The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-01
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IUhR W. hhOOkAEis nAF0W8EE
snagnute. HyidOwer and father of
three grown children. has been
away from homo several weeks
since arranging with Arm Of
efficiency experts TO put his
Fifth Avenue mansion on nm
economic b1sfps He failed to
consider tho conae lueDces of
leaving Constance, Billy and Al
ice at the mercy OF
n. HEDGE, efficiency expert,
assigned to carry out the con-
tract. The ~chtldreup light
losing battle until Hedge falls
lin love with Constance. Coin
u!deut with their engagement
Hedge destroys all efficiency
records accumulated In the
Brooke library and cancels all
regulations made In the n0Tue
of scientific management,
Billy and Alice find 1t possI-
bic to approve the reGeneruted
Hedge. All Join TO prepare for
mn enormous party planned for
tonight. Constance is phonins
friends while Hedge Is calling
the caterer, decorator, and other
necessary individuals to pro-
vide entertainment for the cele-
bratfOn. Billy has Just reported
for duty.
NOW GO ON WITR THE STORY
GeNToW, Bill" said II. Hedge,
IN you never worked Cor me
before, and this is your last
chance. Dump a barrel or SO OF
gas into that foolish iitney Of yours
and stand by for orders. You may
have to go hundred miles a min.
ute, SO here's money to pay your
fines"
He 3anamed a roll Of yellow bills
into the hands OF Billy, whirled him
about. and propelled him from the
room. ~
Then he seized the desk phone.
For the next fifteen minutes II.
Hedge was conversational volcano.
He snouted vehement words until the
transmitter fairly quiyered.
How many? Oh, be ready for
two or three hundred anyhow.
Walters, everything! How much do
+ want to spend? Don't be silly. l
want the whole works, and it's up to
Sou to see 1 get EN-. Make believe
it's for royalty; therefl be q queen
here anyhow. Wine? OF course, any
thing, everythingi What do you
think I'm running--a hash house?
You want a deposit? Right. I'll
have it there in half an hour. Now
hop off the wire. I've got to talk to
somebody else.
He never paused to take breath.
You say you've decorated this
house before? You're wrong, old
man: you only think you did. You
mean you trimmed It. | want II
decorated. You got six hundred dol
lars for the last job? Well. you're
going to get fifteen hundred for this,
and If everything isn't all set by
nine O'Clock III come down there
and throw bombs through your
greenhouses. Yes; you'll get a de.
post, too. Now. hustle out the be
gonias and the potted palms and the
floral bowers. Do I want roses?
said I wanted this place decorated.
uIdn't I. / want everything from
roses to rubber plants. Get it into
your head that this is a desert and
that you're Luther Burbank. Ring
off. Luther" IT,
. III. Hedge was asuredly tireless.
{ Send somebody to the phone who
can talk United States. 1 want the
boss; don't want the guy that saws
the big fiddle. Hello-ah, good.
want couple of orchestras. Yes
twol Can you get the Metropolitan
Opera bunch? No? Why, l could
do that myself If had time.
Have 'em on the job at nine
o'clock. Whatll they play? All the
latest dance dirges, friend. For how
long? How do know? l may have
.'em here playing for breakfast,
They're here until I blow the whistle.
Would like a lady harpist? Sure
J would. Tell her to trot right along.
/ leave it all to you. If you say
hand-organs, it's hand-organs. But
1.-THE Lord help you if you throw me
down. Selahi Yes-that means by
by"
J.. From telephoning Fl. Hedge turned
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