The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-05-09
His Able
Effort

It was ten o'clock on Saturday
morning. Nothing disturbed the still
ness Of the Office except the click Of
the typewriter.
Suddenly the door was cautiously
opened and an anxious face inserted
itself in the aperture. Satisfied THAI
the coast was clear and that he was
unobserved, the body of the Office
boy swiftly followed. But the stenog-
rapher's ears were keen, and without
turning her head, she sang out sweet
": "Good morning. Jimmy. I thought
you had gone on a vacation"
Jaw, bunk" was the ungracious re-
1oinder as Jimmy hung up his hat and
smoothed his pompadour in front OF
the Office glass. els the big boy int"
nodding his head toward the inner
Office.
mot yet;. which II mighty good
thing for you. Better get busy and
distribute that mail. It has been ly-
ing there since the second delivery.
You deserve to lose your job, being
late 30 often. I'm going to call M
your house and have talk with your
father. He ought to give you = good
Hckin'."
"Huh. 1t wouldn't do you much
good. cause left home last night.
and the old man doesn't know where
am"
'Why, Jimmy! Tell me about It."
'Well, you see, the old man came
home late last night with a crouch,
and got bossy with me, so told him
that he acted as If he was stewed-"
Jimmy, you didn't say anything
like that"
Il did, and, gee, maybe he wasn't
sore! He told me If / couldn't treat
him with respect could get out. and
a lot more things. Then got mad.
gathered up my clothes, put 'em in
dads best suit case and went down to
the Voorhees, hotel. Some sport, eA
Lizzie?
81 registered as a salesman from
Toledo, and told the gink at the desk
I wanted room with bath. He
said. All right, SIR then yelled, FIR
r-r-ront!'
1.-THE bell hop came a-runnin',
grabbed my suit case and took me up
in the elevator, opened the door Of
MA, turned on the light, pulled down
the shades and said: Anything more,
sir?'
n swelled out my chest like the old
man does when he's putting on q
game front, slipped the hop dime,
and said: No, boy! that1l be all for
the present.
"Say, little one, maybe didn't give
'em the bunk to make 'em think was
some classy salesman! oh. itw too
easy"
you're dreadfully bold, Jimmy.
How did you dare do such q thing,
and what will your father say?"
Huh! The old mans afraid of me.
I'm going to let him worry for while.
He'll want me back bad enough"
you're entirely too conceited. II
was your father I'd let you shift for
yourself. Where did you get the
money to pay for your room? Did You
have any breakfast"
did I have any breakfast? Say,
Lizzie, went into that dining room
with my head up, ordered the classi-
est breakfast in town, signed the
check and gave the waiter 20 cents
| all the money had In my clothes"
"Jimmy, don't tell me- such fbs."
"F1bs, nothin'. / had so cents when
| / went there last night, gave 10 cents
to the hop and 20 to the waiter. I
! tell you I'm the real goods when It
| comes to con game"
"You can't keep that up indefinite.
ly, Jimmy, so you'd better go home
where you belong, and stay there. be-
fore you run up too big a bill. I think
your conduct is outrageous"
"Aw, forget it, and let mo take .
couple O. beans"
'Well, should say not. You can
waste your own money If you want
! to, but you can't waste mine"
Gee, but you're a tight wad. Who
caught that mouse in your desk? Who
gets your lunch for you when It rains?
Who stands in line to buy your matt.
| nee tickets? And, what's more, who
takes notes over to that rummy in the
postoffice? Say, Liz, be good scout.
and slip me couple O. beans"
"That will not be necessary" said
a voice on the other side of the rail-
ing. well continue this very In
teresting conversation out in the hall
my son, and I'll engage myself for q
speaking part in It,"
Concerning the Eel Family.