The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-23
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The time. according TO The Office
clock. was precisely one minute OF 8.
as James Wilson. Familiarity known
among his CO workers as Jimmie"
wigSled into HIS worn and moss-col-
ored raincoat. The performance was
almost a presentation OF the grizzly
q dance. and placing his dinkly lit
Tie hat daintily on his yermillion-
crowned head. he prepared TO leave
the office
For the past tour years he had done
this same thing. with the exception OF
one other hat. at the same hour. other
than the summer months. for then the
coat was carefully folded along with
his much-frayed and faded winter suit.
and ~relegated TO the homo OF the IA
NOUS moth ball. to do yeoman service
the next winter.
Jimmie was employed with several
other young men In the complaint de-
partment OF a great newspaper, where
MS duties consisted OF en-
deavor1ng 10 pactfy the wounded feel
ings of the subscribers who did not re-
ceive their paper regularly. The COM
planning patrons OF the paper were
commonly called. among the once
force. nuts n "~boneheads" Any
one who complained was a nut" in
the eyes OF the clerks.
Jimmie had FOR the past four years
Gained the kicking ones. and as a
nv a a OASAllCL SUCCESS,
as far as success goes in the business.
lie worked his way laboriously from
n lowly sum OF eight-ffty per 10 the
muniicent emolution OF twelve-twenty-
hNe per week. the very zenith OF the
counter clerk pay. and was looked
clerks who SIN remained at the then
low Water mark OF the circulation
pay roll
He often boosted hat he could write
20 words a minute in lone hand. and
mat he could handle the hardest nut
n ever kicNed without az much as
running MS Feelings. In fact. Jimmie
Was the fastest and best clerk In the
office. n he knew 10.
One fate'ul night Jimmie struggled
into the aforesaid Goa OF the greenish
nue. and ~maTathoned for a car. Board.
Ing one Of the sardine boxes original.
" intended TO carry about 65 passen.
10 tho century limit. he drew forth a
'stogie. II was he same one he had
partially smoked AZ noon. bur from
which. with the aid ~ a knife. he had
trimmed off the burned end.
h 'sardines' Jostled back and
.orLn as the car s~ayed around the
curves. some hanging desperately To
the straps. others seating themselves
suddenly IN the lucky ones Ian
The blase Jimmie suddenly became
aware that a very pretty girl stood
next 10 him, and as the ear rocked TO
and fro she was frequently brought
IN close contact with him. Jimmie drew
IN his breath with a long. Kissing
sound and exhaled n with "A long Wits
tie Then he squared hi- rounded
shoulders and brushed an imacinary
Heck OF dust OF the antique coat: al.
sent mindedly ne attempted 10 adjust
MS cFumplcd tie and reckelsslv threw
overheard the soothing stogip Now
n then he stole sidelong glances AZ
N" girls yirfinlike face. but sad 20
relate. she paid not the slightest al.
tention 20 him.
A. the conductor reached for her
Tar" Dame Fa.e the cause OF most
ui u troubles cast the die in Jim.
mics favor In receiving her change
Sh" dropped "A Coin. "Our hero
stepped into the breach and started
on a hunt for the money. pushing
They Will probably return home late