Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-02-12

EEhIIE1NO& IL WE go
Maybe he has
Ill-s surprise you AL some
- day.
Clara smiled at Wallace. Amt ~
funny. He really thinks he's going e
be a big man"
sWeII, maybe he will" said Wallace,
considering Sammy's bulk refectively,
aand then, again, he's liable to tall
away to almost nothing"
She laughed, delighted at his humor.
'Oh, / see what you mean! You're
always Joking, aren't you"
Aren't / the cut-up, though" he
gently guyed her.
1t was very silly, and he knew how
very silly it was, but, none the less,
the city man enjoyed the perslnage
with this red-cheeked rural maiden. In
the extraordinary ebullition Of his spir-
its he reached out his hand for hers,
found it, and stood swinging it. She
Flushed, he laughed. He was really
~burlesquing a Irritation, but she did
not know it, nor was the impulse Of his
fooIery entirely ~burlesque. He was
very much confused when an amused
cough from behind them told that
Josie had come in.
He whirled. ooh, good morning, Miss
Richards!"
.sHow do you do. Mr. Wallace?" She
smiled with definite satisfaction. s"Mr.
Jones is causing quite a sensation in
the works"
$50 / understand"
Shall l tell him you are here?"
asked Clara.
Il wish you would. if it isn't too
much trouble, Miss Spotswood.
Not at all. I'll be only too pleased"
She smiled at him. Nobody ever calls
me anything but Clara
Wallace felt that he was most en-
~phatically in clover. "oh, you Clara"
He was a large young man, with a
large, smooth-shaven face, particularly
broad. 1t was. one happy smile.
She was giggling as she hurried to-
ward the factory. "I11 tell him, right
away
wallace turned to Josie. HAS MI.
Pembroke calIed?"
mo; MI. Jones was saying he ex-
pected him at eleven o'clock"
"Well, it isn't quite eleven, yet"
HE told me of the advice you gave
him. We have a good deal to thank
you for. I'm sure of that"
81 don't see why" he protested.
He's only doing what is right. Any
man with a conscience would do the
same. OF course my influence may
have had some bearing on his decision,
but, believe me, his mind was made
up when you got through with him last
night"
She was very earnest. ooh, It means
so much to so many!"
Amy way, / think he'd be a fool to
SELL
you do?"
Certainly. A proposition which
showed the profit this did last year
without any advertising! Why, it's
wonderful! I know what I'm talking
about. I'm with the biggest adyer-
Using firm in New York city"
"But we couldn't afford to advertise,
except in a small way" she said in ex-
PLANTATION of what he evidently thought
their lack of enterprise, "and the big
firms wouldn't take a petty contract"
why didn't you try the Empire
Agency"
She shook her head. 1--WE did. They
refused to handle US at all. They do
most of the Consolidated's work, you
see. I guess that was the reason"
He was quick to deny this. He did
not wish anyone to think that the
great Empire Agency would favor:
one ice to the extent of shutting
out another in fair competition.
ooh, no." he confidently asserted,
Eve don't make that sort of agree
ments. No corporation can dictate to
us. The Empires my firm. My Guv.-
nor's its president"
ooh, well, then, perhaps, you know
all about it." She evidently did not
care to be so firmly contradicted.
This daunted him. "You say they
refused to handle your work."
Absolutely"
For a moment he stood lost in
thought, then suddenly reached a res
o1ution of Importance. May / use
your 'phone?" he asked.
Certainly"
"Give me long distance" he demand
ed of the operator; then, while he was
waiting, he turned back t o Josie, say
ing almost angrily: That's a pretty
rotten trick, if it's soto squeeze the
little fellow out like that. You're abb
so1utely sure it was the Empire?"
Yes; we tried all the big advertis-
ing firms
t'There isn't any other big advertis-
ing firm" he valiant1y acclaimed. His.
business patriotism was unquestion-
able. IF there was we'd whip it over.
to the Empire in pretty quick shape"
The receiver, which he held at his
ear, showed signs of life. Hello. I
want New York" he told the operator.
Then, to Josie: What's this num-
ber?"
"Two-two Main"
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