New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29

taxable crouch. .. 40.
away With" he asked pointing to several boxes Of
leather gloves that lay open on top OF his desk. Just
look at those gloves now"
Drake looked at them, taking them OUT OIL ther VAIL
OTIS boxes. "What'S the matter with them!
"Tbe matter? They're not what | ordered, nothing
Ike them | ordered" he took memorandum book
from pigeonhoe and scufied through the pages see
here-lO72 COB Al-and 80 double H-See' WrGIe
j. down Now look at your own stock numbers on tle
boycs-thcy've been rubbed out and written over.
know what | ordered | remember the samples YOU
showed r1c-and these are another kind entirely.
Il don't Blum, that the rubbing out Oh t.e num-
hers has ANYTHING 10 do with 1t. The goods may nave
been shifted into old boxes when we were taking stock
and remarked 20 conform 10 the new contents, that
all" Drake thought the shopkccper bit unrea5onaDle
to haggle over the box markings
"Ycs: but the goods aren't the same as ordered
Don't Won suppose | remember what ordered; 10
Won call that Al buckskin-or that extra heavy
horsehide?~ He waved two pairs before Drake lace
Il don't and YOU don't either. g.,
@WcH Won know. Blum there's bound to be some little
difference in them in a gross order: they can al run
the same" Drake felt the gloves carefully rubbing the
leather and wrinkng il in his fingers lie realized t
It was not soft and pabe as 1t might be; 50 ne took
other pairs at random from the boxes and similarly IN
spected them Blum right in part at any rate the
gloves were certainly not like any he carried IN MS
SAMPLE cases The matter OF the erased and rewritten
stock numbers he dismissed from consideration
"WeW change these for YOU, Blum; don't worry about
that | see they're not quite up to sample; but don
think anvbodvs trying to put pne over he laughed Oh
his words. These gloves were probably never opened
in our stockroom: they just taken of the shelves
by their numbers and shipped TO YOU. Wen have an
other lot here in twcnty-four hours
you needn't bother about that, Drake. The next
ones might be just as bad I've put in another order
for them.
"Anothcr order? Our house,
Blum shook his head. "No, Sanford-Lord'
"Oh. has Elliott been in?' brakes grip on the chair
arms tghtcned
He said he could fill the order better than that with
nod toward the tumble on the desk top.
I'm sorry, Blum, that YOU didn't give me chance
o. sraghtcn this out; but OF course 1t up TO you 70
place your orders where YOU wish.
Bin reply was an expressive shrug of the shoulders
Cuisines is business Drake he added I'm not IN 1t
for my health and couldn't sell dozen pairs OF those
You can't blame me
Is there was no answer to this Drake attempted none.
He talked Of his other goods, and tried IN every way TO
interest the sorciccpcr: but talking all he accom-
plshel Blum apparently pondcred the various items
suggested: but hcsitatcd at ordering. He was al
stocked up he said Elliott had sold him large bill Of
goods andhc didn't see that there was anything more ne
wanted lust then but perhaps next week another srug
Before the dav ended Drake called Ripley on the long
distance telephone and related the Blum incident lie
l. 10 the poor shipment
Il know what Blum ordered" Ripley fred back at
him. "anl he got what he ordered When ne says
h0-.ilc what docs me- cypcct-kid, Hes tool San
f1~i-LorI can't DO any better than can. It's that
fellow Elliott tell YOU. He's grabbing YOU every chance
he gets You've let him walk in and take order right
under your nose You've got 10 do better than that'
Drake You're not afraid If him, are YOU;
The last inquiry annoyed Drake more than the glove
episode Afraid Of Elliott, Not in million years His
answer was more iorocu than elegant; 1t let some OF
the steam escape.
and don't believe al that customers tell YOU. They
don't thin. go,is ever mp % sample. You've got
{, handle these people without al this trouble, Drake