The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-17
EDening Story
They Never Thought of That !!
BY LILY wANDEL.

:. What, AGaini" Jack Below jump
ed out of his chair and took an angry
turn thru the office. They must be
mad!"
"It's the new manager; he's trying
a new stunt"
Darn fool, that's what he is Why
Sam, they'll bankrupt US, il this keeps
up. We can't sell at such prices
Guess that's what he's after-to
have one competitor less" grunted
Samuel Grimes gioomily.
call Miss Dicks. I'm gong 10
write them another letter This thing
has got TO stop. Why. man alive,
they'll ruin their own business, too.
Oh4Miss Dicks-Fleming & Co.. City.
Gentlemen: Referring to your recent
reduction in the prices OF japanese
lilies and Holland tulips. We wish TO
say that you are deliberately running
the entire bulb trade. There is abso-
IuteIy no profit left II we are to com
pete with such price-cutting. Your
new manager may be an energetic,
live-wire young man, but he has no
brains when it comes to the bulb bust
ness"-etc.. etc.
Three days later Sam came in.
Hear from Fleming & Co? 1 can't
land an order at our priceS-every
florist is ordering from Fleming
Co." He sank dejectedly in a chair
Jacks face looked like a thunder
cloud. Eyes, ! got n answer today
They wish to inform me that their
new manager is contemplating an
other cut"
"I'd like to wiring his neck was all
Sam commented.
That's nothing to what I'd do to
him. Look here" pointing TO a trade
journal, here it says Fleming & Co.'S
new manager is off for d vacation at
the new Hot Springs hotel. And We
watching our business go to smash!
Jack" Sans voice foretold AN
inspiration. You've got to go to that
Hot Springs hotel and scrape an &C
quaintance with that fellow and talk
to him. Now listen, we're finished
trying to bulldoze him; we've got to
use other tactics. First of all apollo
gize for your letters. Have heart to
heart talk with him. persuade hin,
see? lou simply got to go, Jack; it's
our only chance. What I go? Nix.
know you do. Now hurry along and
pack your things. And for heavens
sake get another face! Nobody will
speak to you IL you look that sour"
Jack went, Very reluctantly. He was
worried about. the business and hated
to leave. Besides he was very much
afraid he could not be pleasant to this
manager of Fleming s-what was his
name? oh. well. he'd find that out
from the hotel clerk.
Sam in the city waited for reports
at first very patiently, and then as
only picture postals came with Hay
ing fine time, best wishes Jack" and
! Great weather, hope you're as well
as am-Jack." he began to fidget.
After two weeks of such correspon-
dence Sam was as mad as a hornet.
He had not sent his partner down to
Hot Springs for his health and he was
going to go after him and bring him
| back.
Jack, absolutely beamingg was at
the station TO meet him.
| SAM old chap" he said, and
wruDs his hand as tho he had not
seen him in a year or more, I'm
| bursting with news. l know I only
wrote postals, but you'll forgive me
when YOU near all about it, Sam
pricked up his ears. After all. Jack
! had been attending to matters. Sam, -
his voice quivered, I've met the most
wonderful girl. the sweetest, the most
clever-now, Sam, listen. what's the
matter with you? Listen. I fell in
love the first day came here Sam,
did not know such a girl existed. the
most wonderful
BY golly. my patience is at an end,
What about our business-what did
you come down here for, anYway-to
fall in love ?" Sam actually roared
"Oh. stop yelling. didn't have time
| 10 lind that manager. but see here
Sam, fellow only falls in lave once
in a lifetime, and Daisy Ryers is the
sweetest girl. oh. well. If you won't
listen, all right then. Now that your
here you can look after that manager
yourself. I'll say that you came down
here in fine humor.- So long, see
you at dinner"
When Sam cooled off he deter
mined to find that Miss Ryers and ex-
plain things. He wanted to yell at her
Stop Vamping this young fellow, he
has to attend to business or things viii
go smash" but instead he respectfully
introduced himself as Jacks best
friend. You see. Daisy Ryers really
was very handsome, and the longer
Sam spoke to her the more forgivine
he felt toward his partner
Jack has confided in me-" begar
Sam after a. bit.
Yes" interrupted Daisy sweetly
we're engaged"
Sam was little taken back HI
had not expected that things had gone
quite that far. II must congratulate
him." he mufmured. He never men.
toned anything about his business
why he came down here. did he?" h
asked somewhat abruptly.
| NO" answered Daisy, "why?"
You see." bungled Sam. very mucl
embarrassed and really not knowing
how to tell her. you see, Miss Ryers
e II sent him down here to find Fleming
/ & Co.'s manager and"
. "Oh," interrupted Daisy joyously
here comes jack" and ran few
steps to meet him. "I'ye> been talking
to your chum. Mr.. Grimes, Jack, ant
l he's just telling me that you cam
down here to find Fleming & Co.
manager" Jack shot his partner
look of wrath and poor Sam looked
t most uncomfortable. And isn't j
nice that he found the manager, MI
Grimes?"
But ne didn't" said Sam quickly
e rather startled.
: "Oh, yes he did" contradicted pref
: ty Daisy, smiling, ''only Jack doesn'
= know II, either. LIN the manager o
Fleming & Coz
e Jack simply stared. dumbfounded
But Sam burst out: What You,
girl By golly, we never thought Q
= that"
And as for all the silly price cut
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