Show T THE H ABLEMAN FI FICTION ON CORNER by richard H wilkinson HE DOOR MARKED private T opened and a girl appeared come in please mr jeffrey she said tully dropped the magazine he had been reading onto the recep tion room table rose buttoned the 9 minute coat of his double breasted Is u it 0 fa euloh straightened hi s tie and stepped ake girl mr gunner said the girl has arf an appointment ais morning ile he asked our mr jacobs to talk tails to you 11 A rage seized tully and a determination lie he thought to hell with gunner and his job im going back to boston but first im going jn in there and tell that yesmin yes min man wh wl figure tm im worth maybe what I 1 figure im worth the y yes es ma man in was a typical efficient ye yes sma man small be spectacled and ana used to handling unpleasant duties for mirt mr gunk gun k w neri it sit down sit down jeffrey I 1 lle he said vi Wei understand 4 unde estand you hive have i j a letter jetter youre seeking employment mr gunner la Is very very sorry to have to advise that it at the moment theres nothing not a thing good said tully milly 1 IT I decided not to take the ejob job anaw anyway ay I 1 de dei i coded you cant t pay what im worth really said Mr jacobs arch anghis inga his brow and ad that Is two hundred and seventy five dollars a said tully me rose good day dagmr Mr jacobs give I 1 my uncles regards to mr gunner mr jacobs sat at his desk with pursed lips and stared thoughtfully at the door that tully had not slammed but closed with a deter M I 1 I 1 k aa good iasa bully ully 1 1 I do de elded notto not to take the job anyway 1 milled presently he rose and invaded the privacy of portly mr gunner briefly mr jacobs outlined what was inthis h his mind asking eh ch saldie said he want our job probably offered a better job by erwin and company called here to pay the respects of his uncle Hur humm rim treated him rather shoddy we jacobs must be a goodman we need good men get hold of him jacobs mr bir jacobs tried tally hotel there was a wilt wait the then the the clerk told him mr jeffrey wish to talk to any representative of i gunner inc it JACOBS went back to the M MR office three times that afternoon he called hotel but walthou without success he reported to mr gunner guiller mr gunner grew thoughtful I 1 jacobs this jot youngster inister Is probably the very man weve been look ing for young fresh viewpoint new ide ideal sn if hes worth va to irwin or any one else hes worth t to 6 us ill handle it myself when mr gunner decided to handle anything he went to town this tenaciousness was responsible forthe for the success of his present firm never give up when you think thin kyou you have something good was his motto thus t was that tully returning home late from the theater i found a middle aged portly tm lm port antl i looking man parked before his door rm im august gunner the portly man said my man man jacobs I 1 told yau you I 1 sold said yo you u pay w what hatim im worth tully fini finished shedo helas he waa right you cant good night mr gunner uninvited mr air gunner fol lowed tully mully inside the room 1 11 I think he said that your uncle rath rather er e expected you yon to go to work for us as when you came to new york i f 1 N correct 0 1 said tully so what your uncle ls Is one of my dearest friends Wel lipaj bod you a week tully stared A sneer curved his lips mr 1 gunner I 1 he be thought ought was kidding suddenly tully realized that mr gunner kidding he I 1 lowed but managed to keep his hf voice under control albright allright all right 11 he said 1 ill I take it for the sake of my uncle outside in the corridor mr gunner mopped his forehead what a break the kid was probably worth twice that much and this uncle of his I 1 hed have to remind jacobs to find out the old boys name first th thing ingin in the mor morning |