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Show DRUMMEn WAB PER8ISTCNT. ' Aui III. Il,m, llHim Una llli.i fHlKj. I Ye fiailve dnitnnier. accord I nf to tli upiioiienta of the truata, t rapldl ini.tiR n relle of a paat Induatrla. awi.m However, there are a few of1 the kind left, and tine of them had an eaperiime In I'lttannrg a fe daya ago tliai aeema to prove that the drummer "iiaht not t be dlapenaeil nlth. ar i In I'liialiiirnC'hronlele-Telenram Thla one entered the office of the purrhaalnx naetit nf one of the Inraeii mllla on the "uuili aide He took from hla book of iird. one of the paateboanl blta and laid It on the deak of the purrhaaing; agent The latter aa Pitreiiiel) bilay that dy, and barely Klanred at the i rnrd I don't want anjthlnic today" he ald Krulllr. unit rontlnued hla work 'III Jut wait a while and maybe you'll think of aomethlna: thlt you need,' returned the driinuner lie aat down on n ehalr mid prepared to wait for n more fuorab'e time for aettlng I forth the nihaiit.niea of buying; from I hla concern. 1 he pun baaing nxent be. I eame annrj. and. picking up the drum-tner'a drum-tner'a eanl. tore It Into little plecea and loaaeil them on tho floor. "Her. your pardon. Mr lllank, but perhnpa )nu do not knot, that thote carda coat money," quoth the drummer "Here I John," the purrhnalnx men! called to an ofllie boy, "take thla order to the cnahler and (set Mr Preah n nickel, th.e price of one catd deatroyed " The pur-chmliiR pur-chmliiR audit danced at the drummer ni If to rnntey. "What havo you not lo reply to that?" The, drummer .wai ready for him. lie tornfrom hla lok another rnrd and laid It on the pur. chnalng jRent'a denk. "Ilac another one. Sir lllank." he aald. "Probably you du not know that thc-n rnme two for fle. (let all )ou nrn piyltm for." The purrhieliiK nuenl could not reelil a amlte nt the naheheaa of the other, and hla aavnge demeanor sate wny t A more friendly spirit. Ho and the drummer had a good laugh at the lit-lie lit-lie comedy they had enacted and In c than half nn hour the drummer left tho ofTlce with cirdcra for mer ll.liOO worth of Rooda for the eolith aide concern recorded In hla book. |