16 Stories With a Smile OME em ployers in New York City —liko some em ployers in other cities— are not as polite to th eir office force as they si nul l bo, oven though some o f th e i’ forces may be o f th e fem inine gender. Much o f it, however, is more th e rm u lt o f care less speech th an bad tem per, and in such cases it may be cured. One such 6iaployer in C ourtlaudt stre e t ias been cured. At least ho says he has. I t happened thus: lie had tak en in a new stenographer, a very quiet, steady young woman of about 25, and very efficien t. B ut ho ncvLr thought of th at. As soon is he got used to her he fell into his h ab it o f blurt- ing out an y th in g th a t come to his m 'nd when ho was not pleased, and one day she asked him a question he th o u g h t she should know “ Oh, s a y ,” he snapped a t her, “ any dam n fool ought to know th a t! ” It is not an origin'll expression by any means, and the girl had prob ably heard it many tim es, though I iss bly not in sucn a personal man i:er, b u t she was equal to it. She looked him cquaro in the eyo, un a raid , and still the lady. “ Yec, ” she replied pleasantly e .i'u g h - “ you seem to know it, but, you see, I'm not i dam n fo o l.” I t gave a .tew tu rn to the expres sion which had not occurred to him before, and lie was staggerm l but he knew sho had him and lie was gentle i.ian enough to apologize. Now he is iiucli more par icular in his office language and says ho is /la d she called him dov.u as she did. S HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION l i f teen seconds Jo n es and th e red faced p< rson took a 10-Lorsepowcr dis liko fo r each other. Then the w retch ed tones made his firs t serious mis take. He c f th e ruddy complexion banged the tablo. “ W hy on e arth d id n ’t you follow my b a d ! ” be shouted. “ I f th ere : t one man in th is world today whose odious exam ple I would not fonow in any circum stances you are the m a n !” reto rte d Jones, With dignity. A fter th a t th e jolly pastim e pro- ceeded. Then Jones pu t his foot in it again, and again th e rubicund one ’ ashed th t t ble. “ C o uldn’t you see me calling fo r a "1 ade or c lu b » ” be boomed. “ H a v e n ’t J’ou a ^dack su it, man » “ Yes, I h a v e ,” said Jones, rising from th e tab le, “ and I ’m jolly well hanging on to it to* your f u n e r a l!” I velops th e m athem atical powers. To jo u r son figures and num bers, order and system will be a conglom era’e mass of n o th in g n ess.” “ Then he c a n 't work in my of fic e ,” said the fa th e r sadly, “ but he ough to be g re a t a t m aking up the summer tra in schedules for suburban railroads. disappear in a cloud of dust. T hey sudd rnly cam e across the tr a il and held th eir noses. “ Thim m otors m ost cost a heap of m oney,” said Jo e ; “ the rich is fa irly burning m oney.” “ Ay, in deed,’ ’ sn iffed M ike, “ and by the smell of it it must be th a t ta in te d money we hear so much ta lk about ” A Crushing Reply. When Mr. C rockett offered his first He Insisted. book to a certain firm of publish T here was a young lady of Siam , ers, they returned it w ith a curt note inform ing him th a t there was “ no Who said to her fond lover, K iam , “ I refuse to be kissed, m arket for this sort of w o rk .” In B ut if you insist. the corner of the note was the index H eaven know s you are stronger th an m ark “ No. 3S6C.” I a m .” Some tim e later, when Mr. C rockett had become fam ous, this same firm w rote asking him to allow them to publish his next book. Mr. C rockett, who had carefully preserved th eir form er rude le tte r, politely replied by One Means of Support. asking them to refer to th e ir own le t Miss Campoell, th e Sunday school te r book under the sign “ No. SM C .” teacher, discovered, to her horror, th a t T h at closed th e correspondence! some o f the sm all m em bers of her class had tak en as lite ra l tru th s the M ight W ed a Bachelor. tales of ancien t god and goddesses A little girl of six sa t looking Big Values which ’ they had read in a c h ild 's th o u g h tfu lly nut of the window of in Used Cars mythology a t school. her home the other day. H er m other She eterinined, if possible, to do asked the cause of her seriousness. • 'A u sed car bou<ht from tha st oy th is b elief by simple logic and “ O h,” she replied, “ I was ju s t W inton Company ia w orth 30 with th is end in ’ -jw she asked: per cent more than ita duplicata th in k in g th a t when I g ro w up to be “ Who was it, A m elu , th a t support a big lady I ’m a g o in ' to get m arried anyw here olae.” W e hear thia statem ent every day. The rea ed tho world on his shoulders»” and have three ch ild re n .” son ia plain when it ia remem “ A tlas, m a ’a m ,” th e littlo g irl re bered that no traded-in car la Tho p aren t w as surprised and plied, prom ptly. offered here for sale until it has amused. been thoroughly overhauled in “ T h at is c o rre c t,’’ said the te a c h “ Weil, you will be very fo rtu n ate , our own shops b y W inton ex er. “ Now, children, th in k . I f he was in d eed ,” sho replied. perts and brought up to tha supporting the world oil his sho u ld en , W inton standard of automobila Then the little girl again lapsed of course he could not be stan d in g into thought. F in ally she said: excellence. on it. Now, w hat supported A tla s » ” “ B ut you can never tell, mother. I f you can apprertate what “ I k n o w ,” cried Amelia. “ He m ar I m ight m arry a b ach elo r.” thia enhanced ralne means yota w ill send NOW for our come ried a rich w ife !” » * pleta list of high grads ‘‘used Playing It Safe. ear bargains. Came Down G ently. The w ife of a sm all farm er in It goes w ithout sayin g that a G lad y s's m other was e n te rta in in g v is H r. U rban was alw ays lato to d in re-built ear o f high-grade manu P erthshire, S cotland, some tim e ago itors, when suddenly th e door was flung ner. Ila iv e l on Hie Fort Worth facture which has been operated w ent to a chem ist in the “ F a ir only 10 per cent of ita real m ile ln t'ir .r b a n and arri ed home one even open and in burst G ladys like the p ro C ity ” w ith tw o prescriptions—one fo r age, to s t can be purchased at 50 ing, as u ;ual, tw enty m inutes behind verbial w hirlwind. per cent of the original price ‘ My dear ch ild ,” said th e m other, her husband, the other fo r her cow. la n d , 'lie w ite was en te rta in in g Mr. w ill prove far more satisfactory F inding she had not enough money and much leas expensive than and M rs. F o rtu n e . Freeting the guests rebukingly, “ I never heard such a noise to pay for both, the chem ist asked her a cheap ear bought new. as you made coming dow nstairs. Now w ith effu siv e cordiality, lie said: which sho would take. “ I f I lia l know n this pleasure was go right back and come d ow nstairs p ro p V ery little money w ill NOW “ Gie ine the s tu ff fo r the co o ,” buy one o f th ese rebuilt cars in sto re .’or me 1 should certain ly erly. ” said she; “ the morn w ill do weel that w ill give the beat u t i l i s e - G ladys retired, and a few moments have arran g ed my business so as to enough fo r him, puir body. Gin he tion in both service and appear la te r re-entered the room. Lo c i homo c u rlie r.” ance. Send today for our latest ‘ Did you hear me come down th a t ■cere to dee 1 could sure get an ith er com plete bargain list. “ Why, i.e rry , ” sighed his wife, “ I m an, but I ’m no sae sure th a t I could |tim e, m am m a»” she asked. t e l l y o u .” “ No, d e a r,” replied the m other. g et a n ith er to o .” —THE— “ 1 beg -our pardon, love; but you “ N o w , w hy c a n 't you alw ays behave WINTON MOTOR CAB CO. ere certa in ly m istaken th is time. You Had Bad Odor. like th at» You came d ow nstairs like a Portland. Oregon. l to llll’.!t:nn it. I W ith a roar like a g ig an tic rocket Spokane, Wash. Seattle, Wash. lady th e n .” I he w hole, however I am glad you “ Yes, m am m a,” said G la d y 's d u tifu l the 100-horsepo.ver m otor car tore aid. It is a delig h tfu l u rp rise .” down the road. Jo e and Miko saw it Mrs. U rban w as a sp irited woman. ly, “ I slid down the b a n is te rs .” This u n ju st accusation cam e c ar over N ot a D irect A nswer. thro w in g lit r courtesy. Her lips part A law su it was recen tly in full | cd, th en shut decisively; but a slight swing, and during its progress a w it frown lingered on her forehead. L ittle Tommy r°au her fee«. He ness was cross exam ined as to the knew all about his f a t h e r ’s poor mem h ab its and ch aracter of th e d efen d cry, and he felt it his du ty both to ant. “ Has Mr. M------ a rep u tatio n lo r refresh it and to defend his mother. Why pay $50.00 to be located when you can get the same service “ W hy, p a p a ," he piped, “ d o n 't yoa being abnorm ally la z y » ” asked coun and inform ation fo r $3.00! We have located several hundred on home recollect» Mamma told you to be sure sel, briskly. steads in W estern C anada th e last past 10 years and have alw ays charged “ Well, sir, i t ’s th is w ay— ” to come borne early to n ig h t becauso F ifty Dollars for location fee. We have decided to change onr system. “ Will you kindly answ er th e ques th e F o rtu n es were going to be here, Instead of having you come to our office and wo personally tak e charge tion ask ed » ” stru ck in the irascible and you said, ‘ Oh, tho devil!* ” of you and locate you, we will give you the inform ation by mail for lawyer. Three ($3.00) Dollars. We know where th e best lands are th a t are open “ Well, sir, I w as going to say i t ’s fo r filing and settlem ent. We will give you full inform ation telling you Ceremonious. where to go, where the land is, w hat kind o f land you can get in varions th is way. I d o n 't w an t to do the I f th ere is one th in g a commercial parts of W estern Canada. We will inform you w here you can get all gentlem an in question an y in justice, trav eler dislikes more th an another prairie or all tim ber, or w here yon can get p artly p rairie and p artly and I w o n 't go so fa r as to say, Sir, it is elab o rate cerem ony; and if the tim ber land. The claims will be close to railroad and town. Level black th a t h e 's lazy ex actly ; b u t if it re sp irit o f his profession is in him he loam soil, only 12 to 15 feet to w ater, creeks through m any of the claim s quired an y v o lu n tary work on his p a rt Will d irect you to lands adapted for grain raising, on lands best for generally fin d s some w ay to let his to digest his food- why, h e 'd die from raising cattle, or on the best mixed farm in g lands in W estern Canada. prejudices be known. lack of nourishm ent, s i r .” A ny one of these claim s is w orth a life tim e of saving to yon. Will One evening a trav elin g salesm an give you inform ation regarding maps, plats, ete. Will give you the from C incinnati happened to sit down name and address of a reliable land guide in the vicin ity where you H is F u tu re. a t a hotel tab le in company w ith half w ant to go th a t will put you on the land. Will give you full inform a “ The child is otherw ise in p erfect a dozen s ta te legislators, who talked tion regarding the location of the railroad, how fa r it has been built, h ealth , said th e g re a t physician, w ith excessive fo rm ality. I t was where it is in operation, ete., ete., and how to get your H om eseeker's “ Will th e gentlem an from H ardin do “ b u t I reg ret to say th a t he is a f rates and tic k e ts; and all inform ation concerning price, term s and lease flieted w th a curious m ental de ren t on all Hndeon Bay L ands in W estern Canada. T his all for $3.00 this» and “ Does the gentlem an from fie ie n c y .” which rem it us by P. O. money order and we will give you th e inform a F ran k lin w an t t h a t ! ” the ordinary “ E x p la in !” groaned th e unhappy tion to get a H om estead th a t will m ake you independent. form of d irect address being care fath er. fully eschewed. “ The p ie trriu s mueilo of th e medul F or n early 'en m inutes th e commer 73 SIXTH STREET, PORTLAND, OREGON. cial tra v e le r su ffered in silence. Then la gexinkus has never appeared in his i ain. T h at is th e nerve th a t de- he turn ed to th e w aiter and said in rrodded His Father's Memory. HO M ESTEADS In S u n n y A lb erta, W e ste r n C an ad a C A N A D IA N deep, o rato rical to n e:: “ W ill th e gentlem an from E thiopia please , ass the b u tt e r ! ' The remedy was effectual. The Trump Suit. Jo n es d id n 't w ant to play cards: never had w anted to play cards in his life and said so. B ut to no purpose. H is objections, eonscient ons and other wise, were w aived or one side by th e red faced person who was look ing to r a p artn er. Jones took his seat at th> card table. Before they had been playing Phone Main 17»« LIFE HEALTH ACCIDENT HOM ESTEAD CO. C lip th is Coupon and m a ll to th e Boa O f f i c e fo r fu ll In fo r m a tis a .— M e e b lls a tlo n In c u rre d . N am e: • • • • • • • • • » • • • • • • a rt " O r t e P o l i c y p O M ^IÏtO N V O N T R A C T 3"1 ^ A *e n e arest b ir t h < a p ......................... Amt. In s u ra n c e B u s t eoted NSURANCE CO. HOME OFFICE—SEATTLE, Ü. 8. A. t