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Show Getting a Line on Him. He was a new customer from the country, and he had given a fairly large order. The courteous old senior se-nior partner was conducting him over the establishment. A desk telephone interested him as much as anything. He had never seen anything of the sort before. "It is a great convenience to us," explained the senior partner. "You Bee, I can communicate with all cur departments without moving from my Beat here," "My, that's wonderful!" said Giles, "Can I try it for myself?" "Certainly." The visitor got himself switched on to the packing-room. "Have the goods of Mr. Giles, of Murbury, been sent off yet?" he inquired. in-quired. Back came the answer: "No; we haven't packed 'em yet. We're waiting for a telegram from his town; he looks like a slippery customer." |