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Show Survival of Fittest Rule Gets a Tough One Early Ihealrfaat "Plate o' wheats ready," sans out a curly headed waiter la one of Salt Lake's popular "one anna." Thsy are mine," responded a frail drug clerk, who waa trying to harry through a 7 o'clock breakfast and open up the store before the "boss" got down. Zip, went the hand of ons of those Mg traveling men who Infest the downtown restaurants of Zlon esrly In the mornings and expect every one to "get in the deer" when their train time oon.ee. "Here, mister. I ordered those cakes." msekly protested ths frail drug clerk. "Oo on. kid, I'vs been waiting here an hour for thoae three cakee. Of course they're mine," rejoined the traveling man aa he ssads a mad rush for a cube of augar and the eyrup pttohers and gathered gath-ered in a chip of butter lying on the counter. "Corns hers with that batter. What do you think thla la? You needn't think that you are the only guy that la In. a hurry around here this morning." and a tough little "guy," without the pallor o the clerk, grabbed the traveling aaaa by the arm. "Oh. I beg your pardon; I thought It waa mine," reap ended the traveling aeaa at tha reread pause In Ms mad ruah to ths syrup pots. "Toe may have It." And thee le exemplified ths law of ths survival of the attest. |