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Show OFFICE BOY OBEYED ORDERS Business Man Succeeded in Keeping Out Canvassers But He Also Kept Out His Wife. Til call in a day or two's time, and tthaps you will by then have altered tour miiid," said the lady as she was ring shown out. Ur. Oldboy was annoyed. lie had W been pestered by a canvasser, and resolved it would be the last nmei Calling in the office boy, he (:ve him instructions accordingly. "Look here, my lad !" he said, impressively, impres-sively, "if a lady calls again to see ae say I'm out, or, if you like, that won't see her. Do you hear?" Tes, sir." "If she refuses to go tell her' I'll pre hor in charge. I won't have any-tiing any-tiing to do with her !" "Tes, sir," the lad replied, and withdrew. with-drew. The nest day, as chance would have it. Mrs. Oldboy, who was on a shop-p? shop-p? expedition, found herself In the ricimty of her husband's office, and decided to call in. "Can I see Mr. Oldboy, please?" "You can't, ma'am !" defiantly answered an-swered the lad, remembering his Instructions. In-structions. "Bat I w " "He said he didn't want to see you set more." Interrupting her with this iisrp retort, the lad folded his arms i:J stood ready for the next. "But I ca " "Look 'ere, ma'am, if you don't go ni fetch a policeman. He don't want 'ave anything to do with you. i fiat's what he fold me, so I should ! 'J if I was you." Mrs. Oldboy, highly indignant, left "ittout attempting to say another word. That night it took Mr. Oldboy ex-sttly ex-sttly an hour and forty minutes to ex-;Mn ex-;Mn matters. |