Bisbee daily review., 1912-04-21
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NNRCh tue uttAN bI fUs zero mark, descended upon th, oul of James K. spraeelns secre 1ry to the president Of the Bulwa, ompany. Mir Spraggins was about return 10 the office. after A busI ess errahd. But the sunshine varu 1rst love. or a roast beef sand Ieb' WAS hot to be denied. Sprag ns turned southward and sauntered ong state street examining the OF windows for signs of spring. The genial sun. with broad strokes IS painting out the landscape work winter. The black ooze that comes 'steriously into the pure heart of snowflake was spreading itself er the surface Of the streets. Build. 8 dripped liquid soot like the ateur minstrel as. with soapy eyes, paws for the towel. A nam. cd poodle. irreproachsbly white as the back of his neck. but other. besmeared. frisked be. 'en SpraggIns legs. The only IS Of cleanliness in the 'le landsedre. glarins and ntatlous. was q pair of tan 's that. thrust forth by a mid. CT sale. paused irresolute on the shold of a shoe store. But to -ggins. the secretary, the scene ared to be a marvel Of pleasant poets. His noticeable counte- expressed a superior approval cretary Spragglns was filled with 'lacent emotions. The situation Buiwar company seemed to him thoroughly satisfactory. That noon the Old Man had given him lr and slapped him on the back. 1 ailor had just offered him q lib. credit. 4 well known trade | Il had printed his picture and l ticle about his rapid rise in life Spraggins liked-he had writ. |, le article himself. The gentle. with whom Spraggins yearned | associated as son-in-law had fin. greed to arbitrate. Spraggiss the board. The secretary. considered these grateful cir. snces to be due to his own su. powers and personality. was ly gratified.
 'praggins, valuing appearances oh 10 descend to vulgar hurry 1 intering along. he came in vio- ]ntact with a human elbow. irritably from the contem- of a pair of pink and green jamas, he beheld one Roger | cto whom the elbow had been by nature.
 gins could not beat Norton fists because they were, or I. friends. In the days before IS had become a secretary ortant, they had been room They had co-operated on, or same dress suit They had york together sn the same of. while Spraggins had chang ons aften, sending forth os- rumors of growing import. rton had seemed 10 keep on same old plod. He had lived e same old hall bedroom, raggins was scintillating in rcles. Naturally, therefore, out of social touch on the
 they came into such violent
 Norton" exclaimed Sprag-
 ring an awkward Interval by
 his ribs. glad to see you
 you keep yourself? Sup
 still plugging away at the
 hesitated. Yes" he ad-
 length. I'm not like you.
 just plug along"
 cast an appraising eyei on's somewhat dingy ex- le trouble with you, Mort" l you don't put up a front. . tame, too mild Look at to be like you. But got c ,ound out how if was man.
 see what I've done All
 lace hardened little. it c
 argument between them. eve in bluff," he said. I 'errupted Spraggins. you | in blum and here you are
 imer's suit, doing two
 for a clerks pay. bottled
 bbody1l ever see you or
 It won't do. Mort; you've
 ID 6 front. The revolu-
 was 8 blum, and every.
 country's been q blu1
 Every other mans so
 shing he hasn't time tc
 CT you are.
 is as busy at it as the
 he man a fellow works / } little about his own 7,
 he cant tell whether 4