The Glenwood post., 1913-09-27

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~ tAo 0atAse ap b Tie experts IN the
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cay. uatil sbost three O'Clock tAs fol-
lowing moraiAg Thea. without rsa-
son, and all At oacs. ths vhoJs build
ing from top TO bottom vas Q blass Of
lncandsscent light.
The little group Of workmsn and
experts nodded In . competent and
satisfied manner. and began leisurely
TO pack their tools ~ though at the
successful completion Of . long and
dimcult job.
But every man jack Of them knew
perfectly well that the electrical ap-
paratus of the building was now in ex.
actly the same condition as it had
been the evening before. No repair
work had followed a futile investiga.
ton.
AZ the group moved toward the
outer air. the head repair man quietly
dropped behind. Surreptitiously he
applied the slender cords of his pocket
ammeter to the zinc and carbon of the
dead batteries concerning whose fresh
ness he and his assistant had argued
The delicate needle leaped forward
quivered like a snakes tongue, and
hovered over a number.
Fifteen" read the repair man; and
then, after a moment: He'll"
The daily business, therefore, open.
ed normally. The elevator shot from
floor to floor: the telephones rang;
the call-bells buzzed. and all was we'll.
At SIX O'Clock came the scrub-wonan:
At half past seven the Once boys; aa
eight the clerks; . little later some ol
the heads: and precisely At nine Nal
achi Mccarthy. ~ was his tnvariabas
habit
Az the bulky form Of the political
boss pushed around the leaves Of the
revolving door, the elevator starter
glanced at his watch. This was not to
determine II Mccarthy was on time
but to see II the watch was right.
Mccarthy had recovered his good
humor. He threw joke at the negro
polishing the brass. and paused gen
tally to exchange . word with the Gle
vator starter.
worked until about. three O'Clock.
the latter answered q question. "0ot
II nxsd al right No. they didn't say
what was the matter. Something r
- with the wires. suppose"
Most likely" agreed Mccarthy.
Al that moment IN olevatoa
dropped from above and came to rest
like . swift bird alighting TIE doos,
Darts1 70 Bst ost Young usan wsarinl
he eao q the Uaited Wireless.
~0oeA 0o1iag. Mr. Mccarthy" til
yoa1g naa remarked in pasains
Arrest going into the sign-paintlnl
bosinsss. arc you!' He laughed.
what - givin' a.. Mike!" demand
- Mccarthy.
Ths young man wheeled to Include
tho elevator starter in the joke.
~Air was full Of dope most Of las
nlght from some merry little jestel
working 4 toy, homemade. He Jus
hspt repeating the same thing
oometAing about Mccarthy. At sil
O'Clock yoa shall have 4 sign givel
uaeo yoa. n works. over and ovel
- nigAt- Some new advertising
Aodgs, I reckon. Didn't know but yos
vu0o - Mccarthy and were gettinl
Q DEUosa3 froa some aAnirtng ooa1ttt
usnG.
H thesw heck his hsa: s1A la1gAad
~ 1GsCastAy's ready anger rose,
sWhoeO ~ tAe staR come from
s0ue q tho fresA air." replied IN
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49, - soes of eoansnioatisa."
~Csalant yea tell Who seat MT"
sNo vay. Il wasn't signs1 Coml
hu0 Qu1te . Distance. thoagA.'
''NOW eaa yea tell tAak~
.Yoa CA tell by the way II sounds
~, thsy oaGtt to be . law about
eAooo aHlatoors cluttering up the ali
~ ~. 0onetimes I get to pick my
N lDoo out Of . dozen or fifteen
Auunoss IN ticking away In my head
.UoD0 e eaes."
A.. ~ riGht IN right" growled No
Ce11U. Hes nutty for fair"
SNHI n he's n1tty. wish you'd
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