Show FINALLY SEVERED RED TAPE but messenger had to declare himself emphatically before he got that ice book the quartermasters department had conferred upon me authority to buy for the sum of 6 an ice book good for 2000 pounds of ice and had sent me to this building headed up commissary for the goods the first clerk cleric 1 I saw did not question my good intentions or my legal and military right to buy that ice fee book soone somewhere here in the building but was doubtful of his authority to sell it to me lie ile lacked self confidence ile he said go to the other end of the building and lie he said go to the other stile of the building and he said go to the other end of the building and I 1 said D it ive been to three ends and five sides of this building and I 1 go no further it if youve got an ice book and I 1 have reasons for believing you have I 1 ask you as man to man to give it us lie said sir it Is yours boot BOOK c man |