Askov American., 1914-12-03

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couldn't tell him that | didn't buy
Featheriooms because McChssney
made me tired Besides, she never
entertains me when I'm In New York.
Not that I'd 70 10 the theater in the
evening with woman, because
wouldn't, but Say, listen. Why
don't you make q play for her joh7
Az long az I've got to put In heavy
line OF Featherlooms you may as well
got the benefit OF it, You could
double your commissions. I'll bet that
woman makes her T-don't n't.know.how.
many thousands q year"
Ed Meyers naturally ruddy com.
plexion took on richer tone, and he
dropped his Z rk hastily AS ne cared
az Miss Stitch his glance was not
more than half aattering. How you
women do love each other, don't you!
You don't don't mind telling you
my firms cutting down its road force,
and none OF us knows who's going TO
be beheaded next. But~-well--a guy
wouldn't want TO take lob away from
q woman especially q square iistie
trick like McChesney. or course shes
played me d couple Of low down deals
and promised 70 get hack at her, but
that's business But
Sos this" interrupted Mas Hattie
stitch And I don't know that she In
50 square. Let me tell you that
heard she's no better than she might
be. I have u on good authority that
three weeks ago, at the River house,
In our town"
Their heads eame close together
over the little, rose-shaded restaurant
table.
At III o'clock next morning Fat I'D
Meyers walked into the Office OF the
AZ Al. Buck Featherloom Pettscoat
company and asked To see cid r. Al.
He's III Europe" stenographHr
Informed him. sspalng. and sprudel.
Ing, and badening, Wrut to see T, Al.
Junior7"
IT. a. JunioriH almost shouted ed
Meyers. You don't mean TO tell me
that fellows taken hol-"
Believe me. That's why Feather
looms are soaring and Sans-silks are
sinking. Nobody would have believed
II. 4 A. Juniors got live wire iooh.
Ing like stick of iIcorice. When
they thought old 4. A. was going to
die. young e. A, seemed to straighten
out all OF d sudden and take hold. IT'S
about time. He must be almost forty,
but be don't show it. I don't know,
he ain't so good.looking. but he's got
swell eyes.
I'D Meyers turned the knob Of the
doc-- marked Private" and entered,
smiling, I'd Meyers had a smile so
cheruhic that involuntarily you armed
yourself against It.
Hello Buek.. he called jovially
II hear that ait last you're taking an
interest In skirts other than on the
hoof.. And he offered young T. A. a
large. dark cigar with q fussy.looktng
band eneircling its middle. Young
4. A. looked ut II disinterestedly, and
spake. saying;
What are you afterf"
Why, Just dropped in--' began
Ed Meyers iamely.
| The dropping" observed T, A.
Junior. 'ls bad around here this morn.
ing. have one little formula for all
visitors today. regardless OF whether
they're book agents or skirt statesmen.
That Ia, what can do for yong'
Ed Meyers tucked his cigar neatly
into the extreme right corner Of his
mouth, pushed his brown derby far
back on his head, rested his strangely
lean hands on his plump knees, and
fixed r, A, Junior with a shrewd blue
eye.
That suits mesfne, he agreed. II
never was one to beat around the
bush. Look here. know skirts from
the draw-string to the rnfiie It's a
woman's garment. but q mans line.
There's so reasons why woman
cant handle n like q man. For one
thing the packing cases weigh a6
pounds each. and she's as dependent
on q packer aud porter as a baby
Ia on lea mother. Another is that Ii a
man has to set up to make train at
4a. m. he don't require 2E minutes to
fasten down three sets of garters, and
braid his hair. and hook his waist MP
The back. and miss his train. And
I he don't have neuralgia headaches.
i Then, the head on d skirt department
| IN q stora Ii 4 woman. ten times out
af ten. And legnme tell you" ha
leaned forward earnestly. s'a woman
don't like 10 buy al q woman, Dcnf
ask me why. I'm TOO modest. But
\ les the truth.
i "Welly~ said young T. A.. with the
i rising infection.
.tWell.. finished Ed Meyers, II like
your stuff. | think its great. lt'a d
| seller. with the right man to push IL.
4 I'd like TO handle n And I'll guaren-
tee could double the returns from
your middle.western territory
4 r. A. Junior had strangely trans.
lucent eyes. Their luminous quality
hal ON odd effect upon any one on
whom be happened to turn them He
had baen scrawiing meaningless curly.
cues on piece OF paper NJ Ed
Meyers talked. Now he put down the
pencil. turned. and locked Ed Meyers
fairly fn the eyA