The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-09-11

Just nowv Jake cried, and in the
midst Of further colloquy Mr.. Brans-
comb burst out Of the directors room.
WELL" he demanded, why don't you
get Mr.. Carr on the wire?" Miss Doty
rushed to obey her employer, who held
out 30 cents to jake.
go downstairs and get me three
cigars" he said Tell the man they're
for me- He'll know"
jake took the money and descended
to the lower hall.
Gimme tree seegars for Mr.. Brans-
comb" he said to the man behind the
counter. The tobacconist handed him
three cigars with elaborate gold bands
and pocketed the fifty cent piece which
jake placed on top Of the showcase.
jake held the cigars gingerly in his
left hand, but made no movement to-
ward leaving.
what are you waiting for?" the
man asked.
jake laughed raucously. Say" he
said, "wot yer tryin' ter do. kid me?
Don't get no changer"
'sYou certainly do not" the salesman
replied emphatically.
+ "G'wan. l give yer half dollar,
didn't ~ jake rejoined. "Seegars
don't cost tree for so cents"
"These do" said the salesman.
"Cmarn, now" jake coaxed.
Cough up dat tirty-five cents. 1t
amt mine, honest. 1t belongs ter de
bawss."
The cigar man came suddenly from
behind the counter. "You get right out
of this" he cried. "or I'll fan your
breechesr'
Jake ran up the hall. Jaw right fer
youse, yer fat slobv he cried. ''I'r
tell Mr.. Branscomb on yer"
Here. what's all this about?" said
a voice at his elbow. 1t was Mr.. Brans-
comb himself who spoke.
jake turned quickly. Here's yer
seegars, Mr.. Branscomb" he said, IAN
dat big stuff dere is tryin' ter hold out
t'irty-fve cents on yer"
They're the usual kind" the sales
man protested, land there isn't any
change
why, of course not" Mr.. Brans-
comb replied. And say, young man.
what are you doing around my office
anyway
jake stared at his new employer In
grieved astonishment. "Why," he gasp
ed, I'm woikin' for youse. Mr.. Brans-
comb, amt II"
Are your" Mr.. Branscomb COM
mented dryly. "And pray who hired
you?"
This was too much for Jake, who
saw his new job melting into thin air,
and he gulped once or twice in an eff
fort to stem the gathering tears.
Mr.. Branscomb placed his arm
around the lads shoulders. Lets go
upstairs" he said, "and talk it over"
They entered the elevator and repair |
ed once more to the executive offices |
Of the National Chocolate and Cocoa |
Miss Doty and the legiti- |
mate incumbent both disclalmed !
Of Jakies advent, and after rigid ex
animation into his antecedents he |
found himself employed as assistant
office boy at the generous stipend Of
81 a week.
When Jake returned to his dictates
sen home that evening his face was
in so wide smile that the
elder Feinberg stopped midway in the
slicing of a smoked tongue. Might
you got job?" his father and mother
inquired with one voice. Jake nodded
"Mommer," cried the elder Feinberg,
selling link by link a chain of frank
urters, you should fry sahm wurst
or de boys suppaire." And he cut off
he last two sausages with blow of
lis, knife that blended pride and gen
.rosity in one eloquent sweep.
Undoubtedly Miss Doty constituted
Ter own ideal of well dressed wom-
n. Everything about her person be-
okened a superlative taste. from the
,road bows on her shoes to the last
Indulation Of her pompadour, which
vas a wonder of size and construction.
borrower, she demanded and received
rom every adjacent masculine eye the
ttention that judicious use of the
ouge pot and powder puff will attract.
Now, there was just enough Irish in
ames Walsh, the legitimate incum-
ent-his mother was Wicklow and his
ather Red Kerry-to give him a GER
lin way with the ladies. and he made
cents worth Of milk chocolate go
be length of a pound Of candy with
Iiss Doty. Besides, Jimmie was old
Dr. his age, and ohis age was old for
is job.
But jake represented long line OF
ncestry whose interest in womankind
yas purely academic. and in form a
isposition to discuss in the abstract ,
ne Talmudical and Mosaic laws of
larriage and divorce. II he specu-
tied at all on her raiment it was as i,
, its cost, not its beauty, and her
passed him by unnoticed.
8 for milk chocolate, his weekly al
'wance Of Is cents forbade such ex-
'avagance even had the thought of
lem occurred to him.