The Huttig news., 1913-04-19
SONNY WAS ON JOB
By EDNA FERBER.


 In breezed Emma MeChesney. Her quick glance rested immediately upon Meyers ana the boy. And in that moment some instinct prompted Jock McChesney to shake his head, ever so slightly, and assume a blankness of expression. And Emma McChes- ney, with that shrewdness which has made her one of the best salesmen on the road, saw, and miraculously un- derstood
 Flow do, Mrs McChesney," grin ned Fat Ed Meyers. You see, I beat you to it."
 "So I see," smiled Emma, cheerful ly. I was delayed Just sold nice little bit to Watkins down the street" She seated herself across the way and kept her eyes on that closed door
 Say, kid" Meyers began. in the husky whisper of the fat man, I'm going to put you wise to something seeing you're new to this game. See that lady over there?" He nodded dis creetly in Emma McChesney's direc- tion
 Pretty, isn't she?" said Jock. ap- preeiatively.
 Know who she is?"
 'sWell-I-she does look familiar, but"
 "Oh, come now, quit your bluffing If you'd ever met that dame you'd remember it. Her names McChesney Emma McChesney. and she sells T. A. Bucks featherloom petticoats. I'll give her her dues: she's the best little salesman on the road. I'll bet that girl could sell rufl1ed. accordion plaited underskirt to a fat woman who was trying to reduce. She's got the darndest way with her. And at that she's straight, too"
 If Ed Meyers had not been gazing so intently into his hat, trying at the same time to look scientifically benign he might have seen a quick and pain full scarlet sweep the face of the boy, coupled with a certain tense look of the muscles around the jaw.
 Well, now. look here" he went on. still in a whisper. We're both skirt men. you and me. Everything's fair in this game. Maybe you don't know it, but when there's bunch of the boys waiting around to see the head of the store like this, and there hap pens to be lady traveller in the crowd, why, it's considered kind of a professional courtesy to let the lady have the first lookin. See?'
 T get you" answered Jock.
 q say, this is business, and good manners be hanged. When woman breaks into mans game like this, let her take her chances like man. Amt that straight"
 You've said something" agreed Jock
 Now, look here, kid. When that door opens I get up. See? And shoot straight for the old mans office. See? Like duck. See? Say, I may be fat, kid, but I'm what they call light on my feet, and when I see an order getting away from me I can be so fleet that I have Diana looking like old Weston doing a stretch of muddy country road in a coast-to-coast hike. See? Now you help me out on this and I'll see that you don't suffer for it. I'll stick in a good word for you, believe me. You take the word of an old stager like me and yoh won't go far" s
 The door opened Simultaneously three figures sprang into action. Jock had the seat nearest the door. With marvellous clumsiness he managed to place himself in Ed Meyers path. then reddened, began an apology, stepped on both of Eds feet, jabbed his elbow into his stomach and dropped his hat. A second later the door of old Sulzberg's private office closed upon Emma McChesney's smart, erect, confident figure.-Amer- ioan Magazine.
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