New Britain herald., 1926-03-02

yours, any tn,e you ask Tor II, le the way, lad, tomotrows \ uty .as | off, Would you comn up e taT',.' tomorrow nig9I" Two loji my 'ita about you an shes like 10 have sar- No,hin' fancy you understand ''a' i plain eookin',"
 You mean It."
 "l'd he proud to have You #' eat about six o'clock"
 Thanks, I'll be there"
 "Its a shame--a damn sAar.,' ODay muttered to himself after Jimmy had lett,
 Tine shirt-slecved clerk @Ao ad given Jimmy Rand his instruc,onS the tIrst day Ee had gone to "q'1 Tor the laundry had occasion 10 crH1- mend him q couple Of times the vph' morning and afternoon for his speed and fo Inc new business h. "ae bringing in.
 Keep it up, Rand, That's ''' stuff"
 Al the end of the day ne Was tu,a that Mr. Porter, the man who a@d hired him, wanted 10 seo him. II" went right in thinking some 'aor' praise was in store for hlm-pcrlaps even q raise.
 But 10 his amusement he was told that he was being let out, Porter raised his head for Nricf instant from his desk vixen JimpN entered. "I'm sorry. Rand, but l'u discharging you" He pretcndcd 10 be busying Himself with some pa pers,
 "You're What?"
 "1m letting you go. Here's o weeks pay"
 "But why" l don't understand. Everybody said l was getting along all right, l worked hard and did my work, didn't l."
 Sure. I know" Porter vas stt' studying tl.e papers before him. T. ah, that is, We have to cut expenses q little 10 keep within the hudge', and SO I'm having 10 lay some of the men off"
 "But why me" The shipping clerk said l was already the best driver he had"
 "Well, you were the last one hired, you know" He muttered something about "oblgations to the older eln- ploycs,"
 "Your chief concern whom yon hired me" said Jimmy bitterly, was whether I would stay after I had learned the job. You seemed 10 think I'd run away as soon as an- other job offered itsolf,'
 Sure Porter seized on the sue- gestion. 'rhat's another reason why you happen to be the first. to go. Why should we strain q point 'o keep you here when you're only anchoring here for q while so yo1l can keep your eye open for some thing bettcr?"
 "1t seems 10 me- remarked Jim. my drily, that as long as I did my work and did 1t we'll you needn't have gone out of your way to worry how long l was going to stay"
 Rand" said the other. finally looking up and meeting his eye "youre just wasting your time here. X man with your education has no business to be driving truck. You ought 10 get some place "bere there's more opportunity
 "I'm waiting,' said Jimmy, s"to hear the real reason why I'm being fired"
 "You'yo heard II. That's all" Por- ter rose as if he would put an end tu the interview.
 But Jimmy stopped him with a hand on his arm. DO you kno" what l think, Mir Porter?'
 "No. What do you think?'
 q think you are liar" He hal raised his voice and Miss Caton, af the other side of the room, stopped chewing her gum and listened at tentively.
 Porters face went white and his hands gripped the edge of his desk.
 "You're talking pretty carclessly. Rand"
 I'm speaking very carefully, Por- ter Listen 10 me while l say il again. You're a liar
 He leaned across the desk his face just a few inches from the other mans.
 And if you dispute the question in point" he went on, speaking very calmly. Eve can go out in the de livery stable yard or in the yard and debate it."
 Gro Be Continued)