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“one by one they picked them ill).
lore on: the ends ond glanced at the
contentli. Solos uttered mild exolnmnv
tions of surprise, others gave tree
vent to their feelings, still others said
never s word, but their loolrs spoke
volumes. ‘ /. 1
Jim was one of the latter. HI!
e'éue‘ro Jew dropped so his picked 1w
. ”the letter and rose iron: his .ohslr.
There was no mistelging the curt and
1 business like phrase
, ”Your services are no longer re»
quired alter the 25th instant"
1“ spoke little but meant lots He
read it again and again. then turned
1 to join the uproar.
Jinn. ‘trled to work; it ssomod a
:1 battle others it had nlways seemed.
a platinum; the very figures he wrote
seemed to jump up before him and
cry,"you'r1e lined.”
He looked up. everybody was mk-
ing at everybody else, and no one
could quite oollockhimseli.
- no threw :10th his pen in disgust.
rose from his chair, and studios NI
immediate emotion to
hands in his pockets he shullled sim- 1
lessly toward the outer omen. He
didnt have any business out there.
but he wanted 110 go somewhere. and
1 not curing where. he poked along out.
There who no: one in the clues ox-
c'ept n, glrl Who sot st a typewriter
over by the window. Jim had seen
her occasionally on he had been
éthrough the onion to unit-from work
What struck him in particular was
once.
" ‘rlil-estood still do the doorway look:
log at her.
1 ~ "Ohl" she exclaimed. rather sunbat-
‘mssodf "I didn‘t know them well uni},
You almosfiirlghtsnd‘g
701635 - 1.
“Are you ’llred too?” was Jlm' s ofly
comment
sho- hesiloted n mothont glanced st
“When do you so?" Jim salted.
_‘The7§'51lflil¥e runs“ «you
“Same hernia. hovmm :-
turned and storied hockluto the draft-
{mfg
5K9 looked after him as he dlsnp- '
pé'sred around tile“ c'orner,‘ sonnew’hst‘
_ surprised.
Jim it seemed as me" any: ‘we'rs‘
never so long suit the work so tire; _
QBOIIIB.
At last the ‘Ietsl‘tzlt-h‘osme end
1“Jim..vvl.th some dozen- other sullen in-
dlvldunls,1lolt tll 0M9 thot night 110‘
:- (see. the lob tut ler'e 40:1:
As he left the ollloe and started
down the corridor. the girl some out
and Joined him.
She had n cheery good evenlflx for
him. but it hidn‘t have its ususl sil'bct
, on him.
'l‘h'oy entered the elevator and were
soon outside the building. Neither
1 .seomed to know just which wey to
‘ turn.
it was Jim vvho broke the silence
with that question which had been
ringing in his esrs tor two weeks.
"(lot anything to do?" ‘ '
"Not yet" she replied looking oust
him. "Have you?"
“No. You in the some he: as the
rest of the bunch.”
"i suppose the only thing we can
do is to wall for something to turn
on." continued the girl.
"no you its» home?“ sslted Jim,
rsther surprised 1‘
"Not s very lsrss one. lust for
mother sod myself. Don't you live oz
hostel"
“ln s horse inst onste times per
you out use the on otter 11
o'clock.” he alerted duly.
"Now one...“ use oi you looking
:1
individunl who ‘vm too
W“ around. You don‘t want a
Pm” -
g d: the', news ind‘vl
in' s “1.1%.? e hdsitsted of #1530
Jim' s enthusiasm? her, 1nd she
duels is n lino mm too‘.
He turned srouudg‘ ideal
and rolled thorn to lunch."
11 m lm‘a tor Jim to mow
when he hsd- liad such o1 homo-Illa:
meal. it land it's enact on on» and}.
he mode quite so otter dinner shrew
tamer so they eat shout thst lilo sad 1
Jim told stories 0! his travels loud '.
osroer ‘
At an hour domesssly nest- mid .
Illsht Jim tool: his looms after renew
log an invitation to «11min.
He walked across the oity to his
own hoarding hands The dsnlb‘ limit .
nlr hsd its usual depressing stool: on
his spirlts.
The next day he went out? to
negh'borlng town whens his minimise
starting at movlnminloturs theater. 30
could at lesst take tiokots or ill,” .
usher for the preheat: with!“ W
better than looting 1‘
His main floated him with: .f‘Yofl f
or: just the man i am looking
Jinn".
"Glad somebody wantr to see me ‘
sand
usher or a general utility man. (1
you?" ‘Jim inquired.
‘lllehsr nothing. i «out it good
operator and a. plume player, that's-j
what's troubling me now" ‘ 1
“That's us,” Jim assented.
’ “What? Who is us?"
"Er—walla" "Jim-1 otsmmsred 1,
know a dandy piano nloyer tor
.oud i can turn the crank myssli- --
"Interested in her?" naked hlir‘
oousln
"l will be when i get s lob, but i
the present I can only say e good
ward for her pinging."
"it that's the nose. you bring» her
out here tomorrow 11mm. As tor
you you're on Int $25 per until ll”-
engineering li d again Is it"s,ooljfl
They shook oov‘ gilt. and Jim kW
hoolrvr the city? 1: ‘
Wile he
he tilt even
Maggot a posit! ‘ '
from her tired it
ed him at the d
d the girl's horn:
; $561330! at": ;f
lace as she grest- .
promised to be y ths‘next dly.
aim at n‘t hoveitlms totem M
hurried h- to lodging house and
packed up. 1.
1.320 wondered what the fellows
..wouldm to seem civil counsel tum, .
moving picture operstol‘.1_1bll} (It.
counted, melt lucky to get that on 1
.‘t‘ii‘ business visa good min. And por- ‘
hens she-
Jim proved s good- operator: and
the gut ‘oveu hum-1m horsslt ‘wun
her1i'sliow tulentAi is she dolled it.
Good luck favored Jim; end he was
given a. position so ohlot droughtsm -
‘wltli i'fioo'd combony where his pros-
vents were better than ever hetero...
Jlm' s time hsd some. Thot uisht he
was going to lesvs. He went out at
'the bmth and down the sills to the
orchestra pit where the girl was or-
ronglng her music tor the next day.
Finally she turned ormma to walk up
the aisle.
"Oh. Jim. I've hesrd tho newei isn’t
it srsst‘ to think you ore' onlng boo!
v. hers you belong: Lot ms coursin-
late you.“ as she hsld out o littlsbw‘d l.
flow-rd dint: .‘ .
‘ ‘ "doom: seld Jim. toting the out
stretched hold 1- his. “but ilrst let
me nonmtulots you. "
"0n whst?” questioned the girl.
looking up ethim.
"0n the not toot lobsooood so.
ginm Muir» music in the Home
“Jun Andrews, who: or- you tulle
ing about?"
"Just this" no he stepped mm
and tethered the little hours in his
om, bent over sod kissed the little
brown land.
"You vs got to furnish the mom
for this outlaw" .
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corporation to. home of the stool:-
holdisrs. ‘snd the none: of the bond-
holders. moi-issues or other security»
holders. The enters .6! ,the Editorial
sssoulelldn think that this ‘is s. herd—
ship placed upon one ole-s of host-
uses men that in not sellers! in its
nomination.
"It seems to he very unrslr." they
say. "thst 's‘ newspaper publisher
should hove to tell the secrets oi his
business when a menuieot‘urlng con-
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