Evening star., 1931-05-17

W and see" or Come in again
later" or "II think it over"
He said all these things now to Patrick
Canon. who was standing before him on the
Office rug with his feet well apart and his head
well up and when he had finished, Patrick
Canon grinned at him companionably and said
while you're thinking it over, / suppose
might as well be working.
This was a pretty pass. But when things
came to a pretty pass. then there was Tidweiler
4Tdweiler was especially employed at the VIII
Joughby Optical Manufacturing Co. to do the
dirty work Every day he made tour OF
the plant and stuck his little, sniff1sh nose into
everything He said the advertising depart
ment was using too many paper clips. He
said the girls in the transcribng room must
not eat chocolate because it took time; they got
crumbs on the floor, and the crumbs called
mice and mice were caught by janitors and
that took time too. He inaugurated the
docking system; hour off If you were 10
minutes late; after that, whole day.
Among other things, Tidweiler had system
for discouraging young men so that they with
drew from the company of their own accord,
without waiting to be fired. 1t was useful
system with undesirable applicants
Jared Willoughby considered Patrick Canon
o most undesirable applicant indeed. He was
the son of an unsuccessful friend, and Mr..
Willoughby did not like the sons OF unsuccessful
friends He was just out of college, and Mr..
Willoughby did not like young men just out
Of college. More particularly he did not ike
Patrick Canon because he had seen him looking
ak Stacia in the car that morning. Stacia waS
Mr. Willoughby's niece He did not intend her
to marry. because she managed his house so
smoothly.
nATRICK CANON had the broad-Shouldered.
7 high-headed, easy-moving kind Of good
looks that cause even quite homely men TO De
spoken of as handsome. Patrick was really
honely His hair was much too red, and it
had a cowlick top, defying brush and comb
and water and e-fat lotion, so that he always
booked like a boiling volcano.
He now grinned again at Mr.. Wiiloughby,
and said well, how about it?" He had . nice
grin, as wide and guileless as his wide and
GuileIess blue eyes.
Mr. Willoughby put his thumb down hard on
button. Tidweiler came promptly. He was
o thin, dried crisp of a man, sharp as pin,
quick as q match with q peering, boring eye.
''Tideweiler." said Mr.. Willcughby naeaningly,
sMr Patrick Canon is applying for work. What
have you got that would be-statable?"
This was q formula. Mr.. Willoughby and
Tid~eiler understood each other
with industrial conditions the way they are
now" said Tidweiler, "Of course there isn't
much The only thing I could suggest would
be the lens grinding department"
"All right" said Patrick Canon
This way then" said Tidweiler.
Lily shook her permanent wave over the
typewriter Patrick Canon went by It'd
weiler's got im," she said HE won't last long" :"
Minnie snapped her gum renectively. Nav"
she said. "You got to have pull here or you
don't get nowhereS."
The lens-grinding department was not
pleasant place to work. Lenses are ground by
sticking them in pitch on a curved surface like
the under side Of q wooden chopping bowl,
and fitting over it cover lathered with emery
and water When the machinery is started the
khopping bowls 20 back and forth and round
and round and Up and down and sidewiSe, and
the effect in looking over a roomful of them is
as of being adrift at sea during storm.
Here and there over the surface Of this sea
scampered q company Of large red spiders
thy we're Spattered with rough emery. They
ran because the lenses had to be kept wet so
that they would not break. Breakage was de-
Quoted from workers pay.
Patrick Canon had a good head and good sea
legs. but even he found 1t desirable to take hold
of a strong looking piece OF ma hinefy while
he was receiving his instructions.
'You will have these two middle rows, It'd
weller said Here are your work clothes" He
handed Patrick a kind of khaki romper suit
several sizes too small. This Is your water
car. This iS the lever that starts the ma
chineIy. Don't let the lenses get too dry.
Don't let them get too wet. D0n't let them
br5 ak. That is all"
THANK you" said Patrick Cansn.
When Tidweiler had gone Patfa & put on the
Tomper suit and bent himself Wperimentally.
Lucky work standing" he said cheerfuliy
to the man at the next machine.
The man glanced at him In surprise good
cheer was not common In the lens-grinding
department ~ f..-,
! f:ely you won't be able t. iAand a-tall.
come to-morrer." he predicted. sAaME cG 'sm