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Show KITCHENER HARD DRIVER Head of British Military Organization Believes in Making Subordinates Sub-ordinates Work. Among the most Interesting of the many stories told of Kitchener Is the following: It happened that during his Egyptian command he wanted a certain bridge to be built, and sent for an engineer to give him the orders. V hen the command was finished, he added: "I will Inspect the bridge on ," naming a certain date. The engineer en-gineer expressed his doubt whether the bridge could possibly be finished in so short a time. He was told that on the day Kitchener would come to the spot, and if the bridge was not finished there would be trouble. There the interview ended. The engineer set off on his labor of Hercules. He was young, devoted and ambitious. He worked by night and by day, did Incredible things, and at the moment when Kitchener arrived had everything reaCy for the inspec tion. His eyes shining with pleasure, his face wet with perspiration. hlf hands still grimed with the anxiouB work of last touches, he advanced to Kitchener, saluted and said, with a smile: "Well, sir, we've Just managed man-aged to do it in time." The only answer an-swer he received, the dreadful eyes fixed upon him, the voice cold with authority, au-thority, was this: "Yea, but you ought not to appear before me unshaved." Even the egotist may ave the wool pulled over his I's. j |