The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-08
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have trained you down fit for any.
thing"
Haven't even caught up with
the clippings that Simpson floods
me with, since | came back" con-
fessed the other. what have you
got up your faultlessly creased
sleeve It's got to be something
different to rouse me from a we'll
earned lethargy."
Because man buncoes a low
ing father out of five thousand
dollars '-Average Jones snorted
gently-"is no reason why he
should unanimously elect himself
a life member of the Sons of Idle
ness" murmured Bertram.
He cast an eye around the
uniquely decorated walls, upon
which hung. here, the shrieking
prospectus of a mythical gold
mine; there a small but venemous
political placard, and on all sides
examples of the uncouth or I'M
usual in paid print; explorations
of grotesque quackeries; appeals,
business-like, absurd, or even pas
sionate, in the form of Wants; p"
threats thinly disguised as Per
sonals;" dim suggestions of crime,
of fraud, of hope, of tragedy, of
mania, all decorated with the stars
of paid matter" or designated by
the Adv. sign, and each represent
ing some case brought to A. Jones
Ad-Visor-to quote his hybrid and
expressive doorplate-by some one
of his numerous and incongrous
clients.
Something different" repeat
ed his visitor, reverting to Aver
age Jones last observation. well,
yes; / think SO. Where is Bellair
Street,"
ASK a directory. How should
I know" retorted the other lazily.
Sounds like old Greenwich viii
lage."
Bertram reached over with a
cane of some pale, translucent
green wood, selected to match his
pale green tie and the marvellous
green opal which held it in place,
and prodded his friend severely
in the ribs. "Double-up Lucy;
the sun is in the sky!" he pro-
claimed with unwonted energy.
Listen. I cut this out of yester-
days Evening Register. With my
own fair hands / did it, to rouse
you from your shameless sloth.
with your kind attention, ladies
WANTED-A young man, unat-
tached, competent to act as as
sistant in outdoor scientific work.
Manual skill as desirable as ex-
perience. Emolument for one
months work generous. Man
without family insisted upon. App
ply after $3.50 p. m. in proper
person. Smith, IA Bellair Street.
Slowly whirling in his chair,
Average Jones held out hand,
received the clipping, read it
through with attention, laid it on
the desk, and yawned.
"Is that all?" said the indig-
nant Bertram. DO you notice
that unattached in the opening
sentence? And the specification
that the applicant must be without
family Doesn't that inspire any
notion above a yawn in your pal
sled processes of mind?"
1T does; several notions. l
yawned." explained Average Jones
with dignity, because / perceive
with pain that l shall have to go
to work. What do you make of
the thing, yourself?"
well, this man Smith"
"What man Smith
Smith, of "A Bellair Street,
who signs the adj"
Average Jones Laughed. "There
isn't any Smith," he said.
What do you know about it?"
demanded Bertram, sitting up.
"Only what the advertisement
tells me. 1t was written by a
foreigner; that's too obvious for
argument. 'Emolument generous.