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Too iViuch Efficiency
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Constance was canny as well as
cautious. She knew the failings of
the Brooks, even her own.
“1 guess it II have to be the da;,”
admitted Alice. “Because I need i :y
little $1.66 tomorrow to go to a
matinee.”
Constance looked at her brother.
"Oh, any way you say,” he grum
bled.
"It’s settled, then, we all get our
cheeks tomorrow morning'.”
“It seems to me you’re giving in
on every blooming thing,’’complain
ed Billy, with an ungrateful scowl at
his sister.
Constance smiled wisely. ,
“Listen, my children,” she said.
“This person has cut our allowances
in half. Very well. But he hasn t
cut our charge accounts, has he We
can run up bills, can’t we? We don’t
have to say anything about that, do
we? For one, I resolve to spend three
times as much as I ever did before!”
"And I!” cried Alice. “You’re a
wonder, Connie!”
Billy was grudging of enthusiasm,
Being a man, the pastime'of charg
ing things did not compare with the
sensation of having the money it
his pocket. , ,
"Now, not a word about charge
accounts,” cautioned Constance.
“Not a word,” echoed Alice.
The efficiency man greeted the re
turning conferees with friendly
smile and nod. They ranged before
him, Constance in the center.
“We accept the half rate,” she said
coldly, “not because it is fair or even
decent, but because we cannot help
ourselves. And”—she choked for an
instant—“we have decided to take it
bv the day.” , ,
“Excellent,” said Hedge. “Good
business. Thank you, Miss Brooke.”
“I do not care to be thanked, if
you please.”
“Very well. Withdrawn.” ,
Constance shot him a fierce
glance, but checked a retort. There
was still an item of business.
“Our money was due today,” she
explained, “but we are not to be
paid until tomorrow morning. I und
edstand. There will then be two days
titled to a cheek for $6.66. Is that
agreed?”
“Quite correct,” nodded Hedge, as
he made a memorandum.
-'lice and Billy sighed softly and
Inr.’ »d in admiration at their sister.
Neither had thought of that. Connie
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COMES WITH
PROMOTION
CHICAGO, '’ept. 2®.—After a '■
re - • fui survev of the entire 'abor '
■ mation extending from office boy ,
’o "resident, indications are that
r«-uions showing increases ir sal
at ,s require experienced ht.p.
Consulting th< president of one I
,f our largest industries, the writ- i
■r inquired regarding she rapid
• ' < ess of a certain young man who
* 1 become general manager, and
o "o a few years ago was but office
b. v; his answer was, Brown start
ed a. office boy, the lowest salaried
....> tion in our office, he was am
'■ ous and managod tn purchase a
•■■i writer on small monthly pay
<’< ’ts and after three weeks of
practice at home he was' promoted
■! bill clerk, which position gave
h m knowledge of the selling price
of all merchandise. K'is next ad
.a- ce was that of typist, which
taught him the numerous forms of
« ■ ter-writing and enabled him to
h.dd a stenographic position, giv
ing him complete knowledge of let
t> r-writing. He was then made sec
retary, bringing him into contact
wth all business details and quali
ty d him for the general manager's
office at ten thousand ter year.
The same opportunity awaits ev
ery young man and woman. Educa
tion or age have nothing to do with
operating so simple a machine as
the type writer. We are informed
tnnt a great piece of benevolent
work is being carried on by a large
Chicago mail order house in fur
nishing typewriters to people wor
thy of credit, by selling on small
monthly installments, so low as to
average about eight cents per daj
i'd actually teaching thei. custom
ers how to use and operate any tpe
writer in about three weeks’ time
Vou can get other information bj
writing the International Type
w iter Exchange, 184 W. Lake St.,
■irn. Illinois.— fadv »
Fine Mules
We received today two car loads Kentucky
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These mules were bought right and will be
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had saved them day’s pay!
As the three Brookes retired once
more from the scene, there was
something like approval in the eyes
of the efficiency man, as their glance
followed the central figure in the
group. He admired good business,
Matilda Araminta Jones was a per
son with an obsession. The obsession
was Constance Brooke. Matilda came
from New England, which signifies
that the obsession was of the most
virulent type. It extended not only
to Constance, but to all things over
w hich Constance exercised dominion.
Therefore it included Demosthenes.
And Matildo, who was Constance’s
maid, saw Demosthenes held at arm’s
length by the scruff of his neck,
she went forth to battle.
Demosthenes was a Pomeranian
philosopher who enjoyed the distinc
tion of being the personal property
of the chatelaine of the Brooke man
sion. But he was not in a philosophic
mood when H. Hedge stepped on him
in the library and thereby made the
discovery that he was an inmate of
the house. He was even less philo
sophic when he launched four pounds
of palpitating dog flesh at the heel£
of economy and efficiency, in re
taliation for having been used as a
rug. »
H. Hedge, being quick with his
hands laid hold of Demosthens with
little or no delay, and removed him
from the vicinity of his heels. He
shook him quite roughly, and war
still shaking him when Matilda enter
ed the room.
"Stop!” said Matilda tragically.
H. Hedge stopped the shaking
process, but still held Demosthenes
pendant and scruff.
“Put him down!” commanded Ma
tilda.
“What is it?” asked the efficiency
man surveying the struggling Phil
osopher.
“It?” repeated Matilda in an aw
ful voice. “It! That is Miss Connie’s
dog!’ ’
“You mean to say that this is
really a dog?”
Matilda choked. In her soul she
prayed that Demosthenes might not
hear the insult.
Put him down!” she commanded.
“I think not,” remarked It. Hedge
calmly. “He wants to bite me . And.
whether he is a dog or a rat, I do not
care to be bitten. I think I shall
dispose of him.”
Matilda turned pale. Demsothenes
was to be disposed of! Some horror
was afoot. She fled from th e library
and sought her mistress upstairs.
“He is killing Demosthenes!” cried
Matilda.
Constance waited for no more, She
raced downstairs, two steps at a
time, sure-footed as a mountain-goat
yet apparently risking her neck at
every stride. The efficiency man still
had the small black creature at
arm’s length when she appeared on
the scene.
“Drop him!” cried Constance.
H. Hedge turned and surveyed her ,
with great gravety.
“If 1 drop him, ne will bite, me in I
the ankle," he said. “I object to be
ing bitten in th e ankle. I broke one
once, and that is sufficient.”
Constance dashed across the room
and gathered Demosthenes in her
arms. He was a very small bundle,
but he snapped angrily at H. Hedge
and snarled in a manner that would
have terrified a stout-hearted mouse.
“Does that thing belong to you?” ,
demanded H. Hedge.
“Thing! He is my dog!”
“What is his name—Molecule?”
“His name is Demosthenes.”
“Why so much name for a little
dog? It’s disproportionate—inappro
priate.”
The efficiency man devoted an
other moment of brief study to his
late assailant.
“In fact,” said Hedge, “why keep I
the dog at all? A dog has no place
in domestic economy. It contributes I
nothing to wealth or comfort; it is a I
non-producer. It is something dan- I
gerous, usually an annoyance, and I
invariably an expense. What does |
it cost to feed this dog?”
Constance uttered an exclamation
of contempt.
“Cost! Do you think I have noth
ing to do but inquire into the cost of ■
keeping Demosthenes? What differ- j
ence does it make anyhow? All I I
know is that he cost five hundred ,
dollars when he was new.”
“And how long have you had him?’:
“A year, at least.”
“We’ll mark off twenty per cent,
for depreciation,” said Hedge, after'
a swift mental calculation. “I doubt
if he would even bring four hundred
now.”
“Sir!”
“No second-hand or even slightly
used dog is worth as much as a new
one. That’s simply business. But in
spite, of depreciation there is, of
[ course, no reduction in the cost of
upkeep. Therefore, we are maintain
' ing an entirely useless and steadily I
depreciating animal at a cost that
repidly increases in proportion to
actual value.”
A second-hand dog! Constance
was speecnless. Unconsciously, she
hugged Demosthenes closer.
| “I do not think lam justfied in
consenting to an expenditure for
such a wasteful puropse,” added
Hedge, eyeing the dog with com
plete disfavor.
“You are perfectly preposterous!”
said Constance.
“But scientifically correct,” he re
plied imperturably. "I think I shall
have to ask you to dispose of the
dog. I will endeavor to obtain the
best price possible.”
“Price! For my dog! Do you think
I would sell him at any price?”
"1 should certainly advise it. In
fact I should be quite willing to
credit the proceeds to your personal
account.”
Constance glared at him.
“You are not possibly serious?”
"Quite. I admit that, in all proba
bility, the cost per diem of this ani-
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months ago.
mal s not a large item. It is the
principle to which I object. There
are a thousand and one trivial
cources of expense in this household.
“I am checking them as I encoun
ter them Although none may be
great in itself, the effect of each is
to inculcate wasteful habits and de
stroy a sense of true economic val
ues, while the total expense of all is
a very considerable sum. I am here
to do my duty by your father.”
“.Do you know that my father gave
me this dog?” inquired Constance tn
umphantly.
The efficiency man did not seem
abashed. ,
“Probably true, Miss Brooke.
Nevertheless, if you persist in keep
ing this animal, I shall ask you to
maintain it out of your allowance. I
am not justified in permitting it lO
draw supplies from the general ac
count.” , , i
Demosthenes, who had been eye
ing the efficiency man with obvious
disquiet, at this instant voiced a
small growl.
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Miss Dora Bell Pilcher spent
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Miss Sarah Lee Lansford spent the
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Miss Sarah Lee Lansford spent
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Miss* Evelyn Daniel spent Tues-
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