The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07
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"Since that day." said the fluffy
woman, with the trusting expression,
81 am consumed with wonder, wonder
ing how any business man transacts
business or even makes a living! If
ran my house that way I'd lose my
husband, my job and my happy home!
81 made the fatal mistake of tele-
phoning Alfred when l was downtown
with a shopping list yard long, and
Alfred hailed my voice with glee. He
SAID it as so fortunate l was where
was, because the real estate oman
Who had been Turing him on was so
aaSioas for me to so out twelve miles
on the no.th shore to look at house
which he lsncw was exactly what we
wanted and would 1 please come
right over to Alfred's Office and we
would 80 with Mr. Vibbles.
Il reluctantly eansented. 1 folded
away my shopping list and pounded
over the payements to the Office, ar
irving GREATNESS but triumphant in
the feeling that I had not kept the
two men waiting nor wasted any of
their valuable time. Alfred looked up
from some figuring and regarded me
in an distracted manner for a mo-
ment Then his brow cleared. Why,
hellop he cried in,the most surprised
manner. Then he grabbed the tele-
phone. Clean forgot phoning Vib-
bles,' he explained. "A man came in
and
He tried to look bland when he
turned from his conversation and met
my gaze, but he couldn't. He said Vib-
bles was out and had left word that
he would call Alfred up from where
he was.
alfred was terribly polite trying to
soothe me. He gave me a journal
dealing with concrete, and norwously
said it was pleasant day. Twenty
minutes passed, and then Alfred again
called Vibbles' Office. 1t seemed Mr..
Vibbles had returend, and not getting
any message from Alfred, as he had
expected, had stepped out to be shaw
ed. Alfred assured me people got
shaved very swiftly in these big Office
buildings, and that Mr.. Vibbles would
be only second. and here was new
magazine about the iron output of the
last century and the rates of profit.
II stopped him there and distinctly
told him what l thought of him.
said could have got half my shop.
ping done had known l was to wait
around ia this ridiculous fashion.
Alfred bristled and said it was plain
to be seen that knew nothing of bust
ness mans time was not his own.
"Vibbles 'phoned JUS then. He said
that if we would meet him at the main
entrance of the Blank Hotel we'd take
the elevated from there. At least this
was start, and sprang to my feet.
Just then Alfred remembered that he
had to phone man, which he did for
FIVE minutes. Finally we dropped down
fifteen stories to the street to find that
it was raining. Alfred said he'd just
run back for his umbrella and it
wouldn't take minute. draped my
self over steam radiator and let the
glad orld rush by for fifteen min
utes. On his return Alfred explained
that he'd had to sign some letters.
ARRIVING at the main entrance of
the Blank Hotel we waited ten min
utes-and, going around to the side
entrance, which had not been mention
ed, found Mr.. Vibbles. He was ore of
those charming, well-groomed persons,
absolutely not to be ruffied. He said
casually that he had been so rushed
He and Alfred discussed solemnly
whether it were better to go on the
elevated or to take the Northwestern.
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