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Show HADN'T WORKED IN HIS CASE Young Clerk Might Be Excused for Not Thinking Very Highly of Jones' Advice. President John Grier Hibben of Princeton was talking at a luncheon about preparedness. "Preparedness is our duty," he said. "If we don't prepare we will find ourselves our-selves in fearful trouble. The man who In these cyclonic times opposes preparedness is apt to get the worst of it, like Jones. "Jones, a fat, Bteady-going clerk, had worked for the same firm seventeen seven-teen years. A new hand, a nervous young fellow, complained to him one day: " 'I've been here six months now, and it's time I had a raise.' " 'Oh, keep your hair on,' said Jones. 'I was here two years before I got my first raise. Just plug away patiently, my boy that's the way to get on. By the way, what is your salary, anyhow?' " 'Only twenty dollars,' said the younger man. "'Holy smoke!' roared Jones. 'And mine is fifteen.' " |