybody.
re sat IN 4 corner o. the Tnterstste
Fnir ofice most Of ths time. with hll
syea bullying from his head and hl.
mouth hanging open. living IN a world
paqpled with Indians and Wild men
ridinE and pirates sailing unehartee
seas
when the telephone rang again IN
assistant secretary raped him sInnrti1
on his shock head and pointed 90 IN
phone
ariatsh.s she sad ~BeelEebub. n
see yea with that book IN your handi
aEain IA box your ears. Answer tha
phonel Hop" And the Young Out
law hoped.
M0 knew hts lesson BY rota an,
started on. ailhly.
"Ysa sir. This Il IRE Interstate Faf
once No. str. n irs important Mis-
Cross is here"
lie turned 90 the assistant secretary
IT'S Nomefhln' about e baby show
The assistant secretary grouud he
teeth and went
FHvs minutes later when che star re-
porter and fhe associate editor 90 tn
Daily Rocket entered the once OF "a
Interstate Fair the assistant secretarl
was turning from the phone.
when me star reporter shook hand
with her she swept him aside in orde
40 Glare Al the associate editor
what did you have in that pape
mis- morning. and who save you au
thortty to write ltF'
The associate editors genial smiiN
faded.
wtsh yea hoya wouldn't come ora
here. any how she Etormed. "Noi
take up my time and then 50 baek an
write q boz ~ dope for the paper tina
doesn't amount % a row % potatNes I"
Ordinarily the assistant seorCtnu