Deming graphic., 1913-01-31
His Able
Effort

II was ten o'clock on Saturday
morning. Nothing disturbed the still.
ness Of the once except the click of
the typewriter.
Suddenly the door was cautiously
opened and an anxious face inserted
itself IN the aperture. Satisfied that
the coast was clear and that he was
unobssrved. tho body Of the Office
boy swiftly followed. But the stenog.
rapher's cara were Keen. and without
turning her head. she sang out sweet.
ly: "Good morning. Jimmy. thought
you had gone on vacation"
"Aw, bunki" was tho ungracious re.
joinder as Jimmy hung up his hat and
smoothed his pompadour in front Of
the once glass. els the big boy inY"
nodding his head toward the inner
ONCE.
Not yet; which is a mighty good
thing for you. Better get busy and
distribute that mail. II has been ly.
Ing there since the second delivery.
You deserve to lose your job, being
late so often. I'm going to call up
your house and have talk with your
father. He ought to give you good
lickin'."
"Huh. It wouldn't do you much
good, cause I left home last night,
and the old man doesn't know where
am"
why, Jimmy! Tell me about IT,"
SWELL, 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 II he was stewed-"
Jimmy. you didn't lay anything
like that!"
II did, and. gee, maybe he wasn't
sorel He told me II I couldn't treat
him with respect could get out, and
o 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, eh,
Lizzie?
II registered as O salesman from
Toledo. and told the gink ut the desk
I wanted O room with q bath. Ee
said. All right. SIR then yelled, 'F-r.r-
r.rront!'
"Ths bell hop came a.runnin'.
grabbed my suit case and took me up
In the elevator. opened the door OF
M, turned on the light. pulled down
the shades and said: Anything more,
sirr
II swelled out my chest like the old
man does when he's putting on a
game front, slipped the hop a dime.
and said: NO. boyl 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 thing,
and what will your father say?"
Huh! The old mans afraid OF me-
I'm going to let him worry for q 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 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 flbs."
"Fibs. nothin'. I had 80 cents when
went there last night, gave 10 cents
to the hop and 20 to the waiter.
tell you I'm the real goods when It
comes to a con game"
you can't keep that up indefinite.
~, Jimmy. 80 you'd better 60 home
where you belong. and stay there, be-
fore you run up too big bin. think
your conduct IL outrageous"
"Aw, forget It. and let me take q
couple O. beans"
We'll. should say not. You can
waste your own money II you want
TO, but you can't waste mine"
Gee. but you're q tight wad. Who
caught that mouse in your desk? Who
gets your lunch for you when II rains
Who stands In line to buy your matt
nee tickets? And. what's more who
takes notes over to that rummy in the
postofice' Say, Lz. be a good scout,
and slip me couple O. beans"
That will not be necessary said
q voice on the other side of the rail-
ing. Wen continue this very In
teresting conversation out In the ball
my son, and I'll engage myself for
speaking part in It"