The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-16
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY.
They Never Thought Of
That.
'By LY'WANpEL
Copyright, 1920. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)

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ss5I Q. FLEMING & co. have cut
he prices again!.
what! Again." Jack Belew
jui4sed out Of his chair and took an
angry turn throug the office. They
must be nadl Z,
ITS the new manager; he's trying
q pew stunt!
Darn, fool, thaI's what ne is. Why,
Sam, they'll bankrupt US, II this keeps
up. We can't sell at such prices"
Guess that's what he's after-to,
have. one competitor 1ess,y granted
Samuel Grimes groomily.
.CaiI Miss Dicks. I'm going to
write them another letter. Inis Thing
has got TO stop. Why, man, they'll
ruin their own business, too. Oh
Miss 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 abb
soiutely no profit left IL we are to;
Ycompete with such Drice,cutting. Your,
new manager may be an energetic,
liye-wire young man, but he has no
brains when 1t comes to the bulb
business etc. etc.
Three days later Sam came in.
Hear from Fleming Il Co.? 4 can't
land an order at our prices-ey
florist is ordering from Fleming & Co.
lie sank dejectealy in chair.
Jacks face looked like thunder.
cloud. Yes, I got an answer today.
They wish to inform me that their new
manager Is oLlemplating another
cut IN
Z "Pd like TO wiring his neck" was all
I Sam comnented.
That's nothing to what Id do to
him. Look here pointing to trade
3 journal here it says Fleming G Co.'S
new manager is or for a vacation at
the new Not Springs Hotel. And we
wstching our business 80 10 smash"
"Jacill Cams voice foretold an in
SEPARATION, you've got to go to that
hot Springs hotel and scrape up an
4 acquaintance with that efllow and
talk with him. Now, listen, we're
finished trying TO bulidoze him; we've
gotato use other tactics. First OF all,
apologize for your letters. Have a
: heartto,h eart talk with him, persuade
him, see?f You simply got to go, Jack;
it's our only chance. What go?
Nix. You make a better impression,
\,NYou know you do. Now hurry along
and pack your things. And for hea.
ven's sake get another facet. Nobody
viii speaksto you il you look that SOU"
Sam in. the city waited for reports,
at first very patiently and then as only
4 picture postals came with Having a
fine time, best wishes, Jack" and
!. Great weather, hope you're as well as
amJack,@ he began TO idget. At
ter two weeks of such correspo ndence,
Sam was as mad as hornet. He
hadsnot sent his partner down to Hot
Springs for his health, and he was go
ing afterS him and bring him back.
Jack, absolutely beamtng, was at the
station TO meet him.
Sam, old chap" he said, and wrung
his hand as though he had not seen
. him in a year or more, I'm bursting
I with news. 4 know. l only wrote post
ais, but You'll forgive me when you
hear all about it, Sam pricked up
his ears. After all, Jack had been at.
&tending 10 matters. Same" his voice
y quiyered, 1--WE met the most wonder
lul girl the sweetest. the most clever
5 now, Sam, listen, what's the matter
with you? ] feel in love the first day
/ came here. Sam, did not know
such girl existed, the most wonder
full
by goily, my patience is at an end!
What about our business@what did
you come down here for, anyway-to
fall In loyeg" Sam actually Foared.
"oh, stop yelling. / didn't have
time to find that manager, but see
here, Sam, fellow only falls In love
once In lifetime, and Daisy Ryers is
the sweetest girl. Oh, well, II you
won't listen, all right then. Now that
YOU'RE here you can look after that
manager yourself. I'll say that you
came down here in a fine humor. Sc
long, see you at dinner"
When Sam cooled off he determined
to find this Miss Ryers and explain
things. He wanted to yell at her
stop yamping this young fellow, he
has to attend to business or things
win 90 to smash, but instead he re
specially introduced himself as
Jacks friend. You see, Daisy Ryers
was very handsome, and the longer
Sam spoke to her the more forgiving
he felt toward his partner.
Jack has confided In me-" began
Sam, after a bit.
''Yes. interrupted Daisy sweetly
were engaged"
Same was little taken back. He
had not expected that things had gone
quite that far. II must congratulate
/, ! him, he mnr1nured. He never men,
toned anything about his business
why he came down here, did he?" he
asked somewhat abruptly.
NO. answered Daisy, "why?"
"yon see" bungled Sam, very much
embarrassed and really not knowing
how to tell her. you see. Miss Ryers
] sent him down here to find Fleming
g Co.'S manager, and"
..0h,. interrupted Daisy joyously
here comes Jaci!" and ran a few
steps to meet sisn. i've been talking
to your chum, Mr.. Grimes, Jack; and
he's just telling me that you came
down here to find Fleming & Co. &
manager" Jack shot his partner a
look of wrath and poor Sam looked
most uncomfortable. .a'And isn't II
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