Show 8 why joe lacked efficiency rr by FRANK H WILLIAMS f f f ff f ou UI nil alton fell for minnie JOE iloie with all the ro rist st of it tte e b ys w with ith a s simaly twist y thud which Ind kaled d heart conille coni lately tely flatter cd like unto the well wd and justly famous 1 inace lie ie mooted aruna over oer his tits work in fn if tie e afee of if tie e at ame me ing c rill in ni at v and die file I 1 tt e right pa pail em and dohun bols in tte tire wring places and the wr ng ngi I apers ini inc d in to the right places and oil un inid up the w of the plant the general mana manage ei of tte tie aline acme c mi nil my iny dually finally ha I 1 it out with joe in tie inter ini er sanctum of the mana mans gerial oft ce sie ce I 1 I 1 ere je s ild ti tie e manager manaker you jouie i e pretta goka good fellow an art I 1 you were d aig ii well until ou went biln hilmy er this girl now y i aren arent I 1 worth tte tie oser overload lead ln involve volel 1 in duntin tin yu u up tip and find putting yu u in tie tl e ashcan k tor or ta tie e sake of d ible x dyed in the w 1 per cent efficiency why don I 1 vou mirry marry the gill marry the kirl 11 queried joe C d right I 1 N 1 a 21 leance sip can pick and choose who ebe ehe wai war ts Is she 11 end up by marrying seme n u III 1111 tl it at v what shelf she II 11 do rahe maniger look at tit joe with ith a faraway speculative lok in his coil coll bl ie ebes ei es 0 she must be a pit 1011 I 1 in I 1 ion ou artau abed something 1 J e replied soulfully IN well ell said the numer er tie hesitantly st I 1 a antly try to brace up tip J e and 1 we see whit I 1 can do it out it the next d ay iy y wl en je J e was jiing irl ir around in front ol 01 tie Velvet tex indy factory lere minnie was its em aloyed as a it rn her an and it na his hat very rest e to minnie an I 1 hapli g a miracle atil w ml I 1 I 1 hapl on and that sa s1 sled e it ride h me with him in his flivver tie tria manager of the ainu manefa etui ing drew up to the curb near loe joe in his bl bin car ar what an alpe ai pe rince the manader made mide big fir fit e lo 10 kh kit g pros I 1 eio is and with a naughty little gill gleam in his eves introduce me urged the miniver manier as minnie minute cin c in e smiling toward them ard ar d introduce him je J ie did here was a pretty kettle ot of fish a it tine ne jar of pickles and a heck of a situation to put it mildly what chance in the w n rid w as tl ti ere left for joe now lie he coul I 1 vee just what was going to ling nells tells would ring his wn he would be wrung and minnie minute would be he mrs jennins jennin s wl III I 1 a life I 1 1 ver gerthing ven thing that trans plied during the next few daa das s seemed t bea r out foe a idea of the ion too for instance jenning aa was sur by joe in earnest t ion minnie on several ici C sl ns low far hid the affair between minnie linnie and jennings gene ty were they spending their evening g i f gether minnie minute ant spending pending her tier eve nili with joe be ause at best it wis only once in L ong while that J e ever ener t up enough bourage to ask her 0 0 ace ac mr nil my iny him ro a mos movie le or to the theater an I 1 since lennings jennings arrival on tie tt e scene loe foe had not done any such ing by nature joe wasn gasn t a snooper but flat loves young creim and the green ea eel e I 1 monster of jealousy ha I 1 cast cinell I 1 erakly diverted his normal nature frim its accuse mod med course so it was it atiat at in if tie e dark of the mo mon n one night loe joe pussy pussyfooted footed his way ay to tie boarding house where minnie resided minnie lived in a first floor room and tl ti ere was a light in 1 er or room and the window was pen WI blat at wa a oln on in the room hating I 1 itself cor for being such a spy joe neveria never I 1 eless eles climbed upon the veran la a and peaked pi ekert in and blat a startling thin met his eyes minnie was wag up at once the tl ought 0 an Ph PI lement i ement lopped nto into joes head she w wis is go ipg to elope with lei aings and as that thought came to him there time a me too a surge of manhood aid and deter ruination nation mi which sent tim t ira byln a amsl n s tl e veranda into the boarding house and right smack into minnie s ro in I 1 wont want stand tor for it minnie joe told it would drive me cruy to hi ha e you do it I 1 do wl blat at dem minnie minute liole with jenningss sl cite e I 1 joe I 1 don t cire wl eti etl er you re crazy about him or not you re boing to marry me I 1 with a wild leap he lie had her in his fits aru ara s then from the louse awn d wn to his aliv flivver er he lie ran with I 1 er and hustled ter 1 er straight to the minister ministers s and had he been less intent on what he tie was doing he would lave lase noticed tint that fir fr a girl who was as planning an elope ment with another man minnie was str strangely anely quiet and I 1 t some little time later joe I 1 aided her in his arms gut but joe said minnie tt ere a soi ething r should tell iou I 1 u aan I 1 boing to elope w with ith mi ali jennings lies lie s been telling me as a trien frien I 3 that I 1 should either marry you or get out of town so iou could C settle ettle down and make tie tl e big success at business he says you ou can an male bo so I 1 was get getting tini ready to leave lease town because be cause I 1 thought you would be better off mr jennings never nener wanted to inai mairy ry me at all I 1 cried joe 1 I II 11 never believe belles e ti tiati at I 1 and he never will but it its s a tact fact ties nevertheless erth eless curness Cul Bul ness roust must be eff dent clent at all costs |