Lower coast gazette., 1913-03-22

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otis already two minutes past ele-
ven. Be quick, please" said the de-
ceptive damsel.
The youth took it for granted that
she had an appointment Tor eleven,
rs she had expected he would.
"This way, miss, please. What
name shall / give?"
Cook" said the girl loftily.
He timidly tapped OH the private
office door. 81 beg pardon, sir. Miss
Cook, by appointment"
Before anything, more could be said
the girl had entered the room. Mr..
Corliss looked up from his desk and
started. There was q look Of wonder
in the mans eyes and an answering
surprise in Kitty's gaze. The girl,
too, started back with G half excla-
nation. The friendly motorist OF the
morning and the proprietor OF the
Stores were the same person.
For the semblance Of g. moment
there was an awkward pause.
"Give Miss Cook a chair, Henry"
said Mr.. Corliss to the youth.
There was a dead silence until the
impressionable youth clerk had lett
the room.
Then Mr.. Corliss spoke: Gam I
the mean person who is going to
catch it,"
The girl shook back her hair and
said: "Well, I don't know how you
could get rid of father after the way
he's worked for you. You know that
he created the furniture department
that he was the head OF. He made
that branch, end you know how it's
gone on increasing. There hasn't
been q year without an increase, eth
er big or little"
"This is q business matter" said
the young man. LET me look up the
returns" He referred Tor a moment
or two to q ledger, and then said:
eyes, you're right, Miss Cook"
"They went up twenty per cent.
last year, end seventeen and q half
per cent. the year before, didn't they?
We knew from babies that we could
always get anything out Of him when
the quarterly returns were up. But
why did you want TO get rid OF lim!"
Mr.. Corliss got up from his chair
and walked about the room. "Now,
don't he sarcastic yet, please" he
said. "I'm more innocent than look.
you see, Miss Cook, ! only left the
Varsity last year and zane to the
business. 1t was all thrown on me
when my poor old father died sudden
". don't 2resand to, know much
| about it yet, and Iim a good deal in
the hands OF other people. Well, I've
q very smart general manager, very
smart. He brought me a scheme Of
reorganization which was to reduce
expenses and introduce new blood. 1t
did seem to me 9 bit hard OH some OF
the old staff, but M. Davis said that
| business was business, and that sem
Gimenta! considerations were out OF
place. Still, / did get him to agree to
| giving each man three months sa'a-
~ instead Of one MONTH"
$50, really, I had better speak 70
Mr.. Davis" said the girl ironically.
Mr.. Corliss colored slightly. mo,
] give you my word that l did rot
like the thing at all. must say chat
! ought to take the responsibility my
self, FOR when Harris brought me his
scheme I die not like to stand UP to
l,ila. You see, he knows the ropes,
and I'm only 8 beginner. Now, real
~, : didn't know ill you told me
what your father had done Tor his
department.
81 suppose that Mr.. Davis knew"
Mr.. Corliss glanced up al d coat
and hat which were hanging up in an
other corner OF the roonl. 81 suppose
so, but he has great ideas 81 econo-
my. He really means well, you
know"
81 sec that ] shall have TO go and
see MI. Davis" said the girl.
"yon WON'T" said Mr.. Corliss de-
oisiyely. He'd never listen to you.
I'll just get hin on the departmental
telephone. He's in the furniture de-
pnrtment at this moment interview
ing applicants foG your fathers post.
Ill talk to him.: Listen.
In . minute OF two Mr.. Corliss
spoke into the telephone. "That Mr..
Davis: Yes? Will you send away
the people who arc after that posi-
tion? I've changed my mind. I've
been looking up the records OF bust
ness done whilst Mr.. Cock had charge.
! am wiring MIN to return at once.
you viii get his signature to 9 five
year'g agreement today. 1ou quite
understand. We car discuss matters
later, but this is ny final decision
He replaced the receiver end look
ed st The gill.