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Show t tf :vi THE DESERET NEWS SATURDAY OCTOBER - - Dont Give Up the Tip ! WITWER By H. C. Wh Th tUt (Copyright, 1920, by vi v- - ; "K, Syndicate, Inc.) ; , .y. i i world famous grin fifty-fiftHte otop quarrel In. Thor ain't a roaoon on earth why wo can't bo -v- i-t , e e friend even if we are relatlTea." "When are you gonna hare dinner T" aaka and you axpoct to uh oa It, to to tho aoar Alex. ? ," oat-- hardware ator and aak tho toy hohlad tho Thla heres eatleaa night wtth us, X aa 4. "Not ! la locko t give you a short anawar." counter how inuoh ha'B taka Cor all tho faaten em i tho Joint Toko 'am at any prtco and aaye "Dont pay no attention to him. Ale, etho wife. "Tou know you can sat bars whenever on tho door of tho oafe where you keep tho ldewant." the name bein' your mouth end then throw the you "Burs!" I Bays. "Dont tnlnd mi. All X gotta rlrerl In deep any pood keyn le do for this stuff thats all! pay If the Inventor of etud poker. tnOTln' pleThe wife gimme a bitter glance. and ao forth "Thats right, aha aaya "Tell the world that X (urea, the alligator pear, pneumonia 1 before wad a tightwad! them about bars talkin' thing around hid pone "What dya tnsanT I hollers. "Im aa Iooae da J would f took la neror 'em they patented got they would be aahaa with my money and they aint nobody, kunws a nickel oiuJheir Idea, but their frledde It bettor than you. X dont even moan over the drier the royalties yeti The minute you tn down ' 'phono bill, which from tho last one you monthly his and Stunt Its both, yours another ,P wueta boon calHn' up friend In Australia! . mightn't min to ateal your stuff, but ho butts la Alex. "This things gotta stop! ! cant help himself. The more he thinks aboot It, Com Herat on, kiss and make up. . The first thing you the better he likes, it, and It aint long before ho where know th Red Cross will he openin' a branch here: geta believin' It was h!a Idea anyways and ItT If I didnt know how much yon people loved each of claimin you thought I do you get off by cant cash on yonr ether, I'd get th Idea that you was really angry. I admit freely thatIt you "Of eours w love each other! X aaya "W bofor th world, but th sehomo unless you gJ : With so only pull thla now and than aos w wont get It covered till got wait to you Is thing sickenin' to th nolghboro by billin' and coclln" alt many copyrights and patents that not even th m at th time! Ain't I right, honey? , Jam Boy could steal It and than tall "Ar you sorry?" Inquires th wife. once! "Sorry? x soya. "Why, I'd go out and buy a .that, he'd ho Xf Edgar Simmons had of dll of earbolie acid If It wasnt ao high! a rich millionaire today Instead of havin' to cut tube With that they was poacs. an and had AIoz. Idea, . wtth bio wlnnlns Cdgar Wars Just slttln down to a meal, ha didn't know what to do wtth It. w X whan th ball rings again. Actin as maid la on Ales dld- tAtjf ef th beat do around my five rooms, if you thing I The wife and I Is slttln down to th evenin' cunt the bath, so X answered It. They was a man meal one night, when the telephone rings, Only and a womaa (tendin' there and my heart run up one of us got up- - " "Is Mr. Calder In, Says Alex to a Blonde Ste nographer Which Looks Like Them Movie with myjtonella whan X seen them, X figured "Hello! I aaya Queens Would like To. "Hello!" 1 the answer. "Hi Is la Alas. What they was a eoupl more guests for dinner and you know what they're askin for ataak these days. west In. 8lmraons claim be would like to change would you say to mo runnln up there to supper' This aint no bank! I tells him. 'Tm sorry to bother you, sayo th dam, "but T heard every word hla collar, and Invitee me back to look over the wife. i the "Be still! tonight?" says w ar the people who Uv In th flat . right under' you said, Alex dear. I think youre horribly Interflat, a treat th wife baa already had. Once we Nothin, I ontwors. '1 see where they was who a g uy got pinched only last week for swearing over youra Bu I still claim Simmons Is a fat-heget In hia boudoir, he finds they Is everything In estin. "If you think wo'ro too nolay, moan to th tht 'phone! butcher bill gives him trouble every monthl Ha the world in It wth the exception of a clean colandlord!" I aayo, "I gotta right to stage an argu"Look hero! ha aaya, klpda peeved. "Do you never takes that poor wlf of hi nowhere but a llar, and he calls Mrs. Simmons to the rescue. ment in my flat whenever I so choose! want me to coma up there tonight or dont you? "Here!" she says, handin him the laundry. walk past the Fifth Avenue Library, and ahe dont She gfgrles. The guy that was with her don't know if "Dont jOuT ! say have dancin er ewlmmln In cabarets. -- "Hurry up, eos we can eat. Hes always losin they "They plenly of place where they would be make s sound. Haa alwaya drawln things on piece of paper, and somethin'! she remark "Why. Tm sura w never heard any notie from I got a comical answer on the tip of my thnt h aits up half th night Inventin what-not- a glad to have me to dinner he snarls "Places that fl- - 4 above, ah say. "X think you and your wife ar la Just aa good as yours! tongue, when 8immons drops his collar button on would b all right. If they wasnt useless. "How do ynu know how good they are? X po doubt the quietest folks tn tbs whole housa. "Tea saya Alex, "and some day hell hit on the floor, and, the same as all the other collar Oh boy 111 buttons In th world, they picked out the further-e- t says. "Tou aln never tried no dinners nowhere somethin thatll probably mak. him famous! "How long have you bean deaf? X aaya. corners of th room to roll Into. The poor boob else but up here. "I wanna Bee Beryldln Nearer in "The VacJust Ilka your wlf claim, aha grin, fire and goes crawlin gets as rad ax a four-alarcinated Vampire,," I says, reachln for my hat. "I They aint no man can kaep me from neoin' "rull"Toura of Ufa and fun! But Tm keeptn you from seen her laat weak in Almost a Fiend and she was around the room tryln to run them collar buttons my cousin! ha aaya. "Tell Alice HI ha right up! your food, aint I? I wanted to know 1 you'd let a knockout!. I hung up the phna, down. MIeter Simmons climb down your fire escape. X "It's too bad them buttons wasn't made of "Well, lays to th wife, "I got had new was you sav'What the wlf. "Shut up'A'ay "Food him soma veronal, I says, "and hall for you. , rubber," I say thlnkin' to pass the thing off. "They Alex? again, in, no doubt b .O. K. In th mornin. The first day I "Who waa it? ah aaka, droppln the knlt'.ln "I aaya lta the dreamer which has made the wouldHe of bounced right back In your hand, hey? alwaya tough I layout on the floor. straightens up like he had stepped on a egg goes on, atrlhiV a poss. what do you mean? she aaya. "I merely world what It Is today, heand and runs his hands through bis hair. That tcfc relative of yours, I tells her. "Hes asked"Why, feller the somethin of practical "He thinks If my husband could climb down your fir A rubber collar button! cornin' up here for dinner again, ao I guaaa I'll go he mutters. "A rubcomes along and make money out of it. Take escape." down to the corner and play a little pinochle. collar button! No no not rubber, but ber m the from can man vno aint ketp "They 1 seen X had wild pitched th first time, so I ! "cuts In Mrs. Simmons. Will he "My , "Tou ought to be the weather min," says the movlea! I butts In. "I aint gonna be late and only tried my luede sgaln. ever It? Sit down and eat- forks; he's ravin wife, youre sveh a rotten gueeserl Tou ain't goln stop too I Tou often! done that see half of this picture; "Is yoirjofnt on firs? I Say. nowhere Tou'ra gohna stay here and help enteagain k Here's Edgar, try some Kf'tMs told ham. It If It out can amongst Alice yourself and fight "Oh. ho! gh tall ma. "But w ar locked jut. set our friends back a dollar and It ought to be . t rtain Alex. "All right! saj the wife. "Come on, well all "Entertain him? I aaja "What dye think My husband Invented a new kind of lock he's algood! see to Nearer admit I Boryldlne freely Im craxy waya Inventing something that will do everythlng-bu- t go. . 1 am raised seal or somethin? . . "Im sorry!, pipes Edgar, movin away with that n her In th last picseen a I gown myself. again, H our now work." on lock thla door and put "Dont kid yourself!" she saa Tou aint even little, nervous step ofhts. I couldn't eat a thing. In time for Mr Macan I I ture duplicate think, h can't pen it himself! Isn't that killing? makin the money I could get with a trained eeal! I got a headache, I guess I excuse me, but Ill rtins card party. Well ask Mr. and Mrs. Simmons "A .riot! I admit "Come right in. see you all again. Tou gotta atop this pinochle thing you dont sea a tootreat be The us with Itll to dear, poor go Th wife la gettln nervous at me bein out . Alex With that he blows. waitin ltis time playin' pinochle with a lotta . there so long, and when she heard a female voice for her. loafers! "Aint he the limit I too! a be treat for hurfband, saya, "ItTl Inquires Mr. Simmons, her "Tou bet you dont!" I comes back, "Toull laughin,' of eours that didnt help matter non. "I aint gonna take the whole neighborhood to the grahbln the choicest bits of the ham and goin never" sea Alex playin' no gams where theys a 0h meats this dame half Way in the hall and the south with it. movies. Tou must think I'm the Liberty Loan, chance of the other guy winntnt He wouldnt bet mlnut they seen each other they fall together in "Mines worse! remarks the wife. "What dont you? fond out embrace. found I known each later theyd 'xero waa cold! And don't be callin, my frlenda would them men ever do without us?. me. over comes kisses wife The and 1 aa aa week. andthe last time they successful bus-- 7 other loafers every one of them guy long "Save money! I says. Slip me some of that be so closa met waa an hour before. "Now, dear, she says. "Dont Iness men! : - ' cold I got a stomach tool chicken, will you em for me? across the chest. Won't jou take Well, w get Introduced all around and than That mob you hid out in here one night "Well, we didnt see Edgar Simmon no more over 'used to roll when all Broadway Well, Invented .this which bird on lock a that nobody looked like lotta plumbers to me! she say. that In fact It was all of two weeks before earth could open! Includin himself, froes cut on the and play dead when she pulled that smile, what he night. "Any man who alt up half the night playin' carda appeared again, and then It was by way of the I have chance wife. I got? fir eacapa followed by hia charmin a loafer!" They He me if I would tell my cousin Alex asked 'phone. I carbolic for you! answers, glvin "I'd take entered their flat by th novel method of sin th "One of them loafers X while away my time her a aqueexe. Go ahead, honey, invite the first to come down at once, he had somethin very Imkltchin window. Hit guy didnt open his mouth with lives in the next flat." I lay, "and the dumbtwo pagefula outs the 'phone book if you want and portant to tell him. I waited till supper had co mefrom the time ha com In till h want out, and whan waiter do6r la wide open." an d gone that night, and then I got hold of Alex. Ill take' em all! -"I dont care, aaya the wife, flush In' all up. spoke to, he blushed all over and acted like h The wtfe and Mrs. Simmons went to the theatre "Thera ahe "No were wonder you go," sajs. wisheltHeaYa.Jie5ouldhideunder thereof.. not "Let him hear me! and I arranged Ah conference for myflat. together me holdln you down. wealthy? Wit wasnt for "I aint atoppln' him, I aaya. "But you dont His wife, though, had nothin agamst conversation The minute Alex arrived I 'phoned Simmons and. he we a hav wouldn't nickel. call and down tell Ill A aa She was ah In whan talkin come sport. It and want to get rumored all over New Tork that come r.ght up. He all excited oer eomethini and Mrs. Simmons to get ready they have an . went out the earn way.. I never seen nobody In my you and me Is quarrelln. do you? he's got a parcel under his arm themselves' engagement Ilfs who could talk as fast and frequent a thla The wife answer la nothin. She walks over to "I have followed your advice. he tells Alex, 1 doubt If I'm lucky enough for thatto hap- dam and if her husband had hung that trick lock the window and looks out on .Manhattan, doin "and at last I've Invented something practical. nr her tongue he would of made himself solid with-m- e! - panl'- -I aay a soft shoe dance with on to on the floor. If bein I'lTnllllbns In It!"' Well, I missed out again. They com up all good lookin wa -- water, shed be Niagara Palis. s "What? I says. The mint? is tickled to death. When 'Thats that lovely 'Mra. Simmons, say the right, and Mra. Simmons waa Touve seen her picture many a time on a can Alex kicks me In the shins under the table to set for the street, she a pretty good looker of massage cream which aha never touched In wife, when they had went. "Its too had her hushard that I moaned aloud. herself, but Simmons ain't even got a liatr with her life! Tho label claim it waa thla stuff that put band aint a live one. - "What Is it?" he asks. him: her over, but oho dont know whether royge is - . 4 Gettln married has burled many a good man! Simmons to "Mister Simmons at . home, parcel and pulls out a stay ' prefer for red cheeks or measles. They aint a day goes I aaya. piece of cloth. It' the neckband of shirt and the "It didnt change you none, she aay Tou aaya hla wife, causin my hesrt .to leap with Joy. by without soma movie company pesterin her to "He ha some Important work to do, haven't you, same as the ordinary neckband every way except waa a dead on when I got you! - Ign up, and ah can write her own ticket4 when it's got collar buttons built right Into it! dear? It come to eatery. Well, Im in dutch again, but "Here! butt In Alex. "Dont you people get ' "What's the idea? I asks. Simmons flushes all up. f dont cure! This her knockout la wad to ms, and started again! I wanna flnlah my supper In peace. "Heaven man, cant you grasp it? say Sim"Why eh yes quite so much obliged exWhate wrong with Mister Simmons? they aint nothin can give me th blues! "LIWentT says, "Honey, w only been wed He aint got no pep, aayS the wife, They , cuse me. he etutters, backin away Ilk he thought mons slammln the table with his Lst. "Here we have thwenly collar buttew In tb wodd that can't Id wallop fiTm for not goln. ten year and her w are scrappin already! many a mor ambitious man than he la wtth a tomb be lost! Tou never hav tp look for it, because Alex at lookin him ,4i strangely. Che turns on the weeps and Im across the around him! Has bean keepin books for twenty If always attached to the shirt Tou can't lose the Pardon "We he been me, talkin' Just floor Ilka a startled rabbit. We com to terms In axjs. dollars a week stneo the discovery of arithmetic, over acme of the wonderful ideas you been workln' button unless you lose the shin! It's made right about five minutes, and as far a a disinterested and he aint got a raise since they blowed up tho n. I have a Inventive twist In my brains mvsilf with It! It stranger could of Been, everything la O. K. again. Main. Ho afraid to ask for mor money for "Walt!" butt In 'Alex. leerin' to his feet. "Well. I aaya, finally, "you ain't mad at m fear the boee will find out hee on the pay roll and and that lock ou put together Interests me very much. see 'Simmons Could I it? you have got somethin! Is it patentno more, heh. honey? fire him. Theya one ounce mor brains In a. Simmon brightehs- - up In a flash and comed? Che waga her head, no. k " ball than they ia in his head. Ho mences to grin. "Tes, says Simmons W got that ail settled, hah?", I aaya. "Walt! Interrupts Alex. This here sounds In"I'd be very glad to show It to you," he sav. "Have you felt out the shirt people on It? Her head la on my shoulder and why ahou!d terestin' te ma, . In th flrstpls.ee, they an t a Verv glad! Its a asks Alex next. nt It be, and ah says yea doubt In my mind but what you git that feller figAlex goes over and puts 'his arm on Ms "That's whit t wanted j vou about." a Is a They ured ell wrong! Like all the rest of jou simple-mindepause. To bust It up, I coughs: shoulder. T can't get them to look at It-- I Simmon "If that peat Alex wasn't cornin her tonight, get and Innocant New Torker.ou get "Tou folks run along to the movlea. h telle shifted from one subordinate to mother and they I eays. "we might go to th theatre. and Imas'nstl'on mixed. They le hig difference' us. "Mr. Simmons to seem and me la got a little conferthink Im some sort of a rrapk. If 1 rriuld ah Th movies hurts my eyes! answers, Imagination Is what keep Mm bark. Thq Idea! ence on eh, Simmons? He proda him In th rib - given' me a sarcastic I smiler only get It before Rhillp falder, the president of combination le 11 brains and no imagination! T. and giggles 1h Frown- - alder D'y mean. to give the neighbor th Idea feller with brains sets his mind on what he wants, Simmon waga his head. A guv with two glass "Hmm! grunta Alex. "Well, what d 'e want I hav never staked you to nothin' but th movie? forgetg everything alas, goe to it and gats It. He lie wts tickled silly. me to do"' I holler gettln sore, naturally enough. don't for e minute consider what might happen If eyes Icould Simmons coughs' snd fidgets with the button. dragged the rest of 'em out Dont be callin my cousin no peat! ah nay ha falls, or that th thing h propose has Well, w erme In from the movie around, "It struck me when you was t.fk.n' to me th and well, were off, again! been don brford, or that mayb bis schema sln't eleven o'clock and .stopped In the Simmons fist. other night. he says, "that If there was me man In eas than five minute, some newcomers raallv a rood aa he first thought It was. Why don t Thev had drsgx d me Into a de'ica'essen in New Tork who could see Vahler,nd make him which has a fiat across th hall, knocks on th parlor on h think rf them thing? Reran h aln t got no the back and put the bee on me for a cold way realise the merits cf mv Invention, vou were that dumbwaiter be!! furiously. I answered. , 1 Imagination. feller beat frtm Junch W was to rat It In Mr Simoon's flat. All - "Why don't you men' Wiir you try It" people let go? Inquires a lb atartr ' H keeps t Kinkin' from every possible she ws the Idea. Alex end Simmons la TH do It? answers Alex. "Gimme he model harsh voles. . "W stsjd hst tourney in angle.. what mlghthappea la hlat Jf ha fail and, . nittm4furnished tn the dinrrrToorn and they're o Inters. there no longer!" andToUTThesr rfom me'ln a7ewd-- n Do ;on " by the time ha geta that all figured euV hla Idea In each other they dont en look up when a wish to sell the neckbands themwhe.. or Just "the B't 1,9 wr., ft puttin a maw in Jail for . 1 cold and hla enthusiasm for It has drowned in tabl Is --full cf -- drawl a hlu, patent onyourldea?!l the ace of poaalbtliti his" roamin' mind has err- - come ni0V'.!Ijr 1 , and of paper all covired over with prints scraps me Tden't car who make the neckba-d- s. ter hoi in at hla wlf like A el! The feller which eeid,' 'Look before Mvi ou Simmons' la pointin' cut aome'Mn to Alex Mmmnn "as long as I get paid for mv TiVebtlnu! tn , female voire In back of thla guy. might of been clever, hut I bet ho though: figure leap" on a Til of and the world Cf Hhut up I'm doin' this! I paper, pier four don't expect you lo help me fnr nothcourse, lay lo a ftre-dollexclaime her lovin hill wee as b!ga they made ing, jrtthsr Ivai ' T Metis r ,h time for nothin'. XiM II be lucky If vou ever the you town was afraid Id me for Mg T1, bet ymtbsv. ,on. lo work and bored M,s- invention njr mor huld of named thl apartment bous New this f'ep. ftlmmon TH betcha. Is simply st ter Hanley half to death! aajw.11 wife. "How of- Don't mind mv cousin, Alx ten him -- outtbq.Xerdon.1 he ar ms to be a battle f from too a They ref much Imagination, ism T ld T"u th1 hV gmn on her every time I come interested side tot a of fendenc to I must could In have somethin hie head bear trp! them fool Ides, of yours? w. got In ur famll! We',1 t.ke every Word you people wae earin aa plain aa , thin, even keep bok p takes brain It t dar, balance ,cI mv. Ale away out In the bant recall wh-- n finanrlsl end of tM later . count, the me as it take money to pay em. I pent such enjoyablp plght. f,n Rlmmon Miter Bright and early th next morn! for then? I asks hhn. Am I light? or eeven w a genius, tf tf y one. snd T rredict a great oclock to be exact. Alex lnylte me te gd w'th him ejr Whet f'y say ;!f we go t the rpv ( weth rash hm!rUIT, " 1m. "T14 f future for hla automatic cocktail ebaker. Then, ff so'a I cn wstch how h would rn alxiut se'cn' the MV he get hla kejlespWk wo-k- in r'ght, why M ' president ef th Brown-Caldwife a thing Alex In Company and eelllrt" dmrust. get np I "Let a eilftr thf skltchen.- tf coxier." Inter' know get S fne w rt. Mm the Bimmona patent eolsr button. ' As , I thst all th I'm 'hey In he rupt Mrs Pimmomt "Do you folk tnlnd?" lpleret gattia' here Now, bey" bu ta th, slw'sy a chance that AW will Mil down. I we-- it ire. epUMln her ask The? waa bo' bloodshed ever It, and r all along. W a had n Uolibl at a U landin eutx.-d1STEX1 If you oror vUi up mb mornla whether y, th! "W-o-1- with i well-earn- .. 1 ,cwcr,, ad - m Ga-wd- at , - i bil-I'e- rd Ja" d ' b-- ln -- SMrt-Compatt- y-f ntr -- jsjt lnIhe 3- 4. ar ' - t :rz.;' s .srrr r M-rd tht 1 -- tr er - 1. !t. If you lose your Job, says Alex, openin the hire you for gate and pullin me In after him. "Ill mor than youre gettln here. All ftve dollar I ' h presidents fflco but one w got ther II . - different. y Alx to "I Mister Caldsr In? stenographer, which lok Ilk thm morU qnswn would Ilk to. She put four stray hair back of bar left aaf and arts. "Hav you gpt an appointment? ahe tnqulr "No, grins Alsx, "my nos got that way from' . bain hit with a basoball." Mi had lovely teeth and showed am to ua. ay next, lookin from on of u "Carda? ah to th other. aay Alsx. "Urtsn! I wanna "Ill play n him for year and hall t nounesd. I aint tickled atlly when w meet. I wanna snsak In and Just b there th first time ha look around. Im a so? aurprlss Sh look k!ndad$tfbtfu!. n'f I dont know, th says. Tv la to bean her alnce yesterdiy, but my orders let nobody past this gain without first findln out t their buslnem and so foith. BtiU and all. I don wanna b harsh with non of the boss old colcan guarlege chums or nothin Ills thst. If you let get away you ill Job, lose I wont my antee j 1 four; SECTION 2 1920 right "I only trust youre man enough to keep your la the first on word, ahe aay "The bosa's ofTice ' to the left, of your Is Thanks. says Alex. Them alone worth the trip! This guy Calders door Is open and he alttm on a at big desk Ilka everything depended trick them on of with fat bird, a great, big a cigar aa bl Chaplin mustache and hes smokin'hairless day. All aa ha 1 Hla head la playin If and my knee In all. he looked like btg buslnes m la knockin together till Im afraid hall hear and deak to the up Alex gumnhoea and turn around. ' without savin a word, he lays the neckband right, down beside Calder. whs Immediately swings around with a snort. "What's all this how did you get in here. he hellera, n "We took th aubway down from Nlnty-elxtIn your got you Alax. thing That say Street, hand is the neckband of a shirt." "Well ? growls Calder, tappln' the desk with ' a lead pencil. "It contains two collar button on front and one back, says Alex. "Aa you may hav noticed, and are meant they are built right Into the cloth This does away to come attached to th shirt. forever with theneceeetty-- of buylng a collar iutton. It cannot b broken, loat or mislaid. Any slBrt manufacturer making ahlrts with this neckband attached will naturally hare the bulge on hi rival I can turn out th neckband for practically nothing. I hold the patent. Calder sneers. "Ha! he says. Theres a million cranks come in piy office every day. I suppose you want to sell me this, eh? "No. sir! says Alex, with a pleasant grin. I liked to fell through th floor at that! "No, sir? repeats Calder, droppln the pencil. "No. sir!" answers Alex. "Well, what the what do you want then? roars Calder. "Come now, speak up. Ill give you five minute thats all! "That's three minute more than I got to spare! chirps Alex, pullin over a chair. "I don't Mister Calder. What , want you to buy' this neckband, I want ia this I know that you are the greatest authority on shirts and everything connected with the business in the United States if not in the world! I think I have a big thing here, a thing that will revolutionise one end of that business. I say I think so, because I dont knowNow the concern I represent wants your opinion of it. We're willing to pay to have you, the world's greatest authority, go on record as to the merits 'of this invention. If y on say it's no good. I'll throw it away and forget about It; If you say Its good. Ill have no trouble placing it anv where In the world!" Well, say ! That old guy brightens all up w hen Alex calls him the champion shirtmaker of the world, and pickin up the band, he turns It over In his hands a few times. Tou could see that he old salve Alex handed him had gone big! "Hmph! he says, finally . '"How much would these thing cost me? Roughly speaktn, about three cents each, ' . says Alex. .t How long will they stand up under launderat- - him. . ing"- s the next question Calder-fires Theyre the only thing that wont como out answers Alex, without battln an in the wash! P-- -- eve. They old guy amiles and presses a button. In , comes a clerk. Send lnMistr LacV no matterwhat hes do . ing. at once! barkr Calder. He turns to Alex as1 the clerk flees from the room. Have you been an! where else with this? he ask. , Alex looks pained. he says, "certainly not! Why Mister Calder! Before I went any further I wanted the opinion of1 st ( This Laey guy comes in. i MUter Lacy Is superintendent our manufacturing department, says Calder. "I'm going to talk with him for thre minute about the effect of the war on the onion crop In fieioorhixtsn. I'll send for you at the expiration of that time. Ah you can leave th- - ah neckband here! , "Pardon me! says Alex. "I have'got to b up t the office f th Evera-Rain- a . 8hirt at three and I can Just about make ft. Company "M hat the devil are you going to another shu-- t company for? roars Calder. 1 have an old friend in the ah manufac--tunin- g saya Alex, lookin etralght at department, k'm, "who I'm very anxjous to see. . they sure at each other for a minute without savin' a word. .'They' both playin poker,' and it raider who lav his down first! "Lock here' h grunts "I'm going to take an onlioo on I h Is infernal thing for a week. How much Is tHat worth to you? "Ten thousand dollar,, answers Alex, plets- an''v 111 pay seven and give you check right now-:eajg raider, slammin' th deek w'th his fist. Here, Lacj ! he says to th other guy. This what we ll put on obr shirts hepeafter. unices Tm very much mistaken! What do yon think of It? Vet? picks up the neckband and look at r. "And to thiol!: he mutiers-io-- e owed nie, "And to think nobody ever thought of this lfore' "Hmm!" tya Calder. takin' the band back. That then! Tour man. h siv To"r . ...all " 1 led '? ate.theback h!r t1.1 rbe ou rk. Corn end f th week and Til either git you back your neckband, or a contract fnr of them a year for twemtv yen'Thanks!" sava Alex. ' WlTlTvou hare that check certified? Well, Simmons Ilk to went Insane with Joy wheiw sprung, the news net him and Alex on him takin' that seven thousand dollar check whole He didr t ask for a nickel, which bad me Mrs Simmons goes out puxxled. sheppin' for furs, diamonds, and airtomob'le. and th ni' m hr I drift invert somethin, but outer! of that was ther nothin mor doin' till the erf of the. wnek. Then Ale come up and break th ew m Cvat the Brwn-fald- r hlrt IWnpeey f,t - |
