New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06

N aAoat Yes, III watch the office sup
GbS plies like was pain-clothcs man
guardn weddin presents, and if |
catch any Of the lady ypss snitchn pencils carbon
sheets, III wire YOU at once. BY the way will Just
Newport fetch you?'
we are going West" says Pddie important, "out to
Ohio"
"Ccc!" says I. "Way out thcre3 What's the dca,-
ITO attend a reunion Of the Piddie family SAYS he
Swcn up chcSty.
You don't mean it," says |. Then there's others
ike YOU; How many, now"
"Ovcr three hundred invitations have been ont,
| understand" says he. THAT embraces the twelve
known branches Of family in this country. There
will be representatives present from England also.
Cf them a member Of the House of Commons We trace
cur line back, you know to Sir John Piddic who IN the
sixteenth century was knighted for
Say, if Mr.. Robert hadn't ulng the desk buzzsr Just
then | expect I'd been loaded up with enough P.Iiie
goncaogy to have filled book As it is I'm sen, out
Grand wondenn why it is some has their .uccs
all card indcxed while Others have lost their, IN the
shuttle There was Wee and Sappy Wesake, that o.uld
point out where theirs was all planted Even pnae4d
ike Piddc, it seems could roll of the lineage stuff.
And me, | could only 60 back to a possible Unlc Bill
who'd jumped a board account.
must have chewed that for the rest Of the lay,
and 1t want until some hours later that had what
call one of my mornin lunches. You know EN- don't
you? Hits you when you first roll out, clear and hard
and sort Of gives you angle things, all in flash
Huh" thinks |. whats the use botherin about
a family tree unless it's the kind that has real estate
idlNtlN ana DuCItS OF NNlltll-ItsIn NlttNN ll'
branches? Where does help Pddie. tracn clear back
to Sir john Seems like my play to enter as IN
unknown and qualify in the young pluto class without
aSkin any odds OF anybody"
And, say that's the great thought Tugs down 10 The
office with me that mornn. Course, want wowyln'
but what could do it, for I'd seen many bonchcadS
who'd won out without half tryn'. And here ! was,
night next to the big money bunch and one OF the in>i-
cS, you might say, Of aggregation that had 20 run
four of books keep track of all the profits and
make the common stockholders think they gc,tiu'
q square deal. Who had better chance? I'd ike to
know
MAYBE some would have thrown out hints, or
A sprung II on the firm gradual; but that amt my
style. MIR. Robert says l. drftin into his private
Office casual hadn't we better be lookin around tor
some tirSt-claSS man to fill my place."
why, Torchy.' says he. You're not thinking OF
leaving us, YOU"
Nothing so raw as that" says l. Pm ready to be
taken in. that's all"
Ready to what" says he starn sort Of puzzled
"Oh, to have my go the lettcrhcadS, says l.
Course this office boy snap has been all right Tor
time and amt registerin' any kick on the way We
been used; but I'm ripe for Somchn' fattcr now
"Ohl' says he. you'd like to be promoted,
"Say, that don't half it, not near says l. 1t
amt BEN moved up peg or two that m Strlkln oI'
What I'm plannin is broad Jump, from the brass gate
here into room of my own, with my title on the
ground-gasS door and whack at the dividends Get
the Scheme?"
by degrees says he. Tits rather sudden ism IT.
Most everything good comes that way, says l.
True, very true says Mr.. Robert "But-er-
what particular office, Torchy, do you think you would
likc?"
Il amt picked out anything special, says |; but
YOU know, Mr.. Robert, there's lot of boobs hoIdn
down cinch Jobs here that amt any than
ham sandwich at Chamber of Commerce dinner III
leave it to you which of EN- needs the fresh air worst
Only want to break into this high finance thing nght
off
"H-m-m-m!' says he. "You don't mind my consult
ing the board first, do your"
Not a bit, says l. "NIake it as reglar as you like,
so long as it amt held up more'n week or two.
All thank you Torchy,' says he And in the