Show THE GOODS CLERK of at us cherishes a u secret ambition ambition ambi ambi- EACH tion I have hove no doubt Our hired man who never neer succeeded In writing a complete sentence and who would not have r recognized a Joke If It lie 10 had met one face to face confessed Id I'd to me ence that hed he'd like to run one lne o them i funny In a 0 dully daily newspaper suler and Fenton my neighbor who weighs SUO pounds and h has hiis s never ver been able ollie to learn how Fos' to navigate I a Ford FlIrl admitted ad lid- witted ted that hed he'd like hike best belt of all ull to be bean bean bean an aviator As for myself perfect bliss has hits always al- al ways WO'S seemed to me Incarnate In n the young oung fellow who wh sold things In a dry goods and gents' gents furnishing store It If I could ever lr have helped out nut with the Christmas trade nt at mucks muck's who nho run ran t such uch on an emporium In our village I should have hll been blen content and asked for nothing In my lilY Christ Christmas mils stocking stinking nut Hut such Joy has always been denied me Herb Weston had charge harge of ot the gents furnishings In the store und and tn- tn was to me toe the la In last t I word wort in rill rial that perfection und and I the he object of lit nij secret envy He tIp wu semis plump mind I in of ot physique and amid his hum rill clot I lie hI were without a wrinkle He lie was Willi eon con the social dictator of If the vII lag lagI sage He lie affected mind and a 1 cut ou 11 away uy emit coat nil I buttoned over mer u glorious brocaded vest velt II Ills socks lick were nn mill ant hut but the crowning restore of or hl his attire was a u large largi pearl pin sunk at ata ata ata a rakish angle through his hili ul ru It II fl seemed to lu III my uy boyish I eyes ejes es priceless priceless' and unattainable I 1 have f since In lIlIne bough IIII a n of ot il similar r Jewels jewel fur for three lire glib girls l adored Herb VI young un men envied Id him He Ile bad such self self- I possession such assurance UI such per r nf of appearance timid and Much such o ence Ills His salary I was wan told was Willi 11 e a months month I It seemed Incredible lII te I t was wall too much of lit a u yokel JoKel for him to give me HIP H n thought I mine come tram from the Hie farm and nd III my clothes were ert common and Iii tilting ill-tilting lie He laughed at ut mt miss me one day dav a as a he ht aw uw me IIII mounting 1 loses our old ohl gray horse who willi was covered with mud from rolling idling In the street while I 1 had keen been making some purchases purchases pur chases In the till store etore ills HIM cynical smite smile chilled me That Thill was 11 1 time till end of ot my ambition I f realized realized real real- with a sad sud heart that It wn was far for too high for my attainment and future events have proved that I 1 was right I 1 have hae had hod to be contented with a 1 bum hum humbler bier bler lot |