Show i 4 ti Why J Joe oc Lacked I Efficiency f. f I I I I I t 0 BT FRANK PRANK H H. WILLIAMS log fell tell for Minnie JOE JOB along alone with all I th the lie rut rest of the I IMI boy with a squashy thud which Indicate indicated aheart it a heart rom completely fattened like file unto onto the well knows known II and aDd Justly pancake Joe mooned around over o his bis work In the oft e of the Acne Atme ManufacturIng Ing company and Hied tiled the right papers paper and ond documents In the wrong places piece and the wrong papers a r ani document documents a n the rl right ht plates places end and otherwise gummed up the works of the plant The general manager of the Acme Alm company finally had bad It out with Jot Jog JotIn In ID the Inner Illner sn sanctum net um of be the mans office e. See Rte here liere Joe said uld the manner you youre re r pretty good com fellow and you were pre doing well welt until II jo 01 went aver er how y yv v t ar arent aren't nt worth the overhead o Involve ol In to ra dusting you youl III l and putting you fill In the ashen n For Fur the sake fuke of doul double le dyed the dyed In the wool wood per Ier cent t J why don don't you mn marry Ir t the hI gJ girl rl Marry arry the girl queried Joe night Good I 1 Not n 1 she chance chance she tan can pick and choose who ho ebe Shell She'll end up 1111 by marrying tome some millionaire that that what shell she'll do The manager loots look at Joe foe with n a faraway speculative e look In his told cold blue eyes She must be a n pippin I Iou You ou articulated something I Joe Jop replied re plied piled BOlli tully Well said Mid the manager hesitantly try Iry try to brace up Joe And I Ill i-I'll Ill I'll Ile see what I 1 can do about It It The next day when Joe was Wal hangIng hang hang- Ing lag around In front of ut the Vel elles Candy factory where Minnie was employed em employed as a stenographer anc an tipping his hat hal ery very respectfully to Minnie and anI hoping a miracle would happen and that shed she'd ride home with him In to his tUner the manager of the Acme Acm Manufacturing company drew up to the curb near Joe Ioe In his big car ar an Impressive appearance the manager made made big big tine looking fine pros pros- and with a B naughty little gleam In his bla eyes Introduce me urged the manager as Minnie came corne smiling toward them And Introduce him Joe did Here was a pretty kettle of fish tish a 8 afine afine fine Jar of ot pickles soil a heck of ot a situation to put lut It mildly What chance chonce In the world was las there left for Joe now lie Ill could see Just exactly what was going to happen wedding happen wedding bells would ring his own heart would be he wrung and nud Minnie would be Mrs Jennings What a 11 life I Everything that transpired during the next Dext few v days seemed to bl bear r out Joes Joe's l idea ea of the Ite situation too For instance Jennings was surprised surprised sur eur by Joe In earnest conversation with Minnie on several se occasions How far had the affair bpI between Minnie l and Jennings gone anyway Were they spending their evenings together Certainly Minnie wasn't spending her evenings with Joe he he- cause couse at host hest It was only once onre In along j. j long while that Joe ever eer got ot up enough courage counge to ask uk her ber o to o accompany him to u Ii movie or to the theater and since Jennings Jennings' arrival ul on the scene Irene Joe hadnot hadnot had hadnot not done clone any lIay such asking By Uy nature Joe wasn't n a snooper But nut loves lo young and the green- green eyed monster of Jealousy bad considerably considerably consid consid- diverted t his normal norma nature from Its accustomed course So It was that In the tile dark of ot the moon mOOD one night Joe pussy footed his way woy to the boarding house bouse where Minnie linnie resided Minnie lived In a 8 first floor room and there was a light In her room and the window was os op open n. n What was going on In the room Hating himself for being such a 8 spy Joe nevertheless climbed upon the veranda and peeked In And what a II startling thing methis met methis his eyes Minnie was packing up lip I At once the thought 0 of an elopement popped Into Joes Joe's head bead She was goIng goIng go- go Ing to 10 elope with Jennings And as that thought came to him there came lime too a surge sure of manhood and determination deter deter- which sent him flying across the veranda Into the boarding house and right smack Into Minnies Minnie's roomI roomI room I wont won't stand for tor It Minnie 1 I Joe told her lur It would drive me crazy to have hare you do It III I 1 IDo Do what demanded Minnie Hope Elope with Jennings I cried JoeI Joe I 1 dont don't care whether youre you're crazy about him hinl or not Youre You're g going to marr marry me met I With a wild leap be he had bad her ber In his bis arms Tb Then n from the souse Ouse down to his flivver er he ran with her and bustled hustled her straight to the ministers minister And ADd had he been less Intent on what be he was WIlS doing be would have noticed that tor for a II girl who was planning an elopement elope ment went with another aDother man Minnie was strangely quiet and acquiescent Some little time later Joe folded berIn her ber herIn herin In bis hie arms But Dut Joe Joe said Minnie theres something 1 should tell you I 1 wasn't going to elope with Mr Jennings lies lie's been telling me as na a friend that I l should either marry roam you or get out of ot town so 80 you could settle fettle down n and make the big suC success eM at business he be says sas you can enn make moke So I was getting rl ready d to leave town town because because be because cause couse I 1 thought you would be better oft off IT Mr Ir Jennings never wanted to marry me at ut nil all aliI l Applesauce l I 1 cried Joe Ill never er believe that I l And 11 1 ht hl never lIe will wilt Out its it's a fact tact nevertheless Business must be efficient effi edi- clent at all 1111 cost costs |