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ty tndcfllclcnt, tlrt-lv‘ss and hard-working.
bicy. (in fact. to such (in i-ximit did be our:
.7 his passion for work that dcspllv-
‘Ibo fact. that his eminent position
8' and a quart- r L'u-niiiry of service un-
der Cuppy links should and did (li-
tltic him to take his Job us lightly
III Guppy int-ks took his. Skiiiii-sr
was always tliu first at the oflico and
_. the last. to lulu". if he so far tor-
got himself as to it'llVC first, on Jays
when business was excel-dingly quiet.
he did so “'llh plul'ily expressed u:-
gict; when. oi. rare occasions. ho
sunk in) low as to take the entire
aftrsriioon off and play golf. he ul-
~ways Worked until eight or nine
o‘clock the following night to make
‘ up for it.
." On a. day following a particularly
EV‘tusy your, Ciippy lticks called Mr.
".‘xlnncr into his private office. As
'7’ “is general manager entered. Cappy
' t)"olid out to tho eatrcmo edge of his
-‘ nwivil chalr_ rt‘ltcd his hands on his
knees. lowerml his old head and gas.
0d at Mr. Skinner. long and bale-
fully ovcr the rims of his lpcfla-
clot. \Vhorcfore Mr. Skinner ieiil-
iud that. in the language of the
classic, there was blood on the moon.
"Ahem!" Guppy cleared his throat.
', “Hum-mom-m! Hurumph-h-h! Hem!
Skinner. sit down."
Mr. Skinner sat down. "Well, well.
Mr. Ricks," he snapped irritahiy.
.. "Out with it. out with it. What have
' I done now?”
"Nothing." said Cappy. with rur~
prising gentleness. considering his
assumption of ferocity.
"Well then. why are you treating
‘ , me as if I weren bad little boy?"
"Shut up. you Jibbering jackdnw,”
nlhrillod Cappy. "Not another peep
. t of you. sir. How dare you con-
Jltrldiot me."
“Why, I haven‘t contradicted you,
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"Never mind. You would if’ you
a chance. You would if you
’M. Skinner, when did you play
”1 last?"
'"Sunday." '
“How many holes?"
"thirty-aim sir."
@500 much. Entirely too much.
- , ,lsiloo of golf is too much oner-
' for a man or sedentary habltr.
"“mt'l why you were dead on your
3“ "til day Monday and lame as a
logged dog all day Tuesday."
afraid that was the reason.
I.
in afraid. eh? Why you
hood. you know it was. so why
“in” it. instead of ramming
lit. a woodpecker at a
~ - door. Skinner. you're
narrow and lumpy and ir-
gld hard to live with. The
you know your wife will
- and it she does. by
p .' ma prophet. I’ll take
' m in her favor. when
7"” '7 cult com.- up. J'll tell
. ;. ~ “cursor.” J
7 J: ’m arm's
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Into
Tuliw
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$3? {3.1: u __
unit 7 fl ‘9) “homo-win?“ 7.. . ‘3. ,
O s- .. . -..~.umn'o.«‘
Joe ‘Skinnerl . . . . On your way."
Uti.
spl‘b
volun Mr. Skinner, general manager of Skim-(i flart : back at his tmplcyur. West l'olnt?—No?—My commanding
Nate the lticks Logging 6; Lumbcring “i".o hurl doing three men's work general told it to me when X was
’n.‘ yr.iie—-'
"You unmitigated son of I. ba-
l'OOl " t.ippy inti-irupu-d 'uriiutly.
Now .idd intuit to injury hi claim-
lir it's my fault you‘re all-in; '.‘r-i.'
invn's work. Do that. and by the
'l‘wolvc Ragged Apostles I'll fire
you."
'0: course it's not vo ir fault. All.
Hicks." S'illll‘it‘l' hastmm to assuri-
tin irate Lid gentleman.
'VVhire fault is it?" Tappy pur-
riitd iii-iorably.
' it's it e fault ofrthe crass of help
d\'un.abl(‘ now-n-duys,” Mr. Skinner
assured him. "Last to co-no and first
in go, wc-iking at fifty per cent i :-
“(leflcy one eye on mo and the oin-
II' on thl: clock—perfectly satisfi'.d
w‘th small pny -checks and the lunch:
lights. They're well up on all the
gossip and scandal of the motion-
piizturc business but th H're shy on a
knowledge of the lumber blisinris
and :ot anxious to correct that
fit-Evi‘cy."
"I must disagree with you again.
Skinner. The fault is entirely yours.
i give you all the tools you want to
Work with and if you’re such a. b'oob
that you pick dull tools. the fault is
yours entirely. Skinner. you're a
false alarm as an executive."
Mr. Skinner stiffened. "Evidently
your competitors hold an adverse
opinion as to my executive ability.
sir.“ said freezingly. "I’ve been
resisting otters to go to work for
them for years at higher wages than
you pay me."
"Skinner you're insulting. You
have grown rich in my employ. You
are more than a salaried man. You
have been permitted to buy stock
in the nicks enterprises. It you
mean to insinuate that. in freezing
to the Ricks payroll, you have been
loyal‘to me at the expense of fling
loyal to yourself. admit it now and
we'll part company." '
"Mr. Skinner was silent and. with
a malicious little smile. Cappy went
on. “I didn‘t think you would be
that great a boob. Skinner. Now.
then, my boy. I've called you in here
to rawhide you for fair. and raise
your salary five thousand dollars a
year. Tut, tut! Don't dare interrupt
me. Not a peep out of you. sir!
You're a rotten executive and you've
got to get on to yourself. If you're
doing three men'- work-and you
admit you are—that is Drima facie
evidence that u an executive you’re
due for tho ecrap heap twenty years
before your time. No real executive
ever does anybody's work except his
own. and he does as little of that as
possible. What he works hardest at
is playing golf. and he is never such
a boob that ho regrudgen himself
two afternoons a week and then tries
to make up for it by playing thirty-
n. boob that ho begrudges himself
ing and keeping holy the Sabbeth
“Skinner. did you ever hear that
old story of the problem that wu giv
Day. 7" 5.
soldlcring as a Knights of Columbus
socrotary at camp Kearney during
the late War. \Vell. Skinner. it seem
the problem was how to raise a flag-
pole of a given length. weight. bdtt
and tip circumference. how deep a
hole to dig to receive it and then
what engineering methods to employ
in order to get the drattcd flag-pole
standing up straight in that hole and
able to resist a cyclone.
"A class of embryo omcors worked
all day on that problem. They drew
diagrams and wrote long theses and
worked the problem out in mighty
fashion—and when they had tin-
lshed no two of the answers agrc‘ed
with each other. So the old colonel
of engineering. who had been de-
tailed as an instructor at the Acao
demy bawled them out and told the
class they were all wrong. Whereiip-
on a timid youth piped up and can:
a bit sneoringly: ‘Perhaps the colon-
el will be good enough to tell us how
he would raise that nag-pole? ‘I
will. with great pleasure.’ the in-
structor replied. 'What'a more. I
will givo you the answer in exactly
seven words. and in those seven
words 1 will give you also the alpha
and omega of command. the true in-
wardness of that rare commonly
known an executive ability and load--
crship.’
“Well. Skinner. the class leaned
forward respectfully and the old col-
onel, smiling benignantly upon them
and taking a bitch in the fifty inch
belt that is the tradodnark of all
true executives. made good on his
bluff. ‘Young gentlemen, the problem
assumes that each of you is a. rap-
tain in command of a one company
post and you have received an order
from your superior other to erect
this flag-polo. The problem is: How
would you erect it- The answeg is.
Tell the first sergeant to do it."
“But I do not see the sense of that
answer?" Mr. Skinner admitted
helplessly.
't'rhen you are much further gone
in mental and phydbal decayhhan
I 'had suspected " Guppy replied ten-
derly. "Skinner. dear boy. any com-
mand“ omocr who gives a subordi-
nate an order to do something and
then so far forgets himself and his
di ity as to tell tho subordinate
ho to do it and then nddlin‘bultito
injury by standing over him and
seeing that he does it. is absolutely
omitted for command. {than my
dear Skinner. in why y'Ou are ll! run
down like an old Waterbury watch.
Uncoil yourself my boy. Sprldg out
or it. There's nothing wrong with
the quality of brains coroner-grin
your subordinates. The trouble lies
with you. and you're killing yourself
and harra-ing them, by worrying
about it."
"Well, 1'!!! lo afraid they'll shall
things. up: Mr. Ricks." ,
“Let 'om bail 'em up?" Cappy
yelled furiously. "Good ,land of
Goshen do you expect to go thrmuli
on to the class in engineering at the.
,United States Military academy at‘
life without making any min/lattes?
mutgbmdbo-ukoum
Mmqutrdoing lhreo__men's
work. I'liloth'avo younnkinga
martyrolyournolfandanuhnnoato
Inc. Ecru mswo maid) tick-
compliments. You an lira. Skinner
have two week- in which to "pack
and getto Nchork’to catch at.
wanton, nu'd ,it'y’ou travel on my-
thing except a. Shipping‘Board‘Veo-
Id}. you're a pool-1mm and you
needn't come back. Just keen fish
on going. m. Hauwhile one of
their; boobs and» you was In in,“
your desk and try-his hand for three
month- at wrecking tho Ricks Log-
ging and Lumbering company. 'Aizd
ho may wreck “had be hanged to
him. However it‘s a pretty solid
mom and in the short {pang
ot'throo mouth. I‘ do not think he'll
got very tar on the road- to ~ruin».
But he's going to-havo a. tree hand
to show what'- inthim. ond it he
doesn't show it while you're away.
he'll not be among. tho-0' present
when you got back.“ 5
"Hr. Rich. you're ml! kin .
' “low. mass. turner. (bk veryfi: 7
Sandor!
Yogi will do .
except render decision:-
' gamma; and hunting and
my!!! hotneanymnil Mule
will too
let your job get on top of you.jhen
£231 want to tell him to do so
think: not trét'and worry about trit-
leo. As you pans out into the general
blues and your first. mount in to
mo. 1 want to tei’him to do some-
thing. but before I tell him I want to
give him a few well-chosen ”tips up-
on an burden! of command. —,
cappy smiled his preclent‘ little
mile of tender- understanding. When
genera” take to doing the Work of
pflwflmer!"
“'qu at.” ,
”How dare you stand there look-
ing at me. with your tee? in your
mouth. On your way. And send in
thatnrstsergeontsolcanptnn
star on. him."
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content of m WZ-gcuonny’lct
manage to sum’ und that .deals arm:
cuflicient romanticism j ttboiaw
or the medical men from storm 'in.
Criminals”: also conflicted. potho-
to a group of social worker! in New
York-v by Dr. A. A. Goideny’eher. a
distinguished scientist and author of
a. work on anthrbpolm.’ The 'gpak.
er declared that manger-m today
have no better idea. about the ori-
gin and treatment of. criminals and
inane peruonnjha’n primitive magi-
cians, witch doctors or Indian medi-
cine men had. ~ . _
It was tho custom of primitive
men to explain insanity. ill health.
or criminality]; conditions brought
'about by supernatural force. out-
sido the body and acting within and
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ottbobody’uotuhaflhhudit
bduoto‘accifi «the-moi comer
glands that one person is W
and another sick. The history 0‘
.dbetlelnmengoeo_ Miriam
”health."
Ithcompamyeuytoghow
.tho done relationbotwoeo til-lion-
mal and the abnormal mam. M,
gard of which has raised in' (all:
pro to understand .how to heat, thou-2
who are certainly mentally deficient.
In the speaker? words:
‘Themanwhovbelievahokxa-
poieon, who reads an the book!
about Napoleon. who altos-l hie hob-
itso! livingtocouformtowhatho
has read about Napoleon. who “or!
Napoleon's gmum and tricks . of
bodily action who quotes-Kapoleou's
maxim: and firmly believes be com-
manga Napoleon's armies. and who
finally come. to expect the obedience
from people around him that Napo—
leon got. is put in a. madhcuse for
treatment. Bis sense of his on per-
fection and bin own power is hurt
and he muses trouble. But he is of
one blood with the autocrat of the
breakfast table who goes into a tan-
rum when the eggs are lact and
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—-an
direct orders from Secretary or [in
Treasury Helios. agents of the In
term! Revenue Bureau ted...
launched a special invesugauol, o:
the liquor output of all brew-orig
and distinction in the State of Penn.
”lupin. although officials of the
Treasury muted that plans for this
inquiry were drafted prior to the
pbi‘nding pfiohlbition enforcement row
ween eilon and G v . ‘
chop o e'nor Pia.
The plan of the Treasury Depart-
must. it was explained, is to
an entirely new listing of mk.
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away. Thank you—" . . ed the theory that the difference be- anid to be poeoeued of defil‘ and the °°“°° ’5 ¢°1¢ Governor may have an .1...“ "7°
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“’ith indispensable sweaters and skirts and sport
mm. swam“ suits go sport blouses whose styles are ever chang- mm mama,
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, 'with o’nsen“stripe Here are blouses of all kinds in every popular white "m“— ‘7 5°
.1 ' ‘ material. Collars are high and collegiate or Peter '
., ’Pan, low and pointed. Cuffs are double and the ef-
fect .is always one of trim femininity.
' , . . 7 Second floor.
Here Are All Phases A waters Are a Smart ..
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of Skirt Fashion Necess1ty
Every kind is approved, the wrap -around, the Here are such a galaxy of sweaters as you never
straight line and the pleated. They are in soft, fine saw—golf coats in all yarns, the fashionable chappy
woolens. heavier, more fuzzy tweeds and finely coats “1 bmShed ““01: Jacquetfes mum“ and “he"
pleated W901 crepes. Plain colors or wide plaids W188 and very new V-neck slip-overs 01‘ brushed or
and checks. Imported mixtures.
. ' . Chappy Goals in brushed wool. jacquette models or
how Skirts are on our racks, skirts made of_woolens straight box models. Plain colors, plaids or plain
especially woven for them. There are stripes and with borders of gayest colors, also black and white. .
borders, stunning knife pleated skirts in wool crepe They are wonderfully smart and comfortable for 7
as well as plain starts in thinner .woolens and November days. ~— $7.50 to $15 if
heavier iweeds. They_ are really stunning-materials Slipmvers or “Pull-overs," which is quite the newest low
and models are excluswe With us. Full Size range. English name for them. Of camel’s hair. very soft lily
to-
I: you iayyourdelt out to make an ’
$15.
Second floor.
,Top Coats are S'martly
Varied in Treatment
For street. sports or general utility wear, there's
nothing like the top coat. Masculine in line and
very, very swagger. Colorful in fabric, beautifully
tailored and last but not least—serviceable. No
wonder the top coat is so highly approved! Lotus
show you ours,-—their_ fine workmanship, their
sportsman-like styling,"their rugged fabrics and
added to these virtues, are their very modest prices.
Made of smartest all wool materials, many of which
are imported, they com’o‘rin' shadow stripes, blocked
or hair-line plaids. Samoan smartly leather
trimmed, others .depend‘uponuflne tailoring, while
still others have handsome fur collars. All are fully
lined and, except when material}: too heavy, are in-
iorlined. 5.; 7329.50 M7885
‘ Second floor. 4'
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and your parsonfitngo have charming great-
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no ha ‘. over. moon-and not expensive elitist-i
Any skirt in this collection
going to remind your friends of
y sentiment you wishmay he inseribedinwrelief‘:
engravingor youmay use your own nameplate. _
7 Don’t delay“ in
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rtuniiy .for,_oarefulqselooiion of the ‘
., more original? mainly .
and brushed, they are stunning with low V-neck and
narrow sash. Brown, buff, silver,-1anvin green.
0 .
Imported British Pull-over in knitted mixture, ~is ex-
ceedingly good looking. With V—neck it has double
narrow sash and comes in grey and white, black and
white, buff and white, brown and white mixtures.
It’s the new
houses. 10.00
Second floor.
Evan... we... Scarfs
Round the neck and over the shoulders they com-
lete the sportoostume. '
el's hair brushed wool with int box colors in
border, thooolors running throng the scarf in shad.
manner. 5
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4:; Camel's hair in many colors, plaided and fringed.
Also imJ'iorted mixtures are very lovely.
Brushe wool scat-£3 in many colors and combina-
iions—stripesiiand plain. $2.98 and 35
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