Bisbee daily review., 1912-02-11


 Yes. but thought you didn know"
 You're fool. Garrison. a big fool It's a wonder the trust hasn't gob- bled you up long ago." replied Gilbert angrily.
 Sir" came the indignant reply yOu wouldn't talk like hat in my presence. What do you mean"
 The coal trust wrote that contract for The .. s. & n Co. and "Hows that?"
 the r. Y & R. E. Co. are eo- ing to prevent wou from delivering the coal"
 Man, I'm ruinedi'
 Not if you have sense enough to follow my directions. Come to my of hce tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. | Tn the meantime continue your prep arations 10 supply coal on the con tract. The trust people must not learn that you know that they have
 trapped you. Good-by,' and Gilbert rang off.
 Well. this is getting interesting" he thought Garrison does not real ly deserve to be pulled out of this; but it will be worth while to knock in the head the plans of those re- speCtable gentlemen who flatter them selves that they can trifle with the laws of justice as easily as with the laws Of their servants, the legislators. We shall see if they can. But Garri- son was right: We shall have 10 fight the devil in his Osn way
 1 Gilbert gathered from some words reproduced by the photograph that bishops chief clerk had been author ized to employ an additional book keeper and he determined to get the Job; for a man on the inside has an obvious advantage over man on the outside when it comes to getting care fully guarded secrets.
 His letter Of introduction from Pres ident Smith came again into service; but this time he presented 1t to the chief clerk, who usheTed him at once into the presence of MT. Bishop. The managers office opened into the main office. Gilbert feared that Bishop might receive communications from President Smith tending to weaken confidence in his veracity When the chief clerk left them. however, he
 boldly asked if President Smith had sent word yet when he was coming to examine his invention Learning that the president had not announced the time Of his coming and that it was Mir Bishops desire that he never would become intensely interested IT 1t and his certain conviction that he would again hear of it, went out into the main office. Gilbert's pleasant smile when he came out led the chief clerk to be
 lieve that he had had a satisfactory interview with MT Bishop.
 'I applied to Mir. Bishop for ajob as an accountant" said Gilbert. He requested me to say 10 you that If you have not yet put man in that new position to give me a trial
 No, have not filled the place" re- piled the chief clerk
 Then I'm in luck said Gilbert. If you will outline my work I shall try to get my hand in today"
 Gilbert was pleased 10 note that when seated at the desk assigned him he faced the door Of Bishops office The man whom the chief clerk as- signed 10 show Gilbert his duties COL cluded that he was the most inquisl. . tive fellow he had ever met His de- sire to become acquainted with the details of his work was not so marked as his eagerness 10 acquire a general knowledge Of the office sys- tenn and personnel. His persistence in seeking information in regard to the maner and place in which the recorcs of the managers office were filed pro- yoked his preceptor to inquire sarcas- tically if be had any designs on the managers job.
 Gilbert, however, was not so ab- sorbed either in his duties or his in- quiries as to fail h scrutiniZe every person who entered or came out oi the managers office. Soon after his instructor left him 10 work out his own salvation Bishop came out hat in hand and descended in the elevator As he passed through the office Gil bert realized that it was an opPortune time to put the lower drawer of his desk in order, but no sooner was Bish- op out Of sight than he lost his sud denly acquired interest in the Job.